You didn’t even cover all of the points I made in my video. You “cut certain parts out” but that’s fine.. We will just agree to disagree on this topic Greg. Remember, in more than one video you said, “if you can’t see your abs you’re fat.” That’s is not a responsible statement to make to natural lifters, nor is that promoting a positive body image to the new generation of natural lifters. Thanks for the response though and have a good day🤝💪🏿
@@nicholasingratta423 someone forgot to watch the video. He addresses every person on the population. Everyone needs to get to the healthy body fat for them. More and more people got this as this comment section had overwhelming response saying exactly what maingaining is and isn't. Even greg acknowledges that have abs isn't necessarily what people should strive for. Even a visible outline may not be in the cards. Nothing hard to understand about that. Maingaining is about finding a healthy bodyweight. Not struggling. Feeling your best. Being fat doesn't make u a bad person. Gaining fat on purpose when you are above your healthy weight is pointless.
@@nicholasingratta423 ps... Greg also says you should bulk if you're too lean. Ie... many people at 10 percent to 15 percent are too lean. And therfore they should bulk. Again. This should be crystal clear by now.
I’ve been watching Chris Jones channel for years, back to his original POG days. I learned a lot of tips from him from cooking to working out. I used to follow his bulk and cut routine and when I was younger it worked okay, I gained some strength and size. But it definitely was a little harder to lean out the older I got and as my body changed. Now pushing 30 and after watching Greg for a number of years, I’ve found the main gaining and low calorie dense foods work much better for me to stay lean but also put on muscle. I don’t think it’s a right vs wrong situation, I just think everyone is different and what might work for some people might not work for others. I could never take anything away from Chris with all of the people he’s helped and inspired over the years. At the end of the day, it comes down to what works for you and you have to try different things and absorb as much knowledge from wherever you can. Both of you guys are great role models 💪🏼
@@Joseph1NJ in the amount of time it took you to think about it, hit reply and type that and hit send, you could’ve read it. Sorry you’re not good at reading 🙁
Facts. I think it's a common feeling to just wanna get big when you're a teenager. When you get older it's wayyy harder to cut that weight off though 😂 Maingaining becomes a much better approach
This right here as someone in their mid-30s. I can still do a decent cut, however as I get older it takes longer and more planning. Also cutting at this age also affects my recovery and injuries will prevail in a large calorie deficit. It's easier for me to stay at a weight where I not only look and feel good, but optimize my recovery.
I love maingaining. I was morbidly obese my entire life and struggled to lose the fat. I was lazy, hated exercising, had a shit diet, lifting weights was a chore and almost everything I ate was high calorie dense garbage. Once I lost the fat I decided to do a photo shoot. My coach and I pushed the fat loss to the leanest I had ever been, but I felt like shit. At the start of the weight loss process it was slow and steady but at the end it was aggressive I had no energy, felt like shit and was losing muscle for sure. Then I finally listened to coach Greg. I was trying to maintain too lean of a physique, because I thought I could. I thought I could stay lean as hell and build muscle slowly, but I didn’t have energy. So I increased my calories slowly until I started to feel normal. Sex drive returned, I had energy in and out of the gym and was sleeping better than I ever have in my entire life. I have maintained this zone ever since. When I feel like I’m looking too soft I decrease my calories a little bit. When I feel like I’m looking and feeling too lean, maybe not as energetic or as strong in the gym I’ll increase a little bit. Most of the time I look in the mirror and I like what I see.. so I just eat the same and try to stay in this place. I’m content with the knowledge that building muscle is a slow process. I know in my heart I’m slowly growing and the important part is that I never want to look in the mirror and hate what I see I’ve been morbidly obese. I know how I feel when I’m looking in the mirror and seeing a physique I despise. My main goal is health and longevity so I’d rather stay a healthy weight all the time than yo-yo up and down. Thanks doc 💪
I hate that this new era of the fitness industry is so hungry for content that it has resulted in content creators constantly calling each other out for every little thing. Everyone’s different and what works for someone won’t work for someone else.
Agreed. Marc Lobiner made a video about this at Tiger Fitness. Grown men acting like a bunch of girls. I miss the old days with the likes of Ogus and Lex.
Ive tried many different diets and workouts and experimented with everything over the last 10 years. Some stuff works better than others, but none of it doesnt work. Some things just work better for certain people. The best advice people give is to just do whats best for you
Keep in mind… Jones didn’t say to get fat af… but rather than to gain muscle, a caloric surplus is better for a natural lifter. Which, if you’ve been natural your whole life and have been committed at least as decade… it is true.
Coach Greg doesn't disagree about eating a surplus. The disagreement is how much of a surplus is necessary.
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I agree with the "maingain" approach, depending on your circumstance. One element that's not mentioned here is age. I'm 41 and I've been "maingaining" since my 30s. When I was younger, it was all about getting big (started at 16). And once I did get big (around 20), I started focusing on the bodybuilding lifestyle of bulking for 8 months and cutting down the last 4. And I did this for roughly a decade. But after sometime into my early 30s, the stress of carrying around so much weight (at 6'1" 220+ lbs) became more of a chore than anything. I realized I was aging and I didn't enjoy the bulk and cut routine like I did before. I found it more convenient and better overall to be lighter and harder year round. These days, I walk around at about 200 lbs, where my muscles are full and striated. I look better overall, and everyone around me agrees. And I feel better too...stronger, lighter and more capable. I can't imagine bulking up at 41, looking to cut down when I'm not getting paid to shows or TV adverts. In short, if you're young and ambitious about bodybuilding... Go ahead and bulk/cut. You'll impress yourself and learn about your body's physiology while at it. But if you're a grown man, with grown man responsibilities... I just say that maingaining is a much better approach to living a fit lifestyle.
Well said. I think it's a common feeling to just wanna get big when you're a teenager. When you get older it's wayyy harder to cut that weight off though 😂 Maingaining becomes a much better approach
I was a huge fan of Chris. He’s been around since the beginning, but facts are facts. Gaining extra weight is tiring. “Don’t bulk if you don’t need to, which most don’t need to.” That’s it.
Just because someone uses PED’s doesn’t mean they can’t can’t give advice on doing it naturally. People are entitled to workout however they choose. I’m pretty sure Greg knows what he’s talking about. I’m a natural body builder, but I used a lot of Coach’s advice to get to where I am
well i still agree somwhat with chris , a natural bodybuilder would know more about the struggles of being natural while lifting than someone who uses ped's , it just makes sense and while i think that personally i will never go on a dirty bulk im also aware thats its the fastest way to gain muscles
@@multechpro7151 yeah man Chris mentioned in that video that post cut, into the reverse diet is where the muscle memory from the dirty bulk will come into play and u will see better gains then the main gaining which makes sense for sure
Chris has been going down the Elliot Hulse route for a couple years now. You can tell he’s been going crazy. At least with Elliot it’s entertaining with him it’s just sad.
Chris Jones was one of the first RU-vidrs I watched when i first started lifting.. did the whole dirty bulking.. but just like you mention, I already had enough or too much body fat, so while I did notice gains in size and strength, my schedule didn't allow me to workout and diet consistently.. I've started my own journey with a progressive overload/ maingain style.. keeping my calorie intake at a happy medium.. my common sense tells me that eventually, with consistent workout routines and calorie intake, my body fat will come to a happy medium also..
What he said about being at a reasonable body fat %, where you look good and feel good year round makes me think of Will Tennyson, he's such a great guy
He's at 16-18% bodyfat most of the time! That can be maintained, but the truth that nobody is talking about is that no matter what approach you use as a natural you won't get 20 inch arms and look like Arnold!
I can say that Chris' cutting strategies worked for me. I did hire him once to get me shredded and he took me down very easily from like 25% to 9%. Anyway, I think you both make some decent points, but dirty bulking for most people is probably a bad idea.
I think one's mental health should be the biggest factor. When Chris Jones said "discipline," he actually meant to say "patience." While it does take discipline to stay committed to making slow gains, it takes patience to accept slow gains. For some people, it's mentally better for them to see their body change, for better or worse. When you look the same and you're doing things to look different; the longer you look the same, the more you'll feel like you're stagnant. That's just how it is.
I think Chris & Greg are both right. The thing is, you can always "maingain" and cut. It doesn't just have to just be one of the three. I think it's a common feeling to just wanna get big when you're a teenager. When you get older though it's wayyy harder to cut that weight off 😂 So maingaining becomes a much better approach
Definitely agree, that was similar to my comment. True when I was In my teens I loved getting huge , fat and muscle as long as I looked a beast in my t shirt I didn't care lol. Its a different story now I'm 40 lol
Nah in my opinion Greg is right and Chris is also right but at the same time he’s wrong cause yes bulking is very important if you’re skinny with low body fat but basically Chris is telling people that there’s no such thing as maingaining and that yo yo dieting is better than maintaining a healthy weight like coach Greg always preaches and Greg is right and not wrong cause like I said he preaches people to stay at a healthy weight for them and never said bulking is bad he’s saying don’t bulk if you’re 20%+ body fat and don’t cut if your single digit body fat he always say somewhere in the middle so you can feel good mentally and physically
I think I agree with everyone on this thread in some percentage my two cents is I had a wrestling coach who said anyone can look great if they eat like a pig lift and run/sprint
greg talks about doing all these shows and competitions supposedly natural but cut out the part of chris' video where he talked about greg testing positive at a tested powerlifting and having his records rescinded lol
I finally figured out who you remind me of. A cross between that guy who used to do the oxi clean infomercials and the "inconceivable!" Guy from Princess Bride.
Chris jones is my favorite natty bodybuilder. His content is valuable and should be followed. IMO. He says it varies person to person. Lets just get along fellas.
Nah chris right on this one. Can’t say you know more than a lifetime natural who is much bigger than you where when you where natty 15 or so years ago. I fw you Greg. This just my opinion. Been watching jones since POG
Wtf are u smoking? U basically said that some random trained 5 years at the gym without efficiency and dieting and then some bigger guy comes , determined, with a good diet and knows how to train properly. Basically u are saying that the moron that trained for 5 years knows much more just because he trained for a longer time. U are nothing more than an ignorant fuck, especially because Greg literally gave explanations that make sense, get lost
Greg did 40 something natural bodybuilding shows from his teens to his late 30s. Who do you think knows more about training and graining muscles and cutting naturally? 😂 Chris was your average lifter throughout his life until he got serious and became a trainer. He rarely does a serious cut. So who do you think knows more about maintaining muscles while cutting?
Tbh, before knowing Greg D’s vidz were a thing I realised that all I had to do was “listen” to my body. I trained at maintenance cals, got more muscle, then started getting hungrier and hungrier without making more gains in strength/muscle. I literally added one friggin banana a day to my (high protein) diet, and I began gaining more strength and muscle. And the cycle repeated again. So I truly do believe in this maingain theory. When I wanna prep for a vacation, I just “cut” for 6 weeks and I’m good. And I’ve done many dirty bulks before cuz I thought this was the way. But I was disappointed after my cut and hard work. So GD makes sense. At least to me
gotta be honest maingaining is shit for me atleast, i counted every calorie but honestly the strength and muscle gains were negligable. i honestly prefer doing a proper bulk to gain strength and size. obviously dirty bulking isn't the way but it will build a shit ton of muscle and strength. maingaining made me look really soft for some reason.
Of course you get more strength and size, more fat and body mass makes you able to move more weights. Bulking is not healthy and won't make you gain more muscle in the long run
in the definition of maingaining for the coach is a bit different to calculating the calories just to your maintenance, the "maintenance calorie calculators" are extremely inaccurate, maingaining for greg is looking at yourself at the mirror from time to time, weighting yourself from time to time and think "hey i'm getting too fat" "i'm getting too lean" and triying to maintain your bodyfat from there while gaining muscle, no stress, that is "more or less" Chris Heria lifestyle but a little more easygoing. Also that type of nutrition is more sustainable since the older you get the harder it will be to get leaner, so how will you do at 55 years like "oh this is the end of my bulk, now I need to cut" you wont be able to use the same vigor from when you were younger. That is the strongest point of the coach and talks a bit about that in one of the videos for William Li.
@@idrinkwater1124 That is why strongmen are all above 20% bodyfat, but we aren't strongmen and we aren't making any profits from it so bulking up to more than 20% bodyfat is the same as taking tons of drugs to look like a bodybuilder without competing!
Since may/june 2020, I've been following Greg and have seen lots of results at the gym. At 15 I was at my heaviest of 116kg at 5"5 30% bf. In 3 years I was able to drop down to 74-72kg and during this period where I've maintained the same bw, I got frustrated and got into bulking in late 2020 in hopes of "blowing up". I gained 6kg of FAT mainly, but in the beginning I thought I was gaining muscle, but later on I felt like shit because of how fat I looked. TL:DR: It's better to maintain a weight that YOU feel comfortable at to train and don't praise the idea of "eat big to get big".
For me I’m not going to lie chris jones got me into the bodybuilding life style . I lost my weight and used his program and it works . On the flip side I will say it’s not for everyone because me and Chris have similar genetics /body type . But getting older it’s harder to bulk and cut and easier to main gain . I feel the bulk and cut method is good for a few cycles and then you maintain and then increase incrementally
Yo that pause when he blanked out hahahahahahahaha. Shout out to the editor 🤣🤣🤣🤣 And that last time he started cursing like crazy, omg I cried 😂. I do the same thing unfortunately 😒😒
I agree… I bulked forever as a newbie, couldn’t breathe and my blood pressure was too high .. finally learned how to diet and wow I don’t ever think I’d “bulk” again
Crazy but dirty bulk worked for me. I was 165 at 6ft 1 and I am currently 220 athletic and able to hit powerlifting numbers on the main 3 lifts. As Chris Jones said, it works for certain people.
@@mel-el5862 bulking for me is like a mini steroid cycle for naturals. My strength goes way up and I get crazy pumps. I make a lot of progress. Maingaining progress is so god damn slow, I can’t do it. Much more comfortable to be bulking and cutting.
@@SaggyJ 200 pounds at 5’5 means you went waaay overboard. That’s your fault for being an idiot. At the height of my bulks I’m at 205 and my heigh is 5’11.
Love both you guys hope you guys just agree to disagree…. Beast mode has been a personal trainer for me and Greg is my nutritionist. Both of you had a huge impact on who I am today
@@Jay-hp6pu He has the mindset that because hes been on youtube for so long he just deserves so much more recognition even though he became irrelevant like 5 years ago
Two people with two big egos who believe their way is the only correct way. At the end of the day, it's just two side of the same coin. Some people respond better to bulking and cutting, some people respond better to maingain. Why not just recommend trying both approach for couple of months and sticking to the one you enjoy and respond well to.
The strength gains are better on a bulk. For me I sacrificed abs but without getting a huge gut. I’d say medium bulks are worth it. Performance wise my best weight was around 192 where I was still slender. I maintained that until my strength started to stall. Lately I’ve been around 202-205. Really not THAT much weight gain but I can cut back down to 190 with a bit more added muscle and it won’t take forever and my strength jumped. I’d say find your best performance weight and over time maybe only add 10-12 pounds if you’re gonna bulk.
Greg you're strawmaning what is said, he says if you're natural you might need to bulk, then you come up with the hypothetic of an overweight person, i mean ofc a fat guy shouldn't bulk, by the very fact that he already has adipose tissue, he's already getting the benefits of bulking, as to use extra energy to build muscle mass. Also you seem to believe that the vast majority of lifters are 20% bf+, and i don't really see that to be the case, atleast there are alot of us guys who have never been overweight, and won't gain any weight unless we press ourselves to do so all the time.
Sadly many people have no clue what their maintenance calories are either because they are new to lifting or not disciplined enough to count and track. Bulking is a young man's game. It's what you do when you don't have the experience yet to understand nutrition is 75% of your gains. Once you get serious maingaining is absolutely the right approach and you will see amazing results.
You will! Did the same here drastic improvement in strenght and size... I probably done more in the last 6 to 8 months than the 2 years prior trying to stay too lean( at that point)... Good luck and don't forget to focus on the quality of your sets opposed to volume!!! That was another game changer for me
I love both you guys Beastmode Jones and Greg doucette no homo 😁 you both have great perspectives to bodybuilding you both give great information keep up the good work guys thank you both 💪🏾💪🏾
I have to agree with you on this 100%. I am a natural lifter, been doing it for 15 years now. And in the beginning of my journey I did dirty bulking and I did get big and fat. A year ago I main gain for about 6 months and i liked it. Gained muscle and started to lean out. Now im going up 10 lbs and main gaining again. looking good so far
Ive been lifting for 3 years+ now. 1st and 2nd year was on this heavy bulk cut diet thinking it is the best way to achieve that physique. for the 3rd year I decided to sit at 13% fat and just workout hard. I saw my best results in my third year. All of my numbers went up smoothly and even lost 2% of fat while working out with a man-gain. which resulted in my maintenance changing to 11% because I was eating the same the whole time. Also wanted to add how gruesome and shitty those first 2 years of heavy bulking and cutting was. It literally drained me for my days since I have a manual labor job being a hvac head technician. Just wanted to say that Coach Gregg knows his stuff and I've been listening to this guy ever since I started and couldn't be here with my physique without him. So just wanted to say thank you for everything and hope everything is well and blessed for you Gregg.
Actually it will! Yes you'll build more muscle and strength even as a steroid user or a natural! The problem is it's unhealthy as f*ck and if you're a young guy girls won't like you that much......also you'll have a high heart rate and feel tired! Strongmen and Powerlifters are always higher than 20% bodyfat so saying that bulking and gaining tons of fat doesn't build more muscle or strength is a huge lie! However most of us aren't powerlifters or strongmen so adding more than 20% bodyfat is the same as taking tons of drugs looking like a professional bodybuilder, but not competing in any bodybuilding show!
greg is like the kid in the classroom that is kind but very judgemental and often seeks an argument and when it arrives he tries to make it seem like they misunderstood him
Yes because promoting 15% bf is being judgmental and argument seeking. Maybe he should be like you and spend his free time writing hateful RU-vid comments.
After a year of seeing Greg’s videos and the maingaining controversy plus actively training weight loss clients, people genuinely just don’t understand what maingaining really means as far where it relates to them and their bodyfat and their nutrition. Very few people actually know what their best bodyfat is and where their real maintenance calories are, it takes time to find that and once you have them maingaining can apply perfectly. THIS IS WHAT GREG SAYS but people still can’t relate it to themselves.
I can see both points of view, and when I was younger i adopted more of beast mode Jones routine, but now im older its too much on my system to pile on weight, not only that but I found it hard on my natural test level and cholesterol. For me personally I only bulk around 10 to 12 pounds that way its much easier to loose that weight and its way less harsh on my body,
You need to send a muscle growth signal to the body to grow muscle via calories/protien. If you eat maintenence, all ur doing Is body recomp. Energy has to come from calories or your fat stores to build new muscle. That's why guys who are on gear can get better results while "maingaining" . Sorry greg, you did not maingain your whole life. You did bulk/cut until you decided to stop body building and got on HRT. People are not blind. You were 20% body fat at some points. You cut down to 5%. Another video of do what I do now vs what I didn't do in last 20 years.
Bro you need to watch more coach Greg's videos. He bulked once in his younger days from 145lbs to 180lbs. Greg said he didn't build any muscle and looked worse. He also only bulked for powerlifting to break records for bench and deadlift. That's all. During his bodybuilding career, he states that he only maingains.
This really depends on the person. For me, I've always been underweight and a pretty hard gainer. The dirty bulk works for me. For others, not so much.
This, I was 6'3 150lbs and extremely active. I decided to "dirty bulk" from a measly 2,000 to 4,000 while still remaining active in the gym and martial arts daily and I'm still "shredded". I maintained my visible muscle separation and all, I just look like a bigger version of myself
It really doesn’t matter as long as you choose what you want to do and you get the results you want. If you’re impatient, dirty hill then cut. If you don’t care how long it takes then stay lean and slowly progress. It’s not rocket science.
You both make good points. The awnser is definitely not to get fat, never. BUT here’s where I agree with Chris. First of all, regardless if you have a healthy Bodyfat%. I think it makes sense to be in a surplus as you cant build muscle out of thin air. I think you simply need to provide the body with a little bit extra energy in order for it to build muscle. Not a lot tho. Another good point he made: when you bulk you might put on a lot of muscle and fat. And when you cut you lose some of that muscle. Even if thats the case, the body has muscle memory and once you dropped the bodyfat, you can then easily regain that lost muscle because of muscle memory. Once you’v been there its easy to get back, without putting on as much fat this time. I think the best thing to do is to do lean bulking. Slowly add weight. Be in a small surplus, perhaps 200 calories. You’ll slowly add weight and increase strength, while providing the body with a surplus of energy to build muscle.
Greg also knows how to train enchanced for a natural show LOL but I do believe that Chris and Greg are kind of targeting two different crowds, Greg talks to the majority of the population who are overweight or just trying to get in better shape which the man gaining and non bulk approach may be better
One thing Chris is 100% correct on is that main gaining is always going to work for those on PEDS and it may work for naturals.It’s going to be hard to gain size without bulking if you’re natty(I’m talking about advanced lifters).
You don’t have to get fat During a Bulking Phase. What are you do is you get down to 10% body fat and only add a little bit of calories on top of your maintenance calories anywhere between 50 to 200 is really all you need. You bought between 10 to 15% body fat once you get to 15% body fat cut back down to 10% and bounce in between the 10 to 15% that’s it. I agree with Jones eating at maintenance calories and expecting to add muscle for somebody who is natural and has been lifting for a few years and hasn’t been off of lifting for quite some time isn’t gonna work.
Bulking is way better, too such a degree that it might be worth it even if you go on a starvation diet after. Maingaining will not provide you with anywhere near optimal gains. Spend 5 years getting 1 years worth of gains isn't worth it. It's like playing video games in slow motion, you might be less likely fail but it's going to take much longer to complete. However if you just want to maintain your current body and not lose size there is nothing wrong with it. But if you want to build muscle you have to bulk, there is no way around it and you need to be in a significant surplus for all the calories to go where it should be. You might be worried about your heart but if you remove any kind of smoking, alcohol and saturated fats and do a little bit of cardio, you're going to find it hard to get a heart attack.
you do not need to be in a surplus to put on muscle the science itself disproves this and this is what bodybuilders thought 50 years ago. even on a small deficit you can add muscle with enough protein and training, it’s called a recomp. not sure why everybody thinks you need to be at 20-25% bodyfat in order to put on lean tissue, it’s not the case, instead you’re putting on water weight and fat that will go away once you cut and see the diminishing returns.
Cutting for me is really hard. .. i had to eat like hell to gain weight 180 to 210. Over ate and added to much fat personally for me. Now trying to drop that weight is super hard. Been 200+ since and i got used to eating more than I used to
I'm a huge fan of both Greg and Chris but I just have to say this. I watched both videos, Greg's and Chris's, and I have to say, Greg miss-framed Chris Jones' video, and I'd encourage anyone who isn't familiar with Chris Jones to go watch his video. Chris makes MANY points throughout his video and Greg doesn't address most of them. Chris Jones may be one of the MOST experienced natural lifters on youtube currently. Anyway, I love both individuals. I just think Chris Jones made a lot of points that were not addressed by Greg. Greg also is more out of touch when it comes to natual lifting (He should admit this!). Greg has been taking exogenous steroids and compounds for a long time now. There is nothing wrong with this! Just know that if you want the best advice as a natural, maybe you should seek the advice of someone who has been facing the same struggles as you for their entire life.
I think chris jones bulking advice is ok as long as the lifter doesn't take the bulk for too long, since you know the extra weight will only be fat. Plus i guess the natural lifter would gain more over a short bulk since they have less testosterone to absorb the protein than the enchanced lifter. Maingaining would take longer for the natural lifter to make gains
@@homiesenatep Chris's video is directed more at a natural lifter who has been lifting for a long period of time and no longer is making gains on maintenance calories. You will be able to 'maingain' for much longer if you are on exogenous hormones or even TRT. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but even a TRT dose of 100mg of test per week will put you above average physiologically. This means that your limit for how much lean mass you can hold on to your frame will be raised. If you gain 5 lb of muscle per year and your limit has been raised by 15 lbs, then you have 3 more years of successful 'maingaining.' Maingaining will look very different depending on where you are in your lifting journey, and if you are natural or not. That is all I'm saying, and Chris Jones advice is aimed more at natural lifters.
I remember chris bulking back in the day at the start of the bulk he did 315 for 3 reps on bench, at the end of the bulk i think he got 315 for 8 reps then he did his fasts cuts, as he does and once lean again he could only do 3 reps at 315lbs again. I see that as a wasted bulk. The only way you can maintain the size/ strength is to cut insanely slow and have breaks from cutting where you go to maintenance for a while, its a very long process to do it right. You cant gain 20/30lbs over 6 months and cut it in two months and keep the gains, it just isnt happening
While he lost a ton of the strength, he gained a ton of size. Especially on the first 'Fat Jones' series. His main goal is to develop the muscles not strength. But if you want to talk about strength, look at when he bulked up and blew his front squat to over 4 plates, when he cut he still maintained most of that strength and his legs reached a whole new level. His dirty bulk method worked for him and many other people! I've tried it myself and gained a ton but cutting back down requires a lot of dedication. It ain't for everyone but dirty bulking most definitely works.
@@keno104 Strength and size go hand in hand, if your movements are flat bench and incline say and neither lift goes up from one yr to the next then you arent getting bigger, whatever rep range you train in you need to get stronger to grow if it be more reps or more weight added. Chris has gained in other areas though, back legs, shoulders, arms, but dirty bulking is dumb, most dont keep many gains from it, which so many speak about on youtube and its also very unhealthy, i went into pre diabetic territory doing dirty bulks, high blood pressure to.
@@boneTHUGS111 dude there video that proof he was bigger his condition was night and day at same weight size and more cuts in the chest I've never dirty bulked in my life but the proof is there
There is no such thing as "Maingaining." You're either maintaining by eating enough calories to continuously weigh the same or you're gaining by being in a caloric surplus. If you're a natural, you can't just eat your maintenance rate of calories every day & expect to build muscle & build strength. Any strength gains that come are likely progression from technique of lifting or a false sense of progress by having your good days vs bad days in the gym. And if you decide to eat 200-300 calories more than maintenance & start making slow progress in muscle & strength that's called bulking. Greg's response is not defending Maingaining moreso than it is offending dirty bulking. Dirty bulking shouldn't even matter here. The topic is Maingaining. There is no such thing.
Yes there is such a thing. If you ate your maintenance calories and simply increased the protein in your diet your body can still create protein synthesis (turning nutrients into muscle tissue) by using your maintenance calories, the protein you ate and your existing body fat to convert it to muscle tissue. It’s a FACT
@@stylinwilliams There is literally no way you can eat the same amount of calories everyday for years and think you are going to gain any muscle 😂. Greg’s entire definition of “maingaining” has been changed so much to the point where he calls it “gaintaining” and he literally made a whole video about it. The funny part is that his definition of gaintaning is literally what bulking is, so no there is no such thing as maingaining 😂
Great advice as always coach! However, I believe it’s up to the individual for what’s works for them. Like many things, it’s hard to argue with absolutes; we all have different abilities that results in a multitude of variables for losing and gaining weight. To each his own..
People need to stop thinking they are the gods of the fitness world. My experience is not to bulk and cut it's hard on the body but do what will work for you. I just want to look good naked and look good on the beach im not getting on stage. I just want to maintain!!
If anything they can do a live discussion. Call out videos can often times act in ones favor but a live discussion between two parties can shed light on the matter clearly and concise. I mean, it was done for Thomas Delauer.
@@floridamanHooning not really. With any bulking you're adding fat. Maingaining you aim to NOT gain any fat. So basically maingaining is a "target". You won't be perfectly maintaining all throughout. There'll be period at a slight deficit, periods exactly at maintenance and periods at slight surplus (clean bulk). So over say 6months you didn't clean bulk... you maintained the body fat with periods of + or - but never deviating too far from your set body fat %. I've been "maingaining" for 1yr as natural. Dieted for about 5 months from 20% bf to about 14% and have been maingaining since. Once I get a desirable mass volume, I'll do a small cut to get street shredded at 12% bf and stay there.
@@emartinezr maingaining according to Greg is gaining muscle while maintaining the same body fat... This is literally impossible without also adding body fat.
@@emartinezr Eating in a superplus is bulking it doesn't matter if it's 50 or 500 calories it's a bulk. If you gain pure muscle and 0 fat then congratulations, you're an alien but it's still a bulk and pretty much everyone recommends to clean bulk.
When I lost 32lbs in 3 months I did so by creating a roughly 500 calorie deficit and lifting my ass off with some moderate cardio daily. Here's the thing, at that time I had never heard of Coach Greg or "Maingaining" or "Body Recomp" or "Bulk and Cut" it was literally just the NATURAL, OBVIOUS way to achieve my goal. The Maingaining advice is dead nuts man, it's what your body WANTS to do.
I have done all. Dirty bulk, maingain and slow bulk all has worked great. Some years my bodyweight is not in surplus and I've gained tons of size and strength still. Literally I've been 170-180 lbs for years and years and my arms are 17.2". Bench is 380lbs. I've did the bulk cut 3 times in my 20 years of lifting. For me I main gain while fat. I get to 16-18% and I ride that % and haven't cut in 3 years for abs...but I am 100% getting more muscle at the 180lb standstill that I've been for the past 2 years. And no I don't need much discipline to maingain at 16% lol I get to eat a ton. Also the bulk cut bulk cut cycle is too short for me. For me I'd rather bulk for a year or 2 straight
Greg has said this 100000000000 of times. People just callin him out for clout. Maingaining has worked for me! No ped s as of right now. In the future yes
I’m 27years old and been training for 3years now. I was naturally so skinny too. I have never really “bulked”. I’ve been maingaining the whole time and now my physique got to the point where people come up to me and ask advise at the gym, some ppl even told me I look like I compete. I don’t understand why people need to “bulk up” and “cut”as long as they have enough bf to grow muscle. It’s just unnecessary trouble for no reason to me.
Natural lifter here. Dirty bulking is a bad idea. I’m one of those guys that just looks at a cheeseburger and gains weight. I’ve been able to go down from 260lbs to to 215 on a strict diet and noticed how deflated and small I looked at least to me. Got down to 8% and it was horrible. Yeah I was shredded but not what I wanted to look like. Started main-gaining and truly look my best. I’m 225 now at 14% body fat 8/19/22. Still cut up and muscles look full and vascular and gained lean muscle mass. You can actually see what you’ve gained rather than looking like a big bloated piece of crap. And I still am able to enjoy my foods making healthy choices more often than not but not being a robot about it. Still have the shitty fast food once in a while etc. if you’re consistent and disciplined with your training it shouldn’t be a problem to do the same with your diet right? Just saying
