Franco Columbu's Complete Book of Bodybuilding [Hardcover]

Franco Columbu (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 196 pages
• Publisher: Contemporary Books (June 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809259842
• ISBN-13: 978-0809259847
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,658,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Franco Columbu's, November 24, 2003

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Luigi N Natale (Ft. Bragg, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franco Columbu's Complete Book of Bodybuilding (Paperback)

What I liked about this book is the simplicity. Franco is also Doctor of Chiropractic, so he knows a thing or two about bodybuilding. The fact that he achieved so much without having
any physical advantage proves it.
There are various tried and good programs/split routines for the non-competitive and competitive bodybuilders. Good tips on diet and on common sense healthy living, very actual even though the book was published in '82. Over all the book is pretty complete and is a good example on how they trained in the past.
The only funny thing is that in some routines, unlike Arnold in his Encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding, Franco omits a few power movements which are essential to give the bodybuilder that muscle density. He more than Arnold was famous for his extremely heavy deadlifts.