This is something that I think I may already know the answer to but I’m not sure so i figured I would as you wonderful people on here.
My question is , I’ve seen many guys who are on bulking diets eating massive amounts of calories (for argument let’s say this person eats 5000cal a day. Let’s say their goal is to get more muscle as well. They are eating way over maintenance. I see people all the time with this goal and eating pattern and Doing 45 min of cardio and it confuses me. Wouldn’t they be better off just saving their time and energy and eat a little bit less? Why do cardio if you are trying to get bigger? Is it just for the cardiovascular benefits?
Earlier I said I think I may know why and I saved my theory for the end . Is it indeed for the aforementioned cardio vascular benefits and heart health? I still find that odd because a lot of the guys I see are doing huge amounts of gear and im talking huge!! thus it would be like getting a new paint job on your car when the engine is smoking and about to burst into flames.
Btw this isn’t something I’ve only seen newbs do , I’ve seen ifbb pros do this in the off-season. I know there has to be something to it that’s why I’m asking. Any info would be great.
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Today, 01:36 AM #1Registered User
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Why do people on high calorie diets do cardio?
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Today, 01:43 AM #2Registered User
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I guess many do it for cardiovascular benefits. People on gear also would have greater reasons to be concerned about heart health I suppose.Originally Posted by Tpz4sheezy
Anecdotally it feels like I get better bodybuilding results on high calories and high activity than on lower amount of calories and less activity, even when the calorie surplus is similar. I think this is called the G Flux principle. But I don't know if there is any strong science behind it. Others here will know more.
Intuitively it makes sense to me that your body would want to partition nutrients more towards muscle building with a given calorie surplus when you have a very high activity level than when you have a very low activity level. Assuming the training volume in the gym can be kept constant between these conditions.Last edited by EiFit91; Today at 01:50 AM.
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There is an idea that eating more and doing more is somehow better... it is called G-flux I believe.
I have doubts over the credibility of this idea and as far as I know there is no clinical evidence supporting it.
People sometimes do odd things simply because it suits them. Some people like eating and like training I guess. Ultimately, most people try to twist the facts (consciously or subconsciously) to suit their own preferences. This is a well known cognitive bias in research and removing this kind of bias from results is one of the central reasons we design formal studies rather then just relying on anecdotes.
There are plenty of examples of people that have achieved good physiques with zero cardio and low volume weight training routines.
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