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🏋️‍♂️ 16 best high-protein fast food options

Ricky Goodrich
July 23, 2025

Welcome to The BarBend Newsletter! Here’s everything you’ll find in today’s edition:

Try this one-month push-up plan for a strength boost.
How to get a protein-rich meal at a fast-food joint.
3 muscle-building strategies (potentially) debunked

Workouts

A Month of Push-ups

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Getting back to basics is always one of the hardest things to force yourself to do. If you’ve had your hands gripped resolutely around a barbell for years and years without making the progress you want, returning to the ground to meet your old friend from gym class — the venerable push-up — may just be in order.

Designed for beginners and anyone else who hasn’t gotten on their face in a long time, this month-long push-up program will have you on your hands and toes in your garage while you get in serious shape.

If you can’t do an honest-to-God proper push-up, that’s still okay. You can use a variety of assisted push-ups and planks to build yourself up (after all, what is a push-up if not a dynamic plank?)

Over the month, you’ll logically progress and come out in better shape than two-thirds of the gym-going population. Start your journey now, and push yourself into the upper echelons of fitness.

A Message From Transparent Labs

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Nutrition

Gains in the Fast Lane

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Eating on the road, or just being in a hurry, doesn’t mean you need to make a gas station run to load up on pizza-flavored Combos and all-red packs of Starburst. America’s greatest weaknesses can also be its strengths, with several of the nation’s top fast-food chains offering protein-heavy meal options for the muscle-conscious dieter on the go.

The guide below helps you navigate the oil-encrusted world of fast food chains to find the protein-laden options hidden behind the 42-ounce sodas. Southerners will rejoice at seeing their favorite chicken establishment’s name high up on the list, heavily touted for its bevy of grilled (not fried) choices of poultry (and even sides of kale).

Whatever your local fast food place is, there is a way to work the system to get the macros your body needs without running it over with thousands of calories. Keep your diet on point wherever you are with this guide.

Exercise Science

Debunked?

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In July 2025, Menno Henselmans, the director of Bayesian Bodybuilding, reviewed three recent studies that challenged popular beliefs about hypertrophy training. The takeaways suggest that more nuance is involved with certain training techniques. The three biggest were:

Pre–Exhaustion Could Inhibit Gains
Mind-Muscle Connection Might Be Overrated
Lengthened Partials Seem Exercise-Dependent

So, what’s the deal? Are these strength-training strategies a waste, or is the truth a bit more complicated? And is Henselmans even correct in his assertions? Keep reading to find out.

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