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I've recently self-published my book Zero to Superhero at Lulu.com, and the masterplan was to have it distributed by Lulu to Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble etc. One hundred dollars and 18 weeks later, and Lulu still hasn't had my book distributed to Amazon as promised. Or anywhere for that matter.

Saturday I discovered that Amazon will no longer accept books from other POD publishers, so even if Lulu were to finally act to fulfill their promise and my order, they can't. Lulu has yet to reply to my email asking for answers either, and the online help was useless.

I'm not sure what to do at this point. Most of my sales have been directly from my own website, but I would've liked to have my book available at the internet's largest book retailer as well (or at least my $100 back).

I've authored the book Zero to Superhero, and the work is licensed under the Creative Commons "Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative" licence. It essentially allows those who buy a copy of the e-book to give it away for free to anyone (with attribution, without changes) but in a non-commercial context (it can't be re-sold).

I believe this is fair and adds value for the reader. Besides, those who purchase the Zero to Superhero e-book aren't hurting me (financially or otherwise) by sharing it with family and friends - they are extending my potential readership who may be interested in my future works.

no suit required.

Glycogen Super-Compensation carbload, which basically means glycogen stores in the muscles and elsewhere are first stripped using a ketogenic-style diet and primed with light resistance training, then followed by a massive refeeding of high-glycemic carbohydrates for 24 to 48 hours. The result of this supercompensation of glycogen stores is huge muscles and a massive surplus of strength and endurance. I kid you not.

Enhanced Neural Drive which is basically tricking the central nervous system into thinking the upcoming load you will bear if heavier than it really is, thus making it feel light.

There are probably others I can think of, but I just woke up ;)

no suit required.

Glycogen Super-Compensation carbload, which basically means glycogen stores in the muscles and elsewhere are first stripped using a ketogenic-style diet and primed with light resistance training, then followed by a massive refeeding of high-glycemic carbohydrates for 24 to 48 hours. The result of this supercompensation of glycogen stores is huge muscles and a massive surplus of strength and endurance. I kid you not.

Enhanced Neural Drive which is basically tricking the central nervous system into thinking the upcoming load you will bear if heavier than it really is, thus making it feel light.

There are probably others I can think of, but I just woke up ;)

The affordable, disposable implants and prosthetics industry is here now. You can buy three mainstream cybernetic devices for under $40 and six under $500!

Call it metabolic trickery or macronutrient manipulation or whatever you like, but it's definetely not nonsense. It's proven to work (in fact, a 41 year old woman from Chicago did the Leanweaver/carbload and gained 15 lbs in less than two days - and she's not even a bodybuilder!

Call it metabolic trickery or macronutrient manipulation or whatever you like, but it's definetely not nonsense. It's proven to work (in fact, a 41 year old woman from Chicago did the Leanweaver/carbload and gained 15 lbs in less than two days - and she's not even a bodybuilder!

I like the practical, "real life" methods of gaining superhero-sized muscle and strength, practically overnight, by employing the same training and diet strategies as pro bodybuilders do (no radioactive lab experiment gone awry). I've been studying and experimenting with some of these cool secrets for years. For example, try glycogen depletion and sodium manipulation followed by glycogen super-compensation. You can gain upwards of 15-20 lbs of muscle mass in 24-48 hours eating nothing but sugary, high glycemic foods (as I did) and not gain an ounce of fat (you're strength will also go through the roof). Enhanced Neural Drive, is another good example where you can trick your body into lifting much more than accustomed.

Fascinating to learn, but even better to experience for yourself.

I like the practical, "real life" methods of gaining superhero-sized muscle and strength, practically overnight, by employing the same training and diet strategies as pro bodybuilders do (no radioactive lab experiment gone awry). I've been studying and experimenting with some of these cool secrets for years. For example, try glycogen depletion and sodium manipulation followed by glycogen super-compensation. You can gain upwards of 15-20 lbs of muscle mass in 24-48 hours eating nothing but sugary, high glycemic foods (as I did) and not gain an ounce of fat (you're strength will also go through the roof). Enhanced Neural Drive, is another good example where you can trick your body into lifting much more than accustomed.

Fascinating to learn, but even better to experience for yourself.