Michael Dolce - The Dolce Diet: 3 Weeks to Shredded

By Mike Dolce

with Brandy Roon

Las Vegas, NV www.conradjamesbooks.com

The Dolce Diet: 3 Weeks to Shredded 2014 by Mike Dolce. All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher. Published by Conrad James Books. First Edition. Printed in the United States of America.

ISBN 978-0-9849631-8-8

Edited by Brandy Roon & Sarah Veit

Cover Design: Zack Sherman

Cover Photo: Tom Bear

Interior Photos: Brandi Farra, Silton Buendia, Mike Dolce, Al Powers Interior Layout & Illustrations: Brady Scott

Professional consultant: Samantha Wilkinson, MS, RDN, LD

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The question Im most often asked besides, What can I eat in place of vegetables? is Are you sure about this ?! That question is asked by most every athlete the first time I work with them. I understand. Theyre nervous. Theyve had bad experiences cutting weight before. And the common belief is that they must suffer and starve themselves to make weight. A failed weight cut can finish an athlete faster than a Ronda Rousey arm bar. Its a lot of pressure.

I know why they ask if Im sure. Because they want to be sure. Because if Im confident, they also can be confident. (And Im always confident.) They want this process to be as simple as theyve heard it is from their fellow athletes, from management, from the thousands of folks around the world whove used the Mike Dolce method to cut weight. What is that method exactly? Youre about to find out.

In the first edition of 3 Weeks to Shredded I detailed exactly what I ate during the final 3 weeks of a 6-week fight camp in which I cut a total of 42.8 lbs. During the last 3 weeks, I cut 27.8 lbs. 3 Weeks to Shredded details those final 21 days. Let me be clear: Weight cuts, in general, are not healthy. That 2007 weight cut was extreme. I have spent my 25-year career trying to perfect the weight-cutting process while maintaining optimal health.

Though I knew what I was doing then, just as I know what Im doing now, my methods, like the evolution of man, change. The principles, however, stay the same.

The inspiration for the first edition of 3 Weeks to Shredded came during that monster cut in 2007. This may surprise you, but I wasnt inspired to write it down by the elite athletes I worked with. Instead, the constant questions from the ladies in my Womens FIT Class drove me to reveal the process. Thats right. It was the soccer moms, CEOs, hair stylists and lawyers who came to my class 3 nights a week.

I walked in one day and the ladies took one look at me and shrieked. Theyd seen me at the beginning of that fight camp at 212.8 lbs. Here I was just 5 weeks later weighing 180. I had lost 32 lbs. in those 5 weeks and would lose another 10 over the next 6 days.

What happened to you?

What did you do?

How did you lose so much weight since last week? Yeah, how did you lose weight?

What did you eat?

How did you train?

During the next few classes, the questions kept coming. My wife, Brandy, finally said, Lets just write down what you did and give it to whoever wants it. So we did.

I wrote down the process, detailing the meal plan that aided me during the last 3 weeks of that 42-lb. weight cut, along with the basic principles of goal setting and discipline I employed.

We made copies and handed them out at the next class. The requests for the manual kept coming and we kept handing it out, which got costly. So we ended up selling them. And sell they did! The process worked like no other anyone had ever come across.

Over the next few years, tens of thousands of orders came in from around the world and people reported back to us their amazing results. Instead of using the information in 3 Weeks to Shredded for a temporary weight cut, which was and still is the books intended purpose, regular folks were cutting weight for weddings, high school reunions or just to jumpstart their bodies into an eventual transition of long term healthy lifestyles.

Learning this, we decided to publish LIVING LEAN as a long-term lifestyle guide, emphasizing weight loss, muscle gain and overall health, while 3 Weeks to Shredded would remain solely a manual for weight cuts. Since the publication of the first edition of 3 Weeks to Shredded in 2007, I have continued my work with the worlds most elite athletes, helping them lose weight, get in shape and compete at levels never before seen in sport. My methods have taken the pain out of the weight cut. In this revised and expanded edition, I offer new tips and techniques to help you further your goal of getting in the absolute leanest possible condition, while focusing on your health and happiness.

Yes, you can be healthy, happy and SHREDDED!

This process is not for everyone, but 3 Weeks to Shredded works for every person who doesnt make excuses for why they cant do it. My personal results are certainly not typical.

First, you will learn the Dolce Diet Principles, a longevity-based approach to immediate weight loss and optimal performance. We teach you the importance of setting goals; the difference between a weight cut and weight loss, and how to maximize your success outside the gym. Next, Ill show you how that process has changed today based upon my continued experience working with world-class athletes.

Finally, well talk about the dangers of cutting weight, and troubleshoot challenges that may come up while traveling, or as a result of uninformed people around you who still insist on utilizing the outdated archaic methods commonly used to this day.

Equally as important to how we cut weight is how we put it back on. Here, well also talk about how to properly rehydrate, what to drink, what to eat and what to avoid at all costs. 3 Weeks to Shredded covers many of the principles that form the major foundation of my lifes work, which is based on attaining vibrant health and exceeding physical limitations through nutrition and lifestyle management. Ive experimented with weight gain and weight reduction over the past 25 years using myself and the greatest athletes in the world as proving grounds. Through trial and error, Ive discovered what works and what doesnt. I suffered, so you wont have to. NOW LETS GET SHREDDED!

Thanks to Mike Dolce I am sitting here today at a healthy 172 lbs. after weighing in last February 1 at 340 lbs. This is a new life that Ive grown into with the help of Mike and The Dolce Diet. I strongly recommend the 3 Weeks to Shredded program. -Justin Boyarski