But I have suffered significantly fewer bruises than the rest of them because I stretch. This fitness book even warns you against fads that may sound totally convincing but actually have little in the way of scientific support. Everything is cited rigorously, and I like that it doesn’t make hasty claims-whenever there’s contradictory research on a subject it just cites the studies and stamps it with the term “inconclusive.” Which, compared to all the false claims propagated online, comes as a breath of fresh air. It lays out the plain facts textbook-style, sometimes just enough detail to help you understand stuff but not too much so as to get bogged down in it. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. It helped me nag my sedentary mom into the gym!
No one knows yourself as well as you do, so if you have the smarts and time and patience, you can use this as a starting point to not just train yourself, but also guide your loved ones, especially if they’re sick, into a healthy lifestyle. Who needs a personal trainer when you can learn it all yourself? A basic understanding of physiology and bioenergetics is useful in guarding yourself against the vagaries of fitness and nutrition advice out there, and helping you build the lifestyle best for you. Advanced Concepts of Personal Trainingby Brian D. If the Japanese can stay lean on white rice, so can I. The slow-carb diet didn’t really work until I added low-fat on top of it, but the only low-fat slow-carb meals in Singapore’s food courts are the fish soup, yong tau foo and Western stall and I eventually got tired of alternating between them and decided to leave this diet to the Westerners, or at least when I’m in a Western place. While not all his techniques worked for me, I did pick up a few gems like the 80/20 rule, which can be applied to everything from workouts to sex.
Who doesn’t? Ferriss’s principles, derived from self-experimentation, gave me the urge and the guts to experiment on myself too.