Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat: The Secret Science Behind Physical Transformation [Paperback]

Diet and fitness books appear at a dizzying rate – and with a wealth of dubious claims – in a culture facing increasing health problems based on a sedentary lifestyle. Ori Hofmekler’sMaximum Muscle, Minimum Fatpulls out of the pack by focusing on the biological principles that dictate muscle gain and fat loss. Written for the widest readership–competitive athletes, bodybuilders, trainers, martial artists, sports nutritionists and coaches, dieters, and anyone concerned about their health–the book builds on the concepts popularized inTheWarrior Diet.Author Hofmeklerdescribes in simple, lay terms how under-eating and fasting can trigger an anabolic switch that stimulates growth and rejuvenation; how to reengineer the body at the cellular level to burn fat and build muscles; and how to naturally manipulate the body’s hormones for rapid muscle fusion and faster fat breakdown.Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fatoffers smart strategies for taking advantage of hunger to stimulate growth, burn fat, and boost brain power; techniques for turning insulin into a muscle builder instead of a fat gainer; and methods for shattering training and diet plateaus–in the process enhancing metabolic function, improving performance, and increasing the capacity to gain, and sustain, prime health.

Foreword by Marty Gallagher xi
Introduction: A Revolutionary Way of Looking at
Maximum Muscle and Minimum Fat xiii

PART I: THE BIOLOGICAL SWITCHES THAT TRIGGER MUSCLE GAIN AND FAT LOSS
CHAPTER 1Turning On the Anabolic Switch 3
Anabolism and Catabolism 3
Negative-Feedback Control 4
How to Materialize Maximum Growth Potential 5
How to Turn Growth Potential into Muscle Gain 6
Undereating 7
Exercise on an Empty Stomach 8
What to Eat During the Undereating Phase 8
Overeating 9
The Great Pump—A Day After Competition 10
CHAPTER 2Muscle Gain and Falӟ