Is Bulking and Cutting Dead? | Ep 746

About this episode

In this episode, Jeff Hoehn discusses the relevance of bulking and cutting in the context of body recomposition and fitness progress.

Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! In today’s episode, I talk about the ongoing conversation around body recomposition, bulking, and cutting. Lately, more people have been saying that bulking and cutting is dead, so in this episode I break down what I agree with, where I think people get it wrong, and why context matters when trying to improve your physique. I explain why most people do not need aggressive bulks or cuts to see progress, how fat loss and muscle gain can happe...

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Hoehn

Topics covered

• bulking
• cutting
• body recomposition
• fat loss
• muscle gain
• fitness progress

Keywords

• bulking
• cutting
• body recomposition
• fat loss
• muscle gain
• fitness
• nutrition

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