Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Advanced Guide to Shattering Plateaus, Hitting PRS and Getting Shredded (The Bigger Leaner Stronger Series Book 3)

Have read everything Mike Matthews has put out and follow his site muscleforlife.com regularly. Mike is the single most knowledgeable and straight-forward writer in the health/fitness space. No BS, he gets results and I am living proof - had been lifting for 5+ years, focused on the typical bodybuilding workout with 3-4 sets of 8-12 reps, when I picked up Mike's book Bigger Leaner Stronger and realized I need to focus on lifting heavy with compound movements, evolving my workouts to focus on 3-4 sets of 4-6 reps. My body reacted quickly and continuing to get bigger, leaner, stronger, and less frustrated :) Beyond gets into more advanced periodization approaches and is a terrific upgrade to the original foundation Mike laid out - he also covers nutrition, various recent diet approaches (IFYM, carb cycling, IF, etc.). Couldn't be more positive on the clarity of Mike's writing and the tangible results it drives - highly recommend!

Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger (BBLS) is a great easy to read book that uses science based principles and techniques to improve your overall health! Author Mike Matthews starts the book by focusing on the mental side of overall health and creating good habits to complete your fitness goals! The book then explains the importance of maintaining a good diet and what role supplementation can actually play in your overall health. BBLS then goes into science based techniques to maximize your workouts and move past strength plateaus you might be currently experiencing. I love how at the end of each chapter the fundamental information is give a quick bullet point overview. Overall I would highly recommend BBLS to anyone looking for a good science based workout book!

Even if you are an advanced bodybuilder, I would read Bigger, Leaner, Stronger first. I ran across Michael Matthew's site by accident, just researching something about working out when I was trying to put a program together for myself. Of course, when reading the articles on his site, his books are advertised. At first, I'd just close them all and continue looking at different stuff. The thing is, I read so many people's rants about how great his books were, I finally just said what the hell and bought BLS. I'm fifty one and figured I've spend so many thousands of dollars on books, magazines, equipment, supplements and flat out bulls*** over the years, what was another ten bucks, right? Another thing was that he answers questions pretty quickly and I was impressed by this. All I can say is that if you actually read these books cover to cover, and actually listen to and do the things (including diet, folks...NO CHEATING), it is the best bodybuilding program ever put together. Yeah, strong words for sure, but after three and a half decades of failure, I was ready to blindly follow what looked to be the most sensible and complete thing I'd ever read about bodybuilding. Even then, I still farted around just picking and choosing what I wanted from his teachings for a few weeks until one Sunday I sat down and just said "screw it...I'm all in." I sat for nearly an entire day and worked out my diet, sodium levels and all, and I have basically eaten the exact same thing every day since. Now that doesn't mean that YOU have to do that, but I can deal with it. The first eight weeks have been incredible. I've doubled and tripled my strength on every single lift, and while the scale is still saying the same thing, I've went down a whole size in clothing. Yes, I've put on muscle and lost fat. I'm five eleven, 250 lbs, and suddenly people are saying that they can't believe how I look after a few weeks. Do you know what it's like having a girl in her mid 20s wink and say "keep it up, sexy"? I sure didn't until about a week ago, lol. I bought this book as soon as it came out, even though I knew I wouldn't be using it for a long time because (A) I like to "master" things, so I wanted to read it over and over before I ever needed to put it to use and (B) I was craving more. What I've found, is that this book helped me understand Bigger, Leaner, Stronger better, and some of the theory is a bit more in-depth, if you are into that. I also found a continued inspiration and new way to look at things from the first few chapters. Like I said, I'm into mastery, so I still read BLS over and over, but to me, these two are simply one book. I have also purchased Muscle Myths and a few others that Mike has written and they are all fine reads, but these two books are kind of like Led Zeppelin 1 through 4, or Rush 2112 through Moving Pictures--if you are going to get something, get these first. They are his Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall...enough classic rock comparisons, lol. There is a lot in these books you may not care to read, and I believe that Michael puts all of this in there because some of us want to get into the theory and science as much as he does. Some of us do not. For those that do, all the extra information is freaking outstanding. For those that don't, you know what? Skip over it. This sounds like an infomercial pitch, but after knowing what I know, I would have paid anything for it. You get EVERYTHING. The workouts, the theory, the science, the diet planning, proper form and info on where to go to get it for every exercise, how to cheat on your diet, when to take a week off, when to change it up, when and how much and WHAT cardio to do, you name it. Also, use his website. It is fantastic, and he answers your questions within a few days, a week tops. This is impressive considering that they come from many different sources. Michael doesn't just take your money and run, he is invested in your success and never, ever makes you feel like you've asked a stupid question, which I know I have!

This was a fantastic book that is jam-packed with qualified information and research to justify the authors point. the biggest takeaway here is that whatever your goals are for your body, that they're numerous ways to achieve them. Constantly in the fitness space, people are looking for the silver-bullet, single solution that will help defeat their demons and achieve masterful results. Well, IT DON'T WORK LIKE THAT and Matthew presents great examples and ideas as to why and which solutions actually can work. I have applied his theory and have dropped over 25 pounds, lowered my body fat percentage by almost 10%, and maintained it over the course of 1.5 years. This is not a get rich quick scheme. This is a way of life. If you need something quicker you can achieve those same results, but it'll be in other fashions not explained in these books, not to mention it's much likelier that you revert back to whatever you were before the change. Commit and you will enjoy life much more. Just make sure that if you do commit to the teachings in this book and the BLS one, that you simplify your life. As with any change your plate has to be small so you can focus intently on the things that matter like getting into optimal strength! PLEASE READ: DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVE NOT READ HIS FIRST BOOK BLS (the one with the big yellow background). You need to read that first even if you know a ton on the subject. You need to know how he thinks to help further qualify the material in this book.

to stay focused and keep growing is here need on this book.. most likely to be used as a journal or guidebook..

Backed by research and with the honesty to stop where the research is still working on. This book is more than a plan, to me it's a motivational Bible. Right now I don't want to apply it fully because I'm training for a 10k race. But I will get back to it, getting more and more weights over time. A must read for all gentleman willing to get fit and shredded. I'm on my way.

Great book, easy to read and digest. Love the stories, that's what makes the theories stick. Easy to follow and reinforced learning by using a summary at the end of each chapter

Finally something I can do without burning myself out. A decade of doing vey high volume bodybuilding workouts and getting burned out every few months makes me appreciate this program for the simple fact I can choose the frequency that suits me and just stick with it.

prende i concetti del primo libro , Bigger Leaner Stronger ed aggiunge contenuti avanzati sulla gestione della dieta ed allenamenti , alcuni che possono essere utili anche all'inizio quindi direi che appena finito di leggere il primo si possa iniziare con questo . come dicevo per il primo libro non ci sono formule magiche ... ma richiedono comunque fatica impegno e disciplina ... ma applicate portano risultati concreti anche in relativamente poco tempo