Yeah man i used to be 16 stone now im 12 n all it took was to stop eating snacks and do sports ( which i love anyway ). its actually very simple. and to be honest the time flew bye and i dont regret any of it.
Fat cells swell to their maximum before they begin to multiply. So if you gain the same amount of fat each time you bulk, you will never get more fat cells.
This came at the right time now that I find myself with a belly from over bulking for 6 months. Thank you for sharing this information! You are an inspiration.
Anytime Scott! Time to cut down that belly! You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums! www.ScottHermanFitness.com/forums.php
Scott I will never understand why you don't have over a million subscribers! Thank you so much for the many years of inspiration and information. You are the man! -Kyler-
scott,what if in the first year I only got 6lbs of muscle? and 2nd and 3rd year i only gain 4lbs muscle ? now im in the 4th year.. do i only will get 2-3pounds muscle ? or i can achieve more than that,because now im more educated in bodybuilding? or it's just stuck like lyle mcdonald ?
Scott why are you so quick to believe that ogus and chris aren't natty? And if youre so mature about it why do you have to make a post saying they arent natty? Honestly, Scott i dont know if jones is natty or not. And I will never know, but from the looks of his work ethic and strict diet i can tell that he has the ability to put on a decent amount of muscle. I actually went to Jamaica last summer and saw jaw dropping genetics of many of the native individuals that lived there. It was shocking to see how much of a role genetics can play because most of these men never "worked out" before yet i went for a research project and 30% of 150 people i tested were under 8% bodyfat and weighted 185+ while being under 5'10" tall. This was an eye opening experience that made me think twice before judging whether people were natty or not. It also definitely raised my standards of how much muscle the human body can naturally put on.
+Matt Son Look up Chris Jones's FFMI. That alone should tell you. & really? You think the whole 'half natty' line Ogus came out with was for a certain type of lighting? Lmao you're naive, friend...
I highly appreciate your videos and have been following your work for a long time. When I was 18 years old your videos inspired myself to gain lean muscle mass. 7 years later I am 5'10 180 lean and a gym manager. Thank you for the enlightening facts versus the craziness many fake naturals feed the fit population.
Quoted from Men's Health UK June edition "A lean body is far more sensitive to insulin, which is your friend when trying to add size. Lifting heavy when you're a little overweight will only make you more 'cuddly' so do 45 minutes of cardio on the morning of every big session to strip away fat." As always Scott, excellent information!
so glad someone finally did a vid on this. i had decided to do a dirty bulk(first time trying a bulk) this last fall/winter. i was miserable and felt terrible. i was at 22%bf when i quit it. but i got back to eating clean and healthy. feel so much better, my bmi went down, my bf% dropped to 15% by march 2014. never ever doing a "bulk" again. lean gains from here on out. thanks scott. great and highly informational vid.
Sorry I didn;t get this video out sooner bro.. Could have saved you the trouble... glad you are back on track!! You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums! www.ScottHermanFitness.com/forums.php
I gained 35lbs in my first year but I did gain a decent amount of fat but still had abs (had fat face and lost definition everywhere but still had decent abs) second year I did a mini cut and did it a lot leaner- would not recommend doing a fat bulk for new guys lol
SHF is moving towards a scientific direction which is desperately what the weightlifting/powerlifting/bodybuilding community needs more of. the fact that he referenced lyle mcdonald is +1,000,000 in my book.
Read the article you put up about optimizing testosterone and I really liked it. Something I need major improvement on is sleep, which is where I'm struggling. I work as a lifeguard at the local YMCA and I can work as early as 5am and as late as 9pm. My sleep will suffer cause I'll get to bed late and start dreaming about work.
One amazing fact is that fat cells generally do not generate after puberty -- as your body stores more fat, the number of fat cells remains the same. Each fat cell simply gets bigger! (There are two exceptions: the body might produce more fat cells if an adult gains a significant amount of weight 50+ lbs or has liposuction performed.)
So imagine you're at that 4+ year projection for muscle gain and you're running a lot and doing fasted cardio to lose weight desperately. You'll break down some muscle if you're cutting like crazy to get those BCAA's (unless you're taking a preworkout) and be undoing literally months of work of anabolism! Scary! Leangains all the way!
"its with a tube..and its called lipo-suction" LOLLL i wonder how much muscle i have gained in the past year. i started w/ about 8 months of lightweight training around this time last year, and i have went from 245 poundss at 5' 6.5" in novemember 2012 to 168 now.
dude, really you are the BEST, I'm on the final race to become a doctor, I don't know If you are studying from a book.. magazine articles.. internet but dude, 1% percent of the whole population (that is not in the medical sector.. and even there) knows this shit and how to use it properly, and you are in that 1%, you knowledge is based on medicine and that is what I like you channel, most channels like yours speak empirically based in what other people told them what "was right", and obviously you are not one of this guys. it requires have some nuts to speak of this matters, even more knowing that there are lot of people who use anabolics, but obviously you are doing it to help people. keep this extraordinary videos of yours
Thank you so much for the kind words brotha and congrats!!! You are so close to being a doctor that is amazing! I do my best to always research whatever I am making a video about and to be honest, Erica is a chemical engineer and we both spend a lot of time researching our information. Hope to continue to help you! Good luck with yur final stretch of school! You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums! www.ScottHermanFitness.com/forums.php
Scotty you are a genius bro. Love how you constantly have interesting topics and useful new exercises and tips in every video! Keep up the good work man!!
Oh god, Im on 2nd year of lifting, and I gained around 30 pounds in "bulking" season in 6 months, I wish I knew better before. Next time I'll be on track whole year, getting lean gains :) Thanks a lot for your excellent videos Scott!
Thx scott you are always an inspiration to me. I am following u from a long time now and i hav made some drastic changes to my life in a positive way and now i am inspiring others around me all bcoz of u.keep going nation!!
You are amazing! This was really helpful. Love watching your vodeos. Very informative and lesson learning. I was just lifting and working out improperly the whole time and eating whatever. When I first saw your video, I started applying it and safe to say, helped me get leaner and feel better. Thanks scott
@@ScottHermanFitness heyy bro i am still at school and i must eat school things so i am bulking maybe for 3 months and i can clearly see belly fat but i cant control what i eat i am just 15 yr help me bro
Thanks Scott, you just confirmed my theory on bulking. Oh , I just started intermittent fasting for 2 weeks and low carb diet. . Got too drop body fat % . after 3 days, very tired.
Are you making sure to have a carb REFEED day if you are going low carb? You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums! www.ScottHermanFitness.com/forums.php
Yeah but most of it goes away, if ones going to culk they shouldnt do it to the extent of more than a year or when theyre striations start fading away or even when bicep peaks start fading, if one bulks for 5 years yes end result theyl have alot of size to them but when they cut they aint going any lower than 9 8 percent bodyfat. If you bulk stay away from overdoing it and if your body type is naturally endomorphic then clean bulk meaning no dirty carbs. But i mean by all means if your more patient then lean bulk like scottie has done all the time ! :)
Chris still knows how many calories/carbs/proteins he's getting during his dirty bulk. So it's not an uncontrollable bulk, It's still dirty but not uncontrallable.
Thanks very much for making this video, appreciate the advice. It seems there's a lot of conflicting advice on the topic of nutrition online right now and its great to have this put in perspective.
Another great vid! Very informational. Makes me feel good abt my way of eating and proves my point to others that question or doubt it. You've taught well...lol
Great video, Scott. I know too many folks who don't know how properly gain size. Very informative stuff. Also, is that a Woss suspension trainer (the black and tan one)? Can you give a review or your opinion on that vs the other more expensive suspension trainers? Thanks!
Thank you for mentioning what muscle gains ladies can expect too. I think this video is right on. I've been wondering what the deal is with overweight athletes claiming they're bulking to build muscle but then always having to go on a much different cutting diet afterwards.
Thanks brotha!! Keep up the good work! You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums! www.ScottHermanFitness.com/forums.php
All it means is that when you start eating unhealthy foods and start gaining fat your body stores fat in the fat cells you already have, Once they're full your body starts creating more fat cells to store fat in. Once you lose the weight and deplete those cells of fat then you will be left with empty fat cells.. Which means when you start eating unhealthy food again you will gain fat faster than before because you already have the extra cells to store it in (That's my understanding, from multiple sources eg: Fat Head Doco).. All good, Just eat clean and you'll be alright. Watch the Documentary / (download ! ) it called "fat head". It shows the process and explains it very well. Although, It may also encourage dirty bulking, The key in the doco is.. if you eat lots of fats, don't eat high carbs, And this will lower your LDL (Bad cholesterol). (cholesterol and fat/weight wise), But hey , watch it and obtain your own view lol.
Don't be worried about never losing fat cells. You need fat to survive lol. So get your fat % at a healthy range and your muscles will look ripped granted you exercise cardio/resistance...
***** I have no idea to be honest, Good question tho!. If you just look at everything on paper tho ( calories and macros required by your body while dieting) and ignore the hunger I'm sure you'll be fine (assuming you're trying to lose weight) remember dieting isn't always easy, You gotta fight the cravings.. if it was easy then everyone would have a ton of muscle and be lean at the same time.
***** Yeah but then there's the question of how'd he get that heavy?.. Some people eat through boredom not hunger, Not to mention other reasons like depression and comfort eating. I personally love eating through boredom, or binge eating once a week.. but I keep a close eye on my weight, I never go more than 3 kg over a weight im comfortable at. If I get close it's some serious dieting for at least 2 weeks..Unless I'm bulking of course.
What if you’ve been weight lifting for 3+ years but u havnt bulked yet? Can u add muscle now? Basically are you saying u can only add so much in total or u can’t add much do to body adaptations also because of training in general
Hey Scott. New to your videos and I enjoy them a lot! Gotta say, your muscles seem optimal to me, really good; you are very muscular but with no exaggeration. Have a question for you though, do you think you have optimal muscles or are you into the more extreme bodybuilding? (which I personally hate and think looks disgusting and disproportionate)
I'm pretty sure fat cells don't increase in number every time you put on fat. They start increasing in number once they can no longer increase only in size, which only happens when you get really fat.
Small misunderstanding of the biology here, you don't 'gain' more fat cells just cus you added abit of weight. It is very true that fat cells shrink, but you don't automatically get more fat cells if you bulk for the second time. Your previous fat cells will 'refill' before you start producing a significant amount of new fat cells.
He's spot on. The combination 'IIFYM' and 'bulking' leads to hearing all kinds of crazy stuff being passed off as healthy. See some one eating a whole bucket of KFC or scoffing a load of chocolate and then be like "what?what?it fits my 4000kcal macro diet", and then wonder why they loose all their definition.
Love every video, keep up the good work. I have been really inspired watching your videos to keep pushing myself further, with pause reps and 3-4 second eccentric negatives. Looking forward to the results #HTH
Fat cells don't go away. But when you lose fat they get smaller. All this means is that its easier to get fat again because your body can just reuse depleted fat cells. When you go gain that fat again, you aren't creating a bunch of fat cells until you use up those old ones.
This is very educational. Watching this helping realize that I've been progressing pretty good. I mean, my diet sucks since I eat what my college cafeteria serves. I do take vitamins, fish oil, whey protein, etc. As a beginner, I think I've gained about the right amount of muscle. I'm 4 months in and I gained about 13 pounds. If I had to estimate, i'd say I put about 6-8 pounds of muscle and 5 pounds of fat. I've gone up 1 waist size in the overall time that passed (30-31 in.). My chest has increased about 2 inches, and my arms gone up about 1 inch. which isn't really that noticeable. I'm what you call an ecto-mesomorph (thin, but have a wide back, narrow waist, broad shoulders) and I tend to not put on weigh. Should I keep up my current diet or go more clean? I'm 153 so should which is better than the 139 I was at. How do I keep the fat gain at a mininum for as I continue the bulk?
This was a absolutley brilliant video bud! I haven't heard/seen concrete sound advice about bulking. This was exactly what i need! Keep it up Bro! #HTH
Time to tone it down and fix that meal plan! You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums! #HTH #SHFAthlete www.ScottHermanFitness.com/forums.php
I think if you categorize matt ogus as not natty its almost like saying chris lavado, omar isuaf, lex griffin, christian Guzman, matty fusaro or any big fitness youtuber are also not natty. Because They've all been lifting for the 4+ years which you "researched" people only gain 2-3 pounds of muscle, yet many of them are gaining what you consider too much muscle to "make sense". If you havent noticed yet, there are plenty of people who have measurable physiques to matt ogus when hes 6% body fat weighing around 165lbs. I think this whole argument is unnecessary but at the same time i wanted to comment to maybe show you a different perspective. Anyways, tell me what you think.... I would love to hear your response. Thanks. And i still watch your vids haha
Scott are you saying that someone that was fat at one point has little chance of seeing their abs because they can never get rid of the fat cells that they collected?
Quick question , I'm 17 years old and I've been "bulking"and trying to cut down belly fat and get shredded so should I eat 3,200 calories , with healthy carbs and fats and cardio 3x a week ? Or is 3,200 not enough ? I've been currently eating 3,450 calories a day
hi I've been following your videos when i started bulking in January, i would not say i'm very skinny but i am tall. my weight was when i started 189 pounds in January, a month ago at 176. i'm just training hard and have a good meal plan but the strange thing is I'm loosing weight again even with taking in more calories and proteins to compensate for the hard training, in a weeks time i'm at 172 pounds. its just weird. any comments on that would be appreciated.
Hi Scott ! I share the same opinion too ! and this was for me for sure one of your best videos !!! thanks for your amazing work man ! I really appreciate it ! :)
I know I'm late to the comments but I use weight gainer powder and protein and creatine to supplement my diet. I was wondering what scott thought of that? Is it bad? I eat as healthy as I can and I rarely mess up but there is no way I can afford all the food I need to eat as healthy as I want so the supplements help so I think.
But in a lean bulk, even you don't gain fat much you will gain far more than muscle since, your lean bulking and your a natural. It takes time people so lean bulk is a long process and that's why people just bulk cause they think lean bulking is a waste of time.
ScottHermanFitness Hey Scott! I just have one question. I am 80 kg with 6% bodyfat but I want to bulk to 85 in the next year and a half without gaining too much fat, if possible none, so every three weeks I am doing a cut with the German Body Composition program. Is that ok? Some guys are telling me I am going to lose my gains
those numbers are kind of true but it depends on each person my dad put on 40lbs of muscle when he was in his 20s in one year and he is 100% natural obviously he used creatine and protein powders but no drugs
i'm just fat. thanks for the reminder.
If you are watching fitness videos you have taken the first step. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and do something about it. We are here to help!
Yeah man i used to be 16 stone now im 12 n all it took was to stop eating snacks and do sports ( which i love anyway ). its actually very simple. and to be honest the time flew bye and i dont regret any of it.
I used to be a lean 85kg... And now I'm a big fat 100kg... My cutting phase hasn't worked for the passed 4 years lol...
Fat cells swell to their maximum before they begin to multiply. So if you gain the same amount of fat each time you bulk, you will never get more fat cells.
I'd prefer some good salmon and rice over takeaway food anyday.
HELLLLS YEAH!!!
Takeaway sushi
"... I'm sorry to say it, but you're not bulking. YOU'RE JUST FAT... " Scott... Lmao...
Truth hurts :)
This came at the right time now that I find myself with a belly from over bulking for 6 months. Thank you for sharing this information! You are an inspiration.
Anytime Scott! Time to cut down that belly!
You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums!
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Scott I will never understand why you don't have over a million subscribers! Thank you so much for the many years of inspiration and information. You are the man!
-Kyler-
I agree if six pack shortcuts have over 1 million he should have 2-3 million
4 years later.. he's got 2mill now 😁
Thank you so much for this. I have been saying this for a loooooooooooong time. So many are coming with bulking as an excuse now a days.
Yeah Leon.. it's pretty horrible.
Yea what do you think about iifym im not a fan atall i think it promotes eat shit
scott,what if in the first year I only got 6lbs of muscle? and 2nd and 3rd year i only gain 4lbs muscle ?
now im in the 4th year.. do i only will get 2-3pounds muscle ? or i can achieve more than that,because now im more educated in bodybuilding?
or it's just stuck like lyle mcdonald ?
Lol
If you havent trained and do things properly you can expect to have more gains
Scott why are you so quick to believe that ogus and chris aren't natty? And if youre so mature about it why do you have to make a post saying they arent natty?
Honestly, Scott i dont know if jones is natty or not. And I will never know, but from the looks of his work ethic and strict diet i can tell that he has the ability to put on a decent amount of muscle. I actually went to Jamaica last summer and saw jaw dropping genetics of many of the native individuals that lived there. It was shocking to see how much of a role genetics can play because most of these men never "worked out" before yet i went for a research project and 30% of 150 people i tested were under 8% bodyfat and weighted 185+ while being under 5'10" tall. This was an eye opening experience that made me think twice before judging whether people were natty or not. It also definitely raised my standards of how much muscle the human body can naturally put on.
+Matt Son Would like to see pictures of guys who look like frank zane naturally
+Matt Son Look up Chris Jones's FFMI. That alone should tell you. & really? You think the whole 'half natty' line Ogus came out with was for a certain type of lighting? Lmao you're naive, friend...
I highly appreciate your videos and have been following your work for a long time. When I was 18 years old your videos inspired myself to gain lean muscle mass. 7 years later I am 5'10 180 lean and a gym manager. Thank you for the enlightening facts versus the craziness many fake naturals feed the fit population.
Quoted from Men's Health UK June edition "A lean body is far more sensitive to insulin, which is your friend when trying to add size. Lifting heavy when you're a little overweight will only make you more 'cuddly' so do 45 minutes of cardio on the morning of every big session to strip away fat."
As always Scott, excellent information!
Oh wow, thats a great piece of info! Thanks for sharing!
pardon me.what is mean by 'cuddly'?
Cuddly like a soft teady bear with to much body fat. Not hard and lean with low body fat.
so glad someone finally did a vid on this. i had decided to do a dirty bulk(first time trying a bulk) this last fall/winter. i was miserable and felt terrible. i was at 22%bf when i quit it. but i got back to eating clean and healthy. feel so much better, my bmi went down, my bf% dropped to 15% by march 2014. never ever doing a "bulk" again. lean gains from here on out. thanks scott. great and highly informational vid.
Sorry I didn;t get this video out sooner bro.. Could have saved you the trouble... glad you are back on track!!
You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums!
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I gained 35lbs in my first year but I did gain a decent amount of fat but still had abs (had fat face and lost definition everywhere but still had decent abs) second year I did a mini cut and did it a lot leaner- would not recommend doing a fat bulk for new guys lol
SHF is moving towards a scientific direction which is desperately what the weightlifting/powerlifting/bodybuilding community needs more of. the fact that he referenced lyle mcdonald is +1,000,000 in my book.
Thanks man! I really appreciate kind words. I sent Lyle the video.. he replied and said thanks but I can only hope he watched :)
All pro clean gains excellent!! What good is "bulking" if you're eating crap and harming your body in the long run.
This brotha had quality videos all the way back in the early 2010’s.. good sht bro, thanks for the info 🤙
Read the article you put up about optimizing testosterone and I really liked it. Something I need major improvement on is sleep, which is where I'm struggling. I work as a lifeguard at the local YMCA and I can work as early as 5am and as late as 9pm. My sleep will suffer cause I'll get to bed late and start dreaming about work.
One amazing fact is that fat cells generally do not generate after puberty -- as your body stores more fat, the number of fat cells remains the same. Each fat cell simply gets bigger! (There are two exceptions: the body might produce more fat cells if an adult gains a significant amount of weight 50+ lbs or has liposuction performed.)
You can get pretty good gainz on your first good dirty bulk bro.. Trust me..
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Exactly cheat meals are treats and should not be used to replace wholesome foods good video!
So imagine you're at that 4+ year projection for muscle gain and you're running a lot and doing fasted cardio to lose weight desperately. You'll break down some muscle if you're cutting like crazy to get those BCAA's (unless you're taking a preworkout) and be undoing literally months of work of anabolism! Scary! Leangains all the way!
Great topic, channel is definitely improving, keep it up scott! looking huge!
Thanks man!! means a lot!
Cesar is back!!!
Good advice, exercise not just the body but your self control. Hard to do sometimes. Thanks Scott
Right on brotha :)
"its with a tube..and its called lipo-suction" LOLLL i wonder how much muscle i have gained in the past year. i started w/ about 8 months of lightweight training around this time last year, and i have went from 245 poundss at 5' 6.5" in novemember 2012 to 168 now.
I am just fat, lol! I agree though so many people in the gym will say they are bulking up if they put weight on. Scott is right diet is key!
Good Stuff
dude, really you are the BEST, I'm on the final race to become a doctor, I don't know If you are studying from a book.. magazine articles.. internet but dude, 1% percent of the whole population (that is not in the medical sector.. and even there) knows this shit and how to use it properly, and you are in that 1%, you knowledge is based on medicine and that is what I like you channel, most channels like yours speak empirically based in what other people told them what "was right", and obviously you are not one of this guys.
it requires have some nuts to speak of this matters, even more knowing that there are lot of people who use anabolics, but obviously you are doing it to help people.
keep this extraordinary videos of yours
Thank you so much for the kind words brotha and congrats!!! You are so close to being a doctor that is amazing!
I do my best to always research whatever I am making a video about and to be honest, Erica is a chemical engineer and we both spend a lot of time researching our information.
Hope to continue to help you! Good luck with yur final stretch of school!
You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums!
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Man, thats what I would call an agressive comment section. Great content, Scott!
Scotty you are a genius bro. Love how you constantly have interesting topics and useful new exercises and tips in every video! Keep up the good work man!!
Thsnks Peter! means a lot!
Oh god, Im on 2nd year of lifting, and I gained around 30 pounds in "bulking" season in 6 months, I wish I knew better before. Next time I'll be on track whole year, getting lean gains :) Thanks a lot for your excellent videos Scott!
I am sure you will be ok brotha!! You got this!
Great video ScottHermanFitness!!!! Lean gainz all the way!
LEAN GAINS!!! You know it!!
Thx scott you are always an inspiration to me.
I am following u from a long time now and i hav made some drastic changes to my life in a positive way and now i am inspiring others around me all bcoz of u.keep going nation!!
Honored to hear that Raheel! Keep up the amazing work and I hope one day you join us in the forums on my site!
Keep inspiring!!!
You are amazing! This was really helpful. Love watching your vodeos. Very informative and lesson learning. I was just lifting and working out improperly the whole time and eating whatever. When I first saw your video, I started applying it and safe to say, helped me get leaner and feel better. Thanks scott
Happy to help!!
One of your best videos Scott!
Thanks brotha!!
Great video as usual. Looking forward to meeting you at Bodypower next weekend :)
Thank's Karen!! See you at the show!!
WOW This helped a lot. I've been eating healthy for my gains, but now I really know what can happen if I bulk like 70% of others do.
Keep it clean and always look your best!
@@ScottHermanFitness heyy bro i am still at school and i must eat school things so i am bulking maybe for 3 months and i can clearly see belly fat but i cant control what i eat i am just 15 yr help me bro
Thanks Scott, you just confirmed my theory on bulking. Oh , I just started intermittent fasting for 2 weeks and low carb diet. . Got too drop body fat % . after 3 days, very tired.
Are you making sure to have a carb REFEED day if you are going low carb?
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Chris Jones off POG is ripped every year after he cuts?
Yeah but most of it goes away, if ones going to culk they shouldnt do it to the extent of more than a year or when theyre striations start fading away or even when bicep peaks start fading, if one bulks for 5 years yes end result theyl have alot of size to them but when they cut they aint going any lower than 9 8 percent bodyfat. If you bulk stay away from overdoing it and if your body type is naturally endomorphic then clean bulk meaning no dirty carbs. But i mean by all means if your more patient then lean bulk like scottie has done all the time ! :)
Genetics play a role to, I guess
omnitrix152 It's more about the fat cells never going away brotha.. but great input :)
Chris still knows how many calories/carbs/proteins he's getting during his dirty bulk. So it's not an uncontrollable bulk, It's still dirty but not uncontrallable.
crni195 arnold was on roids lmao
Thanks very much for making this video, appreciate the advice. It seems there's a lot of conflicting advice on the topic of nutrition online right now and its great to have this put in perspective.
Another great vid! Very informational. Makes me feel good abt my way of eating and proves my point to others that question or doubt it. You've taught well...lol
Thank god theres a pro stating this outright, people literally RUN on broscience these days. So close minded to knowledge that is FREE.
I know man.. We are doing our best to dive in and sort out the BS. Thanks for watching!
Great video, Scott. I know too many folks who don't know how properly gain size. Very informative stuff. Also, is that a Woss suspension trainer (the black and tan one)? Can you give a review or your opinion on that vs the other more expensive suspension trainers? Thanks!
Traps starting to look very nice, Scott! Good work!
Thanks man! finally growing in!
Thank you for mentioning what muscle gains ladies can expect too. I think this video is right on. I've been wondering what the deal is with overweight athletes claiming they're bulking to build muscle but then always having to go on a much different cutting diet afterwards.
Of course! Can't forget about the ladies! :) HAppy to help!
Thank you Scott. Great info like always, keep it up man
Anytime Kratos :)
Thanks for the info Scott! I'm about to start hitting the gym routinely again and you're my inspiration! Keep up the great work dude!
Thanks brotha!! Keep up the good work!
You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums!
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I'm Worried now when u said fat cells never goes away, but shrinks. So how few obese/fat become ripped. Need to know about those fat cells
All it means is that when you start eating unhealthy foods and start gaining fat your body stores fat in the fat cells you already have, Once they're full your body starts creating more fat cells to store fat in. Once you lose the weight and deplete those cells of fat then you will be left with empty fat cells.. Which means when you start eating unhealthy food again you will gain fat faster than before because you already have the extra cells to store it in (That's my understanding, from multiple sources eg: Fat Head Doco).. All good, Just eat clean and you'll be alright. Watch the Documentary / (download ! ) it called "fat head". It shows the process and explains it very well. Although, It may also encourage dirty bulking, The key in the doco is.. if you eat lots of fats, don't eat high carbs, And this will lower your LDL (Bad cholesterol). (cholesterol and fat/weight wise), But hey , watch it and obtain your own view lol.
Don't be worried about never losing fat cells. You need fat to survive lol. So get your fat % at a healthy range and your muscles will look ripped granted you exercise cardio/resistance...
***** I have no idea to be honest, Good question tho!. If you just look at everything on paper tho ( calories and macros required by your body while dieting) and ignore the hunger I'm sure you'll be fine (assuming you're trying to lose weight) remember dieting isn't always easy, You gotta fight the cravings.. if it was easy then everyone would have a ton of muscle and be lean at the same time.
***** Yeah but then there's the question of how'd he get that heavy?.. Some people eat through boredom not hunger, Not to mention other reasons like depression and comfort eating. I personally love eating through boredom, or binge eating once a week.. but I keep a close eye on my weight, I never go more than 3 kg over a weight im comfortable at. If I get close it's some serious dieting for at least 2 weeks..Unless I'm bulking of course.
"just fat" atm. Taking long time to cut, but will start to lean gain in the end of the summer with this info! :)
Soz misunderstanding on my part. Love your vids. Starting the path to fitness again now. This time I ain't slipping.
I have just started lifting fully again have a belly but can see arm muscles 💪🏼 back lats and leg muscles also pecs.
So frustrating but true
Spot on Scott. Couldn't agree more, great video.
Thanks Micky D!
Good info bro!
BTW, I have a been a follower of your channel since 2009, great fan of yours !!
2019 and I just came across this video and it is one of my favorite videos I have watched. Very well done!
What if you’ve been weight lifting for 3+ years but u havnt bulked yet? Can u add muscle now? Basically are you saying u can only add so much in total or u can’t add much do to body adaptations also because of training in general
Hey Scott. New to your videos and I enjoy them a lot! Gotta say, your muscles seem optimal to me, really good; you are very muscular but with no exaggeration. Have a question for you though, do you think you have optimal muscles or are you into the more extreme bodybuilding? (which I personally hate and think looks disgusting and disproportionate)
So glad i found your channel! I'm a beginner and have already had so many of my questions answered from watching your videos
So happy to help you Ashley!
You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums too!
www.ScottHermanFitness.com/forums.php
I'll definitely check it out!
I don’t no whether am gaining fats or muscle
Thanks for spreading the good word Scott. +1
i dont think i will bulk again. cant handle the stretch marks iv got this year. I'm even cutting and they are still increasing :(
I'm pretty sure fat cells don't increase in number every time you put on fat. They start increasing in number once they can no longer increase only in size, which only happens when you get really fat.
Small misunderstanding of the biology here, you don't 'gain' more fat cells just cus you added abit of weight. It is very true that fat cells shrink, but you don't automatically get more fat cells if you bulk for the second time. Your previous fat cells will 'refill' before you start producing a significant amount of new fat cells.
He's spot on. The combination 'IIFYM' and 'bulking' leads to hearing all kinds of crazy stuff being passed off as healthy. See some one eating a whole bucket of KFC or scoffing a load of chocolate and then be like "what?what?it fits my 4000kcal macro diet", and then wonder why they loose all their definition.
yeah... and I have already gotten a lot of BS talking from some people in that group. Was hilarious to argue with them.
Scott Herman thanks great informative video. I agree that the twrm is being misunderstood wrong, especially by new gym addicts.
Awesome video, love it.
Great video as always very professional
I normally never comment on any of these videos, but this was really some helpfull information. Thanks!
Cool "Scott Fitness Herman" sign in the background.
Love every video, keep up the good work. I have been really inspired watching your videos to keep pushing myself further, with pause reps and 3-4 second eccentric negatives. Looking forward to the results #HTH
Fat cells don't go away. But when you lose fat they get smaller. All this means is that its easier to get fat again because your body can just reuse depleted fat cells. When you go gain that fat again, you aren't creating a bunch of fat cells until you use up those old ones.
great job scott
Thanks!
wish i can like this more than once
ha thanks man! :)
This is very educational. Watching this helping realize that I've been progressing pretty good. I mean, my diet sucks since I eat what my college cafeteria serves. I do take vitamins, fish oil, whey protein, etc. As a beginner, I think I've gained about the right amount of muscle. I'm 4 months in and I gained about 13 pounds. If I had to estimate, i'd say I put about 6-8 pounds of muscle and 5 pounds of fat. I've gone up 1 waist size in the overall time that passed (30-31 in.). My chest has increased about 2 inches, and my arms gone up about 1 inch. which isn't really that noticeable. I'm what you call an ecto-mesomorph (thin, but have a wide back, narrow waist, broad shoulders) and I tend to not put on weigh. Should I keep up my current diet or go more clean? I'm 153 so should which is better than the 139 I was at. How do I keep the fat gain at a mininum for as I continue the bulk?
BReyes1995 where are you at now dude? 1 jear later, have you gained any muscle mass ?
bLiNgBooy Music I have. im about 165 lbs.
BReyes1995 sweet man, keep it up (i have yet to get there.)
Thanks scott
This was a absolutley brilliant video bud! I haven't heard/seen concrete sound advice about bulking. This was exactly what i need! Keep it up Bro! #HTH
Happy to help!! Thank you!
Great video as always dude
Great video, as usual! I put on 25 pounds in 5 months after I started "bulking", so I guess I'm just getting fat
Time to tone it down and fix that meal plan!
You should make a free profile on my site, we can help you out in my forums! #HTH #SHFAthlete
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I'm liking these kinds of videos good informative information! See you at Body Power !!
I think if you categorize matt ogus as not natty its almost like saying chris lavado, omar isuaf, lex griffin, christian Guzman, matty fusaro or any big fitness youtuber are also not natty. Because They've all been lifting for the 4+ years which you "researched" people only gain 2-3 pounds of muscle, yet many of them are gaining what you consider too much muscle to "make sense". If you havent noticed yet, there are plenty of people who have measurable physiques to matt ogus when hes 6% body fat weighing around 165lbs. I think this whole argument is unnecessary but at the same time i wanted to comment to maybe show you a different perspective. Anyways, tell me what you think.... I would love to hear your response. Thanks. And i still watch your vids haha
Dude shut the fuck up .. please .. get your Chinese ass out of here
Dude shut the fuck up .. please .. get your Chinese ass out of here
good video scott
Scott are you saying that someone that was fat at one point has little chance of seeing their abs because they can never get rid of the fat cells that they collected?
Quick question , I'm 17 years old and I've been "bulking"and trying to cut down belly fat and get shredded so should I eat 3,200 calories , with healthy carbs and fats and cardio 3x a week ? Or is 3,200 not enough ? I've been currently eating 3,450 calories a day
awesome video. thanks
hi I've been following your videos when i started bulking in January, i would not say i'm very skinny but i am tall. my weight was when i started 189 pounds in January, a month ago at 176. i'm just training hard and have a good meal plan but the strange thing is I'm loosing weight again even with taking in more calories and proteins to compensate for the hard training, in a weeks time i'm at 172 pounds. its just weird. any comments on that would be appreciated.
Love this! Totally agree there's so much misinformation out there that misleads people into doing all sorts of things. Great points made
Thanks brotha! #HTH
I'm 15% body fat. What ways can I use to lower this percentage?
Hi Scott any advice on exercises I am in the process of recovering from a spiral fracture to my humerus bone thanks
Great informative video. Thanks!!
Great video
Scott’s 173 lbs? Suddenly I don’t feel so bad about myself lol
Hi Scott ! I share the same opinion too ! and this was for me for sure one of your best videos !!! thanks for your amazing work man ! I really appreciate it ! :)
super informative scott! thanks for the info :)
I know I'm late to the comments but I use weight gainer powder and protein and creatine to supplement my diet. I was wondering what scott thought of that? Is it bad? I eat as healthy as I can and I rarely mess up but there is no way I can afford all the food I need to eat as healthy as I want so the supplements help so I think.
But in a lean bulk, even you don't gain fat much you will gain far more than muscle since, your lean bulking and your a natural. It takes time people so lean bulk is a long process and that's why people just bulk cause they think lean bulking is a waste of time.
Great video,i really need this teaching to not misunderstanding,as i think i must eat more
happy to help!
ScottHermanFitness Hey Scott! I just have one question. I am 80 kg with 6% bodyfat but I want to bulk to 85 in the next year and a half without gaining too much fat, if possible none, so every three weeks I am doing a cut with the German Body Composition program. Is that ok? Some guys are telling me I am going to lose my gains
Should I do cardio while bulking ? And how much cardio
those numbers are kind of true but it depends on each person my dad put on 40lbs of muscle when he was in his 20s in one year and he is 100% natural obviously he used creatine and protein powders but no drugs