Reviews
This very concise but informative book was written by an author who has not only been the route himself for 30 years, has been trained by the best, but has obviously done his research prior to putting pen to paper (or finger to computer key). The book is an excellent tutorial on weight lifting, but also includes the all important supplemental information of diet, supplication, and aerobic training. If you want an excellent tutorial on the subject, you have found the right book.
As an aside, the author's techniques have obviously brought him great success as before and after photos show at the beginning of the book - he is obviously ripped and fit after 45!
Wow!! When a book mentions Ben Pakulski, you know it knows what it's talking about. Old dudes can get ripped! This has definitely fueled my boyfriends inspiration to get back into the gym more seriously with me so he can work on his six-pack. This really breaks the science down into simple stuff.
I really learned a lot from Ripped Dad: Fit After 45. Nearly every point made in the book is backed up by specific scientific research studies. It definitely changed some of the ideas I had about working out. For example, I didn’t know that my body type can change to become more of a muscular body type from lifting weights because my muscle fiber types morph the more I do resistance workouts. I didn’t realize that being skinny fat was so dangerous for me and I didn’t know what numbers to target to get out of the danger zone. Overall, awesome info.