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Summary: Invaluable help...simple but effective plan to gaining size
Review: Excellent book. Destroys many bodybuilding myths while providing proof Darden's work. Especially like his insistence that supplements are not needed to gain size. Great pictures. Only drawback to book was silly Contra One-Sided Training. Methinks Darden had space to fill and cooked this up. Speaking of that, receipes were excellent as well
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Summary: Excellent Bodybuilding & Diet Reference
Review: I bought this book about four years ago and still keep it handy for ready reference. Sure, there are some negatives to the book such as the contra-training routines (I think Darden found himself needing to fill space with this zinger). However, most else is truthful and helpful. I love the idea of gaining weight, strength and size without drugs and supplements. I basically went from 205 lbs to 228 lbs. in a couple of months. Being a family man with two sons, it was impossible for me to exactly follow prescribed diets, workouts and daily routines but I tried to fit all within my responsibilities and lifestyle. I think the pictures are great; very inspirational. It just strikes me as a more "common sense" approach to weight training and gaining.
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Summary: Excellent Bodybuilding & Diet Reference
Review: I bought this book about four years ago and still keep it handy for ready reference. Sure, there are some negatives to the book such as the contra-training routines (I think Darden found himself needing to fill space with this zinger). However, most else is truthful and helpful. I love the idea of gaining weight, strength and size without drugs and supplements. I basically went from 205 lbs to 228 lbs. in a couple of months. Being a family man with two sons, it was impossible for me to exactly follow prescribed diets, workouts and daily routines but I tried to fit all within my responsibilities and lifestyle. I think the pictures are great; very inspirational. It just strikes me as a more "common sense" approach to weight training and gaining.
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Summary: Seemed like David's and Keith's Training log!
Review: I can say I was a little disappointed with this book. There seemed to be numerous misleading facts...(pg. 101, Darden claims there's 15 grams of protein in an egg white!). How's that possible when half the protein is lost from discarding the yolk? Furthermore, his Contra-Lateral training idea seems hardly realistic when applied to exercises like one-arm dumbbell shoulder presses. How can one stable himself in a seated position using a single heavy dumbbell raised over his head (injury waiting to happen!) I did find his "Indirect Effect" theory quite interesting, but there wasn't any scientific facts to back it up. Darden, a Ph. D., doesn't offer a name or any detail on the specific hormone/s that supposedly spills over onto other nearby muscles, thus promoting muscle growth on muscles not being trained directly. Mainly I felt this book, who's guarantee of results were based on only 2 bodybuilders and one which was a real bodybuilder, won't be of much help for the regular slim Jim looking to gain some mass. Overall, if you like reading about weight training and are up for new ideas - buy it. If you're looking for a new workout, here's one for 6 weeks that'll keep you busy. And if you happen to be fans of David or Keith, here's their training log!
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Summary: it works!
Review: I've worked out off and on for about 14 years. This is the ONLY method I've used which actually put on muscle, my arms were getting really defined, only time it's ever happened.alls i can say is it works, i'm here to get a new copy
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Summary: SIMPLY THE BEST BOOK FOR GAINING SERIOUS MUSCLE!!!!
Review: This book includes daily planners, nutrition information, calorie-calculations, excercise descriptions, and a sure plan for a successful excercising regiment. I personally believe it is the best book on the market for muscle building. Not only does it help you build for 42 days, but continues to help you with keeping up those hulk muscles!
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Summary: Interesting experiment for more advanced lifters
Review: 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.
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Summary: Interesting experiment for more advanced lifters
Review: 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.
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Summary: SIMPLY THE BEST BOOK FOR GAINING SERIOUS MUSCLE!!!!
Review: 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.
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Summary: Works in Theory
Review: Works in theory but no one really uses this. I mean where is the proof
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