Beyond Self Resistance Bodybuilding Course Paperback – August 17, 2013

WOW! Talk about information overload. Everything about muscle growth is fully exlained in detail with photos showing the different techniques and program variations. Probably one of the better Resistant Training books on the market and I've read quite a few including all of John Peterson's.In fact, though this book is somewhat complicated it is also very comprehensive for beginners. I'm no novice to weight training but this is an entirely new program that needs time to digest and perfect. I read it from cover to cover in one night and of course wanted to jump right into the hardest workout which is only natural in our short cut society. Who wants to wait for results? Still following the KISS rule is best especially when learning a new body building methodology.How is it different? This program is unlike anything I ever learned in the gym or from personal trainers that yielded zero results. In the past everything from genetics, diet, body anatomy, personal efforts, cardio, over-training, and even hot yoga were blamed for my lack of success. The only answer I got was to eat better and work harder but no one explained the reason for the failure. This book addresses precisely those issues with simple solutions as to why people don't develop muscle growth. There are precise programs that outline the exact exercises to do in which order six days a week. Follow the instructions and viola watch the magic happen.For some this maybe just another workout attempt but I've suffered from back and knee injuries that have forced me to find a smarter way to train. Fortunately, I discovered Marlon Birch's book. You can learn a lot if you keep an open mind about trying a different approach to body building. For me the status quo wasn't working so time to move onto another method of muscle developing that will yield better results in a shorter time period without further injuries. This book has almost all of it sans a diet plan.While I found this book extremely enlightening, I'm also going to purchase his "Mini 15 Week Workout" book to concentrate on the basic Resistant Training techniques before I tackle the advanced programs in this book. There is beginning program in the back but the vast majority of this book is about advancing your programs with more challenging alternative techniques. There might be duplications between the two books but something's are worth repeating. Perhaps for students that have already mastered his training methods, this would be an excellent choice to add to their library. I'm sure I'll also reference it's content as I become more confident in the exercises.Marlon's book is very informative though a helpful eating plan would also be beneficial. I'd suggest a proof-reader or spell check but that is nit picking. For the money, it's a great investment!

i got it out of curiosity. i didnt really follow the program but just skimmed through the book very briefly. He gave good tips. For example during tensing exercises if you use all the force you can, you will get less optimal results. i have used techniques presented here before and I can attest that if someone puts their all into it, they don't work. like mb says, the nervous system can't fire efficiently. this is something i know from practice but if i didn't read this book I wouldn't have understood why. and that's just one tip from skimming, worth five stars. because if you read other sources on similar techniques, they might present a macho attitude or something like that and this point might not be understood.If I actually did the program and didn't give it away I could say more about it but that one point was worth the $15. I might eventually buy it again and actually try out the program.I wish he would write a program on the bodybuilding isometric poses and how to use them as exercise and maximize results from them though. I don't think anyone has ever done that and I don't see why not. It could potentially be a lot more marketable and profitable for him too and raise his status in the bodybuilding community because people that won't try dynamic tension have to bodybuild if they are competitive bodybuilders and very little material is written on it. I know of information on isometric flexes and isometrics in general but I do not know of any information on how a bodybuilder would practice the bodybuilding poses.

I got the Kindle version. I enjoyed and learned a few things from it. The Kindle version had color pictures which was a plus. The main thing I liked were the photographs demonstrating the exercises. I train with self-resistance and I picked up a few nuances because of them.

I wouls sum this book up as the missing 3 chapters to John Peterson's book Push Yout Self to Power.This book covers reprange, sets and haw to put John's book to better use. This book covers partial reps and thing missing from my other books.I have more workout tools after reading this book, but I don't think this is a very techneque rich book. This is why it gets 3 stars. I do like the book, but it is principal based. John's book is onlt technique based with key onfo missong. That is where this book comes in.

This is a short review, A place holder until I fully digest the book.As it stands though, Marlon has done it again as the others say! Good information , good quality and good routines he himself has used!In the book, he starts off with a little about himself, loads the books of inspiring pictures either in action training or posing in competitions! Then he delves into the exercises themselves, carefully explaining what they target and proper methods of contraction which should be practiced no matter what style of training you use!He covers in depth stress methods he' s used or devised and the results he has achieved using them. From Negatives / stretch (easier achieved with self resistance) to partials for strength and muscle sculpting.Covering hormonal surge timing for getting the most from your workout, he then covers in depth instructions for each of the stress methods and routines featuring them. The final chapters are his Award Winning (Obviously) Routine he has used leading up to his competition build.All in all, It' s a good book, more than 5 star worthy with lots of information, routines and techniques. Yes you can find some of the techniques online or in old books but none of it is put together as well as this, none are updated for the times or have all this information in one place between two covers. A bonus is you get to see on every page what you can achieve which should help inspire even the laziest of us to get off our bums!