Natural Bodybuilding
by John Hansen
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Author: John HansenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-18
ISBN: 0736053468
Number of pages: 328
Publisher: Human Kinetics
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Book Review: A "Natural" Bodybuilding book with photographs of steroid users!
Summary: 2 Stars
This books rates all of 2 stars, and that is a very kind 2 stars.
The most obvious flaw is the use of photographs of drug using old timers like Arnold, Zane, Platz, and others. I found this odd and hypocritical; wouldn't the author want to promote "natural bodybuilding" by featuring some of the natural bodybuilders in order to show what can be achieved w/o the use of drugs? If you are going to use photos of drug users than at least get some of the recent stars rather than those of 30 years ago. How many times do I need to see a picture of Arnold?
I could find nothing original in this book or any specific advice for the "natural" bodybuilder that I haven't seen or read before in non-"natural" bodybuilding books. The routines are very basic and exactly the same as you would find in most other standard b/b books and the exercise form photos are just passable. The mandatory posing photographs were uninspiring, at best. I am not sure if that is the author who was Mr. Natural winner, but I found his physique to be lacking in symmetry and asthetics.
Last but not least did not care for the presentation of this book. The pages are slick and shiny, I thought maybe I was reading a book about "Teas of the World" or "Flower Arrangements" containing boring photographs of boring/uninspired subjects (you know the kind where the posers head is at some strange angle with incorrect from).
Don't let the "Natural" tag marketing scheme fool you as this book is nothing different from the 100's of other b/b books available, "natural" or not. I have seen this book on auction sites for $.01 and that ought to tell you something about its value.
I would suggest Hugo Rivera's "Hard Gainer" book over this one any day. Same sort of high volume bodybuilding routines/advice but with a much more accessible and usable presentation.
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