Customer Reviews:
 CAN work, if your stomach is a bottom-less pit.. February 14, 2001
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I read GROW! cover to cover in less than an hour, sitting in my local bookstore. It didn't take long for me to realize that the recommended caloric intake the author recommends for this program is absurd. The workout routine seems half-way decent, but the diet? You've got to be kidding me. A 200 lb. individual, looking to pack on some size would have to eat about 6,000 calories per day on this program to follow it to the T. Anyone who is 200 lbs. and can eat 6,000 calories on a daily basis deserves a hearty handshake, pat on the pack, and a test for intestinal worms, which might be sucking the nutrients right out of you. It's not logical to follow this type of program. You will feel sluggish, bloated, and will get fat from force feeding your body in this manner.This is hands down the worst book on bodybuilding I have ever read.
 Grow will work September 7, 2000
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Grow, by Ellington Darden, is a very simple plan to gain muscle mass fast. The step-by-step plan for eating and lifting will make it easy for anyone to follow right down to the letter. There are too many bodybuilding books on the shelves that are just too vague and don't tell you what to do...Grow tells you exactly what to do and when to do it. I was surprised with the calorie count required to gain mass on my frame, and i was equally surprised that the test subjects for the book had not gained excessive body fat, but mostly lean muscle poundage. I have not begun the program, yet, and my girfriend, Dollie, laughs at me for buying this book, but I have a new enthusiasm for lifting weights. Upon completion of the 28-day plan I will review again and share my results. I can't wait for the 2nd 28 days cycle...then the 3rd...then the 4th, love, Brad
could have more information March 9, 2000
4 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book does get straight to the piont, but it only tells you want you need to know for just that 28 days. If you plan on lifting weights for only 28 days go ahead,and buy this book. If you plan on lifting for longer that the book that I would choose if I was you would be Bodybuilding by Joe Weider.
everything on how to get the fastest possible results. July 14, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
this book certainly lives upto it's claim of big muscles in only 28 days. it has the most productive techniques and surefire routines. very practical, easy to read and inspiring photos. it cuts through all the misinformation which is present on the subject through the various muscle mags. only one drawback; it is a bit too simplistic and the reader must obtain the authors other books to apply the advice more thoroughly. but if you want to get the fastest results then this book is a must. i've used the principles in it for over six months and the results exceeded my expectations.
Well worth buying. October 20, 1998
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've just got done reading this book, and although I haven't tried it's principles, it makes a lot of sense. I was annoyed however at all of those huge distracting pictures in the background, and although I appreciated the author mentioning steroids, I did not appreciate him not mentioning that nearly all of those pictured were on them. He also didn't mention anything about aerobics, nor did he mention anything about what one can do if they wanted to focus on a body part. Overall though, this has been the best book that I have read as of yet on this subject.
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