The Lost Secret To A Great Body Kindle Edition

If you are at all interested in the content of the courses you can find on websites like "Sandow Plus", etc., you owe it to yourself to invest the $10 for this Kindle book. It may make all the difference.The author explains how the modern approach to weightlifting differs from what these guys did, why the old time strongmen did what they did, how you can make their approach work for you, and what kind of results you can hope to achieve.There's also historical background and context on the method and its originators, along with amusing anecdotes and telling details that help humanize these old-time fitness "celebrities"; it helps you see them as people, not just circus freaks and showmen.The author is refreshingly modest, has a nice, appropriate sense of humor, and his explanations of both the exercises and the method are clear, written in plain language, and easily understood. There are enough photographs in the tutorial portion of the book to make the instructions easily understood.Also appreciated: the author is very candid about the cosmetic and functional results you can hope to achieve with diligent application of the method. He includes some "posed" (but not retouched or professionally lit) photographs of his own physique, which is proof of the method: he looks good! Not body-builder good, or power-lifter good, but aesthetically pleasing, well shaped and sinewy.Worth your time and attention.Update: I read the critical review by EL, and felt compelled to respond. Not that he isn't entitled to his opinion, but it seems he missed the whole point of the book: this is a great resource for people who can't (or don't) want to pursue conventional bodybuilding or powerlifting methods. Its primary application is for health-maintenance and keeping your vitality in the face of modern living conditions. EL criticizes Bolton for not looking like Sandow after pursuing the method for three years, and for not looking like a weight lifter; but that was never Bolton's stated goal.Bolton wanted something that would keep him in decent shape with a minimal investment of time, and something that would supplement his internal martial arts studies. And IMO - he looks good.Do I think this system should be the ONLY thing you do? No. But it would make a valuable supplement for people who are primarily interested in other active pursuits (yoga, soccer, golf, karate, etc.) And if it WAS the only thing you did (outside of a reasonable amount of walking), you'd still look and feel better than 75% of the population (especially the older population) who don't exercise.

Great book, good results from training so far (2 and a half months in, could begin to see results after 1 month). Not a training for weightloss, but great for strength.Ok, now to the more detailed review.I've played capoeira for nearly 15 years now and I'm 43 years old, and I have a very detailed physique, 170cm tall, 64kg when I started 2 and a half months ago, 62kg. I've been lucky so far with no major injuries, only a bit of an ache in my hips, which if I avoid certain specific kicks I can keep to tolerable levels. But I am getting older and slower and the airy style of capo that I have is getting winded. I came to the realisation that I needed more physical strength if I want to keep playing in a roda when I'm 90. I've tried different stuff, like calisthenics, but the wide variety of exercises and programs out there gave me indecision paralysis, there were just too many options. And weghtlifting was out of the question. I've seen quite a few capoeiristas go that route, and they do get big, athletic physiques, but they get noticeably slower. Now speed is definitely not everything in Capoeira, timing is, but I don't want to sacrifice something I'm definitely not going to get more of in the long run. Besides, almost everybody I know who weightlifts has had an injury of some kind. Injuries are stackable and compounded with age. I want to avoid that.I stumbled upon a review of this book on YouTube and decided to give it a try with some great results. Around the same time I started with this training, I began to do intermittent fasting, take virgin olive oil shots a couple of times a day (apparently it mimics the effects of Resveratrol , or the other way around), and take guarana supplements. I started doing all of this around the same time, so I don't know if it has had a synergistic effect.I took measurements of my biceps at the beginning, and I want to stress this point: I don't care about size, I care about strength and my ability to stay healthy for longer, and not become a sentient vegetable by age 75. The bicep measurements were just a metric to see if I was wasting my time or not. I went from 28cm and 29cm in my dominant arm to 32.5cm and 33cm in 2 and a half months. That is a rather big gain and I would love it if I knew a sports physiologist who could explain to me how this is possible. AND IM ONLY USING 1KG DUMBBELLS.I do this training 3-4-5 days in a row, depending on how much energy I have and take 1 day or 2 days off and start again. I have a very physical job, and the days I do Capoeira I don't do this training. If I have an important Capoeira event I take 2 days off before the event to be fresh.It takes me some 35-40min to complete a session, and apart from the squeeze I've found that the cadence is very important. In the beginning, to squeeze the right muscles and relax the ones you are not using takes a lot of concentration. I still find it hard to tense the quads in the full range of motion, not just at the top. So this makes you do the exercises at a slower pace without you realizing it. When I found out and sped up just a tad to the recommended cadence in the book while maintaining the tension, that's when it really exploded.But take your time learning the movements and pacing with 1kg before you move on to heavier weights, it pays off.I've never been a big guy, and I'll never be by today's standards, but my physique is slowly changing, and I do get why the book hints to this training, or a similar one being used in old Greece. I mean, if you see the movie 300 and compare it to old Greek statues, you see a marked difference in body types. Classic statuary doesn't have the overblown pectoral muscles we idealize nowadays, which are a given with modern day training. Almost all of them have a specific body type, as of someone being shaped by a specific set of exercises. Think swimmers, waterpolo players, long distance marathon runners.Anyways, Saturday morning and lying in bed, tired from a week of work, too little sleep and too many thoughts in my head.Peregrino signing off

I'm working on this program right now. I have been learning it for around 2 months. I have seen very good results despite my inconsistency in following it. The best advice I could give is to be careful not to tense up during the routine. I strained my elbows a bit from trying to hard to force the muscular contraction when I first began the program. I have seen better results through giving myself time to learn the movements instead of trying to crush every single workout, Even if that means I don't get the same feeling I get after heavy strength training sessions. Overall I would highly recommend this Book as well as the program in it. The book itself is extremely well written. It contains a lot of fascinating history and physical theory. Even if you are skeptical about the light dumbell workout, this book has been absolutely worth my purchase, just as an education resource. If you are on the fence, I would recommend this book. This is one of the best 10$ purchases I've made.I'm going to update with more progress as I continue to practice the routine. Thanks to David Bolton for putting this resource together !

I really enjoyed the research made by the author. Great work thank you.

Es una joya arqueologíca.

Hat mich vom schweren Krafttraining weggebracht, und damit auch von meinen ständigen Verletzungen

I found the book to be full of incredible insights. There is a great deal of historical context provided, some of it towards the end can be skipped. The second half of the book delves into an unheard of way of exercise/bodybuilding that I believe the majority of men and women will appreciate.This is not about becoming a Mr/Ms Olympia, but about a 'classic' look that the human eye has appreciated throughout the ages and will continue to be attractive. This is the figure of Michelangelo's David - enviable and certainly 'shredded' by current standards. It's about health and not killing yourself to get it. The key is a very subtle form of exertion of the muscles. I'm heading to Kmart to get some 3 lbs dumbbells and give it a go myself.

Good Book very interesting. But I'm not sure that is possible to look same a Bodybuilder only with small weights But have a good physique yes. And the method is good for learn to have a god muscle feeling and better result with classical weights. Everybody should start with this.