A blueprint for building a better body, gaining muscle, and overcoming your genetics!Training for Strength and Training for Muscle DevelopmentYou’ve been told, “train for strength, and development will come” and that “heavier is better.” These are half-truths at best, and myths at worst. The Hardgainer Solution argues that you train first and foremost for development, and then a certain kind of strength wi...

Even the best writers want to know how to write more powerfully. You may write blog posts, e-books, e-mails, executive summaries, e-zine articles, hospital-hallway signs, presentations, proposals, lab reports, letters to the editor, love letters, lunch-bag notes, movie reviews, news stories, novels, online help, plays, poems, proposals, recipes, reference manuals, scholarly critiques, speeches, term papers, tweets, user-interface text, video scripts, web pages, or white papers. You may wri...

There is a difference between how successful bodybuilders train, and how "everyone else" does.That is the basic premise of this book. If you watch someone like Lee Haney going through a weight training workout, you will see a difference in how they approach it relative to everyone else.It's not just about this or that number of reps, or whether or not you "train hard." Successful bodybuilders approach their training sessions differently than those ...

A proven, integrated approach to weight loss that includes self-nurturing and mindfulness... but which doesn't ask you to abandon a diet strategy altogether.This book is for you if you have substantial weight to lose (20 lbs. or more) and you are tired of trying different diets, different workout programs, and not knowing what the solution is.Permanent Weight Loss is not just "a diet." In this book, you will learn the emotional str...

What would "Zen dieting" look like? How can it help with mindfulness and mindful eating?How can the Tao help with the stress of staying consistent through life's vicissitudes, or the challenges of sticking to a workout plan or meal strategy without feeling deprived?The answer is that both Zen Buddhism and the Tao focus on approaching life as it is, and not necessarily as you want it to be. Both these approaches have strate...

The Psychology of Achievement is about reaching goals, sustaining them, then building on them. It's about the realities of motivation, goal-setting, time management, and everything else related to "mindset" that it takes to succeed long-term in any serious endeavor.Author Scott Abel argues that it's not enough to beat yourself down achieving a goal, only to then be so worn out that you have no willpower and can't be motivated to actually sustain i...

Why do you we reach for that piece of chocolate?Why do we "cheat" or binge on our diets, especially after things have been "going so well"?What causes over-eating, cravings, and why do we "cheat" on our diets?This book gets to the root causes behind food, eating, and weight issues. If you struggle to keep weight off, or if you struggle to stick to a diet for longer than a few weeks, this book is for you. It's about ...

Low carb diets... fat loss diets... Paleo diets... low calorie diets... and on and on, seemingly forever.Diets.Don’t.Work.What’s wrong with the standard, traditional approach to weight loss, dieting and nutrition? We know that the definition of insanity is to repeat the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result… yet everyone forgets this when it comes to fitness, dieting, and nutrition "programs." People ge...

The TRUTH about using cheat days, refeeds, and spike days.The Cycle Diet has been used for 30 years by Scott Abel with his clients to stay lean year-round while improving their physiques and their metabolism. The Cycle Diet is a strategy that uses regular cheat days, refeeds and spikes where "anything goes," balanced against regular diet days of a relative caloric deficit. It is sustainable, customizable, insanely effective and FUN.In the "...

Age over youth?Whether you are already 50, or just someone who expects to be someday, The Aging Proposition is a must-read. Written by best-selling fitness author and health coach Scott Abel, this book explores not just how to add years to your life, but also — as the saying goes — how to add life to your years, with practical health, wellness and fitness advice on aging fantastically, and make your later years better than ever.Scott discus...

Forget settling for the so-called "golden" years. Instead, join the platinum club!Membership is open to anyone, as long as you're willing to take care of your body and your health as you age and as you experience some of the best years of your life.Physique After 50 argues that physique training doesn’t have to end the moment you turn fifty. Aging is an important part of life, and this is the prime of your life. A...

Gain muscle, and take your training to the next level!If you're trying to build muscle and sculpt a physique, you know that you need more volume than you did when you first started, but the trick is adding that volume intelligently -- otherwise it's just "junk" volume.So, what do you do?This six-day bodybuilding training program is designed specifically to help trainees "graduate" to a full, proper 6-day program.This...