The Great Cardio Myth: Why Cardio Exercise Won't Get You Slim, Strong, or Healthy - and the New High-Intensity Strength Training Program that Will

I'm actually pretty disappointed with this book. To be fair, it does have some well-researched information and the author does a good job explaining why steady-state cardio isn't really working for most people. It does becoming incredibly repetitive. I could have dealt with the repetitive issue, but here is what made me knock off two stars (and I feel I'm being generous with three): there were literally 4 exercise routines. What?!?! I'm a trainer, I can put my own damn programs together (though I do love seeing other trainers programming -- especially when I PAY for it!), but seriously, here is an example:Workout 1Goblet Squat—60 secondsCross-Body Mountain Climber—60 secondsDumbbell Row—30 seconds per sidePlank—60 secondsSo there you go, 1 of the 4 workouts for free. He offers innovative options like, "reverse the order of the workout to make it more interesting" Really?? I know there are tons of books about programming for HIIT and metabolic workouts, clearly this is NOT one of them. If you want to read about how cardio became America's favorite (ineffective) workout, this is a fairly interesting read. I'm not sad I read it. However, I didn't really learn anything new and I didn't get any new programming ideas.

Such a great book. For starters, it is packed with tons of information about the damaging chronic cardio beliefs we were taught by extremely flawed science. The book details the rise of the cardio fervor and the subsequent fallout with increasing injury, obesity, heart disease, and even fatalities. It then states how we can use our bodies the way they were meant to move in the most optimal way.It's a really easy read without compromising any information.To the person who complained about the lack of detailed workouts in the book (it lists only a few examples), there's plenty to find online and isn't that the point of this book? Less is more?Find freedom and a new lease on life through this book!

The Good: The book contains alot of research based info about cardio that I've been trying to tell my much injured runner friends about that they refuse to believe.The Not So Good: Kept repeating the same things over and over ad nauseam. The book could have had 1/4 of the pages and still contained everything the author wanted to say.The Surprisingly Not So Good: after touting the advantages of HIIT throughout the book the author presents too little information on structuring a proper HIIT workout and does not include enough exercises or routines. There is only 1 exercise for the lats but many for the chest and abs. Muscular imbalance waiting to happen.

The Great Cardio Myth is a no nonsense guide to smarter and efficient training. Craig Ballantyne sets the record straight and debunks the cardio myths that have been around for so long.I walked into the weights room at university for the first time 10 years after purchasing the Turbulence Training programme by Craig. As a female in my early 20s I was very intimidated on that first day but it's where I belong now! I can't stand long boring steady state cardio and have followed HIIT style workouts since then also. I was previously doing 1-2 hours of cardio at a time with minimal results! (As a student I had a lot more time on my hands) . It was like I finally awoke in a gym full of mindless exercisers! Goodbye cross trainer, hello shorter workouts with better results.What I love about this book is that it is Evidenced Based - as a Registered Dietitian my nutrition advice must be the same for my patients. The studies are broken down into easy to understand nuggets of information saving us the work of going through lots of studies. Thanks Craig!There is an increasing trend of self proclaimed nutrition 'gurus' on social media sites from bloggers to Insta celebs to reality stars with minimal nutrition education dishing out advice. I found it refreshing that the advice on nutrition in this book was simple and straight forward. I was so glad the book did not end with an overly restrictive punishing diet! A very good place for people to start is setting realistic goals with diet and exercise and building on them each week. Craig endorses a sensible approach to eating whole food & on improving the quality of your diet. Dietary and lifestyle changes need to be sustainable long term and the great cardio myth provides a template for both smarter training and healthy eating without being extreme. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in fitness and getting results.Gillian, Belfast

The basis of the book is a good one and steady-state cardio is certainly an outdated practice with tons of misconceptions surrounding it. The authors suggestions of what to do instead are basic but fine. The reason this book lacks is that the author loses himself in trying to attack specific people and principles rather than offering the most current and relevant information for the reader.

Great book - very well organized and easy to read. Will recommend for busy people who don’t have several hours a day to spend on fitness machines, but, want noticeable results.

He present and backs up ;why cardio is bad. However the amount of information on what to do instead that he supplies would fit on and index card.So it is not a very useful book

I have been changing my diet to whole grains, low fat protein and lots of fruits and vegetables. I am also running 2 miles four to five days a week. I am exactly the same weight. I read this book and now I am trying the exercises. The book is easy to understand and gives me hope for my weight loss goals. I like the visuals because they are really easy to follow, the chapters are organized clearly, and the book is a quick read. I highly recommend this book.

I've used Craig Ballantyne's methods and can vouch for their validity. I highly recommend this book. Very well written, not jargon-heavy and ideal for anyone taking their first steps to getting in shape.

Pretty much what it says on the cover. A lot of pages covered for the same agruement

Loving the results thank you for sharing your wisdom! Tried and true open your mind and commit and enjoy the results without any TIME EXCUSES

Dans ce livre, on apprend que faire du cardio ne rend ni mince, ni fort, ni en bonne santé !Certains médecins, bien sûr, le savent ! D'autres non ... c'est ca qui est dommage !Personnellement, je l'ai toujours su (et vécu), mais ici au moins, il y a des preuves.Quand je pense encore à tous ceux qui tournent autour des stades, des parcs, des étangs pour "perdre du poids" ... ils n'ont pas fini de tourner !