The ultimate breakfast for hardgainers is bacon, eggs, and toast. Just kidding! Obviously, the “best” breakfast is going to depend on that individual, their needs, and their goals. In this article, we won’t state a specific recipe that is guaranteed to triple your gains- because that doesn’t exist. Instead, we’ll teach you how to manually … Read more
It may be beneficial to discuss why exactly people choose to bulk. Bulking is pretty common in the fitness industry. It’s is simply eating in a surplus in order to gain weight, and even if you just want to gain some muscle, you have to eat in a surplus.
Some of us choose alternative diets, like veganism. Many different motives, from allergies to ethics, drive these decisions but no one should be deterred from building muscle because of them. There are people out there who hate on veganism and spread misinformation. Often, this misinformation includes the inability to build any muscle, which is not true at all.
This is similar to a practice called “maingaining”. Maingaining is when someone eats very very close to maintenance, but manages to slowly gain muscle over a long period of time. This is even slower than lean bulking and is more appropriate for someone who has already put on a considerable amount of muscle.