Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body (The Thinner Leaner Stronger Series Book 1)

Buy this book & you'll never look back! It's very well-researched & it's clear that the author is in touch with emerging scientific findings & aware of cutting-edge global studies, which gives the book credibility & integrity. The science is frequently referred to & quoted to support the advice, but it's put in layman's terms that are easy to grasp, so don't let the science deter you. I'm no stranger to gruelling workouts & healthy eating, & follow with interest the latest news to come out of current research into diet & exercise, but the findings outlined in this book are a culmination of several global studies & a revelation in terms of how the body responds to exercise & uses the food we feed it - you'll view your body completely differently & be able to see it less as an enemy out to confound you due to the greater understanding you'll have. I'm normally cautious & take a lot of convincing to commit to a regimen such as this, having been disappointed too many times in the past when the latest fad didn't work. However, I was so impressed with this book that I've invested in barbells, dumbells & a weight bench in order to do the workouts at home. The key 3 exercises are well described & illustrated, & their benefits are clearly explained. While the other exercises aren't outlined in detail (due to being simpler & relatively safe to perform without needing laboured instruction), the book directs you to 2 reputable body building websites for online step-by-step instructions & video demostration. The author's email address is given at the back of the book to answer any questions & for further support - I've contacted him & he's more than happy to provide advice & encouragement. He comes across as genuinely wanting to help people achieve their goals & is very honest about his own frustrating experiences over years of trial & error. His website, Muscle for Life, is also packed with valuable information & regularly publishes useful articles. Buy this book - it'll turn everything you thought you knew about your body on its head & change forever the way you eat & exercise. I can't wait to see the transformation in my body.

All the great reviews of this book are spot-on. It's clearly and simply written and cuts through all the astounding levels of bulls*** that abound in the health and fitness industry. I knew a lot of this stuff already, e.g. the ridiculous idea that women 'bulk up' if they lift heavy weights, and I have been following an IIFYM diet plan for about 3 months, but this book has a. Given me all the background and extra knowledge I need so I feel much more well-informed, b. Given me a place to start with weight training and c. A far more effective diet plan than just an online IIFYM calculator. After ten days of following the diet plan alone (by which I mean using the guidelines to work out my correct calorie intake and macros, and a free app to track my food), I have dropped a dress size, lost an inch off my waist and hips and the shape of my body is changing. Can't wait to see the results when I start lifting this week. I am really impressed by Mike's website also - the articles are excellent and product reviews help you to see where it is worth spending your money and where it's just a waste. It's true as well that if you email Mike, you'll get a personal response. I sent him a list of several questions and half expected a copy/paste reply. But no - I got an automated follow up to let me know the mail got through, and a detailed response just two days later. I am very impressed by this - *far* better customer service than other online fitness resources I've tried! I have bought a meal plan from the site, as I am convinced it's the real deal and I want to utilise this team's experience to help me reach my goals! If you are confounded by the sheer volume of information (and misinformation) that surrounds fitness and weight loss and have tried all sorts of things but not really got the results you're looking for, this book - and the website, further reading and online support that it will lead you to - is the way to go. Mike is educating people and letting them know that their goals are genuinely attainable. Invest in this book and commit to the program and your life will change! Good luck :)

The book itself it's very good, super detailed and useful. I only have one problem in here: due to my lifestyle (I'm constantly traveling) it's impossible for me to follow the workout advice as I don't have access to the gym regularly and you can't get the results he claims by exercising at home. The nutritional part is complete and helped me a lot. I didn't need to lose much weight (my problem is toning and building more muscles), but since I changed my diet following his advice, I already lost 2 cm on my waist. Which is more than enough for me. Now off to build some muscles, too bad that I won't have the great results I would have had if I could use the gym. I will still apply his recommendations even if just using my body weight and a small set of dumbells I found at home (20 kg in total, not much...), but I'm sure I'll still see some results. Getting back in shape is all a matter of patience, perseverance, right nutrition and appropriate exercises, so this is an excellent book especially if you can use the gym, if not, use it as a guideline for your home routine and don't give up if you don't see spectacular results in a week. It takes time for the body to adjust to exercise. Be patient.

preso per curiosità , io seguo il libro versione maschile , in realtà il metodo differisce molto poco fra uomo e donna cambiano principalmente come si organizzano gli esercizi che per le donne si enfatizzano più le gambe e glutei . come ho scritto per la versione uomo ... seguendo le indicazioni e faticando ed impegnandosi si possono avere risultati concreti ed anche discretamente rapidi , ovvio niente miracoli ... ma funziona c'è anche un bellissimo capitolo motivazionale cosa che manca in altre guide simili . da una approccio al fitness completo dieta allenamento e psicologico.

Mike Matthew did all of the research to optimize an exercise plan, an eating plan and which supplements are needed, and which ones to ditch. There is too much information available about fitness and after reading through the tedious studies, he documented the answers most people are looking for. There are many reasons to like this book: it teaches a lot of basic terminology, you will understand the number of calories & what kind of calories you want to take in when you are either cutting, maintaining or bulking, there is no "diet" - you eat what you want to work towards your goals, I learned more than enough about supplements, and why you should include cardio in a muscle building plan. Even though I am familiar with most barbell/dumbbell workouts, I still needed to ask questions & watch videos to make sure I had the technique/form right and it was a few years since I worked inside a power cage and needed more than simply reading a book to use it for for the military & bench press. One my favorite perks is you can email the author directly and he will respond to you within a few days...so when I didn't find information or somehow I missed details while I was reading the book, his website and/or listening to his podcasts on YouTube, I could shoot him a few questions and he happily responded. The only regret I have is that I didn't buy the paperback, I bought the electronic version. I found it hard to read from the beginning to end, I liked to jump from topic to topic but maybe that's just me. Also, I had an injury related to clumsiness that gave me time to do a lot of meal planning then once I returned to the training, I liked to review the lifting chapters the evening before. This book was the perfect way to reshape my cardio & strength activities and give me the know-how to reduce my body fat by 10%.

Esto lo escribo como hombre, ya que adquirí el otro libro de Mike "Bigger Leaner Stronger" y me pareció excelente, entonces decidí comprar este para mi esposa. Quiero decir que el libro es muy bueno, una buena parte es igual que la edición para hombres, pero realmente tiene muchísimas cosas especiales para ellas, el "ratio" de los nutrientes, como organizar tus alimentos y las rutinas un poco diferentes en cuanto a reps y tipos de ejercicios. El libro se basa principalmente en rutinas de peso, y peso libre en su mayoría. Hay muchos mitos de que si una mujer hace pesas, se vuelve "masculina" o se le va a hacer una espaldota y demás, pero todos ellos son solo eso, mitos. El tener más músculo limpio, quema mas calorías por si solo, además, el "tono muscular" que tanto se busca, se logra principalmente con ejercicios de peso, por lo tanto, recomiendo a toda mujer hacer pesas aunado a su rutina de cardio, pues los resultados serán mejores. Recomiendo este libro a toda mujer (y parejas hombres de mujeres) que quieran construir un mejor cuerpo, más sano, y más fuerte.

📚It’s a big-big book, I was expecting a little notebook size lol. This book is very thick and almost A4 in size. It has a lot of useful info and despite me already knowing a bit about fitness I lost 2,5 kg in the past few weeks since I started this program, and I am not hungry or suffering through the process. My workouts finally make me feel strong and my muscles started showing much more. The book contains all the information you need: workout programs for a year, meal plans and the method of putting these together yourself to fit your lifestyle and preferences. It is like a mini personal trainer course, you can complete for your own self. I can only recommend this book and this method to all the girls trying to loose weight, build muscle or both at the same time. Get this book, you won’t regret it! 💪🏻

Livre très sympa à lire et programme très cohérent,mis à part le côté diet qui n'est pas du tout facile à suivre mais qui a le mérite de faire comprendre aux lecteurs que le chemin est long et difficile et qu'il n'y a pas de recette miracle qui dure. Par contre on ne peut pas dire que ce soit un livre destiné uniquement aux femmes (marketing?!) c'est plutôt le petit guide pratique TLS pour tous.