Blood and Guts
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars The new standard for bodybuilders
After reading this book (and gawking at the photos) you’ll say to yourself,” It can’t be that simple!”. Dorian has truly taken the mystery out of bodybuilding. He has broken it down into the basic elements; eating right, training correctly, resting, and employing intensity in your workouts. The first three elements you can get directly from this book. The intensity factor you have to experience. Get Dorian’s video!! Once you SEE how he trains, you’ll know what intensity is. Then you will have the complete formula to achieve all of your lifting goals. How you choose to use it is up to you.
5 Stars EXCELLENT BOOK
This is a great book just not worth what this guy is asking for !Unfortunatly this book is out of print but you can get “A Warrior’s Story” wich is even better and alot cheaper.Do not encourage this guy he is trying to rip you off!!
5 Stars Honor and Respect
The Blood and Guts is the most inspirational bodybuilding book out there. I have never read a bodybuilding book that emphasizes on honor and respect. If you take out all stories about bodybuilding in this book, you might think it’s a book about self-help. “…be honest, be of good character and be a person of your word. Those attributes will take you far.”
The book shows the history of Mr.Yates’s competition in the competitive world of bodybuilding with photos (more than 50% of the book is photos). It gradually shows the progress of his muscle building. It has some photos of when he began bodybuilding, and it gave me a hope to be the best I can be; he wasn’t big at the beginning just like everybody. Mr.Yates believes that you can surpass a bodybuilder of superior genetic and less determination even though you believe you have inferior genetic if you have twice the determination. He believes anybody can go beyond their genetic potential with hard work. So demand the very best of yourself.
Doing things one at a time has been his doctrine of success. He believes a big success is the sum of little successes all combined. I, too, believe this strongly. For example, to grow one inch muscle around your arm, you first have to determine to grow a quarter of an inch.
The only thing I disagree about some bodybuidling technique of the book is that doing quick positive moves. I have injured my shoulder while lifting too fast, and I couldn’t work out for a week. I do 2 second positive (muscle contraction) and 4 second negative (muscle release). Doing slow moves have definitely helped me avoid injuries and concentrate more on stimulating my muscle.
Reading this book will not only help you to gain muscle, but also improve yourself as a person.
Best wishes to Mr.Yates.
3 Stars One of my favorite Olympic champs
So what if Dorian retired from the pro bodybuilding scene, years ago? He’s still one of my favorite bodybuilders of all time, and this autobiography was an inspiration for me when I was a fanatical gym rat. Dorian rules! If you’re a fan too, get this book.
5 Stars A Shadow Dynamite
When I read Dorian Yates Blood & Guts book, believe me the first thing I did immediately was sending my previous book(Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, Arnold Schwarzenegger) into my dustbin. Arnold has always talked rubbish, given fake advice, misguided many youngsters whether it comes to training, diet.
Trust me, if you are really serious about bodybuilding, this book is for you. The language is very simple. The advice is straightforward. I began to feel results immediately after 4-6 weeks of intense training. My recuperation is far better now.
Guess what, I’m going to give a try to the Dorian Yates Approved supplements(Pro Peptide & Pro MR) and soon going to post a second review!
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