Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat

Table Of Contents

Foreword by Marty Gallagher xi
Introduction: A Revolutionary Way of Looking at
Maximum Muscle and Minimum Fat xiii

PART I: THE BIOLOGICAL SWITCHES THAT TRIGGER MUSCLE GAIN AND FAT LOSS
CHAPTER 1 Turning On the Anabolic Switch 3
Anabolism and Catabolism 3
Negative-Feedback Control 4
How to Materialize Maximum Growth Potential 5
How to Turn Growth Potential into Muscle Gain 6
Undereating 7
Exercise on an Empty Stomach 8
What to Eat During the Undereating Phase 8
Overeating 9
The Great Pump—A Day After Competition 10
CHAPTER 2 Muscle Gain and Fat Loss at the Cellular Level 13
Cyclic AMP 13
The Biological Benefits of Stress and Hunger 14
Can You Gain Muscle Without Gaining Fat? 15
Partitioning: Converting Fat to Muscle 17
cGMP: Enhancing Thyroid Actions 17
cGMP and Potency 18
Chronic Elevation of cGMP 19
The Combustion Engine Principle 19

PART II: MUSCLE GAIN
CHAPTER 3 Steroid Hormones: The Most Powerful Growth-Materializing Agents 27
Steroid Hormone Synthesis 28
Undereating and Exercise Stimulate Steroid Hormone
Synthesis 28
Peptide-Stimulating Hormones and Their Specific Steroid
Hormone Targets 29
High Mitochondrial Capacity Required for Proper
Steroidal Impact 29
How Dietary Fat and Cholesterol Affect Steroid Hormones 29
High Energy Turnover Enhances Androgen Production 30
How to Take Advantage of Steroid Hormone Actions 31
Regulating Steroid Hormone Levels 31
DHT for Maximum Anabolic Impact 32
How Testosterone and DHT Are Produced 33
Aromatizing—The Modern Man’s Nightmare 34
Steroid Promoters vs. Steroid Suppressors 35
The “Cocktail Hormone” Impact 35
Take Advantage of the Cortisol Wave 36
Reach Maximum Anabolic Potential During Exercise 37
Supersets and Forced Sets 38
Aldosterone for Survival and Muscle Toning 39
Steroid Receptors’ Super Actions 41
Steroid Hormones: Practical Notes 43
CHAPTER 4 Dietary Fats for Repair and Growth 45
Good Fats, Bad Fats 45
Food for Sex and Muscles 46
Anti- and Pro-Inflammatory Prostaglandins 48
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Painkillers Suppress Growth 48
Growth-Inhibiting EFAs 49
EFA Balance: The Most Critical Contributing Factor for
Maximum Performance 50
EFA Ratios for Reducing Inflammation, Sensitizing Insulin, and Gaining Muscle 51
“Bad” Fat Can Help Build Muscle 53
Practical Conclusions 55
CHAPTER 5 Growth Hormone 57
Growth Hormone Basics 58
GH and Dopamine for Sustaining Potency and Muscularity 59
Stimulation and Inhibition of Growth Hormone 60
GH Secretagogues 60
Feeding Cycles and Growth Hormone 61
Neuropeptide Y and Galanin 62
Hunger and Growth 63
CHAPTER 6 Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 65
IGF1 and Muscular Development 66
IGF1 and Muscular Differentiation 66
IGF1 and Heat-Shock Proteins 67
Natural Methods to Enhance IGF1 Actions 68
CHAPTER 7 The Anabolic Cycle: Timing Is Everything 69
Short and Long Anabolic Impacts 70
Manipulating the Anabolic Cycle 71
Exercise and Rest 72
How to Take Advantage of the Anabolic Cycle 73
Eat to Gain 75
Conclusions: The Anabolic Cycle 75
CHAPTER 8 Super Muscle: How to Develop Muscle with Superior Biological Capabilities 77
Size and Power 78
Fast-Twitch and Slow-Twitch Muscles 79
Developing Super Muscles 81
Muscle Wiring 81
Super Muscle Fiber 83
Muscle Shifting: Improving Body Proportion 86
Muscle Gain versus Muscle Waste 86
Let Your Body Redesign Itself 88
Preservation of Active Muscles 88
Muscle Nourishment 90
Post-Exercise Recovery Meals 91
Summary 95
Some Practical Dietary Tips for Muscle Gain 97

PART III: FAT LOSS
CHAPTER 9 The Biological Principles of Fat Loss 105
Carbohydrate and Calorie Restrictions 106
Eliminating the Reasons for Fat to Exist 107
Subcutaneous and Visceral Fat 107
Delayed Fat Loss 108
Fat Functions 109
Insulin Resistance 109
Toxicity 110
Step 1: Increased Fat Utilization 111
Step 2: Increased Energy Turnover 111
Step 3: Increased Detoxification 113
Regulation of Body Fat via Set Points 114
Frequent and Over-Consumption of Carbs 115
Fat Loss and Exposure to Cold Temperatures 115
Stress and Stubborn Fat 117
Lipolysis: The Chemistry of Fat-Burning 119
Low-Carb Ketogenic Diets 119
Fat-Burning Hormones 121
Practical Tips for Eliminating the Reasons for Fat to Accumulate 121

PART IV: MUSCLE GAIN AND FAT LOSS CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 10 Insulin’s Essential Role in Muscle Gain and Fat Loss 125
Insulin and IGF1 125
Insulin and the Thyroid Hormones 127
Insulin and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway 128
CHAPTER 11 The Single Overriding Biological Principles of Muscle Gain and Fat Loss 131
Maximize Muscle Functions While
Minimizing Fat Functions 133
Final Note 135
Notes 137
References 139
Index 149
About the Author 157