
After exercise, your body repairs these fibres by fusing old and new protein strands together, making them stronger and sometimes bigger.

When you exercise, you damage muscle fibres, which is a good thing.

In today’s episode John Barban and Brad Pilon talk about the conspiracy supporting the concept of bulking. You will need a trainer to tell you exactly what to eat and supplements to take… and the rest of the story is self-explanatory. The answer is quite simple, because this concept is highly profitable to certain companies’ and individuals.

So why do so many people try to bulk up? If it doesn’t work, why is it still presented as the standard way of building muscle by conventional fitness media? We are naturally impatient so the idea of eating like it’s your job for the sake of gaining more muscle is tempting, but goes against the reality of how your body really builds muscle. Once you start thinking about bulking, you will realize that anyone who chooses to follow this approach is basically throwing away logic in the name of impatience.

On the left: What you expect from bulking On the right: What you will actually look like after you bulk up.
