Lean and Hard: The Body You've Always Wanted in Just 24 Workouts
by Mackie Shilstone
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Author: Mackie ShilstoneEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-09
ISBN: 0470037636
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: Worked for me
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a fairly active guy, age 28, who works out a few times a week and is fairly strong (5'8'' bench max ~300) I decided to try this program as my body wasn't looking as young any more.
The book is clear and he presents the reasoning behind the workout and the diet very clearly. He advocates using the most common performance supplements (glutamine, creatine, whey protein, and maltodextrin) as well as multivitamins and minerals. I followed the diet about 65-75%. I drank a sports drink during the workouts for the first time, took protein supplements before and after most workouts as directed, took the creatine supplement as directed, and occasionally took a glutamine supplement. I opted out on the maltodextrin, as I'm concerned that I might be developing hypoglycemia. (This was per recommendations in the book). I instead substituted sugars that digest slightly slower.
The cost of my supplementation including vitamins was about 40-50$ per month.
I followed the workout schedule fairly religiously (90-95% adherence). The workout definitely made me feel stronger. Sprint workouts are hard on the older body, especially a massive one, and I did have some knee joint problems despite doing all of the warm ups as directed. The workout calls for 4 sprint workouts per week, and I've realized after doing the workout that I can only reasonably handle 2-3.
Still, all told, I gained 10-12 lbs while becoming trimmer and 10-15% stronger, despite being in decent shape when I started. I would recommend this book and program to anyone who is serious about seeing results.
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Mackie Shilstone is an expert in getting world-class professional athletes as well as ordinary people into peak shape in record time, helping them tone their bodies and maximize lean muscle. Now Shilstone lays out his time-tested, medically sound strategies for building lean muscle with his ?work out smarter, not harder? plan for training rotation, nutrition, and state-of-the-art supplements.Exercise & Fitness Books
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