2906: Should You Bulk or Cut First | The Answer That Actually Leads to Long Term Results

In this episode the guys break down whether you should build or cut first — covering what each actually involves, why cutting first almost always fails long term, how building first boosts your metabolic rate by 700-800 calories a day, and why 95% of people who lose weight gain it all back. They also discuss Sal's prediction that probiotics will be the next major performance supplement, the ditto dating app taking over college campuses by using AI instead of swiping, the new short king shoe brand giving guys a few extra inches of height, 80s and 90s movie reviews that did not hold up, and Sal using Kion amino acids daily since going back to jiu jitsu. Then they coach live callers submitted through mplivecaller.com.

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0:00 - Intro

2:30 - Should you build or cut first — the full breakdown

8:17 - Why cutting first almost always fails and what your body does every single time

13:54 - Why building first boosts your metabolism by 700-800 calories a day

18:06 - Why the scale not moving during a build is the most common reason people quit too early

26:08 - Probiotics as the next performance supplement — Sal's five-year prediction

29:42 - The ditto dating app taking over college campuses using AI instead of swiping

36:27 - Why we had three TV channels and were not bored as kids

42:37 - The short king shoe brand giving guys extra height in regular-looking sneakers

45:32 - 80s and 90s movie nostalgia — Gremlins, Little Monsters and First Blood reviewed

1:01:39 - Caller: Riley (Mississippi) — exercise science degree, nursing student, wants resources for complex clients

1:14:04 - Caller: Jay (Texas) — lost 100 pounds, 6'4", 29% body fat, 3400 calories, gets MAPS Anabolic

1:35:37 - Caller: Linda (Massachusetts) — Boston marathoner, powerlifter, calf injury, gets MAPS 15 Performance

1:50:42 - Caller: Noah (Montana) — 21 years old, constant aches and pains, likely vitamin D deficiency