The Resistance Training Revolution: The No-Cardio Way to Burn Fat and Age-Proof Your Body-in Only 60 Minutes a Week

by Sal Di Stefano

Overview

“Sal Di Stefano’s raw fitness truths about motivation, resistance training and intuitive eating can help anyone, at any age, at any level.”
—Jason Fung, MD, New York Times bestselling author

Tired of spending hours on the treadmill? Dealing with the joint paint of high impact exercise? And seeing very few results in terms of fat-burning and weight loss? If so, it’s time to join the revolution. Sal Di Stefano, the founder of the mega popular Mind Pump podcast, reveals how resistance training is the best form of exercise to burn fat, boost metabolism, and achieve health benefits you cannot obtain from other forms of exercise. Based on Mind Pump’s Muscular Adaptation Programming System (MAPS), The Resistance Training Revolution features:

• How to optimize your workout time with over 60 fat-burning, metabolism-boosting workouts you can do at home
• Raw fitness truths about what works and what doesn’t
• The newly discovered health benefits of resistance training in terms of heart health, bone strength, joint protection, and especially antiaging
• The exact formula for nutrition that makes losing fat while sculpting your body a breeze
• Dozens of self-assessments to track your progress, and much more

 
“Stop those mindless hours of ‘cardio’ and make real gains in health and weight loss… Resistance exercise that builds muscle is key to weight loss, metabolic health, even healthy aging.”
—William Davis, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wheat Belly book series

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306923791
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	293,014
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sal Di Stefano is a personal trainer and co-founder of Mind Pump Media and co-host of Mind Pump, an online radio show/podcast that is dedicated to providing truthful fitness and health information. He is also the designer of the Muscular Adaptation Programming System (MAPS). Sal is dedicated to prioritizing health over appearance, and he aims to shift the direction of the fitness industry from aesthetic- and insecurity-based to one based in self-love and self-care.
Instagram: @mindpumpsal

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Part 1 The Metabolic Fat-Burning Solution

1 The Cardio Craze: Why It's Making You Fat 3

2 Do What You're Not Doing to Burn Fat 15

3 Forgotten Factors for a Great Body 41

4 Secret Weapons to Transform Your Body 69

5 Do You Really Want It? 87

Part 2 Workouts that Maximize Metabolism, Health, and Longevity

6 The Power of Priming-Get Resistance-Ready! 103

7 The Total Body Anywhere Program 109

8 The Total Body Dumbbell Program 143

9 The Total Body Full Home Gym Program 169

Part 3 Intuitive Nutrition for Permanent Fat Loss

10 The Only Diet Strategy You'll Ever Need 193

11 Macros to Accelerate Your Results 207

12 Intuitive Meals 229

Conclusion The Resistance Training Revolution Lifestyle 243

Appendix: Check Your Success 251

Acknowledgments 259

Resources 261

References 263

Index 267

Editorial Reviews

Stop those mindless hours of ‘cardio’ and make real gains in health and weight loss by adopting Sal DiStefano's enlightening advice to adopt resistance exercise.  Sal dashes widely held misconceptions about exercise and describes why aerobic exercise can be counterproductive, even detrimental, and why resistance exercise that builds muscle is key to weight loss, metabolic health, even healthy aging.”—William Davis, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wheat Belly book series and Undoctored

“This book is a clear and practical guide to training your body and your mind with simple, proven steps based in science. Sal Di Stefano’s raw fitness truths about motivation, resistance training and intuitive eating can help anyone, at any age, at any level.”

—Jason Fung, MD, physician, New York Times bestselling author

“Sal is one of my favorite fitness authorities. In The Resistance Training Revolution, he explains why lifting weights or using resistance is the best form of exercise for health, fat loss and longevity for people of all walks of life. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in improving their health who also doesn’t have hours a week to dedicate to fitness.”—Dr. Jolene Brighten, author of Beyond the Pill

"You don't just read this book—you do it, and you get the body you’ve always wanted. It's never too late to get into great shape, so this is a must-read for anyone at any age who wants to lose fat, build muscle, and get strong...for life."—Michael Matthews, bestselling fitness author and founder of Legion Athletics

“Sal Di Stefano is brilliant and my go-to source for all things fitness.  He bridges a crucial divide, presenting cutting edge fat loss techniques while keeping in sight the science of living and aging well.  We live in challenging times, and Sal expresses a true understanding of the hurdles real people must go through in order to see results today.  Anyone who reads this book and follows Sal’s advice will see improvements right away, both in mindset and in the mirror.”—Max Lugavere, author of Genius Foods and The Genius Life

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