Yes, I saw that article too and have it bookmarked for reference.
Check these out too:
Of course we’re both going to have to track progress and adjust as needed (you’re going to be starting ~40 pounds heaver than me)
No “one size fits all” plan but all 3 of those really speak to the same idea of ways to clean bulk.
I’m hoping to gain maybe 2 more pounds of LBM by the end of the year and then another 3-5 for this challenge. That’s probably on the aggressive side of what I should really expect though. We’ll see how much “muscle memory” my body has and how fast I can put back on some of the size I’ve lost.
I was at 195-ish for a couple of years but was probably about 15-17% BF at the time (too heavy and not lean enough for my goals now).