THE Complete Keys to Progress [Paperback]

John McCallum (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0926888013 | ISBN-13: 978-0926888012 | Publication Date: December 1, 1993

Who knows how many teenagers in the 1960s bought Strength & Health magazine primarily to inhale John McCallum's articles - he taught us to squat, how to achieve success through hard work, and how to care for our health as we built size and strength, and the whole time, he entertained us with his stories filled with such characters as the legendary Maurice Jones, the mythical Marvin, and the mountainous Doug Hepburn. Here they are: the full collection of the original John McCallum articles, classic gems. If you were to only buy one book - ever - on how to train, this is it. 288 pp.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Ironmind Enterprises (December 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0926888013
• ISBN-13: 978-0926888012
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Education & Entertainment in an Excellent Series of Stories, July 4, 2000

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George R Dekle "Bob Dekle" (Lake City, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: THE Complete Keys to Progress (Paperback)

John McCallum knew about all there was to know about weight lifting and body building back in his day. Most of what came after him was more pharmacology than physiology. Don't waste your money on the modern "bodybuilding" books.

McCallum wrote the individual chapters of this book as articles for Bob Hoffman's publication "Strength & Health" (So that's were Joe Weider got the name for his magazine "Muscle & Fitness"), and he of course had to shill for Hoffman's products. Some of his science is dated, and he oftentimes recommends too many sets and reps, but his principals are sound.

The articles read like short stories, and the reader comes to genuinely like the characters who people McCallum's stories.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of three required books for the serious strength athlete, November 25, 1999

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Chad Eyanson (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE Complete Keys to Progress (Paperback)

This is the first book that any strength athlete or bodybuilder should buy. McCallum has an entertaining writing style, gives the reader exactly what he needs and provides a number of workout regimens so that anybody can be successful at building muscle. McCallum's ideas predate the current steroid era that has made bodybuilding distasteful and dirty. The concepts in this book work and require nothing more than hard work and a good diet. BTW, the other two books are "Dinosaur Training" by Brooks Kubik and "Super Squats" by Randall Strossen. Follow the advice in these books and you can't help but get big and strong!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only book a serious weight trainer would ever need, March 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: THE Complete Keys to Progress (Paperback)

Do you own one or several muscle magazines? Or maybe some books by geneticly gifted athletes promising you gains in strength and size? Good, because everybody needs good firewood. "Keys to Progress" teaches the reader all he/she needs to know about accumulating strength and bodybuilding. This book holds information geared to results for the natural athelete, not some drugged up supermen. John McCallum was packing massive amounts of muscle on his trainees before steroids were even a factor in sports. This book holds the keys to progress for the average man who wouldn't mind a little sweat and pain to get the job done. Best book you will ever read!