#18 Dr. Brandon Roberts - Making the Most of the Off-Season | Gaintaining | Mini-Cuts
Welcome back to another episode of The Muscle Memoirs Podcast. In this installment, Mike and Cole chat with Dr. Brandon Roberts. Brandon has his PhD in Muscle Biology as well his CSCS, is a published scientific author, a coach for the Strength Guys, and a competitive natural bodybuilder.
In this episode we dive into some topics related to an article Brandon recently wrote called "Nutrition for Muscle Growth" discussing the science behind overfeeding.
You can follow and support Brandon here:
IG: @brob_21 and @thestrengthguys
Link to "Nutrition for Muscle Growth": https://medium.com/@brandon_41685/nutrition-for-muscle-growth-112b5606c930
Topics Discussed:
1. Brandon provides a brief background about himself
2. Brandon gives his off-season bodyweight recommendations: Is there a general percentage over stage weight you should target?
3. Is there something to be said for pushing very high body-weights/body-fat levels in the off-season?
4. Brandon defines the P-ratio and gives the history of it: What is the P-ratio's utility?
5. Brandon explains the role of "Gaintaining" in the off-season
6. Brandon gives general macronutrient distribution recommendations while in a surplus: Protein recommendations | Is it more advantageous to overfeed carbohydrates compared to fat?
7. The role of mini-cuts: Brandon explains the utility of min-cuts in the off-season
8. Brandon gives his thoughts on how large of an energy surplus you should be in to maximize the accretion of muscle mass
9. Closing thoughts
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