The Angry Chef: Bad Science and the Truth About Healthy Eating

2020-07-26T10:38:33+00:00March 12th, 2020|

Author: Anthony Warner ISBN: 978-1786073426 There are so many health studies and many seemingly give us contradictory advice. This book will help you make good decisions as to what to put on your plate (and how to decide in other areas of your life!). EXCERPTS It is human nature to see correlation and imply causation. The reason that correlation can occur between two things without there necessarily being a causal [...]

Eat Stop Eat: Intermittent Fasting for Health and Weight Loss

2020-09-01T07:17:56+00:00November 11th, 2018|

Author: Brad Pilon ISBN: 978-1775110804 Best book on science behind intermittent fasting and different variations. Period. EXCERPTS Every diet will work if it recommends some form of caloric restriction. And if you follow a calorie-restricted diet you will lose weight, guaranteed. There probably is no “right” way to eat. The best we can hope for is finding the way that works the best for you. There are only two absolute [...]

The Leangains Method: The Art of Getting Ripped. Researched, Practiced, Perfected.

2020-11-02T19:31:12+00:00November 11th, 2018|

Author: Martin Berkhan and Alan Aragon ASIN: B07G3GFLTX I read the book because I really liked two Berkhan's blog articles. You get the gist of it if you read both articles (links below) and the excerpts. In my opinion the author recommends waaaaay too much protein! EXCERPTS [Best blog articles: Top ten fasting myths debunked, and Fuckarounditis.] If it was hard back then, it’s impossible today. While there are more [...]

The 4-Hour Body: An uncommon guide to rapid fat-loss, incredible sex and becoming superhuman

2020-11-02T18:49:20+00:00November 8th, 2018|

Author: Timothy Ferriss ASIN: B004M8S3Y6 I didn't particularly like this book. There's a lot of BS and details in this book that can easily take you astray. Everything useful is in the excerpts. EXCERPTS The decent method you follow is better than the perfect method you quit. Did fatness genes get passed on, or was it overeating behaviour? After all, fat people tend to have fat pets. Rule #1: It’s [...]

Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body

2020-11-01T23:47:36+00:00October 17th, 2018|

Author: Michael Matthews ASIN: B006XF5BTG The best book on strength training I've read so far. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STRENGTH TRAINING Train each muscle group 1-2 times every 5-7 days Train one or two muscle groups per workout (per day) Do a total of 9-12 sets per workout Do sets of 4-6 reps for (nearly) all exercises. This means that you’re going to be using weights that allow for at least four [...]

Beyond Brawn (3rd Edition)

2020-10-31T23:31:26+00:00September 24th, 2018|

Author: Stuart McRobert ASIN: B008CHJHBQ Great book on strength training. A classic. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The most important exercises are the core movements, i.e.,: squat, bent-legged deadlift (usually referred to as “the deadlift”), sumo deadlift (arms held between the legs), stiff-legged deadlift, leg press, bench press (flat and incline), parallel bar dip, shrug variations, pulldown, row variations, pullup (pronated grip) and chin/chinup (supinated grip), pullover using a machine, and overhead press. Hardly [...]

Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It

2020-07-26T10:35:55+00:00August 25th, 2018|

Author: Garth Davis, Howard Jacobson ISBN: 978-0062279316 I used to be obsessed with proteins, always worried that my very active lifestyle requires large amounts of proteins. My ex-girlfriend was a vegan and I wanted to prove her that plant-based nutrition cannot provide enough protein. I decided to build my case on scientific studies. I read the literature promoting plant-based eating first to point out the shortcommings. To my surprise, I [...]