: Why is it easier/faster to gain muscle mass when you have a higher amount of body fat.

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: Why is it easier/faster to gain muscle mass when you have a higher amount of body fat.

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I don’t think this statement is true. There’s a certain level where you’re body is going to be better at putting muscle on, I think it’s like 20-25%. Above that and you’re overweight and that screws with hormones. Under that and you probably don’t have the nutrients on hand to make muscle.

You could probably make an argument that a heavier person is used to consuming the many extra calories that are needed to build muscle, because it takes a lot