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Title: Hardcore Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach by Frederick C. Hatfield, Tom Platz ISBN: 0-8092-3728-8 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Impractical training theory
Comment: I spent several months working Hatfields routine, and I find
a) I didn't grow off them b) its overly complex and confusing c) is incomplete
Its a confused book...like a mismash of his "lists" which is very unfocused. Hence the chapters "Strength with Mass for Sports". This is supposed to be a bodybuilding book, not a sports training book. I am totally not interested in an "Integrated Training Regimen for Aerobic and Anerobic Sports"...Im interested in bodybuilding and mass gain!
Im interested in a training regimen to get freaky and big!
Im interested in "How can I look like one of those enormously ripped bodybuilders you feature in your book, and what are they doing that I am not, in terms of drugs, routines, diet?"
He gives a rediculously broad view of "intensity", and even in his articles, increasing, reps, sets, speed, number of workouts, rest. Sorry Fred, a little wavy diagram with A's B's and C's on is pretty, but not scientific.
Which type of intensity increase, Fred, is thats going to make me look like a bodybuilding competitor? How do I make my small weak chest physically bigger and powerful?
Im looking for straightforward clear answers, not more confusion.
The fact of the matter is Hatfield achieved all his fame with drugs and powerlifting. Period. Yet he keeps disparaging it!
Drugs combined with certain diet and workout regimens built the people you feature in your book.
I don't think there is any Mr. Olympia contender who would be foolish enough to try this outrageously complex system.
You have to love his final comments on the routine...after building up this extremely complex system, he says "oh feel free to add and remove workouts as you please...its up to you"
Thats what I call a cop out.
I'll choose to replace your entire system with a better one Fred.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the Bible of Bodybuilding
Comment: I've read a lot of books on bodybuilding, some good, some not so good. For pure weight training, Dr. Hatfield, aka, Dr. Squat, this is the best it gets. There's a ton of info in this book and his routines are complex and grueling. However, they definitely work. I am proof of that as I have built significant gains using his technique.
My only suggestions on how to improve this book even more:
1 -- Some of the approaches are presented with complexity and sometimes get confusing. I had to read and reread many of his instructions and I think it can be simplified and made more clear.
2 -- I would additional info and examples on both the cardio side as well as the nutritional side. Dr. Hatfield has some good info here but doesn't elaborate anywhere near on the details as he does on the weight training and supplement side.
Other than that, I'd say it's a must read for any serious bodybuilder.
Rating: 3
Summary: You can get better info for free from Hatfield's website
Comment: Fred Hatfield is indeed one of the clearest thinking writers in the iron game and I think that intermediate level weight lifters in particular will appreciate the information in this book. However, I will say that his website contains even more information than this book provides. From reading his website, he frequently strikes a condescending attitude toward bodybuilders, so I thought it somewhat curious that he would write a book on bodybuilding. Although overall it's a good book, I found myself wanting some parts fleshed out more. For example, how to cycle intensity isn't addressed adequately, nor is how long to rest between workouts. These are questions that intermediate weightlifters grapple with much more frequently than some problems that Mr. Hatfield discusses at length such as how to maintain a proper diet and I wished that he would've discussed those concerns in greater detail. I recommend this book, but I recommend Mr. Hatfield's website more.
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Title: Power by Frederick C. Hatfield ISBN: 0809244330 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised by Arnold Schwarzenegger ISBN: 0684857219 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 05 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Ironman's Ultimate Guide To Building Muscle Mass by Peter Sisco, Ironman Magazine ISBN: 0809228130 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Ironman's Ultimate Bodybuilding Encyclopedia by Peter Sisco ISBN: 0809228114 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Joe Weider's Ultimate Bodybuilding by Joe Weider, Bill Reynolds ISBN: 0809247151 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1989 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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