Man's Search for Muscle

2026 Transformation challenge - I won! 11.04.2026 3:36 ↓

for a second year in a row I won the Burn the Fat, Feed the muscle new years transformation challenge

BFFM 2026 & plan for the year 14.03.2026 15:05 ↓

my plan for the coming year

2025 Gaining month 4 02.08.2025 13:03 ↓

Results so far & tweaks to the program

2025 gain log #2 - May 01.06.2025 7:40 ↓

results from May

2025 gaining log #1 29.04.2025 8:49 ↓

April's gaining/gaintaining log. month 1 has been a good start

The "science" of peaking 21.04.2025 22:20 ↓

how I "peak" for challenges

BFFM 2025 new years results & peak week 13.04.2025 6:40 ↓

How the challenge finished off

Final week of BFFM summer challenge 25.03.2025 9:17 ↓

Summary of how the challenge went

2025 lean gaining plan 17.03.2025 19:58 ↓

2025 training and diet plan for lean gaining

Week 9 / 12 08.03.2025 11:31 ↓

Week 9 update with my new calorie cap for the 2025 BFFM new years challenge... shifting the strategy

Week 7 update 23.02.2025 16:38 ↓

Week 7 of the 2025 BFFM new years challenge... this was a strange week!!

Frustration with bulking & recomping... what to do??? 14.02.2025 10:54 ↓

When neither recomping or bulking work, what's the answer to putting on muscle?

Week 6 of the BFFM challenge 14.02.2025 8:14 ↓

Halfway mark update of the 2025 BFFM new years challenge

Week 3 update 12.02.2025 8:56 ↓

BFFM week 3 reaults

Week 2 summary 03.02.2025 2:37 ↓

Week 2 of 2025 BFFM cut

Week 1 summary 28.01.2025 9:33 ↓

week 1 done. changes being made etc

Jan 4 - pre challenge log 11.01.2025 10:13 ↓

Jan 4 - pre challenge log

2025 training plan 04.01.2025 11:45 ↓

This is my initial training plan for 2026, including doing the BFFM challenge

2024 summary 01.01.2025 11:11 ↓

summary of 2024 training and initial plan for 2025

Technique vs progressive overload 23.03.2024 10:18 ↓

Following up on the drama between GVS and Dr. Mike Israetel of renaissance periodization

Caloric maintenance: How I measure 20.01.2024 7:09 ↓

The formula I use

Recomping - is it possible/realistic? 11.01.2024 15:25 ↓

Stream of conscience discussion about the holy grail of physique improvement

2024 training plan (for muscle gain) 18.12.2023 18:37 ↓

My plan for the upcoming year

Lengthened partials and high volume 04.12.2023 17:54 ↓

Looking at the new studies