Attempting a 'super lean' gaining phase can lead to frustration and poor outcomes because individuals may overeat to compensate for slow weight gain. — Whalespan
Attempting a 'super lean' gaining phase can lead to frustration and poor outcomes because individuals may overeat to compensate for slow weight gain.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“doing where people have like Tred to do a super lean gaining phase what tends to happen is people get really frustrated because the weight comes on so slow that they end up just throwing down a bunch of calories so that they can say they gain the weight and it doesn't go well”