Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat: The Secret Science Behind Physical Transformation

You may have stumbled across the holy grail of action-oriented diets here. Well, "diet" is misleading - I mean it in the sense of an ongoing way of eating, a nutritional regimen for life, not the current sense of a fad way of eating where you dump some pounds (usually fat AND muscle) and then gain 'em right back (usually more - and usually all fat this time, so you're worse off than when you started the "diet").

"Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat" (MMMF) and its companion volume "The Warrior Diet" (TWD), by the multi-talented Ori Hofmekler, explore what may be at its core the simplest to follow diet ever devised. It is at once a totally rational way of living, as documented in the scientific rigor and textbook depth of MMMF; in balance, it is also a romantic, dashing, and viscerally satisfying intensification of this rather drab way of living we Americans have fallen into - as exemplified in the marvelously earthy TWD.

If your body is not to your liking; if you yearn to be a Spartan warrior by day, feast like a Roman emperor at night, and look like a Greek god all the time; if you want it all, right now and with all the trimmings, thank you very much, then you've come to the right place. I have been on this regimen for a few months now, and it has literally given me a new life and a new body. I have lost 40 pounds, gained a LOT of muscle; my appetite is fantastic, I sleep like a baby, I relish every bite of food, and I go to bed literally stuffed and happy every night!

Go ahead and spring for these two information-packed books, and while you're at it pick up Ori's great exercise video, "The Warrior Workout." You'll have found a diet you can live with, and a way of living that will nourish your body, your mind, and your soul.


outstanding technical/scientific reference   October 10, 2005
Lyle (Wisconsin, USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

This is an excellent reference to the science behind and beyond THE WARRIOR DIET, not that you have to have that book to read this one, but it is more of a clear application guide to the concepts in this book. This book can be a great resource to the serious athlete but because it gives no specific plan to use the information in it, it is not for the weekend health recreationalist. Be warned it is a very complex book, the information is all there, but the average reader will likely have trouble understanding much of the information without some background or previous interest in the technical functions of chemicals and hormones in the body. A lot of scientific talk here. Excellent book, but be ready to do more research to get a full understanding of all the knowledge in here.


DON'T KNOCK IT TILL YOU'VE TRIED IT !!!!   October 11, 2006
L. Robinson (TEXAS)
I'm no scientist or nutritionist nor have I consulted one so take this for what it is worth.

I'm a 26 year old active father who needed to lose between 10 and 15 lbs (210lbs. to 200 or so). 4 weeks into the diet I have lost 11 lbs. I feel much healthier and much more alive than before not to mention the energy increase. I don't understand the science behind anything - could care less. I know from experience that so far this diet works for fat loss and more importntly feeling healthy and well. Which is something I had been missing for about 2 years. THIS FEELS GREAT.

Also, I have tried cutting calories, 6 meals a day, Abs Diet, Body for LIfe, and the like throughout my life. They all work I'm sure - but none of them like this one. This is more than just Fat Loss!

About the supplements -they are all reccomended not required. I take a multi-vitamin and a mineral and thats all. He's not trying to break you although I'm sure he would appreciate it if you purchased his supplaments. I have not.


A must for anyone who wants to achieve their own, truly healthy form.   August 10, 2008
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
How exactly does one reach peak physical condition? "Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat: The Secret Science Behind Physical Transformation" is a guide to doing just that. Offering advice and tips in order to stimulate one's metabolism, along with advice to pushing one's mind with the body and increasing muscle gain through workout techniques and improved dieting, among other things, "Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat" is a must for anyone who wants to achieve their own, truly healthy form.


Warrior Diet Part 2   November 11, 2003
Sean Kovacic (Canada)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

Ori Hofmekler's "The Warrior Diet" details how and why to diet to achieve maximum performance. His latest venture, "Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat" outlines the science behind it all. I had to read through this one twice to really get my head around what was being taught. I found it extremely interesting to say the least! While I don't follow the Warrior Diet in a strict fashion, I'm slowly leaning towards it. I think this book was what I was looking for when questions arose from the first one. Anyone interested in fitness or nutrition should get themselves a copy and expand their knowledge. Well done!!!