Bruce Lee The Art of Expressing the Human Body (Bruce Lee Library)

Awesome read. The book is simple to read and understand fully. It is very well written and organized, the quotes and photos of Bruce Lee are phenomenal. All in all, a must have for any fan of fitness and Bruce!

Even by today’s standards in which movie stars have personal trainers and scientifically formulated diets, Bruce Lee’s physique compares favorably to the most buff of leading men. In the 70’s there was no one even close. Consider “Way of the Dragon” in which Lee fights a character played by Chuck Norris. At the time Norris was the World Middleweight Karate Champion, a top-ranked athlete, but he looks comparatively doughy set across from Lee. What makes Little’s book intriguing for those interested in fitness is that it answers the question of how Lee achieved such a physique without the benefit of the last few decades of exercise and nutrition science. Sure, he had favorably genetics, but he also had—by all accounts—a sterling work ethic and a conscientious approach to fitness.

I wouldn’t recommend that one follow the programs described in this book wholesale without careful evaluation of the details. While Lee was impressive, he wasn’t free of athletic injuries. Best practices have shifted here and there with regard to the science of human performance. This isn’t meant to denigrate Lee’s approach. In fact, Lee, himself, followed the science of his time and recommended his students do the same. (For those unfamiliar with Lee’s martial art, Jeet Kune Do, its central tenet is to take what is of value and let go of what is not—i.e. never rigidly hold onto set notions.) It should also be noted that Lee—perhaps because of this philosophy—was often ahead of his time on issues like cross-training. I don’t want to leave the impression that there isn’t a lot that holds up well in this book. I’m saying that this is a book about how one man achieved spectacular results, but shouldn’t necessarily be taken as one’s one-and-only guide to fitness (though it does cover much of the relevant territory.) Intermediate and advanced fitness practitioners should know what to take and what to leave, but beginners should proceed with caution.

The book addresses Lee’s approaches to isometrics, weight training, calisthenics, flexibility, nutrition, cardio, and what would today be called functional training (i.e. fitness activities designed to better one’s performance of movements of the sort that one will use in one’s intended activity—in this case martial arts.) It’s important to note that Lee’s approach was optimized to the martial arts. For martial arts one needs a balanced approach to fitness, and it’s not all about aesthetics like it is for bodybuilders. One must be flexible as well as strong and be mobile more than muscly.

The books 24 chapters and ancillary matter are logically arranged. The chapters at the fore provide general information on weightlifting and related topics, the middle of the book is gets into specialized exercises by body part as well as special topics like stretching and nutrition, and the final few chapters get into sequencing and other information about how Lee arranged his fitness activities. Little draws heavily on Lee’s notes, often using his words verbatim.

The one way in which I think the book could be substantially improved would be more relevant photos and graphics, particularly in the sections that deal with specialized exercises. Don’t get me wrong, there are many photos in the book. However, they are all of Lee, and, of course, he had a great deal more photos taken either in action sequences (e.g. flying kicks, etc.) or in candid moments. There are few photos of Lee engaged in “sausage-making” activities like lifting weights or doing calisthenics. However, the subject in the photo need not be Lee. Photos would also allow the author to make the text in those chapters a little less heavy and more readable, and—therefore—it wouldn’t necessarily add to page count as much as one might think.

I’d recommend this book for fitness enthusiasts and martial artists. From beginner to advanced, there’s something for everyone to take away from this book.

Controversy, legend, hyperbole, and rumor surround the life and death of Bruce Lee, but the irrefutable fact of the matter is that he had an awesome physique that was the product of years of training, discipline, and hard work. This book avoids much that is controversial about the inimitable (though many have tried) "Little Dragon",and sometimes ventures into near hagiography, but still, much can be gleaned from such a work that is of great value and extremely inspirational. Using interviews with his family, close friends, and colleagues as well as his personal notes, the book gives a clear outline of his various workout routines over the years, from traditional Wing Chun to circuit training and the development of Jeet Kune Do. Worth purchasing if one wants inspiration in one's workout routine (I have added several of his exercises to mine since reading it), or just wants to learn more about this great martial artist and thinker.

Pros:
This book provides some fascinating insight into Bruce Lee's training methods. I read this book for ideas to help my own conditioning, particularly for climbing, since I thought Bruce Lee's physique, being powerful but also slim and light, would be applicable to that sport. The information inside is fantastic and incorporating some of the concepts (with thoughtfulness about how they applied to me) resulted in some excellent gains in my own strength, power, flexibility, and appearance, in only a matter of weeks. Since the vast majority of the book is excellent information on his conditioning, and interesting facts on the development of JKD, I rate it highly, but there are a few nits that keep it from being 5 stars, which I will note below.

Cons:
Reading this book in 2012, it is somewhat dated in some of its information. I have been an avid reader of sports nutrition and training literature for some time, which helps to identify where the book is out of date, so be careful with accepting everything. Some noteworthy areas of concern:
* The book recommends heel striking with running to reduce stress on the body. Heel striking actually increases stress and reduces economy of movement in running. Interestingly, the book notes that Bruce Lee actually (correctly) used a forefoot strike, yet recommends you do otherwise.
* Bruce Lee took a lot of supplements, virtually all of which are now discredited (including protein shakes).
* Bruce Lee stretched before and after starting a work out. While stretching after work outs has proved good for improving strength gains, stretching before a work out is potentially dangerous. Stretching should only be done after warming up the muscles with a light workout first.

Overall a fantastic read, just make sure you keep in mind the many years that have passed since it was published and the speed with which sports science advances. There are many great ideas you can incorporate into your own workouts, but make sure to validate them with more modern research first.

`The Art of Expressing the Human Body' explores the training techniques and health ideas of Bruce Lee. In a large A4 sized book you get in-depth analysis of how his training ideas developed, as well as specific training plans for a variety of goals. This book looks at Isometrics, beginners routines, general strength routines, strength and shape routines, circuit training, martial arts strength training and then specific chapters focusing on particular body parts before it looks at cardio health, nutrition and ending on some of Bruce's personal training diaries. The whole book is well presented and has numerous photos of Lee in various training sessions or films. One small gripe is that although the book has lots of photos, none of the exercises are illustrated so although they are described you may not fully understand how to practise them and clear diagrams may have helped. Also about a third of the exercises need to be done on a multi gym and unless you have one at home this will involve joining a gym if you want to replicate these programs exactly. The ideas are well thought out and show how Lee experimented and questioned everything until he worked out a system of training that was perfect for him and could be applied by anyone else. This is fascinating to read for his dedication and development alone, the various photos are amazing and inspiring and an added bonus in an already information packed book. If you are a fan of Lee then this is indispensable and if you are looking for some good training ideas then this is a pretty good place to go as well. Just take it easy and build up slowly to some of the weights Lee could achieve!!

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Anything about Bruce Lee is magical. John Little, the official scribe for the post Bruce Lee era, has compiled a book of exercised supposedly done by Bruce himself. There are a few problems with this book that I would just like to warn others about for if they wish to buy this book or not.

1) A few, not all, of the exercises are confusing. You may need to look up a few of them online to get a clear understanding.

2) This book wasn't a masterpeice in terms of editing. It will say "Dan Inosanto says this on page 48" and you won't find it on page 46, 47, 48, 49, 50...so...idk.

The main thing I love about this book, as with all the Bruce Lee collections by John Little....THE BRUCE LEE PICTURES! Over 100 of the best photos of Bruce in each of the books in this series. I love them!!!

4/5
John McAdam
Author Of: Were Ancient Gods From Other Planets?

Excellent book that serves as an introduction to how Bruce Lee achieved that extraordinary physique. The most interesting parts are those related to nutrition, state of mind, and day to day activities of Bruce. You should note that routines should be customised according one needs and not to copy others, in this case Bruce, as everyone has different physiognomy.

Bruce was developing his workout to gain the maximum in strength, speed, reflex, endurance and striking power in order to always have an edge over his streetfighting opponents. His superhero-like physique was a side effect of this combat training. Since he was always being challenged to streetfighting duels (and eagerly accepting them) he wasn't interested in the concept of "overtraining." He just wanted to maintain his ultimate fighter status. I doubt he would have stopped training so intensely even if he had lived up into the era of the Rest-As-Part-Of-Your-Workout. Yes, "a reader." Streetfighting was Bruce Lee's sport. He was bored by the traditional fighting sports of his day. Too many rules. He grew up as a streetfighter on the rooftops of Hong Kong where anything goes, so his duels on his movie sets was the "sport" he trained for. This book did a really good job at showing Bruce Lee's focus and determination at putting together an effective workout system designed to turn a nearly obsessive man into a superfighter.

What an outlandishly brilliant collection of Bruce Lee's personal training regimine. This is utterly priceless for its detail and stark showing of Bruce's true grit. It was a fight at a local dojo instigated by a rival martial arts group in China Town, San Francisco (actually they disapproved, as many did, Bruce's teaching such high quality lessons to Americans - really can't blame them) that spurred Bruce on to investigate and finally put to practice the lessons of bodybuilding and strength training. Extreme conditoning also - i.e. lots of cardio (2-6 mile jogs; 45 minute stationary biking; interval training, where you sprint several hundred yards then jog, then sprint, then jog and so on).

As if his complete mastery of Eastern style martial arts wasn't enough, Bruce Lee upped the antee on his own, by his own inner desire. There were no stops at local gyms. No comparing his reps to another mans output. Rather, Bruce designed and had built his very own home gym system, replete with every conjurable piece of custom equipment that can be machined (a personal friend of his was kind enough to contribute this favor, making him countless specialized weight contraptions or isometric pulleys - he would always build a second model, because if Bruce used it then it was highly effective no question).

In The Art of Expressing the Human Body one envisions samples of what Bruce initiated, the particular lifts, stretches, and workouts he had in mind. And of course would carry out for much of his adult life (about 1965-1973, eight years of pure muscle building and toning). The only flaw present in this first hand account - has a section devoted to printing some of Bruce's daily notes on regimentation and altering routines - is that the amount of weight in lbs. used for each movement is not listed. While it sounds as though Bruce did not do amazingly large numbers of sets or reps, he must have been at least testing out heavy weights for certain sets? No clue, but for what it's worth, and these ranging factoids of Bruce's exercise ideal are remarkable, this is the most advisable tome on Bruce Lee's so-called secrets. Physically speaking, solely but surely, that is.

Even included are exacting remarks having to do with daily numbers of punches, kicks, stretches, rest periods, strictest of diet/nutrition tips, and most importantly added emphasis on doing 5 different kinds of sit ups daily. Everyday, no exceptions, no excuses. Also, how to incorporate some form of cardio to enhance endurance while balancing this more tempered 'slow-twitch' muscle fiber work with high impact, speed and agility testing firing of punches, kicks, grapples, hand positions, footwork, and balance. These are all cliched in most circles, but in this book you get the inside scoop of what works, what doesn't. After seeing the 8+ yr results of Bruce's die hard 'put up or shut up' mentality, the stunning musculature of his that became, it is then natural to conclude whatever he was doing in preparation for fighting certainly had him in top form to compete. One of the truest statements ever about developing fighting power and pure strength is attributable to Mr. Lee: "We will worry about the connectors [tendons, ligaments, missed muscle groups in training] and building them up to attain a certain strength and not focus on huge, bulging muscles." Well, quite frankly Bruce Lee was ripped to the bone, with deeply cut muscle development in every body area or muscle group possible to hit. I also cannot agree more about one of the simplest tenets layed out in this book pertaining to Bruce's own personal health philosophy: stay away from cheeses, empty calories (starchy carbs), alcohol, concentrated sugar, and sodas. Things like ice cream or chocolate milk are actually less deleterious to your systems efficient functioning than the aforementioned delights, if that's what you call 'um. Another interesting tid bit is that Bruce loved all manner of teas, especially those bearing some content of honey for its energy boosting affect.

Bottomline: styles and techniques are useful, but they do not make the fighter. What is in the man is what makes him a contender always, or a slightly and occasionally formiddable foe. Weight training certainly made more a man out of Bruce Lee, however, his training in the martial arts since age 14 is what really sets him apart. Plus the fact his self-crafted combinational martial art called Jeet Kune Do encourages self-study of every possible martial art form, if only to acquire a well-rounded knack for things. :)

Upon completing the title, I recalled a conversation I had with Scott Ledeux (can sometimes be seen announcing boxing matches on ESPN, or ESPN2) about punching power in general. I asked him point blank: Who's the hardest puncher you've ever fought? He countered me on the spot with a dousy - "You mean in an actual contest or sparring?" Boy I was shook for a second there, but I regrouped, and said "Well, one would assume a real fight would produce harder, nastier punches....but in either case, I guess." (I read up on Scott days ahead of time, before he announced at the local boxing matches in our town, to discover who he'd been up against. The whole point of my questioning was to distinguish between two styles, and two all-time greats: Mike Tyson and George Foreman.) Anyway, Ledeux without hesitation told me that it was George Foreman who rocked him the hardest! I was a bit suprised, as I thought his longer, sometimes slower punches in comparison with Tyson's would hurt lesser? Not so. Ledeux also told me "When Foreman hits you, you don't want to get hit again. That's when you know you're in for it as a fighter. When your opponent has you psyched after the first real blow!" Just incredible stuff from Scott! I couldn't believe it, really. Frankly I wouldn't care to be hit by either of them (might even choose a Mack truck over each of them), but that Ledeux made it absolutely clear that a Foreman 'arm punch' was almost as solid as a Tyson 'short hook' had me baffled. It goes to show, power can be elusive. The only other boxers I can think of off hand that totally stun me whenever I watch them by their brute strength and the pop to their punches, would be Corrie Sanders (he would literally destroy guys in the wring.......watch Corrie Sanders vs. Al Cole or especially Sanders vs. Wladimir Klitschko to find out; WOW WHAT A PURE PUNCHER!)and Prince Naseem Hamed (watch Hamed vs. Augie Sanchez or Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley). And as many martial arts experts will tell you, a strong punch is a fighters best friend. Nonetheless, I do believe the martial arts in conction with some self-defense courses and grappling lessons will most benefit the average practitioner. Competition-wise, I'm glad to be a spectator/fan. Safety wise, it never hurts to explore your options. Read up on how Bruce honed his body into a devasting machine! Great publishing!

Excellent book showing how Bruce Lee developed his awesome body and how he built-up the power behind it. The author has great sources that he got the material from, since some of the pictures are of actual notes that Lee himself wrote. Lee worked extremely hard to get his body in the near-perfect shape that it was in, and this book describes how he did it. This book contains alot of material that was previously unavailable before to anyone wanting to know how Lee trained, what he ate, how he taught his students how to train, what his views were on exercise, cardiovascular training, stretching, and most important, how to develop power from your workout. His training was based on his martial arts influence, as he always searched for ways to improve himself in his own martial art of Jeet Kune Do (JKD). This book shows how he incorporated various exercises and his training regimen during various parts of his life to constantly change and adapt to what he felt would benefit him the most at that particular time. If he felt he needed more endurance, he would incorporate more running and punching the heavy bag, if he felt he needed more quickness and speed, he would do more speed drills, jump rope, etc. An excellent book to learn more about how Lee trained himself and his students to get in the best shape of their lives, and also an example and inspiration to other who exercise and try to keep fit. Of course, if you want a book to show you "how" to workout with weights, then this is not the book for you, but if you want to learn how to improve your overall self through exercise, diet and training, then this is an excellent book.

This is for the critics below that missed the purpose of the book. The purpose of the book was to outline Lee's training regimen since his regimen was not publicized prior to this book.
If you believed you were going to read some new training programs that never have been used before or believed that these were 30-year-old martial arts exercise secrets that are being revealed for the first time you wasted your money.
If you believed you were getting a book that outlined Bruce Lee's routines and descriptions of his exercises you got more than you paid for.
Bruce Lee had a tremendous curiosity for fitness as well as other aspects of his life. As new and different approaches came out he would try them out and if they gave him the results he wanted (function) he would incorporate these into his exercise regimen. If the exercises did not give him the results he wanted, they were discarded.
As a martial artist I believe it is beneficial to look at all aspects of masters of the martial arts (past and present) and keep what works and discard what does not work.

I love bruce lee but this book is virtually useless for the athlete...
Illustrations (when available) suck, very little useful info and a lot of anecdotes and "top ten X exercises" that are just common sense or available online...
save your money, many MANY better books to get fit out there

The WAYS are ever changing. If Mr. Lee were still here today he very well may have conformed to conclusive training methods and have them documented in new publishings. The tuning/balancing ideas and the philosophies behind it all documented in his books are Mr. Lee's personal notes from what I understand. Journal writings, personal notes, drawings etc.. These were the everyday methods he used that maybe he felt were all his body needed at that point in time, who really knows. Maybe they are outdated(according to today's scientific American)but then again maybe they are all the body needs to stay as "fit" as possible without effecting other aspects of one's life and overall training. The way I look at it is Bruce Lee was a very educated man. He dedicated all of his time to evolving not finding the ultimate for there is no such thing. But you can get pretty damn close to it. And if anyone was close to perfecting the art of expressing the human body it would have to be Mr. Bruce Lee. His methods are universal and if anything other than essential, build strong framework for daily routine. No one is saying that Bruce Lee is the best and to be the best you have to follow his and his alone, however I can't think of anyone more dedicated to evolving and expanding martial arts so that everyone can take part, learn and achieve a higher level of human expression in the area of self defense, body traing so on. Be open minded and realize that this is if anything a good addition of ideas to add to your regime.It comes from a well defined source! Experiment, conclude, expand but always remain open minded to new ideas that maybe don't dramatically change your own. Bruce Lee wasn't only into tuning the body but balancing the whole being so that one may become capable of accomplishing many things other than just martial arts. The Art of expressing the Human Body.
P.S. I don't expect this to be extremely helpful as a book review but more of an overview to those whose reviews seem extremely immediate to criticize a book. An idea.

I love bruce lee but this book is virtually useless for the athlete...
Illustrations (when available) suck, very little useful info and a lot of anecdotes and "top ten X exercises" that are just common sense or available online...
save your money, many MANY better books to get fit out there

The WAYS are ever changing. If Mr. Lee were still here today he very well may have conformed to conclusive training methods and have them documented in new publishings. The tuning/balancing ideas and the philosophies behind it all documented in his books are Mr. Lee's personal notes from what I understand. Journal writings, personal notes, drawings etc.. These were the everyday methods he used that maybe he felt were all his body needed at that point in time, who really knows. Maybe they are outdated(according to today's scientific American)but then again maybe they are all the body needs to stay as "fit" as possible without effecting other aspects of one's life and overall training. The way I look at it is Bruce Lee was a very educated man. He dedicated all of his time to evolving not finding the ultimate for there is no such thing. But you can get pretty damn close to it. And if anyone was close to perfecting the art of expressing the human body it would have to be Mr. Bruce Lee. His methods are universal and if anything other than essential, build strong framework for daily routine. No one is saying that Bruce Lee is the best and to be the best you have to follow his and his alone, however I can't think of anyone more dedicated to evolving and expanding martial arts so that everyone can take part, learn and achieve a higher level of human expression in the area of self defense, body traing so on. Be open minded and realize that this is if anything a good addition of ideas to add to your regime.It comes from a well defined source! Experiment, conclude, expand but always remain open minded to new ideas that maybe don't dramatically change your own. Bruce Lee wasn't only into tuning the body but balancing the whole being so that one may become capable of accomplishing many things other than just martial arts. The Art of expressing the Human Body.
P.S. I don't expect this to be extremely helpful as a book review but more of an overview to those whose reviews seem extremely immediate to criticize a book. An idea.

This is a must for any martial artist, Weightlifter, Bodybuilder or even just cross-trainer. The book is a wealth of information which is clearly laid out and straight to the point. While other books and articles I have read claim to tell of Lee's discoveries and then don't, this reveals EVERYTHING. Apart from the fact that there are various punching and kicking drills, bodybuilding programmes, isometric, dynamic tension, cardiovascular, 10 reasons why you should jog{and more importantly tells you the correct of the three methods and how to achieve better results with jogging} etc. it is also incredibly motivating. It tells how lee performed exercises while curling a dumbell, reading a book and studying boxing matches at the same time while in a side splits. Most importantly, each section fills you in the little tips and tricks which Bruce wrote: for example in the FOREARM section (of which Bruce in unbeaten) Bruce writes to wrap a towel around a dumbell when performing curls and you will fill out you sleeves in 2 weeks!{it works!}
If that isn't motivation enough it has plently of pictures such as Lee performing THUMBPUSHUPS!! and balancing his entire body on just his traps on a weighlifting bench!!. It points out the differences between real functional muscle and the bulky muscle which bodybuilders want and shows how to achieve both{which serves to silence the fools who believe martial arts and weights are incompatible}. It explains why Lee took up weights. It presents helpful little charts which can be made at home and used for training e.g the training programme for dan inosanto or even just the 1964 measurements chart from a hong kong gym used by bruce. Even things such as the Nutrition section which every person should know about present helpful tips{and also things to avoid such as liquidising everything which Lee did!}

It's a good read, supposedly (note I said SUPPOSEDLY) shows his work out, diet, training, etc. However there are no pictures of him demonstrating his exercises. Instead are alot of pictures of Bruce Lee during his filming of movies or scenes from movies instead of exercises. Sure everyone knows how to use the bench press, but a visual is nice. It describes the exercises, but lacks visual representation. You'd need a workout book (I recommend Arnold Schwarzenegger's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding to go along with this) to see exercises.

I thought this book offered a completely different perspective of Bruce Lee and offered quality reading into the personal life of a famous martial artist. His letters were very honest, thought-provoking, and genuine from beginning to end. There was one very short and disturbing letter towards the end of the book which, in my opinion, was a significant clue as to why he passed so early and I hope other readers can understand this clue as well.
John Little did an extraordinary job of presenting the letters in order and importance as with all of his books on Bruce Lee. Highly recommended!

This collection of correspondence gives the reader a chance to peek into the mind and life of Bruce Lee. We get to tag along on his first trip to the US since his birth, his friendships, his marriage, his children, what he thought of the jet set, how the dog was eating, father-son bonding, etc. His heart went into every word, as his hand interpreted the flow of his mind.
Bruce's widow, Linda Emery Lee Cadwell, mentions in one of the forwards that until the last year of his life, Bruce didn't have enough money to make excessive long distance phone calls. I'd hate to sound selfish, but, lucky for us.

There are a bunch of excercices in here, ranging from weights & calisthenics, to heavy bag workouts and running. If you already train in martial arts, you might pick-up 3 or 4 good drills, or perhaps new variations on one you already do. Don't look to this book for inspiration or insight from Bruce -- there is none. It is a publication of pages and ideas from his training diaries, along with some editorial commentary. For inspiration, read the Tao of JKD, or *JKD -- commentaries on the martial way*. In my opinion, the editors of the Bruce Lee library are doing a disservice in publishing something as dry and non-engaging as *the art of expressing the H.B.* along with Bruce's books on JKD. Somewhat like publishing Herman Melville's shopping lists in a boxed set including Moby Dick and his short stories.

Wonderful book!! Bruce Lee was far beyond his time when it comes to the study of the human body. Reading this book will make you want to "not slack off" in any workout you will ever do again. Bruce Lee believed in functionality, which simply means he did not build muscles for show. Lee made sure that any workout he conducted will ultimately make him faster and stronger....not just making his muscles bigger.

John Little does such a masterful job in bringing you the words of wisdom and movements of Bruce Lee that you feel as though you are suddenly there and a part of his life. If your looking to become re-inspired by the "Little Dragon", this full series of books will bring you to 'champion of life' level!

John Little does such a masterful job in bringing you the words of wisdom and movements of Bruce Lee that you feel as though you are suddenly there and a part of his life. If your looking to become re-inspired by the "Little Dragon", this full series of books will bring you to 'champion of life' level!

amazing book with a lot of info about the legends training and know -how. definitely would recommend this book to a martial artist trying to better himself physically . amazing conditioning exercises that work. too bad some freaks like that imbecile "a reader"(the art of what?) who gave such a bad review of this valuable piece of knowledge spends way too much time reading the dictionary and not enough training( or getting laid). dont be swayed by these unintelligent remarks. go buy the book . you wont regret it.

Bruce Lee remains an inspiration to millions even 40 years after his passing. This book is a must have if you believe in Bruce's core philosophy of being yourself and expressing yourself as a unique individual physically and spiritually! This books gives you a great insight on the art of self expression.

Although Bruce lee developped a very powerful body, and he was up to date on training methods, things have changed since is death!! Like everything, training methods evolve. Science has developped more efficient ways to work out and has set guidelines for anyone who wants to look. If you are a fan, buy this book!! If you are looking for the best way to train your body, this is not the book for you.

I have been exercising and doing martial arts for over seven years and this book will give you new ways to explore your potential. The workouts are excellent for developing every part of your body and as Bruce would have told anyone, develop farther than you believe you can.
Your punches and kicks will become faster with the practice outlined in this book.

This book seriously changed my life. I used most of the weight routines and training routines in it combined with my basic martial arts training. I've built muscle, gotten faster, stronger, and overall better. It helped me tone my body and set me on a route to better fitness and a better mindset to my training.

This book has a lot of different excersises for almost every part of your body. I use a lot of the abdominal excersies that are in this book. If you are looking to build a muscle foundation, this is an ideal book to get.