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Jim Stoppani’s 12-Week Shortcut to Size: Full Review

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Ask any science-loving fitness buff their thoughts on 12-Week Shortcut to Size, and you’ll find them cringing before the full title rolls off your tongue.

Despite everything that Vince Sant says, there are no legal “shortcuts” in the fitness world.

And, if there were some recently uncovered “secret” to mass, it wouldn’t be in a 12-week program available on a widely available fitness platform like BodyFit.

Honestly, that’s exactly where our minds went too.

But when a bodybuilding legend, Yale medical school researcher, and PhD-holder like Jim Stoppani is the mastermind behind said program, we can’t help but give it a second chance.

So let’s take a look at Jim Stoppani’s 12-Week Shortcut to Size.

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How to Gain Muscle Naturally (Without Steroids)

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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I hate to break it to you, but your favorite influencer is probably using the juice. And I don’t mean they’re blending oranges and spinach in a refreshing smoothie. No, no… I mean, they’re blending steroids, peptides, and various other PEDs into a jaw-dropping physique.

But you don’t need to break the law to build muscle naturally. Here’s how.

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How Much Muscle Can You Build Naturally?

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

Key Takeaways

  • Despite what influencers may tell you, you’re limited in how much muscle you can build naturally.
  • Most naturals can gain 0.5 – 1.0% of total body weight per week.
  • Gaining muscle is incredibly hard, and it’s even harder to gain naturally.
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Your favorite influencer? Probably on steroids.

Your favorite action movie star? Probably juicing.

Your favorite athlete? Probably thought about gear at some point.

The number of people using gear to push their genetic potential is unreal, which begs the question — how much muscle can you build naturally?

The answer is that, unfortunately, how much muscle you can build naturally depends on various factors, such as genetics, your training program, and your diet.

So buckle down for one hell of an article that doesn’t require you to pin 3 – 4 times a week.

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How Do Bodybuilders Eat So Much and Stay Lean?

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

Key Takeaways

  • Staying lean as a bodybuilder takes way more effort than you might think, and any muscle with a low amount of fat in it is lean muscle.
  • Bodybuilders, in a sense, are like sculptors or construction workers, although the thing they’re building is themselves.
  • Eat, sculpt, inject, repeat — remember that most of them are on steroids.
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Let’s not beat around the bust or try to mask anything. Bodybuilders eat so much and stay lean because they train harder than 99% of the population, and they follow stricter diets than 99.9% of the population. They also (well, most do) use a myriad of anabolic steroids, and the combination of those two factors allows bodybuilders to stay leaner year-round.

Here’s how bodybuilders can afford to eat so much yet stay lean!

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Gym Harassment: A Growing Nightmare For Women

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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We’ve all seen videos of people being bothered and experiencing harassment in the gym, and unfortunately, it seems to be mostly women experiencing this.

Now, that’s not to say men don’t, but gym harassment has become a true fear for many women.

Here’s what you need to know about this unfortunate trend:

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7 LA Fitness Facts, Statistics, & Trends for 2023

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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Contrary to its name, LA Fitness has health clubs all around the U.S. and offers some of the best-priced gym memberships around. With the fitness industry booming and gym attendance increasing, we thought it’d be appropriate to list some LA Fitness statistics.

  • LA Fitness is the leading health club in the U.S., reportedly generating $2.1 billion in 2019.
  • In 2016, LA Fitness reported they had more than 4.9 million members.
  • The U.S. fitness industry revenue was $33.25 billion in 2021.
  • In February 2023, there were a total of 544 LA Fitness locations in the United States.
  • The average gym membership cost at LA Fitness is between $30 and $50.
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Jen Ferruggia’s Bikini Body Workouts (Full Review)

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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The term “bikini body” has been used throughout history to describe females that are generally lean and well-toned, and to some, this is really the holy grail of female aesthetics.

Jen Ferruggia is an online fitness influencer that says her workouts are perfect for achieving this aesthetic. Let’s see if she’s being honest.

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Beachbody’s Shaun Week Workouts (Review)

By | Reviewed By: Jess Billitz, B.S., CPT

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The vast majority of humankind is getting more overweight, and more sedentary, and with inflation at an all-time high, most people don’t have the cash to spend on a gym membership.

That said, there are plenty of us who would still like to train and make the most of our own bodies, even if it is from home. As a solution, Shaun over at Beachbody made his own version of Shark Week called Shaun Week … I’m intrigued.

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Michael Matthews’ Bigger Leaner Stronger (Review)

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*Daft Punk plays quietly in the background*

(Ohhh, c’mon, don’t pretend you didn’t start singing — or at least humming — Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger when you read the title.)

All kidding aside, Michael Matthews’ Bigger Leaner Stronger is one of the best-selling fitness e-books on the Kindle Store with a sea of reviews singing high praises for the guide.

Matthews jam-packed 494 pages worth of aesthetic training and nutrition advice into BLS to teach every guy under the sun how to sculpt the best physique of their lives.

But will you actually come out the other side bigger, leaner, and stronger?

If you don’t have the time to swipe through nearly 500 pages worth of material (who does?), read on to learn more about the program.

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