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    Thinner Leaner Stronger - Mike Matthews

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    edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    Has anyone read the Thinner Leaner Stronger book by Mike Matthews, Muscle for Life? I've just started to follow his 5 day a week training plan and really liking the format!

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      I read his book in December and started the 'year one challenge' workout journal 4 weeks ago. I love it! I'm also tracking macros and am following his recommendations. I'm also hooked to the muscle for life podcasts that he does. The science behind lifting and food fascinates me. Are you still following the thinner, leaner, stronger workouts?
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      Yes. The carbs and protein were too high for me, so I went back to the Rosedale diet which has worked the best for me.
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      saraheve42 wrote: »
      I read his book in December and started the 'year one challenge' workout journal 4 weeks ago. I love it! I'm also tracking macros and am following his recommendations. I'm also hooked to the muscle for life podcasts that he does. The science behind lifting and food fascinates me. Are you still following the thinner, leaner, stronger workouts?

      I've developed my own workouts using his as a guide! Feeling like his work, agreed pod casts are fab too!
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      Excellent program based on common sense and science. I have made great strides in the last 6 months on it. Lost 30 pounds with about 35 being fat and added about 5 pounds of muscle. My fiancé and I are both doing it.
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      Reading New Rules for Lifting and will start their routines when I finish. Library didn't have NRFL for women. Hard to wait--read faster! Love weights!!
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      AWESOME, I'm totally going to check out the podcasts!
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      paulandrachelk wrote: »
      Reading New Rules for Lifting and will start their routines when I finish. Library didn't have NRFL for women. Hard to wait--read faster! Love weights!!
      I read New Rules For Women Lifting last Month, and I am about a month into the Program ( Week 4).
      A lot of these programs are very similar or overlap one another.
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      Hannah220190 wrote: »
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      I've developed my own workouts using his as a guide! Feeling like his work, agreed pod casts are fab too!
      After seeing this post, I bought M.M book for my son's kindle fire, so I can read it.
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      Hannah220190 wrote: »
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      I've developed my own workouts using his as a guide! Feeling like his work, agreed pod casts are fab too!

      What does your workout look like?
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      I read the men's version... Bigger, Leaner, Strong I believe is the title. He basically centers his approach on nutrient/calorie timing. You'll get a lot of mixed review on that idea, mostly because no one knows or provides enough context to have a meaningful conversation about it. Ultimately, IMO, nutrient timing has it's place, but it's relatively insignificant compared to other factors. But if you've got the basics down and want to hone in you efforts for more optimal progress/results, I think nutrient timing becomes a valid next step.
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      edited January 2016
      jacksonpt wrote: »
      I read the men's version... Bigger, Leaner, Strong I believe is the title. He basically centers his approach on nutrient/calorie timing. You'll get a lot of mixed review on that idea, mostly because no one knows or provides enough context to have a meaningful conversation about it. Ultimately, IMO, nutrient timing has it's place, but it's relatively insignificant compared to other factors. But if you've got the basics down and want to hone in you efforts for more optimal progress/results, I think nutrient timing becomes a valid next step.

      I honestly didn't take from him that timing was all that important. Maybe I didn't read it properly, but more just the used of tracking your macros, getting enough protein in a deficit, and the lifting and how to do that to make a difference. Yes I read the Men's version and my fiancé is using the women's, but they are very similar.
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      I just started thinner leaner stronger. I am having a hard time getting enough protein in while keeping the overall calories down other than more protein powder any suggestions?
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      lassisar wrote: »
      I just started thinner leaner stronger. I am having a hard time getting enough protein in while keeping the overall calories down other than more protein powder any suggestions?

      you don't need to worry about protein, trust me just aim for 1g per pound of body weight
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