When you look at this program, you will discover that Jeff will show you seven anabolic factors and shows you the use of hyper adaptive process and seven factors that make and maintain an anabolic environment. If you are already familiar with this process, you will understand what Jeff is trying to show you.

Dieting section: It is detailed and helps you designed to achieve your primary goals be it gain muscle weight, burn fat or improve on all areas. Exercise section: There is a lot to choose from. If you get bored of doing the same thing repeatedly, you find a lot of variety to help you keep at your workout.

Once you’ve finished the book, plateaus will be only a memory. In the “The Workout” book Jeff takes you through a 24 week Optimum Anabolics program. It also has a workout log for each day which you can print. One of the other features is a year’s membership to the Muscle Nerd University which is an online forum, featuring stuff like training videos, exercise videos and other stuff. Also included is a monthly training session that’s shown live to members only. The uniqueness of it is that it talks on a particular subject and then fields questions from members.

These live sessions are a welcome break from the reading that is required with the program.

There is a great feature that will allow you to search the database for any question that you might have for the program. If you still can’t find the answers to your question, you can ask in the training sessions.

There is some tracking software included in the program that will help you to see the progress that you are making. You will also learn how to determine your body fat using only a tape measure. There is more information on the use of calipers for determining your body fat.

There are some programs that are designed to focus on specific parts of the body. This will help you to target some of the areas that you are having problems with. In the past you only had one month of access to the member’s area. This has been increased to a full year. There should be a forum for members only to help with the intensive concepts and the unique training methods that are used.

Even though this is a very complex program, you will find it relatively simple to understand with this program. The well organized book certainly helps in this regard. There are some very complex ideas that are put forth and you need a book that treats the subject with organization and detail. There is a lot of research that has gone into the creation of this program and you will be able to understand everything contained very well.

The main ingredient of it is cycling which manipulates the body’s defence mechanisms to discover muscle growth. Jeff shows you how to use this program’s interesting approach to cycling to help bring you constant growth.

You will have to be very committed to the program for the results to take effect. You should be prepared for hard work and dedication to the principles that are contained in the program material. It is designed to be used by those who are looking for an intermediate or advanced program for their workout. It will give you results that go beyond your wildest expectations if you use the program wisely. It is complex, but the program will give you some great results and a step to the next phase of your bodybuilding routine.

Proteins are consisted of amino acids. When you consume proteins (in the form of meat or other foods), your stomach and digestive system breaks them down into single, pairs, or triples of amino acids before they enter your bloodstream. When they’re in your bloodstream, amino acids are used by your organs and muscles for repair. For example, the enzyme hexokinase, is made of hundreds of amino acids, as an enzyme is a type of protein. Muscles are primarily made of protein and water. How does weight lifting build muscle? Well, it first damages muscles and fosters a response in your body that causes hormones to lead toward muscle growth. Thus, your body and muscles need a decent amount of amino acids: to repair and replace any damaged proteins, and to build new ones, causing muscle growth.

As we mentioned before, weight lifting causes reaction due to hormones that lead to muscle growth. In simpler terms, when you train, your body enters a mode to prepare for building muscle. This mode is called anabolism, an anabolic state.
However, researchers have discovered that you don’t enter this muscle building anabolic state until you eat. That is, if you lift weights and don’t eat, you’re not building muscle. If fact, you’re actually losing muscle, since weigh-lifting sessions damaged your muscles.Muscles don’t grow when you train them, they grow in recovery between session, as they feed on protein and energy.

I originally thought this answer would be very simple, after 100 hours worth of research on this topic while I was getting my bachelor degree in exercise sciences. Everything I read after these classes seemed like gibberish until I read Lyle MacDonald’s The Protein Book. I pre-ordered a copy of this book and was not disappointed, as I was overwhelmed by the uniqueness of his ideas and presentation with practical applications.

Having read the book, I can tell you the short answer is 1.2 grams per pound of body weight.
A man who weighs 180 pounds needs to eat 216 grams of protein every day (1.2 grams x 180 lbs = 216 grams) if he wants to maximize his muscle growth.

Your muscles build with the proteins they need from amino acids you have consumed. If you consume large amounts of protein, you maximize your muscle growth by supplying your muscles with plenty of material to build.So, the question is, how much protein exactly should we consume?

As we’ve seen, weight lifting fosters a hormonal response that favors muscle growth. Simply put, when you train, your body enters a muscle-building state. That state is called anabolism; it’s an anabolic state.

Researchers have shown, however, that the body doesn’t enter the muscle-building (anabolic) state until you eat. That’s right. If you lift weights and don’t eat, you’re not building muscle. You’re actually losing some, as the weightlifting session damaged your muscles.

Since your body only digests food 30 after you’ve eaten it, it’s a good idea to have a pre-workout meal about half an hour before you begin to train. Digestion will slow when you are training and many lifters have some discomfort when eat food during the workout. I recommend you drink you protein and energy instead to prevent this.

Pre-Workout:
0.2 grams of carbohydrate per pound of body weight;
0.2 grams of protein per pound of body weight.
During Workout:
30 grams of carbohydrate ; 15 grams of protein.
Post-Workout:
0.4 grams of carbohydrate per pound of body weight;
0.2 grams of protein per pound of body weight.