I think it's great to start with BFL but once you grow out of a two day split you can go to a nice three day split from 'Burn the fat.' I plan to stay on this split for a year (been on it since Feb of this year).

I have learned so much from the book. He doesn't like MR bars so EAS bars are not recommended. Where he's head and shoulders above the others is that he says there is no magic pill and that mastering the fundementals is more important than anything else. His fundementals are eating whole unprocessed food and simply doing your workouts.

I'm really an anal type so all the calculations for food intake and nutrient ratios really appealed to me. I also like the adjustments made weekly depending on your results.

The only exception I have to the plan is that I feel so much better when I don't limit my fat intake. So I eat way on the high side of the recommended fat intake which means I have to eat way lower carbs than he says to.

I think the newsletter archive on his website (fitren.com) is a goldmine.