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HEAVY ZEN PRESS PRESENTS: -HEAVY ZEN- "ZEN AND THE ART OF BODYBUILDING" -VOLUME 1-
100% Natural HEAVY ZEN Muscle!
The Author's "Heavy Zen" Physique
An Incredible New Bodybuilding and Strength Training Book that Teaches...
How YOU Can Build
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TWICE The Muscle
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in HALF The Time
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Learn
how to train to gain from the very beginning, develop stronger and more
impressive muscles along with superior self-confidence - faster than
you would think possible! Without excessive training time expenditure
or having to spend a fortune on food supplements or having to train at
an expensive commercial training facility.
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BOOK EXERPTS:
"I
told him that I had bit off more than I could chew while trying to
follow the published bodybuilding routine of Don Howorth that appeared
in a 1964 issue of Peary Rader's IRON MAN magazine. I told him that
after just three days of performing the routine as printed, I felt like
I was going to die..."
"He just looked at me and told me that I should always finish what I started, therefore I had to finish
at least one week of Don Howorth style training in order to gain useful knowledge..."
"He
told me that there was a certain crucible of iron that one has to
immerse oneself in before the shining light of truth would begin to
sink in..."
That was the way my first iron game mentor,
Jim Smith, taught. He didn't walk me through workouts or even write out
workouts for me. He simply told me to watch himself and his other
pupils training, add that knowledge to what I already knew, and mix in
things that I learned from the muscle mags of the day...I was seventeen
years old at the time. His way of "teaching" prepared me for the next
level of the game that I experienced when I began training at Duncan
YMCA in 1965 under the careful eye of Bob Gajda.
Jim Smith was the
smartest, sharpest, most profound and incisive Iron Game Guru in
Chicago outside of Irvin Johnson (aka Rheo H. Blair) and Bob Gajda who
you have probably never heard of. He was the man who revolutionized my
bodybuilding training forever. His training concepts, theories, and way
of "teaching without teaching" was the perfict complement to the
Zen-like teaching approaches that Irvin Johnson and Bob Gajda passed on
to their inner circle of students. The methods I learned from those
three men taught me what turned out to be a literally foolproof
approach to continual physical improvement that would last a lifetime.
Now the same training methods and concepts that I gleaned from those
giants of the iron game are explained in one volume that tears down
many myths and lies about productive training that are generally
accepted as gospel throughout the iron game. Now you can take those
very same methods and concepts and use them to assist you in building
more muscle and strength over a lifetime than you would ever imagine
possible.
Fast Forward 40 Years:
"I
can't believe you developed that level of physique without taking
growth drugs or training like a fanatic on a daily basis," said my
martial arts instructor as he peered at a few of the photos that I have
kept over the years that clearly showed how much my approach to
training had worked despite the fact that I am far from being a
possessor of great genetics or blessed with more than average physical
gifts.
I was
stood 4' 10" and weighed only 82 pounds when I graduated from grammer
school -- I was the same height and weight after my first year in high
school was completed -- then I bought a couple of muscle magazines and
Irvin Johnson's original bodybuilding course and an adjustable steel
spring chest expander set to try and jump start my body into growing at
least a little bit. I was simply looking for a way to get a normal
sized body so that I could participate in organized athletics (I had
been boxing for several years at that time...but that did not stimulate
my body to GROW) and have girls look at me with some semblance of
interest. I wanted to look like Charles Atlas.
So,
I began a journey forward that allowed me to attain more physical
improvement than I could have ever imagined in the beginning. I
encountered impeccable muscle mentors (Smith, Gajda, and
Johnson/Blair), and I learned the real secrets that ANYONE can use to
make physical changes that most think are only possible with growth
drugs and literally living in a gym 24/7.
I
learned many long forgotten training approaches that virtually
guarantee a great physique and super strength. And I found out that
most of the methods espoused "back in the day" and today are flat out
ridiculous when looked at with a rational and open mind.
I
somehow instinctively knew that I was blessed with learning
opportunities that most bodybuilders and strength athletes would never
have. So, I kept my eyes and ears open at Jim Smith's Better Boys
Foundation weight training area, and at Bob Gajda's fabled Duncan YMCA
gym, and I improved, and improved, and...well, I am still improving
today at the age of 60!
Jim
smith instilled in me an interest and an appreciation for the kernels
of gold that could be found in old bodybuilding and physical culture
books, magazines, and training courses. Jim taught me how to separate
the valuable from the nonsence. Bob Gajda taught me how to use Irvin
Johnson's nutritional concepts in conjunction with his (Bob's) many
incredible training equipment inventions and innovations along with the
PHA (Pheripheral Heart Action) approach to training in ways that
complemented and expanded what Jim Smith had taught me perfectly. I was
one of the luckiest iron men on the face of the earth in terms of who I
was able to learn from, and what I was able to learn. Such
opportunities is seldom out there for those interested in jumping into
the iron game.
With the knowledge and
teaching of those great mentors I was rapidly transformed into a
multi-title bodybuilding champ, a good powerlifter, and a superior
athlete with the ability to quickly learn and excel at whatever sport
interested me. Plus, the girls started coming after me like flies.
Those men, their teachings, and the IRON GAME changed
my life forever.
They
explained things without explaining. They were Western Zen Masters.
They pointed me in directions that seemed to be the ultimate in
vagueness. They taught, inspired, and enlightened me in ways that were
in essence "pure zen." And all it cost me was my showing sincere
interest in, appreciation for, what they were sharing with me, and the
ability to do the WORK in the gym that was requisite for getting the
results that their knowledge promised. They did the talking, and I did
the thinking, and the training.
Within
the pages of this new book I will teach YOU the fundamental principles,
concepts, and training methods(virtually a step-by-step blueprint) that
will guide YOU to results over time that will have your closest friends
and associates shaking their heads in amazement. This course is like
finding the Fountain of Youth and a Genie in a Bottle all wrapped up in
one book.
Darden,
Ph.D. Many people had the same experience when they first read some of
Arthur's materials. Over three decades ago, when Arthur unleashed his
training philosophy on an unsuspecting world it spread like wildfire.
It made a heck of a lot of sense to thousands upon thousands of
trainees all over the country and the world, and in practice, worked
better than anything else than they ever tried.
Among
the many people who achieved tremendous results was Herb April, a
champion bodybuilder, athlete, martial artist, and educator. who not
only had many published training articles under his belt, but graced
the cover of many strength magazines of the time.
Herb
April cut his iron game teeth learning at the feet of midwest iron
guru's Jim Smith, Bob Gajda, and Irvin Johnson / Rheo H. Blair in the
early sixties in Chicago during a time period that has often been
called the "golden age" of bodybuilding. He worked and trained at the
legendary DUNCAN YMCA which was dubbed the Midwest Mecca of
Musclebuilding" by many writers of that period. -- This experience had
such a big impact on him that Ell Darden has been writing about the
lessons he learned during those years ever since. He was there
throughout the greatest period of physical culture innovation and
experimentation in bodybuilding history.
With over 45 years of training and teaching
experience under his belt (including martial arts, drumming, and dance
studies as well as a variety of other subjects), Herb gives you a
whirlwind tour of how he learned the essence of what he calls ZEN
MUSCLE from three of the greatest physical culture instructors of that
or any other period of history in this modern musclebuilding classic.
SOON TO BE RELEASED!!
MARTIAL ARTS MUSCLE by Herb April
What
are the real secrets behind continual strength and physique improvement over a lifetime?
This
incredible book is part autobiography, part iron game history lesson,
part training manual, part ZEN manual, and part key to all things
possible with progressive resistance training and lifetime fitness
involvement. Nothing like this book has ever been published in the
annals of iron game literature...EVER!
Just look at the table of contents:
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MARTIAL ARTS MUSCLE:
"HEAVY ZEN: ZEN AND THE ART OF BODYBUILDING "
"Real World Musclebuilding
Secrets"
by
HERB APRIL
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
* Forward
*
Prologue
* Acknowledgements
PART ONE-The Roots of MARTIAL ARTS MUSCLE
*
Smashmouth Satori
* 4 foot Ten & 82 Pounds
* The Better Boys Foundation
* Robert Wood's "Gym"
* Sam Jordan's "Gym"
* 1515 W. Monroe Street-Duncan Y
* Gajda "Redux"
* More "Lessons from
Bob Gajda"
* Irvin Johnson/Rheo H. Blair
PART TWO- A Few of My Personal Training Inspirations
*
The Great John Grimek
* The Magnificent Marvin Eder
* The Incomparable Douglas Hepburn
* Sergio Oliva-The
Living Myth
* Chuck Ahrens
* Kevin Tolbert-Man of Strength
* Jim Smith-The Unknown Iron Master
PART
THREE-My Philosophy of ZEN MUSCLE Training
* Muscle Magic?
* Approaching and Maintaining "Critical
Mass"
* Logic, Physical Laws, Theory, Research, Etc.
* The Art and Science of Strength and Power Training
* The Art of The Rep
* The Art of The Set
* The Art of The Workout
* Stages Within a Set
*
The Art of Arm Training
* The Art of Grip Development
* The Art of Chest Development
* The Art of
Back Development
* The Art of Waistline/Core Training
* Choosing Correct Starting Weights
* Strength
Training Basics
* Time-Efficient Bodybuilding
* The Martial Arts Factor
* The "Bodywork" Factor
*
The "Tai Chi" Factor
PART FOUR-Chicago Style "HIT PHYSIQUE" Weight Room Basics
* Basic Training
101
* Basic Training 101-Part Two
* Super Slow Training
* P.H.A. Training
* "Super" P.H.A.
Training
* A Simple Path to Power
* Pre-Exhaustion & Negatives
* Infimetric Training
*
Solitary Training
PART FIVE-Dynamic Muscle Building "Without" Free Weights or Machines
* Dynamic
Calisthenics
* Is Cable Training As Effective As Weight Training?
* A Cable Training System That Works
*
Rubber Band Training & L.E.X. Training
* Pumping Rubber-Part One
* Pumping Rubber-Part Two
* More
on "L.E.X. Training
* More on Cable Training
* Mixing Cable Training with Dynamic Calisthenics for Great Results
PART SIX-More "HIT PHYSIQUE" Muscle Training Methods
* Homemade Muscle
* My Favorite
Routines
* Improvising with Iron
* Workout at a YMCA
* Caveman Training (Beer Keg & Rock Lifting)
* The "Allure" of Strength
PART SEVEN-The "HIT PHYSIQUE" "Inner-Game"
* "Inner" Development
* The Greatest Hindrance to Progess
* The Best Form of Meditation for Muscle Building?
* The "Feel"
* Sensitivity Breeds Success
* When Forms Goes Out The Window- STOP!
* Patience Leads to Power
*
"Arms For Living"
* Youth Will be Served
* Just Do It!
* Muscle "Music"
PART EIGHT-My
Favorite Physique Training Tools
* Equipment, Equipment, Equipment-The Best of The Best
* The "Big
Three"
* The "Magic Circle"
* The Magnificently Multi-faceted "Hip-Belt"
* The Most Important Piece
of Weight Training Equipment
FINAL THOUGHTS
* ZEN MUSCLE-Year 2007
* Loose Strings,
Odds & Ends
* Why Everything "Works!"
* ZEN MUSCLE & Meditation
* ZEN MUSCLE & "Internal"
Martial Arts
* ZEN MUSCLE & "Jazz"
* Beyond ZEN MUSCLE (Training for Life)
* APPENDIX
A-Suggested Further Readings
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You cannot afford
to not have this book in your personal Iron Game Training library!
This
book is a key to avoiding wasting time, wasting effort, and to assure
yourself of getting all that you can possibly get out of training,
naturally, sensibly, and without having to use drugs, or adopt a
radical (fanatical) approach to life or training in order to GROW into
all that you have the potential to be.
The truth is that every
person in the world is essentially the same in some very fundamental
ways - and every person in this world gains strength through the same
processes. The principles outlined in this book will help you
understand these processes which will allow your to become super
strong, no matter what you are training for and no matter what
equipment you are using.
As you can
see, ZEN MUSCLE by Herb April is jam packed with valuable information.
There is more than enough info in this book to here to enlighten and
lead ANYONE towards a magnificent and eye-catching physique, superior
strength, and athletic prowess enhancement - numerous training
routines, inspirational photos of the author's progress over the years
that will amaze you, and commentaries on numerous All-Time Iron Game
and Athletic Legends that the author has met, conversed with, and
learned from over the past 45 years!!
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to YOU- Order Today!
YOU NEED THIS BOOK!
Herb April
P.S.
Remember: Thornton Wilder said "Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and
seeing great work at some moment every day." There is no doubt that
this book qualifies as a great work, as you will soon see once you
rreceive it in the mail and begin to read it from page one. Get this
book Now!
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Book will be published on ( or before ) DECEMBER 15, 2009
Finally,
a progressive resistance training manual for the contemporary martial
artist who wants to get the most from adding intelligent and muscle and
strength building theory and practice to his or her overall training
program. No more going bonkers trying to figure out how to add endless
hours of iron pumping, spending huge sums on supplements, and in
general, wasting time trying to do the outrageous and ridiculous things
that bodybuilders and weightlifters will tell you are the "only" way to
train and gain.
This
manual strips away the crap and gives you all you will ever need to
know to design and refine truly productive muscle building methods and
techniques of training to your martial arts training without asking you
to waste precious time, energy, and money in the process. This is the
truth as I used it to build a great physique, tremendous strength, and
complemented my martial arts training perfectly in the process.
This
is one book you must have in your training library in order to avoid
falling into the traps and pitfalls of the "dark side" of physical
culture that will suck you in if you are not totally aware about the
truths and lies surrounding progressive resistance training.
No, you don't need drugs, a world class health club, expensive food supplements, growth drugs, or a "bodybuilding
lifestyle" in order to get your body in gear rapidly and permanently. Order your copy now!
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