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Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body by Michael Matthews
olichoreno's review against another edition
4.0
A very informative book on the world of training with a lot of research on routines, healthy eating and the process of building muscle and strength.
dom_millennium's review against another edition
4.0
THE GOOD: If you are a total beginner to working out or getting in shape, then this book is a perfect place for you to start. It lays down the basics such as workout routine (make sure your routine includes all the compound exercises necessary to promote strength) and nutritional needs. It even goes as far as details 3, 4, or 5 day workout routines with all exercises for each day. Unfortunately, the author cannot provide a one-size-fits-all nutritional plan in the book but offers to do it for you from his website for a fee or gives you all the necessary information to create your own at home.
THE BAD: Can be somewhat repetitive sometimes and I could do without the seeming less endless Q&A's at the end of each chapter.
THE UGLY: The author suggests low reps with heavy sets. These can be dangerous if you don't learn the proper technique. Unfortunately this book does not go into detail about doing this and you might need a more specialized book such as Mark Rippetoe's [b: Starting Strength|2098799|Starting Strength Basic Barbell Training|Mark Rippetoe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1332738315s/2098799.jpg|2104162] which goes into great detail.
bohboh's review against another edition
1.0
I picked up this book noting the high Goodreads reviews and hoping to pick up some tips in my training. Unfortunately what I got were the following:
-Poor diction
-Infuriating dude-bro writing style
-Numerous pleas to give his book(s) 5-star reviews on Amazon and other sites
-Quotes by Jordan Peterson
-Loads of "The science says[...]" and "Studies show[...]" without actually sourcing anything
-Irrelevant and sometimes just plain bad advice
-No workout or exercise advice that can't be found in a 5-second Google search
The positives:
-There are some motivating passages in here at times
-The running theme of developing / sticking to a workout and diet plan is well done
I do not recommend this book.
-Poor diction
-Infuriating dude-bro writing style
-Numerous pleas to give his book(s) 5-star reviews on Amazon and other sites
-Quotes by Jordan Peterson
-Loads of "The science says[...]" and "Studies show[...]" without actually sourcing anything
-Irrelevant and sometimes just plain bad advice
-No workout or exercise advice that can't be found in a 5-second Google search
The positives:
-There are some motivating passages in here at times
-The running theme of developing / sticking to a workout and diet plan is well done
I do not recommend this book.
alemen29's review against another edition
5.0
"If you have the power to change your body, you have the power to change your life" - Michael Matthews.
I liked this book more than I thought. I've been doing exercise all my life, and there was so much I didn't know. This book provides the essentials in training, dieting and supplementing that you need to change your body (and your life! ). Either if you want to cut or lean bulk, this books provides you with all the knowledge that you need and confidence to start (again) your journey to fitness once and for all.
Let's get to work!
I liked this book more than I thought. I've been doing exercise all my life, and there was so much I didn't know. This book provides the essentials in training, dieting and supplementing that you need to change your body (and your life! ). Either if you want to cut or lean bulk, this books provides you with all the knowledge that you need and confidence to start (again) your journey to fitness once and for all.
Let's get to work!
danv's review against another edition
4.0
This book is practically a more applealing version of Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength, with a whole lot more 'motivational' parts and a worryingly less technical details. Both books centre around the same ideas:
- trainings should be kept simple snd short;
- compound movements are the go-to type of exercise;
- more weight = both more strength and mass;
- the difference between strength training, hypertrophy training and how to bind them.
Yet, both books , through the way they're laid out, will most certainly address different kind of people.
If you're a beginner in absolutely everything regarding gym or basic nutrition and trapped in a "I don't even understand what I don't understand" state, this is the right book for you as it will give you the details you need in order to build the necessary knowledge base to further research weightlifting. If you already read Starting Strength, Greyskull LP or 5/3/1 or you weren't always a fan of bro science and did your fair share of research, this book will seem kind of boring here and there.
- trainings should be kept simple snd short;
- compound movements are the go-to type of exercise;
- more weight = both more strength and mass;
- the difference between strength training, hypertrophy training and how to bind them.
Yet, both books , through the way they're laid out, will most certainly address different kind of people.
If you're a beginner in absolutely everything regarding gym or basic nutrition and trapped in a "I don't even understand what I don't understand" state, this is the right book for you as it will give you the details you need in order to build the necessary knowledge base to further research weightlifting. If you already read Starting Strength, Greyskull LP or 5/3/1 or you weren't always a fan of bro science and did your fair share of research, this book will seem kind of boring here and there.