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

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.

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