When it says, "vintage and Golden Era" in the title, it is exactly like that. Things I liked about the book: 1) it gives a quick but comprehensive education on the past historical aspects of bodybuilding. Generally it is something I don't really need to know about, but honestly it is interesting and if you are going to delve into using past bodybuilding techniques; probably a good thing to understand where it came from. 2) the author does a good job giving many different types of workouts along with days on and off. The author explains importance of diet while allowing the reader to decide on what body parts they need to work on and why. 3) the author toward the end gives quite a few recipes to help a potential bodybuilder prepare for the diet aspect of the gig. Obviously calories, protein, and carbs are important when lifting. Honestly it begins with the diet of the individual.

A couple things I wish would have been available which would have added a star to my opinion. Working out has always been a multi-faceted thing. Everyone has different names for certain weight lifting exercises and I find myself a lot of times looking them up for examples online because I think I know the exercise and how to perform it right, but many times I find myself wrong. It would have been nice to at least see some of the recommendations in diagrams or actual actor portrayed movements. I also would have liked the the breakdown of information like workouts, etc. in a more systematic design in the book to follow instead of just regular paragraphs. I guess I like to have things designed in a way I can easily diffuse the information in front of me to use. All in all I like the book and information given. At 49 years old, working out has been a little more difficult for me as age is a major factor. If I was younger in my late teens to early 20's, I would like to actually try some of these workouts out.
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