Men’s Health: The Book of Muscle–The World’s Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body (Hardcover)
Amazon.com Review
You might think that the subtitle, “The World’s Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body,” is hyperbole, but The Book of Muscle from Men’s Health delivers as promised. Australian strength coach and former powerlifting champion Ian King and Men’s Health fitness director Lou Schuler cover everything you want to know about your muscles and what makes them grow, complete with dietary recommendations, exercises for every muscle group, and exercise routines. Each (more…)







1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible Kindle DX experience
I bought this book because it was featured as being formatted for the Kindle DX. That was a terrible mistake on someone’s part.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice and Educational
Book includes a lot of information about muscle, and a lot of technical language which is good because when I read it with my younger brother it pushes him to use a dictionary…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really a Complete book
I like this book because it doens’t only introduce the basic concept and science about muscle, it also includes 3 programs (beginner, intermediate, advanced) targetting for…
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent training guide for a normal guy who’s been training for 20 years
I purchased this book after learning about Ian King from a reference in Tom Venuto’s BFFM ebook. All I was looking for was a new way to split up my workouts…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Kindle bad, paper good
I will gladly change this rating from a 1 star to a 5 star if Amazon can tell me how to do one simple task: There are workouts in the back of the book.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Makes things too complicated
I bought this book back in 2005 and made progress, but lets be serious…I was an untrained n00b, anything would have given me progress.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Ultimate Guide to Resistance Training
The ultimate guide to resistance training…Ian King and Lou Schuler are the best in their fields. I have used King’s training methods from this book since it was first published…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Weightlifting Book I’ve Found
I recently finished the intermediate program from this book and am very happy with the twenty pounds of lean muscle it helped me pack on.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, but you MUST follow it
I’ve read many work out books over the years but none has really made me say WOW. This one is far and away the best book I’ve come across. They give you 1.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Almost Perfect
This book is almost perfect. There is a ton of information here, but you don’t have to read it all. If you want, you can go straight to the workouts and start banging away.