General
maingaining
What does maingaining mean?
Skipping bulk-and-cut cycles by eating at maintenance calories indefinitely while training hard to add muscle slowly and stay lean.
"He's been maingaining for a year and looks better than ever."
Origin
Portmanteau of 'maintaining' and 'gaining' coined in online lifting communities.
Frequently asked questions
What does maingaining mean?
Maingaining means eating at maintenance calories indefinitely while training hard to add muscle slowly and stay lean, instead of bulking and cutting.
Where did the word maingaining come from?
It's a portmanteau of 'maintaining' and 'gaining' coined in online lifting communities.
How is maingaining different from a recomp?
They're closely related; maingaining is essentially an ongoing, long-term recomp lifestyle rather than a short phase, keeping calories at maintenance year-round.
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