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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty
Why don't we simplify this.
I'm saying that if you're in caloric neutral / maintenance you will gain the exact same amount of muscle that you would if you were eating in any range of a hypercaloric diet.
In other words, if you are eating enough to be gaining adipose tissue while you're gaining muscle then you're eating too much.
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Okay, we'll simplify.
If they eat a hypercaloric diet, most people will gain muscle mass faster than if they eat a maintenance diet.
Also, a maintenance diet for someone gaining muscle mass requires significantly more calories than someone who is at a stable muscle mass.
So either way, eating more helps you gain muscle. And doesn't make you an idiot.
In fact, eating more without even doing any resistance training will cause most healthy people to gain muscle mass. I'd say that's pretty much the definition of eating more helping you to gain muscle. You know, when eating more directly causes you to gain more muscle.
You can say something like "You don't absolutely need to gain adipose tissue to gain muscle mass."
That is correct.
However, you said "If you think eating more helps you gain muscle, you are an idiot."
That is incorrect. I've explained why.
You also said "the idea that you [need extra calories to build muscle] is completely baseless. It's just not true."
That is also incorrect. I've also explained why this is.
So to summarize:
If you want to gain a lot of muscle mass quickly, I recommend you eat lots of food.