How do I write this without looking like an advocate for the title sales?I'm 42 and the subject was 30. I was a distance runner who excercised to "eat what I want". My friends all think I'm skinny. I've always wanted more muscle and more definition.The subject's (Joe Warner's) amount of supplement intake was more money and more extreme than I feel comfortable with, so I just am sticking with protein powder after my workouts.The workouts aren't more than I was putting into the gym to begin, but the diet change is something else. While the gym is 4 times a week, the diet is 24/7.The extremely low carb, low sugar diet is almost a complete 180 from what I had been eating. Phrases from the book like, "you can't out-train a bad diet" and "1000 calories of bread and cake is not the same as 1000 calories of veggies and fish" help me to follow the guidelines. The meal plan is boring, and I didn't bother measuring out portions for my weight or counting intake. Instead, I've used it as a guideline to improve my diet. Do I still cheat? Heck ya! Then again, I'm not trying to get on the cover of Men's Fitness.I will say this, my amount of diet cheating has reduced each week and I think that over time, I'm going to become acustomed to adhering to healthy choices that promote muscle gain and fat loss. I'm just starting week 4.As I said, the gym workouts aren't more than I was putting in already. 4 times a week, an hour at a time. The program is well laid out and can be modified to gain muscle or simply maintain what you have. It's absolutely wonderful to have a workout routine each time I go to the gym. No more hunting for a machine or guessing what I need to work on. Best of all, it changes up every 2-3 weeks. It keeps me interested to see what's next and how far I can push the current set before it changes up.The gym routine encourages to get better at managing my diet and the diet promotes me to do better at the gym.The time was right for me to get into this. I was ready to dedicate the gym time and diet change, but don't expect the full results. No overdose on supplements, no pushing more weight than my body can handle.I'm hoping for a leaner stronger me at the end of 3 months with the knowledge and the ability to do it again for even greater results. Maybe by then, I'll be willing to more closely follow consumption intake to maximize results.Great book. Easy to follow. Lots of pictures and descriptions and MUCH cheaper than a personal trainer.