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Optimum
Anabolics
By Jeff Anderson - Review
Review by Rahul Alvares
Jeff Anderson has been
making quite some news these days; his new book "Optimum
Anabolics" has been written about and advertised so often
lately, I just had to get myself a copy. Anderson was virtually
unknown to me some months ago, but I know he's not a newcomer.
I read an article by
Lewis Wolk sometime ago about Jeff locking himself in a dark room
with his computer for six months till he had finished writing
Unleashed (a book on boosting testosterone levels). Lewis is still
singing praises about that book, and I've joined the band giving
him backing vocals! (By the way that book is for free download,
so make sure you get a copy before that Muscle Nerd changes his
mind and puts a price tag on it).
Coming back to "Optimum
Anabolics" I must tell you that this is one of the best books
on bodybuilding I have ever read. Exceptionally controversial,
Anderson attacks the very foundation of bodybuilding.
To give you an example;
"Optimum Anabolics", in one of its training cycles,
uses severe protein deprivation as an anabolic trigger to boost
testosterone and growth hormone levels producing as a result huge
gains in muscle mass.
And Oh No…this
is not a one day protein deprivation period, if that's what you
are thinking. It's a full cycle lasting weeks!
Optimum Anabolics is
so full of information, this review would have to be the size
of a booklet to cover all aspects. I don't think it necessary,
however, to do so. I am sure you will love this book. So instead
I am just going to list a few points to give you an idea of what
the book is like.
Some of the aspects
dealt with in this book include (in no particular order):
- Isolation v/s Compound Exercises
-which are the best exercises for each body part and why.
- Pre Exhaust training and Super
Sets -how these amazing training techniques can be exploited
to their full potential.
- Cardio and HIT training -
the best strategies for fat loss.
- Diet Charts - there is some
excellent information in this section on food to eat, supplements,
timings, GI ratings etc.
- Calculations - mostly calculations
for muscle gain, fat loss, different metabolisms, carbs, proteins
etc.
- Exercise description encyclopedia
- descriptions on all the exercises, with notes on how to
perform the best ones (averaging twelve for each body part)
Anderson lays a lot
of stress on performing the exercise with correct form, the pump
effect, body weight exercises and training to failure.
Anderson has left no
stone unturned in writing this book. The training techniques taught
in the book make sure also that you stimulate both the fast twitch
and slow twitch muscle fibers. This kind of training will ensure
that the muscle is exercised in a holistic way for its optimum
growth and development.
I don't think I need
to say anything more. As far as drawbacks are concerned I can't
think of any. Like most books on bodybuilding however this is
largely targeted at the male trainees. Female trainees will also
benefit a lot from reading "Optimum Anabolics" - though
with the amount of testosterone dripping all over it they might
find it a little too thick and musky to get through!
Jeff Anderson has a
very humorous style of writing. This, coupled with his very practical
mind makes "Optimum Anabolics" truly enjoyable to read.
Optimum Anabolics
is a must have for every bodybuilder.
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"Optimum Anabolics"
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