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Timestamps:
00:00 – Opening banter: Presenting today’s topic, and an informal discussion about the new weight-loss drugs
10:14 – Program of the week: Powerbuilding
17:55 – Main topic: How many calories does it take to build a kilogram of muscle?
36:24 – Listener question 1: Can you outtrain a bad diet?
40:54 – Listener question 2: Should you train for strength to preserve muscle during a cut?

How many calories does your body actually need to build muscle? In today’s episode, we discuss a new paper that attempts to calculate the energy cost of building a kilogram of muscle, from the energy stored in the new tissue to the surprisingly high cost of actually constructing it.

We also talk about the ramifications this has for your bulk. How big should your calorie surplus be? How quickly should you gain weight? And do you even need to bulk to build muscle in the first place?

To end the episode, we answer listener questions about whether you can outtrain a bad diet and whether you should switch to heavier, lower-rep training to preserve muscle during a cut.

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Paper reviewed: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64...