I stumbled upon The Year One Challenge for Women while searching for a comprehensive fitness program that could help my mom achieve her fitness goals. As someone who had struggled with weight and body image issues, I was looking for a program that would not only help her lose weight but also help her build lean muscle and get stronger.
I decided to give this book a try, and I must say, it was a game-changer for my mom's fitness journey. The program is well-structured, easy to follow, and comes with a detailed meal plan that makes it easier to stay on track.
The workouts are challenging but doable, and she said she could feel herself getting stronger and leaner with each passing week. I also appreciate how the author emphasizes the importance of proper form and technique to prevent injury and maximize results, especially for women not familiar with many exercises.
What I loved most about this program is that it doesn't involve any fad diets or extreme measures. It's a sustainable approach to fitness that focuses on building healthy habits and making long-term lifestyle changes.
Overall, I would highly recommend The Year One Challenge for Women to anyone looking to transform their body and improve their health. It's not a quick fix or a magic pill, but if you're willing to put in the work, you'll see amazing results. My mom is proof of that!
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Do 10 reps with about 50 percent of your hard set weight, and rest for a minute. Do 10 reps with the same weight at a slightly faster pace, and rest for a minute. Do 4 reps with about 70 percent of your hard set weight, and rest for a minute. And that’s it. You’re now ready to do your hard sets.Highlighted by 315 Kindle readers- When you get 10 reps for one hard set, you immediately move up in weight by adding 5 pounds to the bar or moving up to dumbbells that are 5 pounds heavier (per dumbbell).Highlighted by 233 Kindle readers
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Mike Matthews is a fitness author, with over 1.5 million books sold, as well as the founder of the all-natural sports supplements brand, Legion.
His simple and science-based approach to building muscle, losing fat, and getting healthy has helped tens of thousands of people build their best body ever, 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.
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I struggled between 4 and 5 stars.I recently purchased this book to start my one year challenge. I've already been weightlifting for a few years. I wanted to really make some better progress. I'm a total fan of Mike's books. I have both his cook books, thinner leaner stronger (on audio) and his fitness myths book.I have really attempted to use the information he provided to change the way I eat even more then I had, and to hone in my fitness routine. After two weeks I am already seeing improvements.The workouts seem easy and pointless but the next day you feel the burn.Just don't forget you have to push yourself to make the progress and be willing to challenge bumping up the weights.My only beef with the book is that it's geared to people with a gym membership. I have a home gym I've been slowly building and refuse to go back to the meat market where you can't get your hands on the good stuff (because of all the Meatheads hogging it while taking selfies)Some of the exercises I simply don't have the equipment for and there is not substitutions or modifications. I've tried to look some up but really.. there is not much I can find to be the equivalent to the leg press. But even so 90% of the exercises I CAN do!My only other beef is there isn't much on Max Rep. You need to know what that is to know where to start with his guide. It took me a little while of research outside his book to really understand that. It's not difficult or anything but kinda the key to unlock the rest of it.Otherwise I highly recommend it for people struggling on what the heck to do for a workout.It's certainly helped me fix my plan, and honestly simplify it.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2023
I decided to give this book a try, and I must say, it was a game-changer for my mom's fitness journey. The program is well-structured, easy to follow, and comes with a detailed meal plan that makes it easier to stay on track.
The workouts are challenging but doable, and she said she could feel herself getting stronger and leaner with each passing week. I also appreciate how the author emphasizes the importance of proper form and technique to prevent injury and maximize results, especially for women not familiar with many exercises.
What I loved most about this program is that it doesn't involve any fad diets or extreme measures. It's a sustainable approach to fitness that focuses on building healthy habits and making long-term lifestyle changes.
Overall, I would highly recommend The Year One Challenge for Women to anyone looking to transform their body and improve their health. It's not a quick fix or a magic pill, but if you're willing to put in the work, you'll see amazing results. My mom is proof of that!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2023
I stumbled upon The Year One Challenge for Women while searching for a comprehensive fitness program that could help my mom achieve her fitness goals. As someone who had struggled with weight and body image issues, I was looking for a program that would not only help her lose weight but also help her build lean muscle and get stronger.Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2023
I decided to give this book a try, and I must say, it was a game-changer for my mom's fitness journey. The program is well-structured, easy to follow, and comes with a detailed meal plan that makes it easier to stay on track.
The workouts are challenging but doable, and she said she could feel herself getting stronger and leaner with each passing week. I also appreciate how the author emphasizes the importance of proper form and technique to prevent injury and maximize results, especially for women not familiar with many exercises.
What I loved most about this program is that it doesn't involve any fad diets or extreme measures. It's a sustainable approach to fitness that focuses on building healthy habits and making long-term lifestyle changes.
Overall, I would highly recommend The Year One Challenge for Women to anyone looking to transform their body and improve their health. It's not a quick fix or a magic pill, but if you're willing to put in the work, you'll see amazing results. My mom is proof of that!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2017
I struggled between 4 and 5 stars.
I recently purchased this book to start my one year challenge. I've already been weightlifting for a few years. I wanted to really make some better progress. I'm a total fan of Mike's books. I have both his cook books, thinner leaner stronger (on audio) and his fitness myths book.
I have really attempted to use the information he provided to change the way I eat even more then I had, and to hone in my fitness routine. After two weeks I am already seeing improvements.
The workouts seem easy and pointless but the next day you feel the burn.
Just don't forget you have to push yourself to make the progress and be willing to challenge bumping up the weights.
My only beef with the book is that it's geared to people with a gym membership. I have a home gym I've been slowly building and refuse to go back to the meat market where you can't get your hands on the good stuff (because of all the Meatheads hogging it while taking selfies)
Some of the exercises I simply don't have the equipment for and there is not substitutions or modifications. I've tried to look some up but really.. there is not much I can find to be the equivalent to the leg press. But even so 90% of the exercises I CAN do!
My only other beef is there isn't much on Max Rep. You need to know what that is to know where to start with his guide. It took me a little while of research outside his book to really understand that. It's not difficult or anything but kinda the key to unlock the rest of it.
Otherwise I highly recommend it for people struggling on what the heck to do for a workout.
It's certainly helped me fix my plan, and honestly simplify it.
I recently purchased this book to start my one year challenge. I've already been weightlifting for a few years. I wanted to really make some better progress. I'm a total fan of Mike's books. I have both his cook books, thinner leaner stronger (on audio) and his fitness myths book.
I have really attempted to use the information he provided to change the way I eat even more then I had, and to hone in my fitness routine. After two weeks I am already seeing improvements.
The workouts seem easy and pointless but the next day you feel the burn.
Just don't forget you have to push yourself to make the progress and be willing to challenge bumping up the weights.
My only beef with the book is that it's geared to people with a gym membership. I have a home gym I've been slowly building and refuse to go back to the meat market where you can't get your hands on the good stuff (because of all the Meatheads hogging it while taking selfies)
Some of the exercises I simply don't have the equipment for and there is not substitutions or modifications. I've tried to look some up but really.. there is not much I can find to be the equivalent to the leg press. But even so 90% of the exercises I CAN do!
My only other beef is there isn't much on Max Rep. You need to know what that is to know where to start with his guide. It took me a little while of research outside his book to really understand that. It's not difficult or anything but kinda the key to unlock the rest of it.
Otherwise I highly recommend it for people struggling on what the heck to do for a workout.
It's certainly helped me fix my plan, and honestly simplify it.
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Diane
Good book for workout routine
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2023
AEB
The content should have just been an additional paragraph in TLS which I already have but also found it not easy to navigate/implement without having to re read sections over ...
Reviewed in Australia on August 1, 2018