How I Built Muscle FAST (5 Science-Based Tips)

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Is it possible to build muscle fast? It took me years to gain some size and eventually my gains stopped altogether. However, in my recent lean bulk, I implemented a handful of new research-backed muscle growth techniques and managed to gain a lean 20 lbs in 16 months. By far my best bulking transformation and my fastest muscle gains since the early days. So, if you’re interested in learning how to gain muscle fast and how to bulk up fast, check out the 5 things I did to build muscle.

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Number 1: my training. There’s a really exciting new area of research called “stretch-mediated hypertrophy”. Some muscles seem to grow faster from exercises that challenge them the most when they’re in a stretched position. So, to take advantage of this and build muscle fast, there’s two things I did. First, in my weekly routine, I made sure I was doing at least one exercise that really challenged each muscle in a stretched position. Second, I emphasized the stretch by lightening the weight and trying to go as deep as I could with good form. For some exercises like presses and squats I also added a half second pause at the bottom.

Next, to maximize muscle growth, you need to get at least within 3 reps of failure. Now even though I was aware of this, I’ll be honest after I built up a decent amount of muscle I just got comfortable. It wasn’t until I started pushing myself close enough to TRUE failure that I started really seeing my growth take off. This won’t be comfortable and it never gets easier. But there are a few things I did that helped. First, I changed my mindset toward the pain. I simply view it as a sensation and I now link that feeling of pain with growth. Second, I always take at least a few seconds to just close my eyes and mentally prepare myself for the next set. It’s so easy to let your mind get distracted when you’re working out and start scrolling through social media. But to push to the levels required to truly force your muscles to grow, you need to get locked in and that happens before you’ve even started your set.

Next, recovery. Your workouts are what provide the stimulus for your muscles to grow, but the actual growth happens when they’re resting and recovering. For years I would always train at least 5, 6, and sometimes even 7 days a week. When I was younger I could do this no problem. But overtime it became too much. I stopped looking forward to my workouts, had low energy, and my muscles just didn’t recover very well. So I cut down my workouts to just 5 per week and recently cut it down even more to just 4 slightly longer workouts per week with the occasional accessory day. Almost instantly after making this switch I felt MUCH better day to day and a lot more energized going into my workouts. And I definitely noticed my muscles recovered and grew a lot better as a result. Don’t get me wrong you still need to train hard and you still need to do enough weekly volume to grow; at least 8-10 sets per muscle weekly. But more isn’t always better.

Now, all that training wouldn’t have done much to build muscle if I didn’t modify my bulking diet. To maximize growth, you probably need to be eating in a calorie surplus in your bulking meal plan. But just like with workout volume, more calories isn’t always better. So what I did was a “lean bulk”. This is when you purposefully overfeed your body with just a bit more than it needs, typically around 10-15% above your maintenance calories. However, even with a lean bulk, you probably will still gain some fat. In the past I’d always go back to dieting whenever I saw a bit of fat gain and so I never really progressed. This time I decided to stick through it and I’m telling you it paid off tremendously. So shift your mindset and think of it as a long term investment.

So tip number 5 when it comes to how to gain muscle fast was probably the hardest thing to implement. You see, fat loss is a relatively fast process. You can easily lose 1-2 lbs of pure fat per week. But in comparison, once you’re past the beginner stage of training, it can take several months to gain even just 1 lb of muscle. I mean I gained 20 lbs but not all of that was muscle and it took me almost a year and a half to do. But don’t let this discourage you. The small gains you make week to week will overtime amount to big noticeable changes. So be patient and trust the process.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Lean Bulk Transformation
0:17 - Training
2:55 - Effort
4:54 - Recovery
6:21 - Diet
8:09 - Time
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**Note for 1:11 at the video, the "150% more growth" in the study was calculated as a sum of the 3 measurement sites on the biceps. However, the distal site (lower part of the biceps) was the only region to reach significance. With the middle region trending towards significance and the proximal region of the biceps having little change between the two groups (which is consistent with other research - "stretch mediated hypertrophy" seems to have a much greater effect on the distal regions of a muscle). I didn't want to go into the depth of this for the video, but maybe I should have - let me know if you think that is helpful information and if the way I presented it initially can be misleading. Also for 1:29, the graph text suggests "1.5x more growth" but it should have said "1.5x as much growth" (the graph is correct, just the text needed tweaking). My apologies. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this one! See below for links to the studies I mentioned! Cheers!

BICEPS GROWTH ON PREACHER CURLS VS INCLINE CURLS

STRETCH-MEDIATED HYPERTROPHY FOR BICEPS

TRICEPS GROWTH ON OVERHEAD EXTENSIONS VS NORMAL TRICEPS PUSHDOWNS

OPTIMAL PROXIMITY TO FAILURE

UNDERESTIMATION OF PROXIMITY TO FAILURE

OPTIMAL TRAINING VOLUME FOR HYPERTROPHY

THE NECESSITY OF A CALORIE SURPLUS FOR MUSCLE GROWTH

FAT GAIN ON FAST BULK VS LEAN BULK

JeremyEthier
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"Your goal isn't to lift as much weight as possible! It's to use that weight to challenge your muscles as much as possible." I couldn't agree more!

leoceoliveira
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Bro dont stress about how you look for Youtube. Your videos are seriously helpful and inspirational for a lot of people. Thanks for always putting out quality content and for always being honest and real. We all appreciate it.

Matt-bgwg
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You’re an OG bro. Don’t change. Your sincerity and down to earth vibes is very respectable. Thank you

lancer
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Thanks a lot for this video. I really needed this since I’m starting a bulk atm. You and everyone in the BWS team are doing an amazing job with this content.

ykkvbatman
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dang Jeremy you're starting to grow noticeably! the new research behind stretch makes total sense even during workouts we all know how hard those exercises are. keep up the great work!

dhahn
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Thanks for always putting out quality content and amazing workouts

TheVixenWorkout
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Fantastic video as always - and great work on your recent bulk - very inspiring. Also appreciated how you were open about how you might be perceived on YouTube - hearing this from major fitness influencers like yourself makes a difference.

blackhavaianas
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Every explanation makes sense, your visuals are super simple to understand, even the humour you use is on point! Easily the best channel on youtube!

rojoratatatata
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super relevant video to my current struggles, loved it and thanks for continuing to put out great content

BrandonJaffe
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Your content is so professional, honestly one of the best channels on YouTube. The science based research combined with the good visuals r perfect.

siuuuuu
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Turely inspirational. I've been following you for about 3 years. Your advice has been very useful and even transformational for me. Thanks!!!

alexhsu
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I been following you for some time and I got to say your content delivery has glowed up. Your content and editor is amazing.

YESHTOFU
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Huge respect for you and your philosophy! 💪🏼

Sam.campbelll
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Definitely agree! Keep on teaching my clients same thing, but when comes to discipline, not many can handle and stick to the process 😆 well done, J! 💪🏼

NickysFitnessWorld
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Have used much of yr information w/many exercises! Thanks for sharing yr knowledge Jeremy!

tracyC
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Really inspiring as usual. Thanks Jeremy

benporter
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Fitness and Jeremy are just synonyms, he is the best and always stays relevant. Greatful to you always

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Some of the best content on YT, love your channel!

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Brilliant stuff dude and love the thoughtful insightfulness you bring to this. Some really practical and pragmatic examples of how experienced lifters can improve their game.

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