For years, gym culture has revolved around a common question: should you bulk to gain muscle or cut to lose fat? While these ...

The latest science shows you might not have to choose.

Fitness model Nathan Honess spends the fall and winter doing what is known as bulking. He eats up to 4,000 calories a day to help his muscles grow. Honess eats in a calorie deficit in the spring to ...

New research suggests piling on calories won’t speed up muscle growth, but it will speed up fat gain ...

Christmas is the perfect time for bulking. Food is omnipresent and the cold weather often means training shifts towards more time under the bar than pounding the pavement. Before you know it, the ...

It's no myth that women are afraid strength training = bulking. In a survey of 2,000 women, ladies reported that they would rather appear too thin (72%) or too fat (18%) than too muscley (11%)—with a ...

Adding muscle is a goal shared by many lifters, but gaining size without gaining unnecessary fat requires a strategic approach. Smart bulking is all about controlled progression, intentional fueling, ...