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Essential Arms: An Intense 6-Week Program

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Ahh, the appeal of the monster bicep. Guys want them, girls want the guys that want them. And all you have to do is EVERYTHING to get them.
This book crushes the "spot training" myth (despite it's alluring title) and, quite properly follows the rationale that big arms require a lot more work than curls, curls, curls. Brungardt's program incorporates a lot of "core" (abdominal, low back)and leg training for larger arms, which while absolutely correct, will probably scare off the uninitiated.
"Essential Arms" is, in its basic form, a 6 week quad/bi/tri/ab program, requiring 2 days in the gym. Hopefully, serious readers will use the other gym days to work chest, back and shoulders. Otherwise, you'll be able to spot the "Essential Arms" guy across the gym - he'll be the disporportionate one.
Use this book as a tool for a full workout program, or look at one or two exercises to incorporate into your regular workout, and it has value. Overall, however, most of these exercises are included in other sources (primarily "Men's Health Hard Body Plan", who are also the publishers of this book), and a book that includes entire program structures, including cardio and diet makes a more sensible purchase.

I have read a few body-building books and think this one, along with the other books in the same series (chest, legs, abs, etc), are the best to date.

One reason for this is the insistence upon good form. Like a lot of people, I have in the past gotten carried away with adding more weight and not paying attention to
form. This is still a temptation but the message on good form presented in this book is finally starting to stick. I especially was impressed by his argument for paying
attention to the negative part of the exercise.

Another STRONG point of the book is that it provides you with lots of routines. After finishing the books 6 week course,
you are supplied with an additional 4 or 5 good routines for future use. As the author states, it is important to change routines often, so that your muscles do not get too
used to a given exercise (and you dont get bored). However,
I am very lazy about putting together routines and tend to stick to one. Thanks to this book this is no longer a problem, because it does it for me; I now have complete
sets of routines that I can follow and am beginning to see important gains as a result.

The book also does a good job of covering the basics of good nutrition, rest and, for all of you gym rats who would ignore it,
aerobics (ever see those pudgy cro-magnon loking guys in the gym who claim their bloated tummies are muscle)!!!! He doesn't cover supplements though and that is
understandable given the controversy and hype surrounding so many of them.

This is a book that is very pragmatic and flexible for most of us with busy schedules. It will introduce you to techniques and bodybuilding facts that build muscle. This is a well-written and concise workout book with a regimen that every man interested in having defined muscular arms can use.
I am almost forty and have not worked out in a while and I am very proud of the results!
I highly recommend this book without reservation!

This book is really great! The techniques included in this book are very effective & true.

The book is targeted for beginners. If you are
experienced you won't find much new here.

This is my least favorite in the series. I'm no expert, but the other two books, Abs and Chest and Shoulders, have you working out three or four times a week. This one only has you working out twice a week. The exercises themselves seem good, so I can use them and the other books do make up my own routine once I ge the hang of them all.

I'm currently at Level 2/2nd week of this program and have seen amazing results. And I guarantee if you follow this program you will too. This book helped me to discover what I had been doing wrong all these years and focused on diet which I must say is so critical in building muscle. It focus's on correct technique versus numerous sets, and helps you determine the correct weight per exercise as well. It goes against what most of us think is the correct way to build great arms, but in reality is the secret we have all been in pursuit of. I highly recommend this book for the novice to amateur bodybuilder. I can't wait to see the results after week 6! Job well done to the writer(s) for this great bodybuilding tool.

The book delivers what it promises: An Intense Six-week program to completely train your Arms from every single angle. But this book is more than just an Abs workout, it is a small, handy and complete reference with useful information that includes: essential physiology, aerobics, flexibility stretches, and essential principles and techniques.

What I really liked about this book is that the programs are designed to fully exercise and develop the whole arms, not just the biceps and triceps, like is usually the case with other books. Following the programs you will exercise your biceps, triceps, forearms, and also the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles, to get a complete fully developed look.

A very practical and to the point reference on arm training.

I work out with Kurt in New York and not only is he a great guy but he is in perfect shape. All of us guys wish we were in that kind of shape. Not only that but he works out slowly and without over exerting himself. He is truly a fitness inspiration.