Sliced [Paperback]

Bill Reynolds (Author), Negrita Jayde (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1991

"An exhaustive job of researching and writing . . . Sliced has my highest recommendation." -- Lee Haney, seven-time IFBB Mr. Olympia "I almost wish I had the only available copy of Sliced, because it would give me a definite edge on my competitors at the next Ms. Olympia competition!" -- Anja Langer, IFBB European Champion, Junior World Champion, 2nd/Ms. Olympia, 1988 In a sport where nutrition represents 50 percent of the formula for success, rising to 90 percent during those crucial weeks just prior to competition, bodybuilders--from beginners to seasoned professionals--look to the latest nutrition strategies to gain the winning edge. Sliced represents up-to-date, proven diet programs and scientific data for achieving maximum muscularity and superior definition. Bill Reynolds, bestselling author and editor in chief of Joe Weider's Flex magazine, has teamed up with Negrita Jayde, former Canadian Overall National Champion, to give readers detailed and authoritative guidelines on nutrition for bodybuilders. Topics include the role of nutrition in hyping the immune system and improving between-workouts recovery, the seven degrees of muscularity from basic off-season shape to super-ripped, tips for increasing the basal metabolic rate and thus burning off excess supplements. In addition to more than 130 recipes and a variety of meal plans, this book offers Jayde's personal nutrition-training program for attaining peak muscularity. Now that drug testing is standard in competition, bodybuilders will particularly value the chapter on ergogenics--achieving an anabolic effect naturally--all in all making Sliced state-of-the-art in every detail. Bill Reynolds is the editor in chief of Joe Weider's Flex. His 15 years of work and travel with all the champions has resulted in more than 2,000 magazine articles and dozens of books, including Supercut and Joe Weider's Ultimate Bodybuilding. Negrita Jayde is a former Canadian Overall National Champion and author of numerous articles on the subject of nutrition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (April 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809241161
• ISBN-13: 978-0809241163
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent natural bodybuilding book, nothing left to chance!, June 26, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Sliced (Paperback)

Negrita Jayde writes a remarkably complete, concise, and approachable book on the intricacies of natural bodybuilding. She makes few assumptions about the knowledge level of her readers, but yet the book is so informative that even experienced bodybuilders/competitors won't be bored. She covers everything from visual impressions of the body, symmetry, nutrition, training, supplementation, lighting for training and photographs, definitions of physical (worth the price of the book alone!) condition, and presentation, plus some of the psychology of bodybuilding and that of the reactions of the general public to bodybuilders...the most complete and useful book I've seen...I use my copy continually

30 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I use it as my nutrition bible!, April 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sliced (Paperback)

This book is the only book I've found that goes deep into the importance of nutrition in bodybuilding. I refer back to it time and time again and each time I learn something new! It's great for those who just want to shed a little body fat for summer and for those who want to "cut-up" for competition. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about diet, exercise and strength training!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, November 21, 2009

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Brandon Oettchen "Oettchenator" (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sliced (Paperback)

I know very little of what is to be known about being a great bodybuilder, beings I have only competed in two bodybuilding competitions. I have read Arnold's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, as well as a book by Franco Columbu, both of which are great, just as this one is. I highly suggest anyone of any caliber to read any of these books. Don't just skim the book either, read it! When I read sliced I felt like Bill was talking directly to me, with comments like "oh I'd look like that too if I ate a lot and lifted that hard", but we all know the little runts that say that could never do what it takes to be the best.