A fitness and self-improvement daily reader with simple, evidence-based, time-proven techniques for upgrading your mindset, improving your body composition, reducing the risk of disease and dysfunction, slowing aging, and more. Want to drop from 18.9 percent to 10.2 percent body fat in 14 days? Forget calories in and out—a toxic colonial construct that’s faker than math and triangles. Timed doses of handstands, bishop’s cap cactus needles, and Sitali breathing exercises do just the trick. Want to extend the muscle-building effects of whey protein powder? Just do what your hunter-gatherer ancestors did to bulk up fast—add some sprouted galangal root to your grass-fed whey protein shakes. Want to indulge in weekly guilt-free carb orgies? You just need to train your body to convert excess glucose into muscle-pumping glycogen rather than waist-expanding belly fat. And we can thank Nazi scientists recruited by the US government in Operation Paperclip for a little-known method of doing just that: Eating raw German red garlic one hour before the binge. Cloves and cloves of raw German red garlic. The more the better, my unfabricated data suggests. So . . . yeah. None of that actually works. But it gives you an idea of what you won’t find in Stronger Than Yesterday : Page after page of quasiscientific gibberish and pretense geared toward peculiarity and persuasion rather than practicality and performance. Instead, this self discipline book for women and men has 169 short and insightful chapters with straightforward and practical answers to perhaps the two hottest questions in fitness: “How do I look great?” “How do I feel great as well?” And Stronger Than Yesterday answers those questions in a few ways: Simple, evidence-based, time-proven diet, exercise, and supplementation techniques that’ll help you achieve your health and fitness goals faster, including improving your body composition, reducing the risk of disease and dysfunction, slowing aging, and more. Motivational musings that’ll inspire you to wallow in fewer “cheat days,” skip fewer workouts, and generally stay out of your own way on your fitness journey. Zany fitness meanderings that’ll earn your smile because, as Victor Borge said, a smile is the shortest distance between two people. And one of the reasons I wrote this book was simply to get closer to more like-minded people, like you. In short, this is a personal growth habits to dip into every day for a morsel of education, spark of encouragement, or moment of joy. And by doing just that—by reading and applying just a few daily pages—you can gradually upgrade your mindset, diet, exercise, supplementation, rest, recovery, stress management, and more. So, get your copy now, and make this day one of your evidence-based journey to better fitness, health, and well-being. "In a world filled with noise, Mike Matthews provides the clarity and practical strategies you need to get results." —James Clear, New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones "I highly, highly recommend Mike's books. You don't just read them. You do them. And you see immediate changes and results." —Hafthor "The Mountain" Björnsson, World's Strongest Man champion "Nobody clears away the fitness and nutrition confusion and clutter like Mike Matthews." —Ben Greenfield, New York Times bestselling author of Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life "Mike's books are super well-researched and practical guides to strength training that quickly cut through the massive amount of BS and misinformation put out by the strength training, bodybuilding, weight gain and weight loss industries." —Mark Divine, founder of SEALFIT and New York Times best selling author of The Way of the SEAL, Unbeatable Mind , and 8 Weeks to SEALFIT "Mike Matthews stands alone in the fitness space. His books are based on scientific research and real-world results." —Strauss Zelnick, "America's fittest CEO" and author of Becoming Ageless: The Four Secrets to Looking and Feeling Younger Than Ever "If you want to use strength training for aesthetics, Mike is your source." —Mark Rippetoe, bestselling author of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training and Practical Programming for Strength Training "Matthews offers a ton of value that, if properly applied, will transform your body and life." —Jeff Nippard, professional natural bodybuilder and top fitness YouTuber "Mike Matthews' books are required reading for all guys and gals who want to get—and stay—in the best shape of their lives." —Sal Di Stefano, co-host of top-ranked fitness podcast Mind Pump
