ELI5, what happens when you consume more calories than you use, if you are working out? Do you gain weight as muscles, fat or both?
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The extent of the calorie surplus is important as well in determining the composition of the body mass increase; there are diminishing returns at which point adding further calories to your surplus will not result in more lean contractile tissue and will instead be fat. This is dependent on your genetics, compound usage, diet model, and how effective / stimulating your exercise programme is.
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