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We Help People Bulk Up

Over the past twelve years, the transformations that we've gotten for ourselves and our clients have earned us the reputation of being the very best at helping naturally skinny people bulk up.

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That's me, Shane, on the left. I do the writing and illustration. Marco's on the right. He's our strength coach, with clients including college, professional, and Olympic athletes, as well as regular dudes like us.

We've each gained over sixty pounds at under 11% body fat, completely naturally, while lifting three days per week. But we're known for the results we get for our clients:

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Bigger, Stronger, Healthier & Better Looking

We write about how to build muscle, bulk up, and gain weight. We'll teach you how to lift weights, eat a good diet, do enough cardio, and live a healthy lifestyle.

Most of our content is free. You can read our articles here. If you have any questions about anything, drop a comment in the most relevant article, and I'll do my best to answer. We also have a few muscle-building workout programs you might like.

Our Muscle-Building Newsletter

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If you like our content, you'll love the newsletter, with 22,000 readers and climbing. We'll keep you updated on the most important new muscle-building research, methods, and workout routines. Plus, it kicks off with a 5-part email series that covers:

  • Skinny genetics and how to thrive with them, grow bigger, and become strong.
  • How to live, lift, and eat to improve your health, strength, and appearance.
  • How to min-max your workout routine for leaner muscle growth and faster strength gains.

 

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Skinny-Fat to Muscular Transformation
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Recent Articles

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The Sissy Curl: A Barbell Alternative to the Preacher Curl

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | April 28, 2020

Our biceps are the limiting factor in even the humblest barbell and biceps curl variations, and so every variation of curl will reliably provoke at least a little bit of…

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Is German Volume Training (10×10) Good for Gaining Muscle Size?

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | June 10, 2020

German volume training (GVT), also knows as the ten sets method, is commonly used during bulking phases as a way to increase muscle growth. But how does it compare against…

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Exercise Order for Building Muscle

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | March 27, 2020

The conventional wisdom is to start each workout with the big compound lifts and, to be sure, there is wisdom in that. Even when programming our compound lifts first, though,…

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Are Dumbbells or Barbells Better for Building Muscle?

By Shane Duquette | March 20, 2020

Both barbells and dumbbells are great for gaining size and strength. However, they aren’t quite the same thing. Each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses. For example, the…

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Min-Maxing Strength Curves for Hypertrophy

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | April 5, 2020

The best way to build muscle is to challenge our muscles through a large range of motion. Lifting through a large range of motion is a good start, but some…

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Chin-Ups Versus Curls for Biceps Growth

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | February 7, 2020

On the one hand, chin-ups are the bigger compound lift, they allow us to load our biceps far heavier, and they use a larger overall range of motion. On the…

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How Resistance Curves Affect Muscle Growth

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | February 26, 2020

If we want to make our muscles bigger, we need to challenge them enough to provoke an adaptation. How much our muscles are challenged depends on our leverage. By adjusting…

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The Most Popular Forms of Exercise (According to Google)

By Shane Duquette | May 25, 2020

What type of exercise is the most popular? Then, when it comes to lifting weights, which type of weight training is the most popular? Is bodybuilding more popular than CrossFit?…

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The Dumbbell Fly Versus the Cable Crossover

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | May 7, 2020

One of the more common questions we get is whether the dumbbell fly is a good lift for building a bigger chest. Some have heard that the dumbbell fly is…

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