Bigger Leaner Stronger

The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body

By: Michael Matthews

Narrated by: Michael Matthews

Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

International Best Seller

If you want to get bigger, leaner, and stronger without steroids, good genetics, extreme dieting, or wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym...you want to listen to this book.

Because here’s the deal: Building lean muscle and burning stubborn fat isn't nearly as complicated you’ve been led to believe.

This book is the shortcut.

And guess what?

• You don't need to: Spend hundreds of dollars per month on the worthless supplements that steroid-fueled bodybuilders "swear by." Most pills, powders, and potions do absolutely nothing.
• You don't need to: Constantly change up your workout routine to gain lean muscle in all the right places. Muscle building is much simpler than that.
• You don't need to: Waste a couple of hours in the gym every day grinding through grueling workouts you hate. In fact, this is a great way to get nowhere.
• You don't need to: Slog away at boring cardio to shed ugly belly fat and get a six-pack. In fact, you probably don't have to do any cardio to get the body you really want.
• You don't need to: Obsess over "clean eating" and avoiding "unhealthy" foods to get ripped. Instead, you can get and stay fit eating the foods you love.

Those are just a few of the harmful lies and myths that keep guys from ever achieving the lean, muscular, and strong body they truly desire.

And in this book you’ll learn something most guys will never know:

The exact methods of eating and exercising for gaining 10 to 15 pounds of lean muscle like clockwork...and it only takes a few months.

The bottom line is you can get that "Hollywood hunk" body without following a boring, bland "bodybuilder" diet or living in the gym.

This book shows you how.

So, click the “buy” button now, and begin your journey to a bigger, leaner, and stronger you.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2012 Oculus Publishers (P)2013 Oculus Publishers

The Bible

Mike, you should change the name to "The bible of BLS".
Seriously though, thank you for all the time and testing you have put into the composition of this book. I learned a ton and am making the much needed changes in my programing. Again, Thank you.

No B.S. Fitness Advice - Super!

I loves the rhetoric of this book right from the very start. Mathews gets real and for many who aren't aware, will be surprised at just how many shady marketing ploys there are to cash in on the fitness industry. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a hell of a lot more simple and practical than what many "trainers" and articles will have you believe, and I thank Michael Mathews for writing this book as he helped me see a lot of that.

Far from simple and easy

First of all, this is an excellent overview and guide on how to get lean and fit. I agree with almost everything in the book. However, I disagree with the basic premise of the book. The program is far from easy and simple. Since most of us are already struggling with hitting our targets, it is unlikely that this information suddenly will turn you into a super athlete.

When the author spends the first hour trying to convince you how simple and easy his program will be, you expect him to deliver.

As an example: if you want to lose weight, his "simple" and "easy" approach:
1. Calculate all your calories, down to the calories your supplements add. Yes, you need to add five calories from the omega-3 capsule you ate this morning. Then adjust the calorie intake until you lose the amount of weight each week consistent with your goal.
2. Exercise 4-6 hours a week

If you have ever tried to keep track of your calorie intake, you know how hard it is to do. So the only way to follow his recommendation is to cook the food yourself, and only cook simple recipes. This implies that you need to put in 10-20 hours a week just following your diet (and this number is probably too low if you travel a lot). Then we add 5 hours of exercise a week, which in itself is hard to follow for most of us.

A simple approach would be:
1. Do intermittent fasting
2. Avoid all added sugar
This is a simple approach because it's everything you need to lose weight.

Want to emphasize though, ignoring the premise, the book contains very sound advice.

Im a experienced athlete, still gained knoleged.

Great book I'm a experienced athlete coach and personal trainer. i gained knowledge and also confirmation the book was easy to understand was you made it enjoyable and covered a lot of subjects where's the money purchase the book I played at the speed of 1.15 X

good.

haven't started the program yet but when I do it's going to be worth the bunny that I purchased audiobooks.

great book.

love the honesty that he presents. no promises to magically get stronger, just time tested methods of lifting and diet advise.

Fantastic, this is more of a manuscript.

This book is truely a manuscript for a better body and healthier all round you. It is both surface look and a deeper dive into everything needed to build muscle while losing fat. keep a note book handy there are scores of tips through out the journey.

A must have book if you want to start the journey into fitness.

I love this book it will help you build a confident understanding into the fitness world. I would give this book a rate of 4.5/5.

robotic sounding narration

The narration had a lot of Dead space between words that sounded somewhat robotic. Good content though.

Let’s See How This Goes

Excited to read a book that doesn’t promise a quick easy fix. Going to give the program six months.