Craig Maloney's Reviews > Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health
Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health
by Bruce W. Perry (Goodreads Author)
by Bruce W. Perry (Goodreads Author)
I tried to like this book.
About three chapters in, I decided this book wasn't for me. From indirectly talking about people's auras after working out, to indirectly recommending paleo diets, this book just hit my woo-woo trigger one too many times. I enjoyed the discussion about different sites for tracking fitness, but when push came to shove about nutrition and such, I felt like I was spending more time on the web trying to verify every little piece of information in this book. I felt like I was reading the equivalent of an infomercial for something that will be thoroughly debunked in ten years.
I was really hoping this book would be something I could enjoy reading without having to be too critical, but this book isn't it.
(Note: I received a promotional copy of this book from the publisher, of whom I have enjoyed just about every other book they've published).
About three chapters in, I decided this book wasn't for me. From indirectly talking about people's auras after working out, to indirectly recommending paleo diets, this book just hit my woo-woo trigger one too many times. I enjoyed the discussion about different sites for tracking fitness, but when push came to shove about nutrition and such, I felt like I was spending more time on the web trying to verify every little piece of information in this book. I felt like I was reading the equivalent of an infomercial for something that will be thoroughly debunked in ten years.
I was really hoping this book would be something I could enjoy reading without having to be too critical, but this book isn't it.
(Note: I received a promotional copy of this book from the publisher, of whom I have enjoyed just about every other book they've published).
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