What Is Your Muscle Gain Efficiency (MGE) Score? (The Bottleneck Effect) | Ep 285

What Is Your Muscle Gain Efficiency (MGE) Score? (The Bottleneck Effect) | Ep 285

By Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach & Fat Loss Expert

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Want to know if you&aposre actually building muscle or just gaining fat during your bulk? 

Learn about the Muscle Gain Efficiency (MGE) score and how to use engineering&aposs Bottleneck Effect to optimize your muscle-building system.

Discover how factors like training experience, frame size, and strength ratios influence your muscle-building potential, then learn to identify and fix what&aposs limiting your gains.

Main Takeaways:

You have a unique muscle-building potentialYour Muscle Gain Efficiency (MGE) indicates how well you&aposre gaining muscle vs. fat (how "efficient" you are)The 5 key bottlenecks that limit your muscle-building successHaving a solid system + consistency = sustainable results

Episode Resources:

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Timestamps: 

0:01 - Why we need a better way to measure muscle gains
3:05 - Introducing Muscle Gain Index (MGI) and Muscle Gain Efficiency (MGE)
7:31 - Interpreting your MGE score
9:46 - The 5 bottlenecks holding back your gains
19:13 - Using data to validate progress
21:30 - Tips to implement for your next muscle building phase

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What Is Your Muscle Gain Efficiency (MGE) Score? (The Bottleneck Effect) | Ep 285
What Is Your Muscle Gain Efficiency (MGE) Score? (The Bottleneck Effect) | Ep 285
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