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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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Before and after progress photo showing Marco's muscle-building results.

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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Women's weight gain transformation
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Recent Articles

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How to Program a 4-Day Workout Split for Gaining Muscle Mass

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | November 22, 2020

4-day workout splits are a popular way of training, and rightfully so. You’ll see a lot of bodybuilders doing a chest day, back day, leg day, and arm day. And…

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Illustration of a bodybuilder demonstrating how to superset your exercises so that you can build more muscle size and strength with every workout.

How to Do Supersets

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | December 11, 2020

Building your workout routine out of supersets is one of the best ways to build more muscle in less time. Not because there’s anything magical about them—although there might be—but…

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Will Mass Gainers Make You Fat?

By Shane Duquette and Cassandra González Duquette | June 16, 2022

Mass gainers are near and dear to my heart. They’re the only supplement on the entire supplement market that’s designed specifically for skinny people who are trying to gain weight.…

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Lifting Tempo: How Fast Should You Lift & Lower Weights to Build Muscle?

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

Lifting tempo is one of the more minor muscle-growth factors, not because it doesn’t matter, but because most people have a good intuition for it. Most people lift in the…

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What’s The Difference Between Chin-Ups Vs Pull-Ups? Which Are Better for Building Muscle?

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | December 19, 2020

Chin-ups are done by hanging from a bar with an underhand grip and pulling yourself up. Pull-ups are quite similar. You hang from a bar with an overhand grip and…

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Exercise Selection: Which Lifts are Best for Building Muscle?

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | July 22, 2020

What are the best exercises for bodybuilding and hypertrophy training—for building muscle? How do we sort those exercises and pick between them? Which lifts complement one another, building a balanced…

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Illustration of a man bulking and cutting to build muscle and lose fat.

Should You Bulk or Cut?

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | December 23, 2020

To quickly define the terms, bulking is gaining weight to build muscle, cutting is losing weight to burn fat. The problem is, most of us want to be bigger and…

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Review of StrongLifts 5×5 for Building Muscle

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | October 2, 2020

One of the most common questions we get is whether StrongLifts 5×5 is good for building muscle. More often than not, the question is coming from a skinny guy who’s…

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How to Build Muscle—Full Guide

By Shane Duquette and Marco Walker-Ng, BHSc, PTS | October 28, 2021

To build muscle, you have to challenge your muscles enough to stimulate muscle growth. Then you need to fuel that growth by eating enough calories and protein. And then you…

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