Table of Contents
Foreword David Zinczenko, Editor-in-Chief of Men's Health Magazine ix
Introduction: The Easy Way to a Hard Body xi
Chapter 1 Win the War on Fat 1
It's time to take control and transform your life with the Men's Health Diet
Chapter 2 How Fit are You? 17
Take the Men's Health Fitness Assessment and discover where your strengths and weaknesses lie
Chapter 3 The Male Body at 20, 30, 40, and Beyond! 39
Everything you need to know about your body-right now and for the future
Special Report: Anatomy of a Potbelly 65
(And five reasons you might still be fat)
Chapter 4 Why the Smartest Diet is No Diet at All 85
How to turn fat into muscle without giving up anything, ever (seriously)
Chapter 5 How to Trick Your Body into Burning Fat 95
Meet your body's best defense against weight gain: more muscle
Chapter 6 The Men's Health Rules of the Ripped! 113
Seven simple rules that will set you up for a lifetime of looking great
Chapter 7 Get Fast & Lean! 135
Discover the eight superfood groups in the Men's Health Nutrition System that will turbocharge your weight-loss plans!
Special Report What's in MacGyver's Fridge? 159
24 smart food fixes that will smooth over everything from big-meeting jitters to big-date angst
Chapter 8 The Men's Health Muscle System 171
The greatest workout you'll ever get-inside a gym or out
Chapter 9 If You're Not Having Fun, You're Doing Something Wrong 193
How to adapt the Men's Health Muscle System to meet your own needs and make sure you never, ever, get sore, tired, or bored!
Bonus Chapter The Better Sex Workout and Diet Plan 213
A torrid turbo charge for bedroom bliss, with great food, great workouts, and great advice for coming through in the clutch
Chapter 10 The 250 Best Foods for Men 229
The ultimate guide to eating the very best, no matter where you are or what you hanker for!
Chapter 11 The Men's Health Diet Recipes 265
Mouthwatering concoctions to fight fat and fuel your muscles
Index 294
