Hard Core: Ronnie Coleman's Complete Guide to Weight Training

Ronnie Coleman's complete guide to weight lifting is a very good and simple book, unlike Arnold's book and many other writers, Ronnie spoon feeds you the routines in such a way that you dont have to read the entire book to know. For chest he gives an outline in big bold letters his 4 routines the sets and reps, then if you want to read more you can. Ronnie's excersices are common one's not the dumb one's youd find in Men's Fitness, and he doesnt over train you like Arnolds book does, the only thing thats really lacking is the nutrition section, where he only gives his own eating regiment which no normal person could expect to follow as it has a whopping 6,365 cal and 623 Grams of protien!He recommends high reps, he says if you dont do atleast 8 reps your not really accomplishing anything, all of his workouts he recommends atleast 10 reps, mostly everything is 10-15 reps. For chest he recommends working them out twice a week, once all barbell once all dumbbell, he has a "My Offseason/Precontest Workout" its hard but its do able. It basically requires about 1-1.5 hrs a day 6 days a week that shows exactly what he does everyday. Arnolds books I would spend 4-5 hours in the gym everyday a full time job! He recommends lateral raises to widen the should and chest tie-in to add thickness to the chest. His leg workout routine was painful, I could barely walk the next day. It seems pretty standard, all of the major mass gaining excersises, deadlift, squat, hack squat, and front squat. The Leg routine takes about 30-45 minutes, and its mostly high reps. Very good book, and written by a 8 time Mr. Olympia!

This ronnie colman guide to working out is just fantastic,if you workout seriously or just to keep in shape you just can't possible go wrong with this guide, very informative from correct body mechanics to helpful diet guides. Fantastic read

Learn from Ronnie how he builds his body Hard Core, lots of great photos and text to help keep you motivate in your body building goals. For people just starting out, or those that want to get some variety in their workouts.

great service! the actual book itself, was very simple and a lot of pictures.a quick 5 minute read and gaze.

My son loves this guide.

Ronnie Coleman give the wannabe bodybuilder the mindset of what hardcore training is about. It is not for the weak hearted! I have started to lift "hard and heavy" - heavy weights with higher reps and my body hurts. I am starting to see results in only 3 weeks but its painful. I cannot even work his split - my body cannot recover that fast. I am doing a one bodypart every every 6 days and even that hurts. To follow this book will encompass a lot of pain - but if you are strong, you will have a well condition body - in a few years. When you go to the gym, you will recognize the serious bodybuilders from the recreational lifters. Be careful, its easy to burnout on this program. As far as diet and supplements - I had to do the calculations to determine ratios for the cutting and bulking but it may not work for everyone. Otherwise, very good book.

I have been certified as a personal trainer since 1990, my first year of college. Since then, I have read about, reviewed, studied and tried almost every technique out there. I could probably be given an honory degree in Sports Medicine with the knowledge I have accumulated.This book is all hype! It is just making a buck with the Ronnie Coleman brand name. Almost no substance was put into this book. Pathetic!The information and most of the details about exercises, form and technique are accurate and/or useful -BUTThis book is soooooooooooooo 1st grader basic, you could easily get hurt in the gym, get lost or confused and not make progress, etc.There is just not enough information in this book to make it a smart purchase. It is really just good to look at since 99% of the book are great pictures of Ronnie. If you are looking to learn about bodybuilding, weight training, etc. you will really need other, better, more fully detailed books.Please understand, you can easily go into the gym, make one wrong move that can cause you permament injury for the rest of your life. Imagine being 20 years old and ruining your rotator cuff or hip joint and spending the next 50 years with limited ability....unable to do some of the best exercises in the gym!!!!This book is a fun, get you motivated by looking at all the pretty pictures type of product. It lacks thoroughly in meaty details. Enjoy it for what it is. Do not expect to grow large and wide though. It is just not as easy as this book makes it seem.Don't do it. You need to educate yourself and learn, learn, learn!!!!!!!

This book is alright. I was a little disappointed in how he dealt with, or rather did not deal with his use of steroids to achieve his physique. It's good for someone looking for ideas on how to start training or for the pictures of a huge man. However, it is not a book for detail or much information.

Fascinating! Ive watched a lot of Ronnies Videos. He is very inspiring. The Bigger the Better! An amazing Role Model for the serious Weight Trainer.