Winning Bodybuilding: A complete do-it-yourself program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced bodybuilders by Mr. Olympia

I was given this book 20 years ago when I started seriously lifting. It got misplaced in a recent move, so I looked for it online and behold, there it was. Dr. Franco Columbu isn't just a world class champion in every competition worldwide, but he holds several degrees and is highly intelligent. He covers all aspects of weightlifting, strength training and nutrition. There are separate chapters for beginners, intermediate, advanced intermediate all the way up to championship competition. NOW, I must warn you this book was written in 1977 so if you want something newer, this isn't for you. BUT if you want results BUY this book. The wisdom and knowledge contained within its pages hold true even today., well except the part where he says finding bottled water might be hard to get. LOL

Very informative.

I first found this book about thirty years ago, when some of the concepts presented were, shall we say, outside of the norm. Not being a competitive bodybuilder, I settled on the Intermediate workout and, as Mr. Columbu says, I got better in every sport that I was participating in. This is still a great workout, and at age 60 now, the light weight, high repetition Intermediate routine is perfect for me. It combines cardiovascular, flexibility and strength training in one routine. The section diet is still relevant, though less so for me now, as I have been a vegetarian for many years. I already have two copies of this book and bought a third recently for a friend. Yes, it is a bit dated, and there are some new takes on weight training, now but still a great resource.

The book offers a balanced approach to building a better physique. There's no magical formula nor does Dr. Columbu take dogmatic stances in his approach. Most of his ideas fall within the evidence-based practices of today.

I have been working out for about 2 years now and was looking for something to help take me to this next level. This book is exactly what I needed! Very easy read with tons of photos to help you understand the exercises he is referencing. This is a jewel of a book.

Don't much about the book except the person purchased for was excited and thoroughly enjoys the book. I work too hard daily, and the last thing I am looking for before or after work is paying someone to let me become greater soreness.

Love the audibles version! I bought this book originally decades ago. Purchased again recently and it looks like a copy of the original non color and smaller. Get the audible Franco goes through each chapter and adds insights of time.

Husband and myself love this book we both workout. Love old school style of working out. They were the best

I have already read the book twice. In my opinion, there are many useful tips on training techniques, nutrition and correct lifestyle. For those who have been practicing sports for several years, some considerations may seem generic and obvious, but they are still effective and profound. It is certainly a pleasant book to read.

This book is an extremely low quality reprint. The photos look like black and white grainy photos taken on an old phone. The originals in the original book I had were larger, crisp, and compelling. These have wavy lines across them . How did this past Amazon inspection?

This is great little bodybuilding book by the great man Franco Columbu, it is old but still great reading with some great photos, it is better than some of the new bodybuilding books today, great for beginners and those who have been training for a while. Full of training and diet information.

Great book, a lot of information of train, a lot of tips to make the exercises really work.

I owned an original printing of this book and it was my go-to for many years in the gym. Franco was one of the best. Sadly it was destroyed in a flood a few years back so I thought I'd grab a new copy. Unfortunately this reprint is far from being of the same quality as the original. The book itself is thinner, printed on thinner paper I guess, and the images inside are of very poor quality. It appears to be a photo copy that was then printed with a line printer, you can see the lines. Overall I found it to be too great a disappointment and so I returned it. I'll look for a used copy of the original printing. Kudos to Amazon for trying to reserrect this great book, once received I saw that it is made by Amazon right here in Canada, but unfortunately as with other Amazon made books I've ordered the quality is definitely lacking. Some I've had were comically full of printing errors and misspellings. This one at least has a nice cover, others I've had were made of something that smudged and left fingerprints all over.