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Title: Bigger Muscles in 42 Days by Ellington Darden ISBN: 0-399-51706-5 Publisher: Perigee Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Bodybuilding & Diet Reference
Comment: I bought this book about four years ago and still keep it handy for ready reference. Sure, there are some negatives to the book such as the contra-training routines (I think Darden found himself needing to fill space with this zinger). However, most else is truthful and helpful. I love the idea of gaining weight, strength and size without drugs and supplements. I basically went from 205 lbs to 228 lbs. in a couple of months. Being a family man with two sons, it was impossible for me to exactly follow prescribed diets, workouts and daily routines but I tried to fit all within my responsibilities and lifestyle. I think the pictures are great; very inspirational. It just strikes me as a more "common sense" approach to weight training and gaining.
Rating: 3
Summary: Seemed like David's and Keith's Training log!
Comment: I can say I was a little disappointed with this book. There seemed to be numerous misleading facts...(pg. 101, Darden claims there's 15 grams of protein in an egg white!). How's that possible when half the protein is lost from discarding the yolk? Furthermore, his Contra-Lateral training idea seems hardly realistic when applied to exercises like one-arm dumbbell shoulder presses. How can one stable himself in a seated position using a single heavy dumbbell raised over his head (injury waiting to happen!) I did find his "Indirect Effect" theory quite interesting, but there wasn't any scientific facts to back it up. Darden, a Ph. D., doesn't offer a name or any detail on the specific hormone/s that supposedly spills over onto other nearby muscles, thus promoting muscle growth on muscles not being trained directly. Mainly I felt this book, who's guarantee of results were based on only 2 bodybuilders and one which was a real bodybuilder, won't be of much help for the regular slim Jim looking to gain some mass. Overall, if you like reading about weight training and are up for new ideas - buy it. If you're looking for a new workout, here's one for 6 weeks that'll keep you busy. And if you happen to be fans of David or Keith, here's their training log!
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting experiment for more advanced lifters
Comment: This book is not for the beginner as it does not present basic conditioning for someone starting from scratch. For more advanced lifters, the suggestions in the book might be fun. The contra-lateral theory he presents is nearly laughable though.
Darden trains and tracks the progress of two people using the routine described in "42 days". I wish he tracked a larger group of persons and those who are a little more 'ordinary'. He trains one person who is already an accomplished amateur bodybuilder and another guy who is 18, of a hefty frame, and an athlete. I would like to see Darden train someone who isn't a newbie, but who also isn't already a bodybuilder. I would also like to see this routine work on persons of slimmer build and who have a difficult time gaining weight.
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Title: A Flat Stomach Asap: The Breakthrough Plan for the Look You Want in Just Six Weeks by Ellington, Ph.D. Darden ISBN: 0671014080 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Bowflex Body Plan: The Power Is Yours Build More Muscle Lose More Fat by Ellington Darden ISBN: 1579546897 Publisher: Rodale Books Pub. Date: 15 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Living Longer Stronger: The 6-Week Plan to Enhance & Extend Your Years over 40 by Ellington, Ph.D. Darden ISBN: 0399519009 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: 32 Days to a 32-Inch Waist by Ellington Darden ISBN: 0878337105 Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing Pub. Date: 14 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Nautilus Bodybuilding Book by Ellington Darden, Scott Legear ISBN: 0809243903 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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