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October 15, 2021
This was awesome. Covers both fundamentals starting with background info on neurons, mitochondria, memory, etc and proceed through various "SuperFunctional" ideals. These include everything from dexterity training to memory training to the typical diet and exercise training. He even talks about the extremes of physical capabilities such as people who are capable of planching.
Definitely need to reread with the other author's other works too.
Definitely need to reread with the other author's other works too.
January 8, 2024
I'm a fan of the author's YouTube channel, but this book feels unpolished in comparison.
It's only available as an ebook unfortunately, which scores a point or two against it, since I'm big on print.
Overall, this book reads like the 4-Hour Body (albeit not as entertaining)—where a hodgepodge of different tips, tricks and tactics are discussed—but beyond that, there's little in the way of informational flow or structure. Even the workouts packaged with it feel scatterbrained and confusing at best. There are some recipes and nutrition tips offered, but the book lacks the scientific references that I typically like to see with this type of content.
Like the Bionner's YouTube channel, the book is targeted towards geeks, gamers, comic book fans, and anime nerds looking for performance hacks—which is really just a way of trying to "outsmart" hard, repetitive, boring standard resistance training (compound lifting, body splits, etc.). It's the fun and sexy surface over substance—and the author is a smart marketer, I'll give him that.
That said, I've long since jumped off the "functional" training bandwagon since starting this book, so I ultimately DNF'ed. It's easy to go down the rabbit hole of "functional training," which tends to obfuscate more than it clarifies what it means to be mentally, physically, and visually fit & healthy. NFL / WWE performance coach Joe DeFranco seems to have some good programs and books out, as well as Tudor Bompa and those in the CrossFit space—but I'll likely never read them, since they're intended for serious, elite-level athletes.
This book and others are tailored for a more sport-specific, athletic style of training, which is hard to measure or to provide any real benefit for the average Joe or Jane. Therefore, I'd recommend sticking with the basics, including other fitness authors like Tom Venuto instead.
It's only available as an ebook unfortunately, which scores a point or two against it, since I'm big on print.
Overall, this book reads like the 4-Hour Body (albeit not as entertaining)—where a hodgepodge of different tips, tricks and tactics are discussed—but beyond that, there's little in the way of informational flow or structure. Even the workouts packaged with it feel scatterbrained and confusing at best. There are some recipes and nutrition tips offered, but the book lacks the scientific references that I typically like to see with this type of content.
Like the Bionner's YouTube channel, the book is targeted towards geeks, gamers, comic book fans, and anime nerds looking for performance hacks—which is really just a way of trying to "outsmart" hard, repetitive, boring standard resistance training (compound lifting, body splits, etc.). It's the fun and sexy surface over substance—and the author is a smart marketer, I'll give him that.
That said, I've long since jumped off the "functional" training bandwagon since starting this book, so I ultimately DNF'ed. It's easy to go down the rabbit hole of "functional training," which tends to obfuscate more than it clarifies what it means to be mentally, physically, and visually fit & healthy. NFL / WWE performance coach Joe DeFranco seems to have some good programs and books out, as well as Tudor Bompa and those in the CrossFit space—but I'll likely never read them, since they're intended for serious, elite-level athletes.
This book and others are tailored for a more sport-specific, athletic style of training, which is hard to measure or to provide any real benefit for the average Joe or Jane. Therefore, I'd recommend sticking with the basics, including other fitness authors like Tom Venuto instead.
June 7, 2022
It is a nice collection of facts about the body and the mind and how they work (primarily on a physiological level). The book does not have any novel insights to offer, though, as far as I can tell. Considering that, the book then did not provide enough actionable advice for an amateur in the physical exercise area such as myself. The book does include some training plans at the end. These provide, however, no guidance on how to perform each exercise (which is something that could be looked up online, but why not include it here and save the reader the time?) and more importantly do not offer advice on how to improve in certain areas that one finds particularly challenging, e.g. I have been struggling with push-ups lately due to my left shoulder being somewhat misaligned. I acknowledge that no book can cover all areas but for a book that claims to be intent on providing people with a way to improve themselves, I found the book to be lacking in real actionable advice on how to achieve such (physical) improvements from various starting points.
November 15, 2021
The perfect answer to "How much a book can affect my daily life?". He touches on topics like brain training, alternate training methods, mobility training, cognitive training and much more while also giving the underlying fundamental information on muscle building, training as a whole, and living a life of health and fitness. Every single page opens your eyes and widens your perspective on this amazing body and mind we have. And on top of all these, he also includes programs to implement this new lifestyle, which I used not only just for myself but also my friends. Just simply an absolute banger with countless life-changing thoughts, quotes, advice, and more. Have a lovely day!
"He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, too effeminate. The ideal citizen is the scholar-athlete. The man of thought and the man of action." - Plato
"He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, too effeminate. The ideal citizen is the scholar-athlete. The man of thought and the man of action." - Plato
August 13, 2021
Bionic man
May 19, 2024
Limitless
June 9, 2021
Good insight overall, especially in the mental training part. I have trained Dual N-back almost daily since I read this book and my short-term memory has skyrocketed! I'm definitely not qualified to rate the workouts and overall physical movement contents of the book but honestly they look a bit too extreme for complete beginners.
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