Michael Matthews - 12 Health and Fitness Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making (The Build Muscle, Get Lean, and Stay Healthy Series)

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

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THIS BOOK COVERS SOME OF THE THINGS I wish had known when I started training nearly a decade agoback when I was full of wrong ideas.

I thought that my genetics werent good enough, that it took hours and hours of grueling cardio to lose weight, that I was a hardgainer, that a really sick pump was the key to muscle growth, that I shouldnt eat at night if I didnt want to get fat, and many other fallacies that were foisted upon me by workout magazines and trainers (many of whom get their information from magazines).

Like many people, I would hit the gym regularly only to see minor improvements that came far too slowly. Achieving my ideal physique seemed impossible.

This frustrating rut can lead to quitting, or turning to unhealthy diets or steroids and other drugs that can seriously harm your health. Fortunately, I chose the path of better education, and it has since helped me transform the way I eat and train, and as a result, transform my entire physique. I then started writing books to help others do the same.

The fact isand this is probably the biggest lesson Ive learned over the last ten yearsbuilding a great body just isnt that complicated. Its like good sexsure, it requires effort, but the principles are few and simple, and if you stick to them, you get the job done.

Heres what it boils down to: If youre willing to exercise for 3045 minutes per day, 35 times per week, and follow a sensible eating plan, you can have a great body that youre proud of. And if youre not already a seasoned lifter, you can easily gain 1015 pounds in your first 1012 weeks of training a pretty dramatic change. If youre looking to lose weight, you can lose the same amount, or more, in the same period.

In this book Im going to address a dozen myths and bogus claims in a scientific and straightforward manner. Im not going to bother with a bunch of pictures or fluff material because you can get more than your fill of that in other fitness books and on various websites. Im going to give you the straight facts and help you approach your training and nutrition in a smarter way. You dont necessarily have to read this book in order. Feel free to scan the Table of Contents and jump to whatever sparks your interest most.

By the end of this book, youre going to understand things about your body and the physiology of weight loss and muscle growth that most people will never know. And youre going to be able to put what you learn into practice to make achieving your ideal body easier, faster, and more enjoyable than ever before.

Before we begin with the myth busting, however, I want to talk about the lie factories that spawn many of these bunk fallacies and how you can avoid the many more that are sure to come. So lets get to it.

A COUPLE DECADES AGO, THERE wasnt enough information on working out.

These days, with the internet and racks full of glossed-up magazines featuring chemically enhanced athletes, the workout information market is like a mountainous garbage dump. Somewhere in the muck are the basic, workable truthsthe stuff youre actually looking forbut the useful info is greatly out-numbered by the worthless crap.

If you hit the internet and start participating in health and fitness forums, youre entering a land ruled by broscience and idiocy, where its almost impossible to sort out whats true from whats not.

Whats broscience? you ask. Broscience is the predominant brand of reasoning used by amateur bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts where the anecdotal stories of people who really have no idea whats going on inside their bodies takes precedence over credible scientific research. Just because a guy is big thanks to steroids or a woman is thin thanks to starvation diets that have wrecked her metabolism doesnt mean these people have good advice for you.