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Men’s Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks
Hey, Guys! Want to trade your fat for muscle?
It’s finally possible, thanks to the Men’s Health TNT Diet.
TNT – or Targeted Nutrition Tactics – is a scientifically designed program that can be customized for any body, including yours. It’s as easy as knowing what to eat, and when to eat it. So whether you have a lot of fat to lose or just a little, TNT has a plan to fit your goals. In fact, TNT works not only for the guy who wants to lose 50 pounds of flab but also for the guy who wants to trade 10 pounds of fat for 10 pounds of muscle.
Just as important, the TNT diet significantly reduces the risk for heart disease and diabetes, a finding that’s been scientifically proven in studies at the University of Connecticut. The results of these studies, which you’ll read about inside, are amazing.
The best part? The TNT Diet and accompanying exercise plan couldn’t be simpler. In fact, throughout the book, you’ll find out why you can:
-Stop counting calories. The TNT Diet reprograms your appetite, allowing your own body to regulate the amount you eat. So you’ll never feel like you’re on a diet, even though you’ll look like it.
-Go back to enjoying the foods you love – like prime rib, omelets, and even butter. Through a revealing report, you’ll see why fat – even saturated fat – isn’t the dietary demon it’s been made out to be.
-Exercise just 90 minutes a week. Instead of exercising in the so-called fat-burning zone, you’ll learn how to exercise in the carb-burning zone. This is the secret to making your workouts both shorter and more effective.
So what’s stopping you? The Men’s Health TNT Diet provides all the tools you need to dramatically transform your body – both inside and out.
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#2 written by Mike Curb 1 year ago
Review by Mike Curb for Men’s Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks
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The diet works-15 lbs in 4 weeks- You must work out on the diet but that is something I have been doing since I turned 40-The diet works by dumping your bodies glycogen. After the glycogen tank is empty your body looks to burn somthing for energy. Not having the easy source of fuel, the glycogen, it turns to your fat stores and starts burning it. The diet is not a portion control deal so you eat normal meals and never starve. Meats,Cheese,Green vegetables are all fine to eat, and to eat enough of. Starches, sugars, pastas, fruit, are all avoided for at least a month in order to drain the glycogen and kick start your body to start burning all that belly fat. -
#3 written by C. Treichel 1 year ago
Review by C. Treichel for Men’s Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks
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I was luckey enough hear about TNT and its advantages for a better body and life. I am amazed at how easy it is to follow. Adam and Jeff may just have hit on the plan to turn your life around, it did mine. Their writing style is like talking with an old friend that has always been there. If you have bounced around or want to make a change for the better get this book/plan you won’t regret it!! -
#4 written by Dr. Richard D. Feinman 1 year ago
Review by Dr. Richard D. Feinman for Men’s Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks
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Jeff Volek is one of the foremost authorities on carbohydrate restriction in obesity and cardiovascular disease. I have had the privilege of collaborating with him and I naturally support his dietary approaches which are grounded in the biochemistry that is the basis of our collaborations.On exercise, where both Jeff and co-author Adam Campbell are experts, I am an (amateur) end-user and can recommend that part of his book from that perspective. The book describes ideas such as total-body training (as opposed to supposed isolation of muscle groups) which I had to learn myself by trial and (mostly) error.
The book provides highly structured programs in both diet and training for those people who like the approach. I personally find it most valuable in the way chefs use cookbooks. They rarely cook from recipes but just absorb the ideas and then apply them as part of their own style. On the other hand, a couple of exercises are new to me and I Xerox the pages and take them to the gym. (If you can get beyond the name, the fire-hydrant is effective).
The real value of TNT is that it comes from Jeff’s research and you’re learning from somebody who is bringing out scientific information not just on body composition but cardiovascular health as well.
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#5 written by Michel Brew 1 year ago
Review by Michel Brew for Men’s Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks
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Worked for me,I have been struggling with weight problems my whole life and have family history of heart problems so was very reluctant to try a low carb lifestyle.
Living in a ski resort, most people I know are very fit and active. As a 35 year old man over 320 pounds I would still tell you that I was more active then most (skiing over 50 day per season, biking to work most days in summer, ect..) but I was still packing on the pounds. Men’s Health has been my bible for the last 10 years trying to eat `clean’ meals. I no longer buy things that come in a box or a can no fast food, but still gaining weight. I had come to accept that I will always be big and it will always be a struggle to keep weight under control.
June 19th 2007 I started the TNT plan A my weight was over 320 the last time I was in the gym and my pants were pushing 48. Today, January 4h the scale says 270 and pants size is well.. 40 is a bit big and 38 still a bit snug.. I’m close to about the halfway point and feel great, ski better, look better then I can remember.
I owe Adam more then the few dollars it costs to buy this book, it has been life changing for the better.
The workout plan is easy to get though.. sorry its not easy, but you can get it done fast. Your results after a short time are very noticeable, but don’t weight yourself often. Use your cloths as a measure and in no time you will have everyone you know asking what you have done.
I’m not a fan of the `it’s to good to be true’ message, but if you’re struggling with weight and you have tried to eat better to no avail like me give this plan a try. Stick with it, be honest with yourself and I’ll bet you will have results that you can be proud of in just a month.Thank you so much Adam
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Review by J. Storey for Men’s Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks
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Well, I guess this is the week for exercise books. (Sorry, the reference to “dynamite” in my title was a natural, given the book acronym).
I was already familiar with the TNT diet and exercise protocols before I bought the book, since it was introduced awhile back in Men’s Health magazine. Readers of the mag will want to purchase the book, as it goes into more detail and has many additions.
Anyway, so what is the hoopla over this TNT (TM) diet and exercise program? Read no further than Dr. Richard Feinman’s review here on Amazon; Feinman is a research collaborator with author Jeff Volek and both have clinically slashed through the medical community’s ridiculous low-fat/high-carb dietary advice like samurai Musashi Miyamoto slashing through twenty bad guys, without blinking an eye. If this were a samurai movie, those severed, bloodied bodies you see all over the ground would be the standard medical community.
But this isn’t a samurai movie, alas, so back to less-bloody thoughts. In all seriousness, if anyone bothers to read the clinical studies done by Volek and Feinman and their findings on the superiority of low-carb diets over the typical advice (not to mention numerous other studies, plus older clinical literature comparing higher-mono-fat diets vs. the typical high-carb low-fat AHA diets), one simply cannot avoid the conclusion our medical communities are clueless on worthwhile dietary advice. I knew that already. Many others were aware of that too. Now all of you know it too.
Dr. Volek distills a lot of his research here in TNT for getting folks started on a prudent low-carb baseline diet, and then ratcheting up certain carbs from there, depending on the *timing*. The strong point of this book is showing exactly when one can add carbs without killing the fat-burning effects of a low-carb baseline diet- i.e., primarily after exercise, when the glucose load can be shunted into receptive muscle tissue. If someone has read my other reviews, I’m kind of partial to a low-glycemic-load concept on carbohydrates in general. This book goes one further- it gives the optimal time to add in some low-glycemic carbs like legumes, dairy, fruits, high-fiber cereal etc., which is right after the workout…NOT during a regular meal. This isn’t really new news; bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts have targeted carb intake around workouts for many years…such as the so-called “targeted ketogenic” diet. So what’s unique about this particular book, you ask? It’s problably the dietary spectrum that the authors give that sets this book apart. Readers can choose from a variety of dietary strategies along a baseline low-carb spectrum. Depending on whether rapid fat-loss or muscle-replenishing is the goal, one can choose a starting point that targets one of these goals specifically, or opt for a modified less-extreme point in the middle of the carbohydrate re-loading spectrum. The dietary options will be especially appreciated by (middle-aged or otherwise) readers who are watching their blood glucose levels and need some solid exercise advice to lose fat and build some lean muscle tissue.
The exercise section is also very good. Three whole-body workouts a week, with optional high-intensity cardio on off-days. Truly the best of both worlds. Body re-composition needs weight training to accomplish, hence the emphasis on weights(although a good full-body workout produces ample cardio benefits in it’s own right). Co-author Adam Campbell of Men’s Health undoubtedly had a lot of expert input into the exercise section, which is well-balanced and sensible. What’s not to like here?
Finally, a word about saturated fat, as I know Dr. Volek considers this a key finding in his research. We’ve been told by the “experts” for many years that saturated fats are very bad for one’s health. It’s almost a mantra in the medical community. To be sure, there have been vocal opponents to this status-quo thinking (lipid expert Mary Enig being one), but by-and-large, most advice given out currently sees saturated fat as an enemy. Well, no more. Volek and Feinman, among others, have shown conclusively in the research that saturated fat in the diet is only harmful when the CARB CONTENT is also high; if one eliminates the carbs, saturated fats are not harmful. Studies which show negative results on high saturated-fat diets invariably also included ample carbohydrate content, which means some of the researchers didn’t do a particularly good job isolating the variables. And some types of saturated fat are actually good for you (as would be expected, given our cave-man genes…Fred Flintstone didn’t eat only salmon). Yes, I know this flies in the face of what many readers are expecting, but the research is there on saturated fats, despite what many in the medical community still believe. (Old, outdated health advice dies hard).
Let’s sum up. Buy the book, get rolling on the workouts, and get the damn sugar and starches out of your non-workout meals. You’ll be healthier, your cholesterol and blood sugar will thank you, and Dr. Volek and Mr. Campbell will be happy authors. Everybody wins.