Three cheap early Amazon Prime Day deals to start building muscle without a gym

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If you’re interested in building muscle,Amazon Prime Dayis a great opportunity to pick up some health and fitness kit on the cheap. With the deals bonanza close at hand, we’re already seeing excellent discounts on health and fitness kit.

Building muscle can be quite expensive, and will mean either investing in some exercise equipment or joining a gym. Then there’s the nutritional side: to build muscle effectively, you need to eat more. Finally, you’ll need an effective way to track your workouts and diet plan, along with reminders to move regularly and ensure you’re getting quality sleep. One of thebest fitness trackerscan do all of these.

Fortunately,Amazonis currently offering some good deals on fitness trackers, exercise gear and supplements. Here’s our picks of the bunch.

Fitness tracker deal

Fitbit Inspire 2 | was $99.95 |now $76.50 on AmazonSave almost 25% on one of the best basic fitness trackers you can get. You get access to Fitbit Premium, 24/7 heart rate tracking, excellent sleep tracking tools, workout reminders, and loads more.

Building muscle requires consistency, which is the most difficult part of any exercise regime. One of the best ways to stay motivated is to use a fitness tracker to monitor your progress and remind you to exercise regularly. TheBritish Journal of Sports Medicinefound that activity trackers and apps were effective in getting people to stick to a routine.

If you’re on a budget, the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 is a great cheap entry-level tracker to monitor your sleep and wellbeing. You can get theXiaomi Mi Band 5 for just $34as part of the Prime Day deals.

However, we recommend going a little higher and getting the discountedFitbitInspire 2, a more stylish tracker that’s one of thebest Fitbitmodels you can get. The one-year free trial of Fitbit Premium gives you access to a comprehensive health and fitness ecosystem that allows you to record all your workout, sleep, and diet data.

Workout equipment deal

Whatafit Resistance Bands Set | was $39.66 |now $24.97 at AmazonMore versatile, cheaper, safer and more portable than weights, this is genuinely a home gym in your pocket. Hook them to a door, your ankles, or handles in order to execute literally hundreds of moves in the park, a hotel room, or in front of the TV.

With a little initial investment, you can give up the gym entirely, and you don’t need a lot of space to stack and store heavy weights: if you’re just getting started, we recommend a set of resistance bands.

These tubes will allow you to do almost any gym exercise you can think of, from bent-over-rows to bicep curls to squats under resistance. Thisdiscounted Whatafit resistance bands setallows you to clip the bands to handles, ankle straps or a door hook, to replicate resistance-based cable or weights exercises.

As you get stronger, you can increase the resistance by doubling up or even tripling up with multiple bands. They’re a better buy than weights if you’re just starting to build muscle – and it won’t matter if you drop them on your toe.

Protein powder deal

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein Powder 5lbs | was $74.99 |now $59.70 at AmazonSave on one of the best protein powders on the market. Although the deal saves you $15 off the asking price, you’re also getting better value than most by buying in bulk.

Eating more protein is the hardest – and often most expensive part – of building muscle. It’s tough to increase your intake of high-quality protein at mealtimes because traditional sources of protein (meat, nuts, etc.) can be pricey. If you’re eating family meals, it’s also difficult to cook separately, which is why many people turn to nutritional supplements such as protein powder.

Provided you’re not a vegetarian (and there are alternative vegetarian and vegan-friendly protein powders available), whey powder is the all-around muscle builder you’re looking for.

There are plenty of cheap protein powders out there, but you need to make sure you’re buying from a trusted brand. Optimum Gold Standard Nutrition is the, well, gold standard when it comes to protein powders.

This Amazon deal allows you to get five pounds of the stuff (74 servings, over two months’ supply) inDouble Rich Chocolate flavor for just $62.48, or $59.70if you sign up for a subscription. For content, 24 servings usually come out around $35, so you’re saving yourself a packet here.

Why get these deals?

Better sleep, activity tracking and workout reminders come from your new tracker. Resistance bands allow you to train your body in a more versatile way, and you can recover and fuel your workouts with a protein shake after you’re finished. This one-two-three combo will kick-start your muscle-building journey: by the time that protein powder tub is empty, you’ll be in the shape of your life.

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Matt is TechRadar’s expert on all things fitness, wellness and wearable tech. A former staffer at Men’s Health, he holds a Master’s Degree in journalism from Cardiff and has written for brands like Runner’s World, Women’s Health, Men’s Fitness, LiveScience and Fit&Well on everything fitness tech, exercise, nutrition and mental wellbeing.

Matt’s a keen runner, ex-kickboxer, not averse to the odd yoga flow, and insists everyone should stretch every morning. When he’s not training or writing about health and fitness, he can be found reading doorstop-thick fantasy books with lots of fictional maps in them.

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