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When
I published Mind Body Spirit the Personal Training Diaries in 1997
I had no idea that letting it go out of print would make it so
valuable. Now out of print for several years, this book is listing
for up to $100 for a used copy on E Bay. Why does everyone seem to
now want this book? I don't think it's because of the poetry -
it's because of over 180 workouts, I did and recorded
between age 14 and 60. All my best most memorable workouts, all
arranged in order of difficulty. To my knowledge no one else has
ever published this kind of stuff.
Even though these workouts occurred within a period ranging
over 40 years, it makes an interesting training program. So I'm
publishing the workouts and including a specific guide and
calendar for an entire year of how to use them. Included are the
workouts (they detail time, place, exercises, weights used and
reps) and room to record your own training sessions and results.
If you are brave and like a challenge consider following
the book page by page. You certainly won't get bored because it's
a different workout every time you train. The calendar section
marks the body parts worked and the specific days they are
trained. Each of the four seasons has such a calendar at the
beginning. This allows you to see where you are at in relation to
your seasonal goals. The themes are winter maintenance, spring
growth, summer intensity, autumn peaking and the
training intensity is geared accordingly.
Here's where this book is valuable: You can pick a place to
start based on what kind of shape you are in. Suppose you are
starting at the beginning of the year a little out of shape. The
workouts are easy and begin progressing in degree of difficulty
and workload so that by the beginning of spring you are ready for
more intense training. Near the end of spring are pre contest
workouts which you can be ready for if you follow instructions.
Summer bumps it up a notch with even more intense training,
leading to a peak in early Autumn for competition (which is when I
competed and was at my best). October section includes my posing
routine ( I give my 1979 Mr. Olympia posing routine names based on
body position) all 20 poses I did in competition that year. After
reaching a peak, workout focus changes and training sessions are
from earlier times in my training career. These workouts are
appropriate for maintenance training that is done in the winter.
The main way is to jump in at the level of conditioning or
point you are at now and follow the program plan , doing the
workouts indicated on the specified days. But be careful. If I
were to do this program I would do two sets of each exercise. The
weights I used are given for reference only, don't try to use
these weights, some of them are quite heavy. Also, there may be
some exercises you cannot do, so skip these, or better yet
substitute an equivalent movement. The more strict your form is
and the better you do the exercises the more you will get from the
program. After all, this is the core of how I trained to look like
I did.
If you are in great shape already, start with Spring
Training and go day by day right through to the end of the year,
gradually working up to 3 sets on each exercise. If you are in
really good shape I dare you to duplicate one of the more
challenging workouts. But even if you do it doesn't mean you're
going to look like I did after following the program for a year.
You will, however, improve significantly and learn a great deal
about what championship workouts are like. Doing the program will
teach you how to keep a workout diary as there is room to write
the results of each workout session along side it on the page.
There are variations of the three way split routine and
great specialization workouts. Some interesting super sets and
exercise arrangements can help stimulate lagging body part
development. This exercise
index is completely re-written (with many new photos) with
emphasis on injury prevention and healing.
As the look of the new cover suggests, "The Workouts" is
a streamlined version of the original, with valuable guidance on
how to best utilize these incredible training sessions. Looking
back I can't believe I did them. But I did and recorded everything
so you can apply these workouts to your training. Some between
workout days diet and philosophy is included and new photos have
been added. I didn't like the way the publisher reproduced the few
photos that appeared in the original book. The many new photos
that have been added make this unique book a very insightful
intimate record of Frank's quest of body, mind, and spirit. At the end all the
exercises and stretches are pictured with complete instruction for
their performance.
I honestly have to say there is no other book like this.
Such attention to details is what developing a great physique is
all about. You could go through one of these books a year if you
keep it as a diary and write in it, or you can keep your copy as a
valuable reference guide.
Get your autographed copy now. The first printing is
limited so call 800-323-7537 to order or use the online order
form.
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