The Bodybuilder's Nutrition Book (NTC SPORTS/FITNESS)

Good knowledge in the book

Got this for the hubby to help with his training very informative.well worth a read.

One of the most famous nutrition books of the 80's, written by Dr.Franco Columbu. Is short (150 pages) and quite easy to read.In my opinion is not a difficult reading for a serious bodybuilder interested in nutrition. It's not a medical book! It is composed of 6 chapters and contains 11 sample diets, easy to follow. Supplements (with vitamins and minerals) are well explained with functions,deficiency,toxicity,storage and sources. Suggested daily intake of micronutrients is quite high and similar to Frank Zane's advices. In my opinion it contains good recommendetions to lose weight without starving. Written in 1985, this book is still an interesting reading. I love it!

This book is great, it gives a nice insight into the world of vitamins and how different foods can effect performance. Perhaps for today's standards (with mass market multivitamins available so easily etc) there is perhaps too much detail contained but it gives you a good basis and new ideas to work with! It did make me laugh however on the subject of 'drugs' only taking up a page or two of information!

I've been an on and off bodybuider for about 10 years now, using different training systems and diets. I eventually got fed up with all this mixing and matching so I decided to follow the two people I most respected, Mike Mentzer and Franco Columbo. I bought Mike Mentzers book for the training system from word of mouth at the gym and Franco's for the diet from my own respect for his size and definition. Has this mix of knowledge worked?? Yes it has! The set diets in Franco's book have not only shown a difference in my physique but also made me feel healthier and fitter. Mike Mentzers book was excellent, you know your onto something after the very first training session, you can actually feel you've trained properly...Another aspect to Mike and Franco's books is their honesty about rip off protein drinks and bodybuilding magazines with their non-productive articles and supplement advertisements that just dont work.....these two books have saved me wasted time and money and for the price of around £20 will definately put the smile back on your face! Best Bits: Training the Mike Mentzer Way: (a) 15-45mins training sessions (b) Honesty about Bodybuilding Marketing (c) Max 3 days per week training system Franco Columbo's Nutrition Book: (a) Set diets for body/training type (b) Natural foods to lose fat and gain muscle (c) Vitamins section and guide was helpful (d) Food list and protein quality list

This is a great book I first bought in the mid eighties. I've since bought it for others starting training. Very informative. would recommend.

I found franco columbos book on nutrition excellent for what i needed it for it has tables that explain differnt body weights and what protein carbs and fats they need in grams to achive there goals and then has page after page of all the foods what they have in them i.e protein and carbs and fats so you can educatedly develope a diet plan to suit you would recomend to any aspiring bodybuilder or just some one who is intrested in nutrition.

I want to learn everything possible about nutrition this comes handy When your weighting everything you eat you know your on the right track

the book is too expensive in view of the content, it should be made available at cheaper rate, also the first half of the book state only basic biology relating to vitamins, minerals and there uses which is studied during school. atleast it should be made more value added considering the price of the book

Older book that still holds true by today's standards

très bien, toute une partie médecine, un tableau des calories. explication des nutriments et de leur rôle dans l'organisme. C'est mieux qu'un cours de SVT et c'est équivalent en français à :" la diététique de la musculation" qui est la même chose.

Un libro bien resumido para iniciarse, pero si se sabe algo del tema se queda en la superficie y no aporta nada nuevo.

I bought this book before it was generally released at a seminar Dr. Columbu held in early 1985 in Seattle. I was heavily into bodybuilding at the time and it was really a revelation. It is 25 years later now and this book still is as useful now as it was then. However, most people do not understand what this book is for. It is not for pre-competition bodybuilders. It is for off competition bodybuilding. The nutritional requirements are quite different for the two types of bodybuilding. If you are interested in understanding how your body works with the various nutrients it needs, then this is the book for you. If you are looking for a book that will take you to the next level or prepare you for your next competition, then you should look elsewhere. In fact, even when I first read the book, I found Dr. Columbu's title to be limiting. The real title should be, "The Athlete's Nutrition Book". That is how useful this book is. Any athlete who is interested in a great, basic, no BS approach to good nutrition should read this book and take out of it what meets their particular needs. I have given copies of this book to friends many times and highly recommend it!