So up guys, Derek, more plates, more dates.com.

Today we're going to be talking about Julian Smith claiming he bulked for six years straight.

And if this is something you should do too.

So, you know, he attributes the majority of his success or his, you know, accrual of lean muscle mass to this super extended bulk phase he did that lasted six years so

he basically walked around with way more fat than he needed to for six years and his claim is that

being in a surplus for six years has allowed him to put on enough muscle so that when he cut down he

could get to his basically you know goal physique or whatever he was trying to achieve with a six-year bulk. And his claim is that, you know, you put your head down, you put in the work,

and for years on end, you can build a lifetime's worth of muscle in a handful of years for maybe

like five plus years if you just like really dedicate yourself to dealing with being a bit fluffy

for a while and gaining as much muscle

as you can. And while I agree that the muscle accrual phase will accompany a parallel increase

in body fat, like that's accepted that if you're in a surplus, you're going to gain some fat,

but do you need to bulk for six years to make optimal gains? No, not at all.

And in my opinion, it's the complete opposite.

I think that after a while, continuing to bulk is actually counterproductive.

I'm not sure if he actually asserts that the way he's doing it is ideal or if he just thinks it was ideal for himself.

But there's a few reasons I would advise against this kind of practice besides just

the obvious of not looking lean year round is going to, like being fluffy year round is not

exactly aesthetically appealing for just attracting the other sex. Ideally, you want to be as

lean as possible. But just from a bodybuilder capacity in a context of the optimal

way to gain the maximum amount of muscle possible, the problem with bulking when you're too fat is

you start to really hinder your insulin sensitivity. And when you start to get negative outcomes

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