Lately I've been following a lot of YouTube fitness trainers (mostly Greg Doucette, who's quite a character but has good advice, but also Sean Nalewanyj, Scott

Lately I've been following a lot of YouTube fitness trainers (mostly Greg Doucette, who's quite a character but has good advice, but also Sean Nalewanyj, Scott Herman and others). The consensus seems to be that it's not important, and probably a mistake, to eat a massive amount of food - you don't really need to be in a caloric surplus to put on muscle, though it does make it easier. But then you end up with a lot of weight you need to lose, which is not fun. And besides, for most guys, I think losing weight is actually more important than gaining muscle if trying to look better. Obviously this depends on the person, but being at a low body fat percentage with a regular-ish amount of muscle is a look that's closer to what most people find appealing, as opposed to being heavier but with more muscle (and probably as opposed to having too much muscle, which is also a negative for most people).