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The Naked Code: The Simple Science Behind Looking Good Naked And Why It Matters
What if there was a simple code to follow which allowed you to look good naked and have optimal health?
Advanced Praise for The Naked
"Bronson Taylor's The Naked Code may cause you to reevaluate everything you thought you knew about diet, exercise and weight loss. In the book, Taylor lays out a clear, actionable plan for losing weight and building muscle. It's an easy, fun read and his template is simple enough for anyone to follow.” — Al Kavadlo, Author of Get Strong and Next Level Strength"
The Naked Code is the slap in the face that the fitness industry needs. It is time to stop over thinking nutrition and exercise. You don't need a fancy gym or a magical diet, this is pure common sense to the core and backed by results.” — Dr. Jaime Seeman, Doctor Fit and Fabulous"
The Naked Code is simple, evidence-based, effective, and could help thousands of people achieve their health and fitness goals without relying on lots of willpower, money, or time.” — Scott Myslinski, Host of the The Carnivore Cast
“Brilliant! Taylor wisely ignores all the health media and marketing fluff to break down achieving better health into what it should be; one simple equation. If you want to look good naked, do what he says in this book!” — Dr. Stephen Hussey, Co-owner of Resource Your Health
✓ Are you a man or woman who doesn't love the way you look naked? Is it frustrating to see yourself in photos?
✓ Have you tried following the typical advice of eating less and moving more but failed to see any results, and you don't know why.
✓ Have you wanted to lose weight and/or gain muscle, but you're not sure what will actually work and be healthy for your body long-term?
✓ Do you have a busy schedule that doesn't allow you to focus on your health and fitness as much as you'd like?
✓ If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then The Naked Code was written for you. There is a way forward.
✓ I have been where you are, and I discovered a simple equation that can completely reshape your body and it only requires an hour a week.
From the
My career was going great as the CEO of a million-dollar tech startup, and my family was growing and thriving with three amazing sons and a loving wife, but my body had taken a back seat to all of my other responsibilities. This isn’t a new story. It was a gradual decline, a few pounds a year, but it was all starting to add up in my mid-thirties. My pants were thirty-eight inches around the waist, and I was at least fifty pounds overweight. In my mind I looked like I had in high a thin basketball player. But the mirror didn’t play along; I looked ugly naked.
I decided to take on the fitness industry with the same set of skills that allowed me to find success in the startup world. My company had built applications that rely on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data, so I felt qualified to find the signal in the noise of the fitness industry. It was time to use my skills to improve my health. I was going to crack The Naked Code.
My goal was to discover the fitness axioms that accurately predicted body composition. To put it another way, I wanted to know the necessary and sufficient conditions for building muscle and losing fat. What absolutely must be present, and what is superfluous? This became the all-important question, and this mindset served as a forcing function. Whenever I considered labeling something as a non-negotiable law, I would ask the question, “Can I lose fat and gain muscle without this?” If the answer was yes, then I moved on. After obsessive study, constant self-experimentation, large doses of ignoring the experts, and being willing to challenge the myriad of assumptions in the fitness industry, I finally found a simple code that makes humans look and feel awesome.
The Naked P>C+F 3PPKS = LEAN
Advanced Praise for The Naked
"Bronson Taylor's The Naked Code may cause you to reevaluate everything you thought you knew about diet, exercise and weight loss. In the book, Taylor lays out a clear, actionable plan for losing weight and building muscle. It's an easy, fun read and his template is simple enough for anyone to follow.” — Al Kavadlo, Author of Get Strong and Next Level Strength"
The Naked Code is the slap in the face that the fitness industry needs. It is time to stop over thinking nutrition and exercise. You don't need a fancy gym or a magical diet, this is pure common sense to the core and backed by results.” — Dr. Jaime Seeman, Doctor Fit and Fabulous"
The Naked Code is simple, evidence-based, effective, and could help thousands of people achieve their health and fitness goals without relying on lots of willpower, money, or time.” — Scott Myslinski, Host of the The Carnivore Cast
“Brilliant! Taylor wisely ignores all the health media and marketing fluff to break down achieving better health into what it should be; one simple equation. If you want to look good naked, do what he says in this book!” — Dr. Stephen Hussey, Co-owner of Resource Your Health
✓ Are you a man or woman who doesn't love the way you look naked? Is it frustrating to see yourself in photos?
✓ Have you tried following the typical advice of eating less and moving more but failed to see any results, and you don't know why.
✓ Have you wanted to lose weight and/or gain muscle, but you're not sure what will actually work and be healthy for your body long-term?
✓ Do you have a busy schedule that doesn't allow you to focus on your health and fitness as much as you'd like?
✓ If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then The Naked Code was written for you. There is a way forward.
✓ I have been where you are, and I discovered a simple equation that can completely reshape your body and it only requires an hour a week.
From the
My career was going great as the CEO of a million-dollar tech startup, and my family was growing and thriving with three amazing sons and a loving wife, but my body had taken a back seat to all of my other responsibilities. This isn’t a new story. It was a gradual decline, a few pounds a year, but it was all starting to add up in my mid-thirties. My pants were thirty-eight inches around the waist, and I was at least fifty pounds overweight. In my mind I looked like I had in high a thin basketball player. But the mirror didn’t play along; I looked ugly naked.
I decided to take on the fitness industry with the same set of skills that allowed me to find success in the startup world. My company had built applications that rely on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data, so I felt qualified to find the signal in the noise of the fitness industry. It was time to use my skills to improve my health. I was going to crack The Naked Code.
My goal was to discover the fitness axioms that accurately predicted body composition. To put it another way, I wanted to know the necessary and sufficient conditions for building muscle and losing fat. What absolutely must be present, and what is superfluous? This became the all-important question, and this mindset served as a forcing function. Whenever I considered labeling something as a non-negotiable law, I would ask the question, “Can I lose fat and gain muscle without this?” If the answer was yes, then I moved on. After obsessive study, constant self-experimentation, large doses of ignoring the experts, and being willing to challenge the myriad of assumptions in the fitness industry, I finally found a simple code that makes humans look and feel awesome.
The Naked P>C+F 3PPKS = LEAN
147 pages, Paperback
Published December 3, 2019
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October 11, 2020
I felt attracted by the promise of "looking good naked". I love this. I am also subscriber of a podcast with that slogan. I think it would be great to look good naked - especially when it does not take much time to get our bodies there and keep them there. Looking good naked means looking good in skinnies and all kind of clothing. A dream of every woman, a dream of everyone. :)
When I held the book I my hands, I was disappointed. I am not a fa of the carnivore movement. I am not vegan. I still eat some meat every now and then, but I would start celebrating it for weight loss that much, even though it is well-known that the Atkins diet is successful on that matter. However, it is not healthy. We need veggies and fruit and the more the better.
100% sure that I would give that book 1 star, I started to read it. And yes, I really hate the author's arrogance. He whips up a few studies (sure, you can postulate anything and support it with some kind of study - studies look at one 1 thing, are still often biased and you don't get the big picture from studies; plus nutrition is still not well understood and even people who study it are often extremely opinionated and plain wrong; nutrition science is a bit like exercise science: many opinions, some progress occasionally, the few things out there are understood by a few, but most are clueless and just do something).
Anyway, after reading the book I am really surprised that I still managed to learn something - not in the nutrition part though. I still think that the nutrition part is unhealthy, even though it of course helps with reducing weight. But eating steaks and eggs, while obviously leading to weight loss (Atkins Diet), it really is not healthy. The publications cited there are one sided and to give the big picture and the author has missed it too. There is a reason why cabbage, broccoli, etc are so much promoted as protecting against cancer, etc. Hence, I think the author is not living healthy and even though he has lost weight that way, he did not do his health any good.
I was also surprised that the author cited Jason Fung (I am huge fan), since I never read anything about eating only meat and no veggies from Jason Fung. Also, I know for a fact that there are studies the author doesn't know that say that it is extremely unhealthy to overeat on protein, especially from animals. He recommends to eat plenty of steak with eggs in his book and he says that he only eats 1 (!!) side of veggies when eating with his family since they don't want to only eat meat and eggs.
The exercise part was more interesting and I learned more there. I still think that he may make it too simple with only 4 exercises, but somehow it sounds convincing. Especially when posture is not an issue and you are overall healthy. It's a book about looking good naked after all, not about having a good posture (which would help with looking good naked though ;) ) or being healthy (but the author claims he was healthy and THIS I strongly doubt).
So, the exercise part and the fact that the book is motivating to change our life style and live more healthy (even though the nutrition it proposes is not healthy) made me increase the stars that I gave this book. Plus, I enjoyed the language, i.e. it is well written and I enjoyed the reading overall even though it started out arrogant with the author claiming he found it all out himself against others (he didn't, he still doesn't understand much and what he thinks he understands comes in bits and pieces from his 3 nutrition heroes (and from Jason Fung only very little pieces out of context)).
So, altogether it was a quick read and it was better than I expected, but not the best book on the topic out there. Still love the title/the motto "looking good naked" :)
When I held the book I my hands, I was disappointed. I am not a fa of the carnivore movement. I am not vegan. I still eat some meat every now and then, but I would start celebrating it for weight loss that much, even though it is well-known that the Atkins diet is successful on that matter. However, it is not healthy. We need veggies and fruit and the more the better.
100% sure that I would give that book 1 star, I started to read it. And yes, I really hate the author's arrogance. He whips up a few studies (sure, you can postulate anything and support it with some kind of study - studies look at one 1 thing, are still often biased and you don't get the big picture from studies; plus nutrition is still not well understood and even people who study it are often extremely opinionated and plain wrong; nutrition science is a bit like exercise science: many opinions, some progress occasionally, the few things out there are understood by a few, but most are clueless and just do something).
Anyway, after reading the book I am really surprised that I still managed to learn something - not in the nutrition part though. I still think that the nutrition part is unhealthy, even though it of course helps with reducing weight. But eating steaks and eggs, while obviously leading to weight loss (Atkins Diet), it really is not healthy. The publications cited there are one sided and to give the big picture and the author has missed it too. There is a reason why cabbage, broccoli, etc are so much promoted as protecting against cancer, etc. Hence, I think the author is not living healthy and even though he has lost weight that way, he did not do his health any good.
I was also surprised that the author cited Jason Fung (I am huge fan), since I never read anything about eating only meat and no veggies from Jason Fung. Also, I know for a fact that there are studies the author doesn't know that say that it is extremely unhealthy to overeat on protein, especially from animals. He recommends to eat plenty of steak with eggs in his book and he says that he only eats 1 (!!) side of veggies when eating with his family since they don't want to only eat meat and eggs.
The exercise part was more interesting and I learned more there. I still think that he may make it too simple with only 4 exercises, but somehow it sounds convincing. Especially when posture is not an issue and you are overall healthy. It's a book about looking good naked after all, not about having a good posture (which would help with looking good naked though ;) ) or being healthy (but the author claims he was healthy and THIS I strongly doubt).
So, the exercise part and the fact that the book is motivating to change our life style and live more healthy (even though the nutrition it proposes is not healthy) made me increase the stars that I gave this book. Plus, I enjoyed the language, i.e. it is well written and I enjoyed the reading overall even though it started out arrogant with the author claiming he found it all out himself against others (he didn't, he still doesn't understand much and what he thinks he understands comes in bits and pieces from his 3 nutrition heroes (and from Jason Fung only very little pieces out of context)).
So, altogether it was a quick read and it was better than I expected, but not the best book on the topic out there. Still love the title/the motto "looking good naked" :)
July 6, 2023
Succinct and well written. I liked the conversational tone and the straightforward writing. The book addresses nutrition and a simple physical regimen. The nutrition piece was a little confusing as it opposes a lot of other things I have read and heard about eating. For example, the author recommends carnivore diets and opposes most fruits and vegetables. This left me a bit confused but some of his nutrition takes seem to be less controversial: cut out processed foods, skip breakfast. The physical regimen is a nice intro for those unfamiliar with that aspect.
February 12, 2020
This book finally takes the crazy of weight loss and boils it down into one simple concept. It explains the science and gives you all of the references in a way anyone can understand. All this while being entertaining and easy to read. I highly recommend!
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