It gets more diabolical in the next part where he says his future wife will thank him for “getting it out of his system” … I just have no words for this drivel, it has no place in an alleged “self help” publication. All in all an incredibly bland listen from a stereotypical personal trainer, providing absolutely no original thoughts or highlights. Personal trainer James Smith’s new book, Not a Diet Book, offers frank advice on getting in shape and busts some major diet myths. James Smith is back to challenge everything you thought you knew about the path to fulfilment and happiness. I understand that some books are not for everyone and you may have stopped reading it because it's just simply not helpful or it's not your cup of tea.

I think we all need to take more accountability for situations we find ourselves in and stop begrudging others. Instead you are getting a crass account of the life of someone living in dreamland on the other side of the world, who has cashed in on the vanity trend of Instagram and travelling.As for the target audience, through reading the book I percieved it to be aimed towards young adult men in their early 20ies. a communication chapter and how to talk to people just seemed to bang on about social media following, not hugely useful for the average person looking to sort their life out. Meditation and mental health were great chapters but the ones that hit home was mindset and motivation. It’s time to reassess and decide in the end will you look back and say working 60 hours a week was so important? Since reading that, it has made an impact on me and I've even realised what was feeding my negative thoughts.

Also its ironic that he slates Joe wicks for suddenly becoming a chef when thats not what he is trained in yet he suddenly feels qualified to release guide book for life when he's a 30 year old middle class wealthy man and always has been (not always 30 obviously but you know what I mean)! It may be more difficult if you have other responsibilities but those are a direct result from choices you made.It gets worse when there is a chapter titled “fucking” where the author brags about hitting his “century” (for those of you who have been spared the painful explanation in the book, a “century man” is someone who has slept with at least 100 different women).

Not everyone can understand the laws of physics, martial arts and mathematics, all 3 hobbies that Smith definitely shares a lot of knowledge about and I percieve it he is passionate about all subjects too. Honest, unapologetic and outspoken, yet erudite, authentic and endlessly passionate about exposing the toxic myths within diet culture, and committed to helping people to reach their goals and make positive change for good. My favourite parts of this book are the amazing quotes that are so perfectly put into place and the little tasks throughout the chapters.This book is useful as an accessible version of the material it references for those who can’t be bothered to read the underlying sources.