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this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2025
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The fastest way to gain muscle is to eat a lot and gain a lot of weight. You’ll put on both fat and muscle as long as you’re lifting weights.
It’s why body builders spend a lot of time putting on weight followed by a “cut”.
The problem people have is they try to do both and it’s almost contradictory. Like you said it’s slow. It’s really difficult to pack on muscle weight while at the same time lose fat weight.
Do one or the other and you’ll see a lot more success.
I know.
And OP already mentions they aren't sure whether to build muscle or lose fat, first, so I assumed they knew, too.
I mention it, because it sounds like OP might have landed into essentially trying tl do both at the same time. So my point is that while what they are doing will eventually get them where they want to be, it'll be slow, and that it doesn't really matter if they start with losing fat or gaining muscle. As long as they pick one, and commit to eventually switch to doing the other, they'll be on their way.
(Sure, it CAN matter, but usually whichever feels more immediately important to the person, comes with the most motivation)