The Bodybuilder's Kitchen: 100 Muscle-Building, Fat Burning Recipes, with Meal Plans to Chisel Your

Tired of eating rice cakes, peanut butter and egg whites to hit your weightlifting goals? Then this recipe book is for you. I am highly impressed by the structural breakdown of this book (calories, alternatives, strategic timing of carbs, etc.) in addition to the recipes. For those who are just getting into a healthy diet plan, you may find these recipes need to be “spiced” up or even a little bland compared to the high sodium, littered premise foods you use to make your meals. However, for anyone who is cutting for weight loss/definition, bulking for a show, or in need of a Keto-friendly menu, please refer to this book: the recipes are so clean and VERY simple to make. The most “unusual” ingredients you’ll use is protein whey powder and liquid aminos, which are found easily! Even my young kids enjoyed these meals. I used the lean menu for a week, and I could hardly eat everything per day because they were so filling. Plus, I immediately saw more definition by week’s end after eating right. Just be warned that if you follow a plan, you may have leftovers so you can duplicate the same meal the next day vs. making every single item: you could be cooking all day in that case (although the recipes are fast turnarounds). My only negative is that I followed the shopping list for the cutting program, but found as I made some recipes that the ingredients had not been listed. Therefore, a future edition may want to re-edit this aspect, and for customers: double-check the actual recipe. I was so impressed, I ended up buying her Train Like A Bodybuilder book, too. This book is equally awesome and very insightful with easily digestible information, as well as exercises.

My husband and I both lift weights 6x a week and I’ve only recently begun counting macros. I was looking for a cookbook to make it easier but was having a hard time finding one that had recipes/servings that were adequate for a 120 lb female in a cutting phase. A lot of the body building cookbooks had recipes that were 600-900 calories per meal. Maybe that’s great for a 200 lb guy but it’s way too many calories for me. Erin Sterns cookbook was exactly what I was looking for. All of the entree recipes are from around 160 calories to 300 and 20-35 grams of protein and there is a section of great sides that are pretty low calories. This works well for me to get my portions right and it allows me to easily double the recipes for my husband, if need be, who requires more protein and calories. She has each one clearly noted for it being low carb also, which is great for the cutting Phase. Most importantly, ALL of the recipes I’ve made so far have been absolutely delicious. I’ve made around 25 so far. They are seasoned perfectly and the ingredients are easy to find. It’s also budget friendly as there aren’t a ton of ingredients in each recipe. The almond crusted chicken and the ginger green beans have become one of our all time favorite meals. My kids will even eat it, which says a lot about how good it is! I make the almond crusted chicken in my air fryer and they cook up perfectly crusted. The bison and portobello sliders, ginger soy shrimp skewers, Tex mex fajitas, And Meatza have been ones we make often. The protein bars have also all been great and it’s awesome having a sweet treat that packs some protein when you have a sweet tooth. I use Sukrin Gold sugar substitute instead of the stevia that the recipes call for because I find the taste of it better and it has less of the sugar alternative after taste and often double the protein powder in the recipes, But even with those alterations, they still turn out great. This cookbook and Kendall Lou Schmidt’s the Ultimate Body Building Cookbook (which is similar to this one) have become my two favorite bodybuilding cookbooks and I highly recommend them.

Purchased this as a companion piece to “Bodybuilder’s Meal Prep Cookbook,” 64 make ahead recipes and 8 Macro meal plans. I use this book as an aide to expand meal planning and meal preparation the week is not as boring as it once was.

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I bought this book when it first came out just to support Erin Stern and didn’t really cook anything. Then in the beginning of 2020, I was frustrated that I was training and still having SUCH a hard time losing body fat from baby #2. I was stuck and knew it was my diet. I had this book sitting in the counter and decided that day was the day! I decided to cook through the cookbook. Surprisingly, the food was SO GOOD. I planned my meals weekly, and there is enough meals and variation suggestions to keep it interesting. So far, I’ve lost 30 lbs without feeling hungry or like I am on a diet. The food is so good and tasty, my husband has asked me to cook for him too. People at work always ask me what I am eating because my food smells sooo good. They ask me for the recipes and I direct them to this book. This book is pure gold. I love every recipe. It works for building muscle and losing fat. Erin Stern is a very intelligent person, and I have been a follower of her since early in her career. I thank her so much for this cookbook, since it has given me the tools to transform my physique deliciously!!! Thank you Erin! This book is a must have!

This book was beyond detailed and included multiple meal prep plans for all types of bodybuilding goals and also included healthy dessert recipes which I didn’t expect. Overall a great gift for any dedicated gym goers and great guide

I like the idea behind the recipe book and the different weekly meal plans makes life easier. However, I do not believe the book was fully vetted before being published. The shopping list and recipes are not in sync. As well as the proportions for the week are off. The recipe calls for 4 servings, but you are supposed to have 7 different meals a week? Practically speaking the book needs an adjustment.

Great book!

Well written very informative book

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Recipes are great and proteins are easily changed if you want too. I'm following the recommended bulk and cut schedules so let's see how that works. I will post more in 1 month or so.

Fav book. Use it for my training clients!