Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body
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The bestselling fitness book for women who want to lose up to 35 pounds of fat or more and gain whole-body muscle definition in just 3-5 hours per week—and without giving up delicious foods or doing grueling workouts.
Is Thinner Leaner Stronger a body building book that can give you a toned “Hollywood babe body” in 30 days flat?
No.
Is it a weight loss book for women full of diet and exercise “hacks” for gaining lean muscle and melting belly fat faster than a sneeze in a cyclone?
Absolutely not.
But is it a science-based weight training book (and nutrition book) that’ll demystify muscle building and fat loss and show you exactly how to get a lean, strong, and fit physique without spending hours in the gym every day?
And while still enjoying your favorite foods, like hamburgers, pizza, and ice cream?
Yes.
And you’ll see visible results in the mirror and gym in your first month on the program.
Because here’s the deal:
Muscle building and fat loss aren’t nearly as complicated as you’ve been led to believe.
You don’t need to: Obsess over “clean eating” and avoiding “unhealthy” foods like sugar, meat, and bread. Some foods are more nutritious and should be eaten more frequently than others. That’s it.
You don’t need to: Grind through hours of punishing strength training workouts every week. Sweating buckets, getting really sore, training until bone-tired . . . all wholly overrated for gaining muscle and strength.
You don’t need to: Slog away on the treadmill. In fact, you don’t need to do any cardio exercise at all to shed belly, hip, and thigh fat.
Those are just a few of the harmful fitness lies and myths that keep women weak, overweight, and confused.
And Thinner Leaner Stronger will teach you something that most of those women will never know:
How to cut through all the confusion and clutter and create clear, structured, no-nonsense diet and training plans tailored to your fitness goals, circumstances, and preferences.
Here are just a few of the things you’ll discover inside this health book for women:
The 10 biggest fitness myths and mistakes that keep women from achieving the body they really want. For example, “only calories matter,” “carbs and sugars make you fat,” and “strength training makes you bulky.”
The primary driver of muscle growth that forces your muscles to get fitter and stronger. And no, it has nothing to do with “muscle confusion,” “functional training,” or any other pseudoscientific fitness nonsense.
How to create meal plans for building muscle and losing fat with foods you love so you never feel starved, deprived, or like you’re “on a diet” (and especially a “bodybuilding diet”).
12 months of workouts for women created by the author to show you how to use principles and methods taught in the book to get tight legs and glutes, sculpted arms and back muscles, and a flat stomach.
A no-BS guide to fitness supplements that’ll save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars on useless (and sometimes even dangerous) pills, powders, and potions.
And that’s not all, either . . .
Thinner Leaner Stronger is one of the most popular women’s strength training books of all time, with over 500,000 copies sold in 13 languages, and it has helped tens of thousands of women of all ages and abilities transform their body composition, fitness, and health.
367 peer-reviewed scientific studies support the Thinner Leaner Stronger system of eating, training, and recovering for losing fat and building muscle and strength.
Thinner Leaner Stronger is regularly revised based on the latest findings in nutrition, exercise, and supplementation research, with the latest version (fourth edition) released in 2023.
Here’s the bottom line:
You can get that head-turning “beach-ready body” without following weird, extreme, or complicated diet, exercise, or supplementation methods or strategies.
And this women’s weight lifting book shows you how.
So, get your copy now, and start your journey to a fitter, leaner, and stronger you.
From the Publisher
The bestselling exercise book for women who want to lose up to 35 pounds of fat or more and gain whole-body muscle definition in just 3-5 hours per week—and without giving up delicious foods or doing grueling workouts.
Is Thinner Leaner Stronger a workout book that can give you a toned “Hollywood babe body” in 30 days flat?
No.
Is it a fitness book full of diet and exercise “hacks” for gaining lean muscle and melting belly fat faster than a sneeze in a cyclone? Absolutely not.
But is it a science-based exercise book (and nutrition book) that’ll demystify muscle building and fat loss and show you exactly how to get a lean, strong, and fit physique without spending hours in the gym every day?
While also enjoying your favorite foods, like hamburgers, pizza, and ice cream? Yes.
And you’ll see visible results in the mirror and gym in your first month on the program.
Here are just a few of the things you’ll discover inside this workout book for women:
The 10 biggest fitness myths and mistakes that keep women from achieving the body they really want. For example, “only calories matter,” “carbs and sugars make you fat,” and “strength training makes you bulky.”The primary driver of muscle growth that forces your muscles to get fitter and stronger. And no, it has nothing to do with “muscle confusion,” “functional training,” or any other pseudoscientific fitness nonsense.How to create meal plans for building muscle and losing fat with foods you love so you never feel starved, deprived, or like you’re “on a diet” (and especially a “bodybuilding diet”).A 12-month workout program created by the author to show you how to use principles and methods taught in the book to get tight legs and glutes, sculpted arms and back muscles, and a flat stomach.A no-BS guide to fitness supplements that’ll save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars on useless (and sometimes even dangerous) pills, powders, and potions.
Get your copy now, and start your journey to a fitter, leaner, and stronger you.
Mike Matthews is a bestselling fitness author with over 2 million books sold, as well as the founder of the leading brand of natural sports supplements, Legion. His simple and science-based approach to getting fit, strong, and healthy has helped tens of thousands of people transform their bodies and lives, and his work has been featured in many popular outlets including Esquire, Men’s Health, Elle, Women’s Health, Muscle & Strength, and more, as well as on FOX and ABC.
Publisher : Oculus Publishers; 4th edition (April 12, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 456 pages
ISBN-10 : 1938895312
ISBN-13 : 978-1938895319
Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
Dimensions : 6.9 x 0.8 x 9.9 inches
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Angela –
I’m a believer
This is a great book if you are looking to build muscle and reduce body fat. It’s laid out very clearly, and answers just about any question you may have about how to set up your diet and exercise routine for success.I am only two weeks into the program (highly recommend purchasing the companion “1-year challenge” workbook by the same author for easy tracking), but am already seeing noticeable results.A little about me: 38, 5’11, 165 lbs and 22% bodyfat when starting the program. I did P90X several years ago and got great results, but I broke my kneecap about 2 years ago and have really struggled to regain the significant muscle I lost in the process of recovering from that injury. I have always been fairly fit and active, but never to my full potential, and did way too much cardio. Ironically, I fell at the gym walking to use the treadmill when I broke my knee. I am a long time exerciser and weight lifter, but have plenty of room for improvement. I am already lifting so much more than when I started — just two short weeks ago. Down 3 lbs and 1% BF, which is pleasing because my main focus is really on getting all that lost strength back.The biggest area I was missing the target, I now know, is that I was doing too many reps with too light of weight, and my macronutrients weren’t appropriately balanced. This book gives you the blueprint to how to fix all of the things you are doing wrong (or weren’t doing at all), and by George, it works. I am struggling to totally get the macros inline since I eat primarily plant-based, but it is getting easier as time goes on. The thing I’ve noticed most, in this short time, is a re-energized feeling and an overall contentment. I really can’t explain it. Nothing else about my daily life has changed, but, by doing much less cardio and lifting heavy weights, my hormones must be coming into balance, because I really feel those internal changes. Best yet, I have tons of time back in my day, because these workouts are relatively short, especially if you have a home gym (I do).This is a great resource for anyone who wants a program that is easily executable and will keep you motivated by delivering results. Good luck!UPDATE: 9/10/15I am about six months into this program and still going strong. My weight has stabilized at 159 lbs, which for what it’s worth, feels really good for me. I am just maintaining at this point, but may try cutting in October. The main reason I wanted to update this review is to report on strength gains, as that was my #1 reason for doing the program. After breaking my knee two years ago, I really struggled to gain strength in the left side of my body–my calf, quad, and hamstring all atrophied to nothingness after a month in a full leg cast, and it has been a struggle to get the strength back.This program is the first thing that has actually helped me build those muscles back. I am at about 80% on my left (bad) side now, and that’s huge. As the muscles have come back, the pain I experience in the kneecap has dramatically reduced, since the torque on the knee has been reduced. A few stats worth noting:Beginning deadlift: 30 lbs for 3 sets of 10Right now deadlift: 130 lbs for 3x8Beginning squat: bodyweight only for 3 sets of 10Right now squat: 75 lbs for 3 sets of 8My calves now have equal measurements, and my left quad is only about a half inch smaller than the right now. It was at one point 2.5″ smaller, so I’m happy with this progress. My arms were already pretty muscular, but they have leaned out even more, and I have visible abs emerging for the first time ever.The main thing with this program is consistency. Do the work and you will see results.
Mommyoftwo –
Whether an expert or a beginner please please give this book a chance!
Okay so I just got the book yesterday and I’m already halfway through. no this is probably going to be a long review first of all the book is a lot thicker and goes through a lot more than I expected it to. but that’s a very good thing a list of why this book is great for beginners and then I’ll list off reasons why it’s good for experts or people who are not new to the fitness realm.Why it’s good for beginners.I have so many people ask me advice on how to get fit how to lose weight how to do this what to eat what to not eat and although I knew a lot of all the information already I just didn’t know how to word it or had to help them some person that asked didn’t even know what a calorie was which you know there was a point where I didn’t know what a calorie was either. Well this book makes it very simple and makes it scientific reasoning and proof and understanding of what protein is of what a calorie is of what it does for your body of what carbs are. There is no lies or things made up to get you to buy more protein bars or protein shakes and he even gets down to the secrets of what’s really behind all of the programs out there. The fitness industry does not want you to know these secrets because they’re not secrets at all but the fitness industry has wanted to do nothing but make a money off of us so they make so many promises and half truths and use big fancy words and we get so many different advice and stories and sometimes they even contradict each other. This book digs deep into all of that so that you can understand the scientific truth to everything and to understand all that is a huge step. It will also help me know how to teach other people when they reach out to me for help because he wears it so simply and he sets it out step by step so that you can learn more easily and he validates everything through science so it’s not just more information contradicting each other you know what’s true and what’s not true. so if you’re a beginner and you’re trying to lose weight get toned gain muscle whatever your goals are this is the ultimate book and I wish I would have gone at years ago because even though I knew a lot of the information already from doing my own research just as he did it was great to have it validated and to understand it so clearly. sometimes I yo-yo diet because I don’t know what the truth is and where to go and I always learn something new and then this new program comes out and then they say it’s the opposite of what I should be doing it’s just all very confusing and I think we can all agree on that this book is not that. Please take a chance on this book and don’t just judge it by its cover or read the first few pages read it from the start to the end. It will definitely be worth your time.Why is it good for experts?Okay so I’ve been a fitness junkie Fred I don’t know how many years I’m also a recovered anorexic. Fitness is always been very important to me but it’s never been more important to me than it is now for personal reasons so basically I knew a lot of this information already. But the reason why this book helped me so much is because sometimes even experts fall into the trap of a lot of the lies that the fitness industry tells us and we even pass it on to other people with good intentions. This book will simplify validate all the different things that you’ve been learning to know the exact science and to know exactly how it all works so you know exactly what you’re doing and I do believe that they’re even personal trainers out there who should read this book because you can also learn a lot on how to talk to people on how to motivate them it even has a section in the book on things that would help with having self-control and even explains the science behind the dopamine and your brain that you produce and release when you’re craving chocolate and when you want that cupcake that’s in front of you or that huge slice of pizza. And he’s very real about everything.Another few things that I’d like to add that’s great about this book is that it makes me laugh quite a bit of times he’s definitely got a sense of humor writing this book and that makes it a whole lot less boring and yes there are times where it does get boring but you know what it’s worth it. If you read this book and you put it into practice into your life you will never have to make another program you won’t need supplements and yes you’ll still get to have your foods that you enjoy but you’ll also know what you’re putting into your body how your body is going to respond to it. and he has a good portion of the book that’s all about how to work on the inside of you and not just the outside of you because if the inside is not working too then it’s going to be hard to keep working on the outside because it does take a lot of self-control especially when that dopamine in your brain wants you to eat everything in sight or want you to skip that workout.Almost everything you’ve been taught and all these programs and in the fitness industry and even on Instagrams are all a lie and a sham. And before reading this book like I said I already knew a lot of the information but I’d get so confused like what’s true what’s not true and so reading this really validated a lot of it sometimes I would see the title of a chapter and it’d be like oh I know about all this but then I decided to read it anyway because he really does get into the science of it he doesn’t just share his opinions he shares facts.I’m actually a little jealous that I did not come up with this book LOL another reason why I wanted to read this book is because my goal is to become a personal trainer but I have a hard time simplifying things for people and I make it far too complicated and people just get overwhelmed so that’s something that I really have to work on in this book is really taught me on how to do that too so if you’re a new it personal training or that’s your goal this is another good book to read as well but again even if you’re a beginner at this book is awesome as well. Getting fit doesn’t have to be so complicated. when you’re first learning about everything it seems a little complicated and it seems like a lot when you see how thick the book is but then once you get the hang of it it’s really not. But again I’m only halfway through the book so I haven’t even gotten through the workout part of it all I’ve only gotten through a lot of the nutrition lies in the fitness industry the facts of fitness. And there are a few things that I didn’t know that I did learn since I’m recovering anorexic I had no clue that it was a lie that my metabolism was broken after reading this book I learned that that’s false your metabolism just can’t break. It only slightly slows down even when starving and is very easy to repair.Just one more thing I want to add he does not sugarcoat things he says that the way they are even if you don’t want to hear it. I bet there are so many programs in Instagram and stuff like that that can’t stand this man for writing this book because he speaks the truth and they can’t make money off the truth. the fitness industry wants you to keep coming back wants you to keep buying supplements want you to keep buying their secret special sauce and as he put it it’s all hogwash! There is no secret there is only science and once you learn the science behind it all that’s when you can really make progress. I can’t wait to put this into practice and stop getting confused between all the different information that I’ve been getting because now that I know the science behind it all there’s nothing that can stop me you can’t argue with facts!
Mary –
Really good information with no outside noise! Makes changing your body and life simple. I can’t wait to see my results. I’ll update when I’m done.
User –
It’s the Best Book to start the fitness journey for a beginner.
Amazon Customer –
Dieses Buch beinhaltet alle Themen, die man für einen erfolgreichen Muskelaufbau benötigt.Trainingspläne sind ebenfalls vorhanden und auch Möglichkeiten Übungen, die man nicht durchführen kann oder möchte diese entsprechend zu ersetzen.Absolut empfehlenswert!
P.Fel. –
preso per curiosità , io seguo il libro versione maschile , in realtà il metodo differisce molto poco fra uomo e donna cambiano principalmente come si organizzano gli esercizi che per le donne si enfatizzano più le gambe e glutei .come ho scritto per la versione uomo … seguendo le indicazioni e faticando ed impegnandosi si possono avere risultati concreti ed anche discretamente rapidi , ovvio niente miracoli … ma funzionac’è anche un bellissimo capitolo motivazionale cosa che manca in altre guide simili .da una approccio al fitness completo dieta allenamento e psicologico.
Priscilla Bongiorno –
For those who have been already working out (but not getting awesome results) and are a bit more familiar with the language of the gym, this book can be used as a training guide from day one as you start reading it.The book is full of ready to use formulas, simple instructions and straight to the point information about weight loss, muscle gain and smart use of supplements. The book is so exciting that I couldn’t wait to go back to the gym and start putting the principles of the book into action! In 3 weeks applying the book I can already see the difference in my performance, most likely due to adjustments to my diet as I realized I was nearly eating half of the protein I should!I first read the version intended for men (version for women not available in print, here in Brazil and in Portuguese) so my comment to women reading the book is that you might be a bit “shocked” with the absence of “girly” language normally used in beauty magazines and advertising in general, which might make you wonder if this book is right for women. But read it through the end and you will learn that working out more like the big guys can do wonders to your look.