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Brawn, 3rd Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Stuart Mcrobert
Publisher: CS Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 66048
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 230
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 9963916317
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9789963916313
ASIN: 9963916317
Publication Date: September 2007
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Book Description
Most bodybuilding books are alike. They are typically a collection of photographs of bodybuilding superstars, together with training routines that never work for the average person. Brawn is totally different and directly challenges most contemporary bodybuilding advice. Most importantly, Brawn focuses on the techniques, routines and strategies that actually work for typical bodybuilders.
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 A different kind of myth-based exercise program July 1, 2008
Brawn is better than many of the books available discussing exercise with weights, but that doesn't make it a good book.
Mr. McRobert's basic premise is that the weight training programs you see in glossy magazines are designed for genetically gifted, heavily drugged people, who want to refine an already existing physique. They aren't appropriate, or even helpful, for non-steroid-users looking to gain size and strength in the first place. So far so good. Sing it from the mountains.
The problem with the book is that it's just another myth-based exercise program. The book lacks footnotes, and does not appear to be grounded in science. Mr. McRobert's recommendation of extremely long inter-workout rest periods doesn't make a lot of sense, physiologically. He likes basic, heavy exercises like squats, deadlifts, and bench-presses, but he appears to have happened on this conclusion by accident, rather than by reference to any body of data. The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
The reason the book is worth reading is that it's something different from the 4-1 splits you see in the glossy magazines, and those are pretty much a proven bad idea for most people. Mr. McRobert has something to say. It isn't very good, but it's better than the standard fare.
 Great guide for setting realsitic targets March 24, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a natural weight trainer I felt this book was very useful for setting realistic targets for results. It not only suggested dimension targets based on natural growth, but also indicated the type of poundages that would be lifted to achieve these goals. Great resource. A must buy in the ocean of such books available.
SEEING THE LIGHT! December 14, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ..and it isn't just a book is a guide to perfect your bodybuilding lifestyle not just your training.i am very happy i read it so i don't waste any other years in ineffective for me training.thanks cs publishing for a truly amazing,no hype,no bull book for us the hardgainers.
with respect
getbigstaybig
one of the best October 15, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is one of the best bodybuilding books ever written. I have many old and new. It cuts through the hype and unrealistic pronouncements of the commercial magazines and provides essential and practical information. It illucidates clearly and emphatically one of the most substantive elements of productive bodybuilding i.e. the necessity of heavy leg work. I personally wasted many years of training, believing that I did not need to work my legs for results. After reading Brawn and therefore shifting my emphasis to include squats and deadlifts, results magically occurred. This book has the information to get you big and strong without resorting to drug use. It is a classic.
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