Men's Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy

by Adam Campbell and Jeff S. Volek

Book Overview

The Men's Health TNT Diet is a revolutionary program for burning fat and building muscle. Utilizing Targeted Nutrition Tactics (TNT), the authors move beyond "good carbs" and "bad carbs" to focus... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594866597
• ISBN13: 9781594866593
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

FINALLY: A diet that doesnt require bland food, doesnt leave you starving, AND actually WORKS !!

A diet where you can consume butter, full-fat cheese, bacon (and other pork products), beef, and eggs with yolk ... and IMPROVE your health. This is NOT a "crash" diet or a "fad" diet, but rather a plan to eat the foods your body was designed to function on, based on hard empirical science (much of which is detailed in the book). I think the best part about this book is that you can consume foods which taste good (read: fats) so you're not as apt to binge on things like potato chips and chocolate, since you're not really depriving yourself of tasty foods. Regarding the Fiber issue: The book states that the vast majority of Vegetables are absolutely fine to consume (unlike the original Atkins diet, which tells you to stay away from nearly all of them). The book specifically advocates eating greater than 4 servings of vegetables per day, and tells dieters to "indulge" on them. While you will lose some fiber intake by not eating whole grains, fruits, or legumes, you can liberally consume vegetables and sunflower seeds (to a somewhat lesser extent) to make up for that. And results: first 2-3 weeks with NO working out (the book strongly advocates a regular weight-training regiment, I just havent had the time as a full-time grad student), I've lost about 8 lbs, all from my midsection.

Worked for me! 6 months - 50pounds 8 inches gone

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

The sience of dieting

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.

Diet and body comp from experts

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.

It works

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!!