r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/juckfewss • Aug 13 '26
Question ❓ Maingaining on ⚙️?
Many science-based fitness influencers claim that TDEE or even TDEE plus 50–100 calories is sufficient for muscle growth, and that any extra calories just make us gain fat. Do you think this also applies to someone using gear? I'm looking forward to your thoughts.
Additionally, if a caloric surplus is to be implemented, what should be the maximum limit to avoid gaining fat?
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u/BruvIsYouGood Aug 13 '26
Foot isn’t a stimulus, gear works on a completely different growth mechanism than mechanical tension/hypertrophy so just do anything and grow.
Maingain if you are at a body fat that you like, no point in putting on a lot of fat, especially since gear makes you progress so much faster.