The incomparable figure of Steve Reeves stands astride bodybuilding history, so much so that some are not even sure he was real. Rest assured, though, Steve Reeves and the magnificent physique he created—some would say the greatest ever in bodybuilding—was plenty real.While many others admire Reeves and the physique he created, the legacy of his type of physique has been obscured by the different direction modern bodybuilding has taken.This should no longer be the case. Alt...

Vince Gironda–the name reverberates. Though he's been dead for a couple of years now, Vince Gironda's training ideas still live on–or should. Perhaps no trainer in the history of bodybuilding has been more controversial, loved, hated, disputed, ignored, embraced or misunderstood than the legendary champion of the lean, symmetrical, Apollo-type physique was. It's unfortunate, but says more about the world of bodybuilding than about Vince, that he became known to some only for his opposition...

All of a sudden you see him; the shock of dark black hair, the ruggedly handsome face, the tall, rangy figure emerges as if from another realm--the figure overwhelms the senses at first appearance, then you start to see, as your eyes flash from place to place on that legendary physical terrain--the triceps, fully formed and popping out three-dee, wriggling as if trying to escape their skin; the long, sculpted biceps which swell and fall across your view, massive yet portioned out just so, ...

Natural Bodybuilders - Your Training is Different!This practical, concentrated manual written by a natural bodybuilder for natural bodybuilders, shows you why natural bodybuilders need to–even must–train with methods and techniques specifically tailored to drug-free trainers, in order to reach their bodybuilding goals. The manual features both an introduction for beginners as well as information and an overview for intermediate and advanced trainers.The manual contains conden...

Vince Gironda—the name resounds throughout bodybuilding, still. This accomplished bodybuilder and master trainer left a wealth of ideas and methods on training and nutrition that still has relevance today. Though many of Vince's concepts are known, they're often not well understood.That's where this little book comes in. Originally written as two separate articles on Gironda's training and nutrition, they've been combined due to readers' requests. This modest volume of concentrated ...

Bodybuilders often search for a better approach to eating. Although many admire the physique of the legendary Steve Reeves, not nearly as many know about the nutrition which helped build that legendary physique. Too often, Reeves' nutrition has been overlooked.This article examines Reeves' nutrition and brings it to life, as it sheds light not only on what Reeves ate but more importantly how and why Reeves fashioned his approach to eating for health and bodybuilding success.

There is much confusion about the nutritional principles of legendary bodybuilding trainer Vince Gironda. In this short article, much of that confusion is cleared up. It features clear explanations of Vince Gironda's nutritional approach and some ideas as to how to apply this to your own eating. It's especially helpful for beginners, or those unfamiliar with Vince's approach to nutrition, but there is also insight for more advanced bodybuilders.Many bodybuilders understand bits and...

We've probably all done this workout, or something like it. Maybe you began with it, or maybe you've returned to it, or maybe someday you will. We all know it, like an old acquaintance, maybe even a friend, as it more than likely was responsible for some of our earliest muscle and strength gains. So, yeah, it's an old, comfortable friend. It's the three days-a-week, whole body workout. Right now, you may think you're too advanced for that workout, even if at one time it did something for y...

There's great interest in the methods of legendary bodybuilding trainer Vince Gironda. And why not? Although his teaching was complicated at times, Vince was a practical man. What interested him most was building muscle and sculpting fabulous physiques.So, with that in mind we've constructed a practical course very much along those lines. This shoulder-building course features many of the ideas and principles of Vince Gironda put into action. The workouts, though, are mostly new.

There's great interest in the methods of legendary bodybuilding trainer Vince Gironda. And why not? Although his teaching was complicated at times, Vince was a practical man. What interested him most was building muscle and sculpting fabulous physiques.So with that in mind we've constructed a practical course very much along those lines. This back-building course features many of the ideas and principles of Vince Gironda put into action. The workouts, though, are mostly new.

"The Wager" is a simple story of a seemingly innocuous wager, which triggers the clash between a decorated starflyer and his planet's powerful ruler, that leads to startling events which will have dire consequences across the galaxy.Thus begins the saga of Jospar, the Starflyer, and Kasceto, the Ruler. Jospar is a starflyer, a space explorer of the first order. He is a discoverer of new worlds, but one world in particular intrigues him more than others. When Jospar's superior, Kasce...

Training and nutritional information for the most neglected group of bodybuilders: drug-free hard gainers.In this report, you'll learn if you're a hard gainer and why you're a hard gainer if you are, and why you are having trouble gaining muscle and strength. Better than that, we'll show you how you can begin to gain muscle and strength, and keep on gaining. This report is for the natural (drug-free) hard gainer–especially.You'll find information on such topics of importanc...