[quote]michaelv wrote:
Deanasumo, so how is that Body for Life working out for you?[/quote]
I’ve learnt how to walk around in my undies with my hanger-on scrawny brother to show off my ripped abs.
I also make sure my jet is always sitting on the tarmac warmed up and ready to go.
[quote]deanosumo wrote:
I also make sure my jet is always sitting on the tarmac warmed up and ready to go.
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Damn, now that’s practical advice you can USE!
Any comments on how Ian King’s “Get Buffed” compares to his new “Book of Muscle?”
“Book of Muscle” seems to have a well thought out workout program, but honestly, it does a crappy job, I feel, of explaining to me why I should have the patience to stick with some of the routines (which are pretty boring).
I thought “Book of Muscle” wasted too much space with art direction and photos and could have used a lot more in depth info on the research behind the programs.
Anybody? Thoughts on my above post re: Get Buffed vs. Book of Muscle?
FutureDave, I would agree that Book of Muscle is very slickly produced. Here is what I like better about it vs. Get Buffed: it has an index.
But I’m with you on the exercise plan. I didn’t like the plan he put together in Book of Muscle. Too long, too repetative, too much ramping up.
So, I’m feeling a little guilty for not wanting to follow the long, repetitive, boring program in Book of Muscle.
And when I read this board, I just get overwhelmed. Any suggestions on where to start (for someone who’s already been working out consistently for 6 months to a year?)
Oh definitely get your workout here. There are a ton of different good ones depending on your goals. I’m currently doing The Waterbury Method by Chad Waterbury.
Go to the Home Page, scroll down to the Article Library, then hit the Training link. Read like a mad man.
Mich,
Thanks. Just read the Waterbury and it looks exactly like the kind of thing I’d love and would respond well to.
Thanks for pointing me in that direction.
[quote]T-Raven wrote:
Does anyone have comments about Pavel’s
“Beyond Bodybuilding”?[/quote]
I ordered the book and have since returned it. I did think it was a good book for bodybuilding and it emphasizes the need for volume and cycling/periodization. The reason I returned the book is because the information in it is in many other books that I own. My suggestion is that if you have Supertraining, any of the russian texts, CT’s books, etc. don’t buy Beyond Bodybuilding because it will have a lot of similar information. If you don’t have the other books, order Beyond Bodybuilding and enjoy. It does offer a lot of different routines that should help you put on muscle.
Has anyone read The Bodybuilding Enyclopedia by Schwazzaneger?
[quote]Josh27 wrote:
Has anyone read The Bodybuilding Enyclopedia by Schwazzaneger?[/quote]
It’s a great book to have because of all the pics, exercise descriptions, personal accounts from Arnold, etc. But as far as the information being useful, it’s pretty outdated/incorrect as far as program design and nutrition information goes. It’s like the Great Tome of bodybuilding, pump-worshipping psuedoscience. I’m glad that stuff worked for Arnold but it’s just not a book that will put a mortal (especially one with a job other than bodybuilding) on a path to success. This is gonna sound gay but it’s like a great bathroom book; fun to sit down and flip through for a few minutes but not to be taken seriously.
Mel Siff’s Facts and Fallacies of Fitness is a must have for everyone, especially because it attacks a lot of the myths that the clueless public spews about training (although some of his conclusions are very surprising). I just love the introductory chapters because he calls out everybody from fitness gurus to the general public. It’s nice to have someone as thourough as Siff take things apart. Supertraining seems like a great book too, but VERY dense; I don’t think I’ve read enough to have a full opinion but it appears to deserve the praise.
Zatsiorski’s Science and Practice of Strength Training is a very nice and accessible book too.
And why not mention MILO? It’s a magazine (OK, journal), but one every T-Nation member should subscribe to.
Nick