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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2025 · 41 MIN

Breaking Free of The Stress & Limitations of Bulking & Cutting

from The Red Delta Project Podcast · host Matt Schifferle

Learn why you don’t have to “bulk and cut” your way to more muscle.In this special edition of the Red Delta Project podcast, Matt breaks down new research (reviewed by Stronger By Science https://is.gd/JYQt2H) on body recomposition and challenges the dogma that you must be in a big caloric surplus to build muscle. You’ll learn the crucial difference between true surplus, maintenance, and deficit, why “eating more” isn’t automatically a surplus, and how little extra energy it actually takes to build a few pounds of muscle over a year.

Learn why you don’t have to “bulk and cut” your way to more muscle.In this special edition of the Red Delta Project podcast, Matt breaks down new research (reviewed by Stronger By Science https://is.gd/JYQt2H) on body recomposition and challenges the dogma that you must be in a big caloric surplus to build muscle. You’ll learn the crucial difference between true surplus, maintenance, and deficit, why “eating more” isn’t automatically a surplus, and how little extra energy it actually takes to build a few pounds of muscle over a year.

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Learn why you don’t have to “bulk and cut” your way to more muscle.In this special edition of the Red Delta Project podcast, Matt breaks down new research (reviewed by Stronger By Science https://is.gd/JYQt2H) on body recomposition and challenges...

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