Men's Health Maximum Muscle Plan: The High-Efficiency Workout Program to Increase Your Strength and Muscle Size in Just 12 Weeks

by Thomas Incledon, Matthew Hoffman

The science of muscle building has changed, and this pioneering workout book—packed with new discoveries that cannot be found in other books—shows how lifters today can get bigger, stronger, and more ripped

Forget everything you ever learned about strength training. Whether you're just an occasional lifter or a gym rat who lives next to the dumbbell racks, there's a good chance that nearly everything you're doing is wrong. This program replaces outdated myths with the newest findings at the vanguard of the strength-training world. Readers will
• how to add as much as 50 pounds to their bench press in just 12 weeks, with no single workout session taking longer than 30 minutes
• hundreds of exercise variations and information on tailoring workouts to one's body type, lifestyle, and goals
• definitive answers to dozens of fitness debates, such Can you get an aerobic workout by lifting faster? Does the "slow burn" technique work? What's the best time of day to lift?

In addition to exercises for each muscle group, there are sections devoted to flexibility, cardio workouts, nutrition, and sports performance.

Genres: Fitness

416 pages, Paperback

First published July 11, 2006

Reviews

[DW]

Tons of useful individual exercises I'd never seen. Tons! Some good ideas about changing the weight amount you use in cycles over several weeks (hard week on 3 reps, followed by easier weeks). But the routines assume you have a full gym (and in some cases tires and sledgehammers and metal sleds). C- on science articles.

The jock talk and accompanying 'opinions'/stereotypes grated on me, but I expected them. Skip over the 'lifestyle' sections and cut to the exercises.