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Are Resistance Bands Better Than Free Weights For Building Muscle? The Definitive Answer
Are Resistance Bands Better Than Free Weights For Building Muscle? The Definitive Answer

Exercise Equipment, Gain Muscle

Are Resistance Bands Better Than Free Weights For Building Muscle? The Definitive Answer

2021-06-29T12:06:33-04:00By Tom Venuto|Exercise Equipment, Gain Muscle|

Can you build muscle with resistance bands? Yes. Are resistance bands better than free weights for building muscle? No. Can you build three times as much muscle with resistance bands? Absolutely no! And as you'll learn in this post, both science and observation back up these answers. But if this is true, then why do resistance bands seem so popular these days and why do you hear so many people claiming bands are better?

How Often Should You Eat Protein To Maximize Muscle Growth… And Why Fasting Can Hold Back Your Gains
How Often Should You Eat Protein To Maximize Muscle Growth… And Why Fasting Can Hold Back Your Gains

Food & Nutrition, Gain Muscle

How Often Should You Eat Protein To Maximize Muscle Growth… And Why Fasting Can Hold Back Your Gains

2020-07-30T20:08:04-04:00By Tom Venuto|Food & Nutrition, Gain Muscle|

How often should you eat protein if your goal is to maximize muscle gains? If you've been persuaded by trendy diets like intermittent fasting, you might think protein frequency and distribution don't matter. "Just [...]

Why It’s Possible To Gain Muscle Lifting Light Weights For High Reps… And The 1 Key To Making It Happen
Why It’s Possible To Gain Muscle Lifting Light Weights For High Reps… And The 1 Key To Making It Happen

bodybuilding, Gain Muscle, Weight Training

Why It’s Possible To Gain Muscle Lifting Light Weights For High Reps… And The 1 Key To Making It Happen

2020-07-30T21:08:11-04:00By Tom Venuto|bodybuilding, Gain Muscle, Weight Training|

Most people believe that if they don’t lift heavy, they’ll never gain muscle. High rep, light weight training has always been thought of as for endurance or toning. Some people would even say, "Lifting light is for wimps." Science now shows that you can build muscle with light weights if you do 1 thing

Pullups Are Awesome, But What If You Can’t Do Any Yet?
Pullups Are Awesome, But What If You Can’t Do Any Yet?

Bodyweight training, Gain Muscle

Pullups Are Awesome, But What If You Can’t Do Any Yet?

2021-07-14T16:02:20-04:00By Tom Venuto|Bodyweight training, Gain Muscle|

We all know that pullups are an awesome, superior exercise for your upper back and even your arms. Trouble is, most people struggle to do any pull-ups at all... A great alternative that's also [...]

Why You Have A Bad Days In The Gym And What To Do About It
Why You Have A Bad Days In The Gym And What To Do About It

Gain Muscle

Why You Have A Bad Days In The Gym And What To Do About It

2020-03-26T16:38:27-04:00By Tom Venuto|Gain Muscle|

So, you’re aiming to achieve progressive overload, especially trying to increase how much weight you lift, but instead you go backwards! Your weights drop, your reps drop, or both! What [...]

Progressive Overload Weight Training Without Injury: How To Build Muscle While Staying Out Of The Doctor’s Office!
Progressive Overload Weight Training Without Injury: How To Build Muscle While Staying Out Of The Doctor’s Office!

bodybuilding, Featured, Gain Muscle

Progressive Overload Weight Training Without Injury: How To Build Muscle While Staying Out Of The Doctor’s Office!

2021-02-02T17:16:12-05:00By Tom Venuto|bodybuilding, Featured, Gain Muscle|

Once you’ve planned out a weight training routine that follows all the best practices of good program design, the single most important thing you can do to gain muscle is consistently apply the principle of [...]

If You Get Stronger Will You Always Get Bigger?
If You Get Stronger Will You Always Get Bigger?

Gain Muscle, Weight Training

If You Get Stronger Will You Always Get Bigger?

2019-02-19T21:23:09-05:00By Tom Venuto|Gain Muscle, Weight Training|

Do muscle mass gains always follow strength gains? Are they one in the same? How do lean powerlifters stay in the same weight class but keep lifting heavier? How do bodybuilders get bigger when they’re [...]

How To Gain Muscle Without Lifting Heavy: 7 Overlooked Overload Strategies
How To Gain Muscle Without Lifting Heavy: 7 Overlooked Overload Strategies

bodybuilding, Featured, Gain Muscle, Weight Training

How To Gain Muscle Without Lifting Heavy: 7 Overlooked Overload Strategies

2021-02-02T17:21:19-05:00By Tom Venuto|bodybuilding, Featured, Gain Muscle, Weight Training|

How do you make your muscles grow? That’s easy! All you have to do is lift more weight every time you go into the gym. Everyone knows that. Just keep getting stronger! If you gradually [...]

The 10 Biggest Progressive Overload Mistakes When Trying To Build Muscle
The 10 Biggest Progressive Overload Mistakes When Trying To Build Muscle

bodybuilding, Featured, Gain Muscle, Weight Training

The 10 Biggest Progressive Overload Mistakes When Trying To Build Muscle

2021-02-02T17:22:58-05:00By Tom Venuto|bodybuilding, Featured, Gain Muscle, Weight Training|

Muscle building mistakes has been a common theme in bodybuilding magazines for decades, so you might think this topic has been thoroughly exhausted and needs no further discussion. The truth is, one area where [...]

What Makes Muscles Grow?
What Makes Muscles Grow?

Gain Muscle, Guest Blogs, Tom's Interviews

What Makes Muscles Grow?

2020-07-28T16:33:37-04:00By Tom Venuto|Gain Muscle, Guest Blogs, Tom's Interviews|

What makes muscles grow? Brad Schoenfeld, author of The MAX Muscle Plan, answers this big question in our new, exclusive Burn the Fat Blog interview with Tom Venuto... Read on to discover what the latest [...]