Men's Body Sculpting

Three different goals and three different styles frame this guide to bodybuilding. Decide what type of body you want, and learn the most efficient way to get it.

This is a simple and effective guide for making gains in and out of the gym. The book is comprised of describing 3 different workout styles for 3 different intended goals. The book gives you everything you need to structure a workout and a diet to accomplish your goals. There are chapters on diets, exercise programs, supplements, steroids (purely informational), and misc. things about working out and making extra gains. For someone starting to get serious working out, this is a good book for you. If you are extremely advanced, this might not be enough. If you are totally beginner, you should probably start with a personal trainer or much more detailed book. The book itself is short enough to navigate through if you need to find info fast. The words on the page are big and going through each chapter is not a challenge. The book is balanced in the exercises it offers. I continue to use it for reference frequently even after about 4 years.

This body sculpting manual dives deep into detail regarding the physics inside your muscles and body. But he also shows you the most efficient way to get the results you desire. It is not a add bulk or lose fat FAST book - any that do have SERIOUS health risks. Dr. Evans offers suggestions for food and supplement along with highly optimized workout routines that will make the most of your work out sessions. It's a very "no nonsense" guide to helping you reach your goals... and it works.

This book really explains how to lift weights effectively and achieve the best results. I liked the information on how and when to lift, how many rest days are necessary, and nutritional information. The pictures are clear and useful. Overall, I like this book a lot. One result for me of reading this book is that I don't have to spend so long on working out. I used to lift and run for a combined 2 hours, but I now see that this is pointless, and you start to get into diminishing returns after 1 hour of hard exercise. This for me personally was a major benefit of reading this book. I now either do cardio for 35 minutes, or I lift. But I don't spend (read: waste) so much time anymore. I also used to lift three times a week, but I now see that that is not necessary for my personal goals. All told, I probably save a couple of hours a week just by reading his book. I am glad that doctor mentioned all the negative things that can be caused by steroids. He seems to be mildly against steroid use, and lists all the negatives. He is not prohibitionistic toward "juicing". I personally am 100 % against steroid use, because I think that people who do it are using themselves like a guinea pig, and the long-term damage has never been studied. I personally would not be willing to get, say 30 % more muscle mass and strength, in exchange for: infertility, baldness, shrunken testicles, "enlarged breasts", liver tumors, acne, etc. Would you ?! I also have my doubts about creatin, the use of which is extoled in the book. I have done a lot of reading on it in the medical press. The result is the following: the only known positive from creatin seems to be "weight gain", but it is mostly water retention. The potential downside to creatin use is: kidney problems, dehydration. The author does mention that these tend to happen at "high dose", but the problem is, what is a "high dose". Given that the medical community disdains the use of creatin, I doubt that there is a scientifically proven "safe dose". Also, our bodies produce their own creatin, and when I eat meat, I am eating creatin. The idea that we "need more" creatin seems a bit spurious to me, and the effect in the body of "more" seems to be these issues like dehydration and water retention (as well as overtaxing the kidneys). I talked to one doctor who had a young patient who was a football player, and he almost died after taking creatin and then working out (his body basically was "exploding" [expanding], from within). The problem, in my view is that our society always wants "instant results". We would rather take a "magic pill" and "get big", than do the hard work of getting big the old fashioned way. But there is no real substitute for hard work. I know guys who used steroids when they were 22 and their upper bodies are now soft, like a sponge (did anyone ever study what happens to these "roid monsters" 20 years down the road ?). The long-term effects seem to be really bad. They were big without having r

This book is a great addition to any exercise library. It wouldn't be what I can a stand-alone book, and it doesn't try to be one. The book lists and describes about 3-4 workout plans with everything you would need to follow, including nutrition and supplementation. The workouts are well documented and based on solid science, instead of fad ideas. The writing is personable in explaining technical ideas that would normally be a bit boring. Overall, a great book. As for the guy who complained about the "race" issue (no people of color photographed in the book), the book only has 2 people photographed in it. One is DR. EVANS.