Thinner Leaner Stronger Building Ultimate Reviews Summary

Effectiveness of Content

Pros:

• "I have been following this book for the past 5 months and it has changed my body and life!"
• "It’s all science-based, and I learned so much about how to properly build strength."
• "I'm stronger, healthier, and my abs are even trying to pop out."
• "This book was a game changer."
• "I am 8 weeks into my fitness journey with 'Thinner Leaner Stronger' and I have lost weight and feel more toned already."
• "I’ve been into health and fitness for 10+ years now. I found this book to be extremely helpful to get back to basics."
• "I am now seeing more results thanks to this book."

Cons:

• "This book is a lazy copy-and-paste job from the men's book."
• "The first couple chapters felt very much like an infomercial and it almost turned me off before he even got started."
• "I guess I just expected something more than 'track your calories/macros and lift heavy'."
• "Not sure if he hired new writing coaches that told him to be wacky and weird or controversial, but these days the content he pushes out makes me pretty uncomfortable."
• "The entire first half of his book felt preachy and opinionated."
• "There's so much advertising, it's gimmicky, complicated, confusing, contains information that isn't necessary."
• "The estimates for the amount of protein for people seem very high even for the 'cutting' meal plans."

Author's Approach and Style

Pros:

• "I appreciate that this author seems to really care about his readers."
• "He's very funny and has a great sense of humor so it makes it easy to read."
• "Mike knows what he’s talking about and backs it up with studies."
• "I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!"
• "I feel like the author was transparent with information and I didn’t feel like he was trying to sell you on his other products."
• "I LOVE the way he breaks down what he’s about to talk about, then explains it in more detail, THEN gives quick notes to everything discussed."
• "I am 100% backing up the claim that this book will help you if you follow his plans."

Cons:

• "Do yourself a favor and find a first edition copy."
• "The book turned me off so much I don't even want to run the program."
• "Was enjoying the book but got to page 384 and realized the next page is 409. All the pages in between are missing."
• "He lists all the studies that back up the information he's giving."
• "I don't believe this book is for experienced lifters."
• "This book is practically identical to Thicker Leaner Stronger(yellow cover)."
• "The formulas for figuring out your calories seems much more complicated with a lot more steps to it."

Practical Application and Usability

Pros:

• "For everyone that is dogging on this book about being all about becoming a body builder, it isn't, it can be, but it tells you how to cut to lose weight, how to bulk, and how to maintain when you get to where you want to be."
• "Save yourself the money and just follow iifym resources for free and get a free workout from bodybuilding.com."
• "I've always lacked the nutrition background despite my degree, and I felt like reading this book was a digestible way to fill in all the blanks in terms of food recommendations/exercise prescription and dosage for myself and my patients."
• "It is especially great for beginners - and even addresses the mental challenges of starting a routine."
• "This is the real deal! If anyone asks me what I recommend in terms of diet or exercise, this book is it."
• "You're given examples all throughout the book to help better relate to some of the information."
• "So, if you're a Woman, young or old... get this book, follow his training system to BE you in the best Shape of your Life."

Cons:

• "But at 230, the meal plans weren't helpful as they were for cutting 150 lb body, maintaining a 130 lb one or bulking a 100 lb one."
• "But Amazon will not allow me to purchase the new edition, reminding me that I already bought it."
• "The section on cutting/bulking was entirely about men and getting lower than 10%."
• "Even with my imperfections, it hasn’t even been two months and I’ve lost 10 pounds."
• "The workout section didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know."
• "The book is not really written for women."
• "This book is not tailored to women."