Michael Matthews - Muscle Meals: 15 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy

15 RECIPES FOR BUILDING MUSCLE, GETTING LEAN, AND STAYING HEALTHY

Michael Matthews

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Hi,

Im Mike and Ive been training for nearly a decade now.

I believe that every person can achieve the body of his or her dreams, and I work hard to give everyone that chance by providing workable, proven advice grounded in science, not a desire to sell phony magazines, workout products, or supplements.

Through my work, Ive helped thousands of people achieve their health and fitness goals, and I share everything I know in my books.

So if youre looking to get in shape and look great, then I think I can help you. I hope you enjoy my books and Id love to hear from you at my site, www.muscleforlife.com .

Sincerely,

Mike

Who is Mike Matthews and how can he help you?

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Dieting to put on lean mass or strip away fat is SO much more pleasurable when you can enjoy your food.

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Nothing is worse than having to starve yourself to lose weight. Well, you don't have to ever again!

How to Eat Right without Obsessing Over Every Calorie

You can look and feel great without breaking out a calculator everytime you eat.

Lets Get Cooking

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More practical health and fitness advice to help you get into the best shape of your life.

I used to hate cooking because I sucked at it.

Literally everything I made tasted horribleand it took way too long.

To make things worse, Im into weight lifting and had to eat a lot of that crappy food every week.

When I was eating to gain muscle, I couldnt really enjoy it because I didnt know how to make tasty meals that gave me enough calories and macronutrients (protein, carbs, and fats). I basically felt like a farm animal hitting the daily troth of chicken, eggs, oatmeal, brown rice, and potatoes.

When I was dieting to lose weight, well, I cringe when I think of the bland, plain chicken breasts and vegetables that I used to force down every day for months (I became quite a connoisseur of hot sauce, but eventually even that couldnt redeem the food). I would get excited over the banana I got to have with my afternoon shake. My buddies joked that I had the palate of a Rottweiler.

Finally, after years of desensitizing myself to food, I decided to figure out how to cook fast, healthy meals that tasted good and also met my nutritional needs. I wanted to look forward to hearty, nutritious meals when eating to gain muscle, and I wanted to enjoy some of what I got to eat while losing weight.

This book is a compilation of 15 of my favorite recipes that fit the bill. Every recipe in this book is designed to help you build lean muscle or lose fat while actually getting healthier (because who cares if you look great but feel like crap?). And they all TASTE GOOD.

So why download this book?

Because following a diet, whether to get bigger or lose fat, is SO much more pleasurable when you can enjoy your meals. I think this book will become a good friend.

A s you probably know, you must eat properly to see good results from working out. You can grind away on the treadmill and pound weights until the cows come home and still see little to no results if you dont know how to support those activities with the right nutrition.

Muscles cant grow unless the body has the right nutrients to repair the damage caused by lifting weights. Eat too little, and you can not only fail to make gains, but you can actually lose muscle.

Your body cant lose fat unless you make it operate at just the right deficit of calories. Eat just a few hundred too many calories per day, and youll find yourself stuck in the miserable rut of feeling like youre on a diet without losing any weight.

That being said, many diet plans out there exist in a vacuum. That is, they assume that eating conditions will always remain the same. They dont take into account the fact that most people cant stomach the same handful of food options every day, or that being severely restricted in ones diet can lead to all-out splurging, which then leads to the dreaded weight yo-yo.

Whats needed is balancea diet that allows for a variety of foods and that allows you to indulge now and again. It also has to be simple and practical so as to fit in with the craziness of our daily lives. And last but not least, it needs to enhance your overall health by incorporating healthy carbs and fats instead of the junk found in most peoples fridges.

Well, thats what Muscle Meals is all about. If you follow the advice given in this book, youll not only find it easy to follow diets to gain muscle or lose fat, but youll also be able to actually enjoy them.