Why Nobody Gets Massive Eating at Maintenance

Podcast: Anabolic Bodybuilding · Big Paul

Opublikowano: 2026-08-05

Do you really need a caloric surplus to build muscle—or can you keep gaining size at maintenance calories or even in a calorie deficit? In this episode, Big Paul breaks down one of the biggest debates in the science-based hypertrophy community: whether a calorie surplus is necessary for optimal muscle growth. While body recomposition is possible under certain conditions, especially for beginners or people with higher body-fat levels, does “possible” automatically mean “optimal”? This discussion explores: • Building muscle in a calorie deficit • Muscle growth at maintenance calories • Body recomposition versus dedicated bulkin...