It's a Tough Choice. Or Is It?

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Final results of a poll we conducted at T Nation Instagram for funsies.

What would you choose?

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#2 obvious choice.

Only thing i’d need strength for is to lift another slice of pizza into ma mouth.

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We wanted to add “…or unhealthy” to that second choice, but Instagram has a character limit. That may have swayed the results a little more.

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So does that mean when bulking everything you gain will be muscle? Any surplus that would go towards fat just disappears?

Easy #2 choice if so. Being able to just progress/slowly add muscle non-stop without having to worry about fat gain will satisfy all the things I need from the gym. 20% gain in full-body strength and beyond will come eventually.

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Sure, why not?

:grin:

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You should pick #1 if that puts you at or very near the top of your sport’s global competition.

You should pick #2 if you are anyone else.

I would pick #2. : (

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This result actually surprises me, given I assume most people who follow or comment on T Nation IG would be people interested in training. Are so many people really concerned with just eating what ever they want. At my age 20% boost in strength would be crazy and something that would take me years to achieve or likely never get there. I eat mostly what I want anyway I just have a little control and don’t eat like a child.

I’d take the strength any day.

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Strength. I eat anything I want fat or not :rofl:

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I already figured out how to eat whatever I want and not get fat.

Protip: you DON’T want to do what it takes for it to happen…

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I’d give a lot to be able to eat however much I wanted and not get fat, but at the end of the day, other stuff takes priority…

I have a large person appetite but a small person body :sob:

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Can i get the 2nd but “not get farts and diarrhea” ? :slight_smile:

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Oh yeah, being able to eat fruit without feeling like my gut is going to explode would be very nice

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Ah yeah… Fruit or some veggies would be nice.

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Summer is such a pain bc watermelon, peaches, plum and bayberries are my favourite.

Spinach and carrots don’t bother me too much.
The worst part is no onions and garlic.

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Eat anything, no question

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I agree with all of that, yea… Watermelon, honeydew, berries…

And i would love fresh onions and garlic on my food, but nope - the amount of nuclear fallout if i eat it would in a wider radius in my city than a nuclear bomb.

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Genuinely not the direction i thought you were going with comment # 1

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I cant eat anything “healthy” yea :frowning:

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Yep, I pulled out the calculator to see what I’d be lifting if I was 20% stronger. John Haack would still out lift me at 198 (kinda by an embarrassing amount). So I’ll go with the eat whatever I want option.

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Well, you gotta figure: a 20% gain in strength should mean MORE than a 20% increase in weight lifted. Strength is only PART of the equation there.

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