Body By Science: A Research-Based Program For Strength Training, Body Building, And Complete Fitness In 12 Minutes A Week (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
It's definitely an interesting reading. As a PT with 8 year experience I can say this book is worth reading. There is a lot scientific material helping understand the process in general. A lot of people may argue upon effectiveness of this approach but as human beings we are all different up to some extent thus the only way to figure out whether the idea works or not is to try it. The worse case scenario you might get - nothing will change. Neither in a good way nor in a bad way which is good per se. Give it a couple of weeks and try, assess the result after. If it worked - good for you, keep going. If it's not then try something new. Well written and thoroughly researched. Caused huge reversal in thinking in a domain I considered myself knowledgeable. Advocates high intensity, low frequency exercising. Not against "'cardio' exercises" as some think, rather the authors explain (very well, and repeatedly) that taking each rep to its extreme forces one to use deeper, fast twitch muscle fibers which is in turn much more productive to your cardiovascular system. Also genetics, fat, and muscle growth explained and some human biology/physiology knowledge required. The program is not time consuming, but instead when done right the intensity leaves you feeling very uncomfortable. Not easy to get over the idea that training less (allows proper recovery) is beneficial but the gains are in fact exponential. Good for females, males, athletes, seniors alike.
What do You think about Body By Science: A Research-Based Program For Strength Training, Body Building, And Complete Fitness In 12 Minutes A Week (2008)?
This is an interesting take on weight training, and I'm already trying out the approach.
—alex
Excellent. This works- but you have to do it right! No cheating!
—Ninah76
The definitive source for a scientific approach to exercise.
—Mariska
