Bigger Muscles in 42 Days (Paperback)

by Ellington Darden (Author) "Resting metabolic rate is the total energy output of the body under resting conditions and after a six-hour fast..." (more)
Key Phrases: repeat for maximum repetitions, lower smoothly, triceps pressdown, Keith Whitley, Reverse Bdwt, Bill Gonyea (more...)

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Product Description
A leading authority on fitness and bodybuilding provides specific, day-by-day instruction for achieving the ultimate physique, including exercises, routines, equipment, food, vitamin supplements, tips on rest and relaxation, and reading materials. Illustrated with over 100 black-and-white photos.

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (January 9, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399517065
• ISBN-13: 978-0399517068
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #890,148 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY THE BEST BOOK FOR GAINING SERIOUS MUSCLE!!!!, October 30, 1999

By A Customer

Using the principals in this book, I was able to go from a mere 138 pounds to a very lean and muscular 163 in only 6 weeks and my bodyfat went from 16.7% - 11.4%!! My arms went from 14&1/2" to 16&3/4" in the same amount of time!! I loved the way some guys in the gym thought I had to be on steroids because of the gains I was making...for a guy who used to get teased for how skinny he was, it feels nice to have people ask ME "What's the best way to do this, how's the best way to do that, what do you do for your arms?..." The beauty of it is that working out this way gets you the size, shape, stength, and look you want and to some extent need. This is the only way I'll lift weights now...the "regular" way feels as in-effective as I now know it is. First impressions count in life. The way this routine will make you look is going to leave a picture that they'll be talking about for a long time. Dr. Darden discovered a better way of trainig that has for me, and others I've shared this book with, stood the tests of both time and scrutiny.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best book on bodybuilding I've ever read, May 27, 1999

By A Customer

This book (and some of Darden's others)has very useful information on strength training and bodybuilding.The principles in this book are the best I have yet tried,and they are completely safe.I gained an inch on each arm in less than a month of training,and I didn't follow the routine to the letter,just Darden't principles of training.I know another trainee that packed on 60 pounds of solid muscle in a year following this book WITHOUT the benefit of anabolic drugs. You CAN gain substantial muscle size and strength in a relatively short period of time and without spending hours a day at it.My only gripe with the book is that the routines include exercises that can't be done in a home gym due to lack of space for the equipment.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting experiment for more advanced lifters, January 30, 2001

By	Charles Maples "hsmp215" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This book is not for the beginner as it does not present basic conditioning for someone starting from scratch. For more advanced lifters, the suggestions in the book might be fun. The contra-lateral theory he presents is nearly laughable though.

Darden trains and tracks the progress of two people using the routine described in "42 days". I wish he tracked a larger group of persons and those who are a little more 'ordinary'. He trains one person who is already an accomplished amateur bodybuilder and another guy who is 18, of a hefty frame, and an athlete. I would like to see Darden train someone who isn't a newbie, but who also isn't already a bodybuilder. I would also like to see this routine work on persons of slimmer build and who have a difficult time gaining weight.