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Encouraging words...
There's quite a lot of
material getting you prepped up before you actually get into specifics,
and even when you think you're about to get into the actual core,
you're hit with a pre-motivational section.
I actually think this is
a good thing personally because it really puts you in the right frame
of mind for getting the most of of this course. Again, it's clear just
from reading this that Mike Geary is determined for you to make this
work for you, by making sure you take action and stick to this system.
I like the fact that he
points out "There's no such thing a poor genetics, no such thing as no
time...". This was the much needed prep talk that I was looking for, so
let's move on...
Forget what you thought
about food
We immediately move onto
diets and nutrition. Mike points out the importance of this section
being just as (if not more) important as any exercise you'll ever do. I
totally agree before even trying out the system. After all, what good
is exercise if we eat 8000 calories per day?
This section is intense.
You'd be amazed at how much there is to discover about eating right,
but Mike lays out the hard facts about the food industry and what
you've been led to believe about insulin, carbs, fats, sugars, whole
grain and so much more.
This is a real insight
and made me think twice about the stuff I was cramming into my fridges
and cupboards, merely thinking I was doing the right thing as per the
media and those flashy magazines.
What amazed me was the
part about eating the right fats to make you thinner! I'm not sure if
you've heard of such things before, but I soon realized how little I
knew about nutrition.
Mike goes into greater
detail about fad diets and why they not only don't work (why do you
think there are so many released each year?) but why they are essential
damaging to your health. Personally, I was never a fan of diets anyway,
but I have tried the Atkins diet and a low carb diet before and ended
up with a whole range of side effects such as poor sleeping habits,
mood swings, low concentration and all kinds of aches and pains.
My advice is, whatever
you decide to do please just avoid the temptation of fad
diets...they're just not worth it!
Overall, the diet and
nutrition section is more than adequate to finally resolve the myths
about eating right, but thankfully doesn't come in the form of some
strict regime or precise plan. It literally re-educates you on food and
nutrition, so that you can shop more wisely and eat more sensibly
without having to munch on rabbit food or lentils.
A biology lesson
Once you've got through
the food nutrition section (might take a while, but worth it
considering that it's the building block to weight loss), you're
entered into a biology lesson...
This section is all
about how abs are developed, and kinds feels like I am back in school
with all the diagrams and scientific talk!
To me, this section is
pretty in-depth and although I can understand why we're taught about
this, I do feel a little bored reading through this. Some of this I was
tempted to skip through, but I didn't because there was some important
info on body positioning. Then as you keep reading through you move
onto new chapters which actually explain why certain abs routines don't
work, along with recommended exercises.
This is where it starts
to get meaty and the program really starts to kick in.
Although there's been a
lot of reading up until now, Mike does a good job of laying the info
out in a way that makes sense and flows in the order that you must
learn it in. As we approach the end of chapter 5 we're starting to get
actual lists of good and bad abdominal exercises, along with real life
pics of Mike performing them.
These are really clear
and are accompanied by simple instructions so that you know what you're
doing.
I started these at home,
but there was one that I couldn't do properly in my house which was one
of the leg raises because you need to have a pull up bar, which I've
got...but you need space above the bar to make it work properly,
otherwise your legs hit the ceiling!
I actually found all of
the other abs exercises to be really easy to do and didn't need any
fancy equipment to do them. However, although I could definitely feel
the effect these were having at the time, I couldn't say the exercises
alone were anything you've not seen or heard of before.
The workout routines
With that in mind, after
you've read through the pics and instructions you're hit with the
routines that Mike recommends which incorporate these exercises.
It's good that he
provides various levels, as I was ready to move on from Level 2 which I
started out on almost immediately (but that's because I am impatient
lol).
I'd say that these
workout routines are pretty easy going at the early levels, but you
soon start to feel the intensity as you progress. Just don't rush it
like I did. They are not exactly groundbreaking workout routines, but
still...it's obvious that there's so much more to a lean and toned body
than what goes on at the gym, as you'll see for yourself if you read
this guide.
Metabolism and calorie
burning busted wide open!
Mike then has a section
on metabolic training and why we see so many people slogging away on
treadmills and other cardio exercise equipment and complaining about
getting no results. I often spent hours busting my guts and reaching a
point of almost feeling sick, with nothing but a fat gut to show for
it.
This part of the guide
was a real eye opener for me personally, as I am sure it will be for
others too. In reality, the answers are a little more complicated than
you'd like to think and be prepared to get a complex lesson before
you're shown the kind of exercises that you should be doing.
On a side note, one
thing I did notice about Mike's book is that you'll get a serious chunk
of the theory and education upfront, which is ok if you've got some
time to read and learn, but what I liked is that all of these sections
of learning are followed by specific routines that you can literally
just pick up and run with immediately.
So, although you might
be put off by the serious amount of content, if you're in a rush you
can skim over some of this stuff and get right into the actual
practicalities that he lays out at the end of each section.
An awesome round up
If you've stuck in there
and reached chapter 11, then you'll be pleasantly rewarded with the
killer K.O of getting a lean body and toned abs...where Mike sums up
everything you've learned from attitude to nutrition, cardio to
weights...leaving you with a really powerful system that is summarized
in chapter 11 for total convenience.
Mike uses buller points
to sum up all of the technical stuff so that you "get it" right away
and can reference it easily. (I actually printed off this section, you
might want to as well).
At this point, Mike
unleashes more advanced full body workouts designed to shed fat from
your entire core. Again, I've seen most of these exercises in magazines
but when you approach them in the way Mike teaches you, things start to
take off all on their own and you'll see a difference from day one.
Why? Because not only
are you able to follow one of the most in-depth guides to working out
and eating right, but there is no theory or fluff...just solid, real
world advice from a guy who clearly knows what he is talking about.
Finally, you've got some
additional tips and an FAQ section which I found useful...especially
the part about eating after 7pm and what you can/should eat to avoid
piling on the pounds.
And of course, no good
product is without its' fair share of real life customer testimonials
too. There's an overwhelming amount of testimonials on the Truth About
Abs, which certainly does remove a lot of the usual scepticism about
these sorts of programs that I personally had in the past.
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