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Maximus Body: The Physical and Mental Training Plan That Shreds Your Body, Builds Serious Strength, and Makes You Unstoppably Fit
Men's Health magazine's #1 personal trainer delivers cutting-edge, high-intensity workouts to help you pack serious muscle and become unstoppably fit.
From the man responsible for the gym that trained the actors in the movie 300 comes cutting-edge fitness strategies, 100 workouts, and a training plan that has successfully transformed A-list actors and actresses, elite special-forces soldiers, all-star athletes, and everyday men and women. With Bobby Maximus’s guidance you too can become one of the most insanely fit people the world has ever seen.
The diets and workouts that promise easy results in minutes per day have tricked masses into wasting their money on false promises. Supplements, smoothies, and 4-minute workouts aren’t getting people any fitter. Getting that shredded body requires real commitment and real work—and Bobby can show you how.
Maximus Body features circuit-style workouts that will push you to your limits and work your whole body. With a plethora of exercises like “Don’t Ask Me About Your Abs,” that work your core with a combination of sit ups, push ups, pull ups, and even leg raises, you can develop an exercise routine that fits your needs. Whether you are overweight and trying to get back into shape, or a high-level athlete trying to gain that extra edge, Maximus Body offers up thousands of once-secret ways to burn fat, add lean muscle, reveal a shredded 8-pack, and build mind-bending physical fitness.
From the man responsible for the gym that trained the actors in the movie 300 comes cutting-edge fitness strategies, 100 workouts, and a training plan that has successfully transformed A-list actors and actresses, elite special-forces soldiers, all-star athletes, and everyday men and women. With Bobby Maximus’s guidance you too can become one of the most insanely fit people the world has ever seen.
The diets and workouts that promise easy results in minutes per day have tricked masses into wasting their money on false promises. Supplements, smoothies, and 4-minute workouts aren’t getting people any fitter. Getting that shredded body requires real commitment and real work—and Bobby can show you how.
Maximus Body features circuit-style workouts that will push you to your limits and work your whole body. With a plethora of exercises like “Don’t Ask Me About Your Abs,” that work your core with a combination of sit ups, push ups, pull ups, and even leg raises, you can develop an exercise routine that fits your needs. Whether you are overweight and trying to get back into shape, or a high-level athlete trying to gain that extra edge, Maximus Body offers up thousands of once-secret ways to burn fat, add lean muscle, reveal a shredded 8-pack, and build mind-bending physical fitness.
279 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 8, 2018
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June 5, 2018
You have to really want this or don't buy it!!!
This book is not for beginners or even the intermediate.
You have to be very serious about wanting to be your best.
There is no playing around. Can you push through the pain!!
I was looking for a book like this and finally found it.
If you want to be a champion in your chosen sport this book is for you.
Your friends will think you have lost your mind.
Enjoy
This book is not for beginners or even the intermediate.
You have to be very serious about wanting to be your best.
There is no playing around. Can you push through the pain!!
I was looking for a book like this and finally found it.
If you want to be a champion in your chosen sport this book is for you.
Your friends will think you have lost your mind.
Enjoy
January 7, 2018
Maximus was forged at one of the most elite training facilities in the world: Gym Jones.
This fitness bible embodies the atmosphere and training principles that produced the Spartan Warriors of 300 and Superman of, well, Superman.
The allure of Gym Jones is unmistakable. The website, the access to the their content, their single location somewhere in Salt Lake City, it all seemed like the stuff borne of legends.
Hailing from this proving ground is Bobby Maximus (or Robert MacDonald if you want to be boring), a giant man of muscle that is capable of producing elite level cardiovascular output on pain-inducing contraptions like the airbike, C2 rower, and SkiErg.
However, his primary weapon is his mind, which makes him seem like a literal philosopher’s stone.
There isn’t any fluff but there is lots of science. I suspect that the many notations and footnotes were added to satisfy the skinny legged academics. Alas, the tools and workouts combine for a valuable training resource that could change the notion of working out entirely.
The books is great for beginners because it is holistic in its approach to fitness and training. It covers deeply the psychological aspects of training and aims to give its reader full access to all of the necessary tools for physical transformation.
Visit www.outworkindustries.com/the-church-... for my full review, which includes videos of some of the best at work.
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This fitness bible embodies the atmosphere and training principles that produced the Spartan Warriors of 300 and Superman of, well, Superman.
The allure of Gym Jones is unmistakable. The website, the access to the their content, their single location somewhere in Salt Lake City, it all seemed like the stuff borne of legends.
Hailing from this proving ground is Bobby Maximus (or Robert MacDonald if you want to be boring), a giant man of muscle that is capable of producing elite level cardiovascular output on pain-inducing contraptions like the airbike, C2 rower, and SkiErg.
However, his primary weapon is his mind, which makes him seem like a literal philosopher’s stone.
There isn’t any fluff but there is lots of science. I suspect that the many notations and footnotes were added to satisfy the skinny legged academics. Alas, the tools and workouts combine for a valuable training resource that could change the notion of working out entirely.
The books is great for beginners because it is holistic in its approach to fitness and training. It covers deeply the psychological aspects of training and aims to give its reader full access to all of the necessary tools for physical transformation.
Visit www.outworkindustries.com/the-church-... for my full review, which includes videos of some of the best at work.
r/Onward
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October 30, 2025No quería darle a este libro una calificación hasta ponerlo en practica, pero la forma en que está escrito me parece buena. En forma teórica es un buen libro para quienes ya tienen una base de los ejercicios, hay algunos de los cuales no conocía la técnica pero tiene un apartado donde explica paso a paso como se hace. Los ejercicios que se muestran suenan complicados pero antes el autor te explica porque debe ser así y que efectivamente no van ser entrenamientos fáciles. También explica como funciona para el las comidas pero siempre te dice que visites a un nutriólogo para que él se encargue de tu plan alimenticio enfocado en la meta que desees. Creo que es un libro que no aborda en detalle en los grupos de músculos a crecer y es un libro que solo quiere que trabajes y veas los resultados si es que lo haces bien.
May 9, 2023
It is a good book to understand a bit of physical training, to believe that you can go beyond your own limits, I like that it shows various routines and how to prepare them, some structures of Training, it goes more to the practical than to the theoretical and I loved that.
July 25, 2017
The book is good but it will only work if you do what it tells you. Great variety of workouts.
January 17, 2019
Everything you need to know about diet and exercise in one book.
November 30, 2020
Great advice and a huge menu of workout routines.
July 30, 2023
The appendix with photos of the exercises discussed in the book is worth the read.
March 17, 2025
Good book for intermediate exercises. It will push you.
December 28, 2017
I picked up this book after reading about the Gym Jones fitness culture based on Salt Lake City, Utah. Apparently there has been a separation of Bobby Maximus from Gym Jones late this year, but that won’t stop me from finding insights in this book. There are tons of workout plans and exercises here, but here are my personal insights:
*Challenge yourself. Personally, my physical challenge for 2018 is to complete a 2k row under 7 minutes. In his words, “if you don’t want to quit at the halfway point, you’re not going hard enough.” I’m not there...yet.
*One way to minimize self-doubt is to buy green dot stickers and put them everywhere you see them. They are reminders to keep your mental dialogue positive.
*When setting a goal, write down 5 reasons why you will accomplish that goal.
*The volume rep grid. Take a piece of paper and make a grid. Every hour do 10-20 push ups. Then keep adding them. Over the course of a day you can build solid volume.
*Avoid these 10 words: “what will other people think, what will other people say?”
*When possible, buy these “dirty dozen” foods organic: strawberries, apples, nectarines, peaches, celery, grapes, cherries, spinach, cherry tomatoes, and cucumbers.
*Don’t think of rest days, think of recovery days. Off days should be for active recovery.
*Choose your 5 people wisely. You tend to be the average of the 5 people that you spend the most time with in your life. I have read this before as the “5 chimps theory” and I feel strongly that others influence our behavior in meaningful ways, both positive and negative.
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*Challenge yourself. Personally, my physical challenge for 2018 is to complete a 2k row under 7 minutes. In his words, “if you don’t want to quit at the halfway point, you’re not going hard enough.” I’m not there...yet.
*One way to minimize self-doubt is to buy green dot stickers and put them everywhere you see them. They are reminders to keep your mental dialogue positive.
*When setting a goal, write down 5 reasons why you will accomplish that goal.
*The volume rep grid. Take a piece of paper and make a grid. Every hour do 10-20 push ups. Then keep adding them. Over the course of a day you can build solid volume.
*Avoid these 10 words: “what will other people think, what will other people say?”
*When possible, buy these “dirty dozen” foods organic: strawberries, apples, nectarines, peaches, celery, grapes, cherries, spinach, cherry tomatoes, and cucumbers.
*Don’t think of rest days, think of recovery days. Off days should be for active recovery.
*Choose your 5 people wisely. You tend to be the average of the 5 people that you spend the most time with in your life. I have read this before as the “5 chimps theory” and I feel strongly that others influence our behavior in meaningful ways, both positive and negative.
Happy Reading!
February 18, 2022
Brutal program, but it got me fitter than I've ever been. A second read-through now and about to restart the six month program again. It's a few years old now, but nothing I've found since comes close.
December 3, 2018
Some nice ideas for workouts, a nice mix of aerobic and strength stuff. Buying the book is a lot cheaper than an online Gym Jones membership, with similar content.
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June 8, 2018Great! it makes you to pickup your ass out of the couch and fet to work. not only great for exercises or motivation, but also on getting your life together.
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