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Weight Lifting Is a Waste of Time

So Is Cardio, and There’s a Better Way to Have the Body You Want

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Weight Lifting Is a Waste of Time

By: Dr. John Jaquish, Henry Alkire
Narrated by: Phoenix Phillips
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You’ve been lifting for a few years. When you take your shirt off, do you look like a professional athlete? Do you even look like you work out?

Many so-called fitness experts defend weights and cardio like they are infallible. But where are the results? Why does almost nobody look even marginally athletic?

Fitness may be the most failed human endeavor, and you are about to hear how exercise science has missed some obvious principles that, when enacted, will turn you into the superhuman that you've always wanted to be.

In Weight Lifting Is a Waste of Time, Dr. John Jaquish and Henry Alkire explore the science that supports this argument and present a superior strength-training approach that has been known to put 20 pounds of muscle on drug-free, experienced lifters (i.e., not beginners) in six months.

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This book is literally a Sales Pitch for a product that has a whole bunch of negative reviews and paid ads on Google. I feel violated by a manipulative scam.

Don't waste your time

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I like the idea of the fermented protein want to try the protein powder, however do want to see more data related to this. As they say people can write anything and use science. I want to see that information that it is actually 4 cal to 50 g of protein if it’s true, it would be amazing.
I went to the gym today and did Paul movements decided to use a band at the gym for individual seated row with weights and attached strap to have constant tension with only 20 kg weight. I usually use 55 kg, hit failure and strip the weight over 10 minutes, 30 seconds , I did like the constant and understand the concept of weak and strong points of exercises and do agree with this. I got a great workout and hit failure and it was great to be able to just move a little bit at the end at the Wakepoint and still have constant, however I’m not willing to buy the X3.
I made 2 kg and coincidentally I’ve been trying to eat 182 g of protein which is very hard so if this fermented protein works, it would be fantastic and so much more efficient. The cost is expensive, however when you subtract food and supplements that you don’t need While using this product as they say, I’m willing to try it for one month
I use orange juice, 600 mil of pure orange juice to spike my glucose before a workout. Use blood tests fingerprint of blood like the diabetics use and I found it takes 15 to 20 minutes to spike my glucose intense workouts to failure on exercises over 2 1/2 minutes with one set , my insulin is great and I believe the insulin being an anabolic when released from the pancreas during workout is pushing nutrients into the cells. This is what I disagree on as they suggest after a workout, but you don’t need it. I’ve been doing this for six weeks and hitting fail on everything, and not getting sore or injured, but I do like the elastic bands. Add more tension through the whole range of movement.

Nutrition fermentation of protein

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Any semi educated fitness professional knows the answer information they are talking about in this book. The heavy handed sales pitch for their own product is a big turn off and ruins anything worthwhile.
Save your money and credits and give this a miss.

A hint of information but heavy on the sales

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It's practically just a Denoz direct ad for an over priced piece of gym equipment. They promote a carnivorous diet while saying data can be massaged to prove any point. Then go on to use the data to prove their point not realising the irony. To top this, they say the fitness industry has a 99% failure rate, not realising they are in that industry. Seriously I would give it less stars if I could. Biggest waste of time, shameless advertising for a bar and some elastic bands. I'm disappointed in Audible for recommending it.

Don't waste your time.

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This is a marketing infomercial for some stupid product, Don’t waste your time purchasing this

Waste of credit, I can’t believe I purchased an infomercial

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this book is a marketing piece for his products. not believable and steers clear of being questioned = questionable

marketing

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as per the title, didn't want to finish this audio book 😕 🙄 😒

more of a product pitch than advice

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Lots of information that has already helped me improve in health and fitness. Looking forward to using the x3 bar when I get one.

Worth listening to!

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Don't waste your time. Id like my money back from Amazon it was so terrible. Just marketing hype for a product x3 bands.

Marketing book for a product. Dont waste your time

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Started well, then evolved into a well crafted sales pitch
Disappointing as the author obviously knew his stuff.

Sales pitch for own product

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