Beginning Bodybuilding: Real Muscle/Real Fast [Paperback]

John Little (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 2007

Prepare to look, feel, and perform better than you ever have before!

Why bodybuilding? Put simply, lifting weights--or resistance training--is one of the best ways to achieve total body health and fitness. Research has shown time and again that pumping iron provides a host of benefits: Bigger muscles, of course, but also greater strength, higher bone density, and improved cardiovascular capacity. Adding muscle also naturally ignites your body's internal fat-burners, increasing your metabolism while lowering your blood pressure and cholesterol. Oh yeah, and you'll look terrific.

Here's all you need to start building serious muscle, including crucial information on:

• Complete workouts and techniques to maximize results
• Specific tips on achieving more defined abs, arms, legs, chest, and back,
• How bodybuilding is different and better than other training methods
• Basic anatomy and physiology
• “Gym jargon” via a special decoder
• How long and often you should work out--and how much recovery time your body needs

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

John Little has worked alongside bodybuilding's greatest champions and innovators for more than thirty years. He has created three revolutionary training techniques--max contraction training, static contraction training, and power factor training (and authored many books on the subjects). More than 150,000 bodybuilders in sixty countries use his training techniques and read his regular column in Iron Man magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071495762
• ISBN-13: 978-0071495769
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #667,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Little is uniquely suited to the task of relating the philosophy of Bruce Lee and his approach to life. Little has a degree in philosophy from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is the author of two books on health and fitness (having spent over fifteen years as a writer for several fitness magazines), and is himself a student of Lee's art of jeet kune do.

Selected by the Bruce Lee estate, Little is the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches, and reading annotations and to edit books on the subject of Lee's martial art and its far-reaching philosophical underpinnings. Little's keen awareness of the subtleties of both Eastern and Western philosophy coupled with a respect for the preservation of the essence of Lee's words and meaning give this book an integrity that is all too rare.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, January 6, 2009

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Todd Gainey "Survivordude" (Sumter, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Bodybuilding: Real Muscle/Real Fast (Paperback)

This is the perfect book for anyone who is considering bodybuilding. I spent more than a year working out without seeing any results. In less than a month following this plan, I gained mass faster than ever. 5 Stars.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pros and Cons, October 28, 2010

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Farhana - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginning Bodybuilding: Real Muscle/Real Fast (Paperback)

There are things I liked and disliked about this book - but I have 'gone away with something', and for me that is good enough.

The main points I took:
- The full body workouts (I've always done split training), so this is definitely something I want to try.
- How to calculate your personal ideal rep range for each muscle group.

Pros:
- The whole layout (design-wise) is awesome.
- Each exercise is very clearly explained and has excellent pictures (of both the start and finish position).
- Covers steroid use in the bodybuilding world - which many beginners people don't realize and set unrealistic goals (then end up giving up).
- For someone new to training, some of the routines will definitely start them off well, and they should see results - but I also think some routines are very advanced.
- The "Max Contraction System" was interesting.

Cons:
- Majority of the book is just different routines and how to do the exercise.
- Not much on nutrition - John doesn't seem to find that it as important as training (I think it is!!!)
- It sometimes feels like the book is a huge ad for Nautilus.
- John finds a lot of faults with the way others do things - I'd even call him a 'hater' based on some of his comments.

5.0 out of 5 stars Methodical Blueprint for Muscle Building, April 11, 2009

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W & M Tide - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginning Bodybuilding: Real Muscle/Real Fast (Paperback)

This program sets forth a step-by-step, month-by-month blueprint for building muscle naturally and intelligently. The book is very well written and presented, with each exercise described and illustrated in detail. The author emphasizes intense workouts followed by sufficient rest periods as the most efficient formula for growing muscle. Following several months of foundational training, the author provides an overview of his Max Contraction System designed to efficiently work the muscle at peak contraction for maximum benefit.