believing in yourself enough to build an empowering and well-proportioned physique that exceeds your body’s normal limits and represents you being in control of your life.
This book is about believing in yourself enough to build an empowering and well-proportioned physique that exceeds your body’s normal limits and represents you being in control of your life.
It’s about living large in the gym and in life.
When I talk about building life-changing muscle, I mean that along with the big biceps, you develop the self-confidence to approach the lady of your dreams when you see her. That you feel relaxed and at ease in the company of great men. That you become a man of strength and influence around your coworkers, employees, your spouse, children, parents, and friends.
Does having muscle give you all that? No. But going through the process of building it in a natural and sane way does.
Yes, it is possible. You can build the buff body you want without becoming obsessive, working out two hours a day, or spending thousands of dollars on supplements. And you definitely don’t need to screw around with steroids.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a skinny guy who calls himself a “hard-gainer.” It doesn’t matter if you’ve been training seriously for six months to a year and have little to show for it. It doesn’t matter if you’ve had some initial success, but your gains have come to a screeching halt. It doesn’t matter if you’re out of shape. It doesn’t matter if you’re suffering from “skinny-fat” syndrome. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner to weight training, already built and ready to take it to the next level, or making a comeback.
Whatever the case, you have no need to stress because soon you’ll learn how I overcame my genetics and built an exceptional physique, and how I’ve helped more than 150,000 others in 120 different countries who have bought my programs, and the 750,000+ people who follow me on Facebook and the 300,000 who subscribe to my YouTube channel do the same.
In May 2006, I released my first e-book, No-Nonsense Muscle Building: Skinny Guy Secrets to Insane Muscle Gain, and it went on to sell 81,300 copies in 120 countries and became the number-one-selling muscle-building e-book for skinny guys.
Since then I’ve released numerous digital programs, including The Live Large Inner Circle, Your Six Pack Quest, Maximize Your Muscle, 21-Day Fast Mass Building, Live Large TV, Stage Shredded Status, 1,000 Rep Muscle, The 7x7 Size & Strength Solution, Hypertrophy MAX, Get Juiced, 1-on-1 High Level Physique & Performance Coaching, The Vanity Specialization Programs, No-Nonsense Muscle Building 2.0, and Maximize Your Muscle 2.0.
As I write this, my first e-book is almost ten years old. That’s like a million years in “Internet time.”
I’ve learned a lot since then, and I’ve added a ton of upgrades based on new science that wasn’t available in 2006. Every claim I make and every recommendation I give is backed by the latest and best research. I’ve traveled the world speaking to today’s top experts. I’ve hired the best coaches. I’ve found the sources with the best research. I’ve tested the information on my own physique as well as the people I coach, so you don’t have to.
This book isn’t like anything else I’ve ever released. I’ve condensed the best information I’ve found to date and put it in a format to give you only usable content, with no fat—nothing but meat. This is a book you can bring anywhere you want and open it at any point to pull out muscle-building advice you can benefit from immediately.
I wrote this book because I want to give the muscle-building community an easy-to-read, portable resource where you can find the information you want fast, when you need it. It has a detailed table of contents, so you can look up the information you need, and get right to it. You don’t have to wade through pages and pages of fluff to find the one point you need to clarify or the one exercise you want to try next.
The goal of this book is simple: to help you pack on 30 pounds of life-changing muscle in the next 30 weeks . . . the natural way. It’s a big promise, and it’s doable . . . but it won’t be easy. (If you’ve already gained more than 30 pounds of rock-solid muscle since you began lifting, don’t expect another 30 pounds from this book, but do expect some extraordinary results.)
Some of the highlights include a brand-new 30-week step-by-step three-phase program based on DTS Training—the most scientific, most strategic, and simplest way to build life-changing muscle. It includes a complete set of simple, no-nonsense meal plans that eliminate all the nutritional guesswork. It tells you the only four supplements to consider if you desire to optimize your results.
As for the workouts, I won’t just show you what to do in the gym but how to do it. This is the first and only book that teaches you what to think when moving a weight from point A to point B, along with the most biomechanically effective cues.
I’ll expose how the bodybuilding industry has been scamming you out of your time and money, so you’ll no longer be a casualty of misinformation, and you will learn the bottom-line truth about gaining weight and building lean muscle the no-nonsense way.
By purchasing this book, you’ve put your trust in me as your coach. I know you’re busy and a lot of things are fighting for your attention. The most valuable things I can ask from you are your time and attention. I respect that above anything else, and I promise not to waste it. I understand that, even though there is no one out there purely dedicated to the skinny guy like I am, there are a ton of muscular dudes who could teach you a thing or two about building your body, so I’m honored that you’ve decided to give me your attention and spend your time with me. Here’s how this book is different than any other muscle and fitness book you have read:
1. Everything Is Backed by Science
There was a period when I was uploading so much content that people started to challenge the quality. I started hearing people call me a “bro-scientist” online.
At first, I wrote them off as “haters,” but as I did some further research, I realized I hadn’t done my due diligence, and I was doing my audience a disservice. I have some of my biggest critics to thank for inspiring me to go to a “quality vs. quantity” model when it comes to sharing content on my blog, Facebook page, newsletter, and YouTube channel.
I wrote this book with the most evidence-based science guys in mind. I want them to be able to read this book and say, “This is really good.”
Any claim I make is backed with a reference, so you can be sure nothing I am saying is simply my opinion or pulled out of my rear.
2. Everything Is Backed by Gains
Based on what I said above, you may wonder if I only follow the science. Absolutely not. Effective bodybuilding involves art and science, but frankly, it is more of an art. Don’t blindly conform everything you do to the latest study because scientific conclusions do not always meet the needs of the individual. I have adopted or discarded all of my approaches based on a combination of personal experience, clients’ experiences, and the scientific data available. Use the science as a starting point, but then use your intuition and modify the program based on what works for you. Don’t be afraid to conduct your own personal experiments. Test, tweak, and optimize. You don’t need a study to justify every single action. All that matters is that you take action every day, keep what works for you, and throw away what doesn’t.
3. I Don’t Just Teach This Stuff, I Live and Breathe It
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