Lean and Hard: The Body Youve Always Wanted in Just 24 Workouts

by Mackie Shilstone

Book Overview

Mackie Shilstone is an expert in getting world-class professional athletes as well as ordinary people into peak shape in record time, helping them tone their bodies and maximize lean muscle. Now Shilstone lays out his time-tested, medically sound strategies for building lean muscle with his "work out smarter, not harder" plan for training rotation, nutrition, and state-of-the-art supplements.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470037636
• ISBN13: 9780470037638
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Lean & Hard

Very informative. the man comes from experience and knows what he is talking about.

Almost too good to be true

When you read the beginning of this book, you may not believe what he is saying. "Lose six pounds of fat and gain 8 pounds of muscle in six weeks." I am a certified trainer, and I have seen almost every system there is. I was skeptical. I also know that the currently held paradigm says that you either lose fat or put on muscle, and they don't happen at the same time. But Shilstone delivers. I've been through two six week cycles and can say that this works. I did lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. People I haven't seen in several months are amazed at how my body changed. In almost every resistance exercise, I have gained 25 percent more strength in the last five months. But a large amount of this strength increase happened in the last three months when I started on Shilstone's program. I am now getting others to do this program. (Of course this may make me lose a competitive edge by giving away the secret.) And they are all having the same results. Losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time. Shilstone backs everything up with scientific explanations that make sense. He also backs everything up with his experience training many famous athletes. And maybe the most compelling thing are the many average people studied who had the fantastic results. Yes, regular people get these results, too. This book is the real deal.

Awesome book

I can't say enough good things about this book and this program. Mackie Shilstone has put together an exceptionally effective and comprehensive regimen that REALLY WORKS! FYI - at the end of week two I dropped 4 lbs of fat and gained 6 lbs of lean muscle, I have unbelievable energy levels, and am progressing through weight and interval training at an never-before-achieved rate. Try it. You'll love it!

Worked for me

I am a fairly active guy, age 28, who works out a few times a week and is fairly strong (5'8'' bench max ~300) I decided to try this program as my body wasn't looking as young any more. The book is clear and he presents the reasoning behind the workout and the diet very clearly. He advocates using the most common performance supplements (glutamine, creatine, whey protein, and maltodextrin) as well as multivitamins and minerals. I followed the diet about 65-75%. I drank a sports drink during the workouts for the first time, took protein supplements before and after most workouts as directed, took the creatine supplement as directed, and occasionally took a glutamine supplement. I opted out on the maltodextrin, as I'm concerned that I might be developing hypoglycemia. (This was per recommendations in the book). I instead substituted sugars that digest slightly slower. The cost of my supplementation including vitamins was about 40-50$ per month. I followed the workout schedule fairly religiously (90-95% adherence). The workout definitely made me feel stronger. Sprint workouts are hard on the older body, especially a massive one, and I did have some knee joint problems despite doing all of the warm ups as directed. The workout calls for 4 sprint workouts per week, and I've realized after doing the workout that I can only reasonably handle 2-3. Still, all told, I gained 10-12 lbs while becoming trimmer and 10-15% stronger, despite being in decent shape when I started. I would recommend this book and program to anyone who is serious about seeing results.

Easy Read

This book is Amazing and so easy to read and comprehend. Mackie Shilstone is a great fitness guru. I haven't completed the program just yet, but am very excited so far. If you want something (like I did) that is all laid out for you i.e. workout, suplements, and nutrition this is the book. I'll add more to this after I have completed the program, until then get this book.