In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Brandon Roberts. Brandon is a Captain serving in the U.S. Army as a Research Physiologist in the Military Performance Division at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine. CPT Roberts has a BS in Microbiology, MS in Human Performance, and Ph.D. in Muscle Biology, all from the University of Florida. He is also a writer for the Weightology research review. 

In this episode we discuss:

-His fitness background. 
-What he is currently researching. 
-His role with the US Army. 
-Coolest takeaways from doing research with the US Army. 
-Overview of the study he reviewed about how much muscle you can gain while bulking. 
-Why an untrained person can eat more calories when bulking.
-Importance of being in a surplus for building muscle. 
-Will you expend more energy in a surplus?
-Figuring what the right surplus is for you. 
-The importance of protein during a bulk. 
-Can you speed up the muscle-building process?
-How important is muscle to getting stronger?
-Why some people are just stronger than others. 


Where to find Dr. Roberts:

Instagram: brob_21
Email: [email protected]