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Depends on your genetics. If you don’t have high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or diabetes, and you’re clinically healthy, it’s fine. Some people are ectomorph
by 0x8BADF00D 8y ago
Depends on your genetics. If you don’t have high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or diabetes, and you’re clinically healthy, it’s fine.
Some people are ectomorphs. I have friends who are hardgainers, and believe me, it is a struggle for them to bulk. You have to eat a massive surplus of calories per day and most of that has to be protein.
Conversely, some people are endomorphs. It’s very difficult to cut (in my case). I need a big caloric deficit relative to others, and do cardio on my rest days in order to keep my body fat at a reasonable percentage.
Eugenics should be actively encouraged. We have the technology to make it so many will never have to suffer metabolic issues or chromosomal abnormalities.
- bitexploder 8y agoWhat is a "big calorie deficit" relative to others? I am just curious because the general physiology is pretty simple and I have read some things that pretty thoroughly debunk endomorph vs. ectomorph. It is must more useful to classify based on muscle fiber composition. People with a lot of fast twitch muscle fiber build muscle quicker, etc.
- 0x8BADF00D 8y agoWhat is a "big calorie deficit" relative to others? For me, I’ve found 400-500 below my maintainence works best. > It is must more useful to classify based on muscle fiber composition. People with a lot of fast twitch muscle fiber build muscle quicker, etc. I agree with you here. I needed labels to bin the two (very general) categories of body composition types, so I chose those two.
- bitexploder 8y agoMakes sense. I have had my RMR tested and I am dead average. I have never had success with small deficits because I am not disciplined enough to maintain -700 net cals per week or whatever.