There really is no point of putting on excess body fat while trying to put on muscle mass. Body fat is non-functional body weight that will need to be dieted off. This makes additional work for you when you want to lean out. Poor quality choice of food does not allow you to put on lean tissue, high quality food does. It doesn’t make sense to see the scale go up if the only weight gain is body fat. Additionally, clients who remain leaner in the Progress Season always have an easier time to when dieting starts for a competition. Being leaner will also allow you to be ready early which usually allows for cheat meals and/or eating “into the show”.