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Tom Venuto: Burn the Fat, Feed the MuscleDetailed info on healthy nutrition, goal-setting and motivation, the basics of weight-training, and cardio for fat loss. If you could have just one volume on getting lean, this is it.  Ian King, Lou Schuler: Men's Health The Book of Muscle Terrific guide to weight training for both sexes. High-quality photos, innovative exercises as well as standard fare, good background in laymen's language.  Lou Schuler: The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess Tells women what they need to know about lifting weights: their workouts should be heavy and intense, just like a guy’s.  Barbara J. Rolls: The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan : Feel Full on Fewer Calories The science of satiety. This book teaches real-world portion control and how to make healthful, filling choices.  |
People are so confused about how many calories to eat in a fat-loss program. I don't blame them. Ridiculously low intakes are promoted everywhere they look—magazines, the latest "diet" books, The Biggest Loser, you name it. I have an online friend who I just discovered has been consuming 800 to 900 calories a day for fat [...] Back in the 1980s I competed in two local bodybuilding contests. I didn't win either one, but both were successes for me because I was able to make the commitment to compete and show up on stage in my very best shape. During my pre-competition fat-stripping phase (or "diet," though I don't like that word) it [...] Don’t you love it when your views are vindicated by an objective third party? I’m feeling smugly content because sciencedaily.com (love that site–because I’m all about scientific verification) posted a report today confirming that people who keep track of their food intake lose twice as much "weight" than those who don’t. (By "weight," I’m presuming the [...] |
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