Pick Up The Purposeful Primitive: From Fat And Flaccid To Lean And PowerfulUsing The Primordial Laws Of Fitness To Trigger Inevitable, Lasting And Dramatic Physical Change Curated By Marty Gallagher EBook
a lot of history about the strongmen of the author's generation, Personal bios and paths to greatness, I certainly respect the characters described, but I was focused on the philosophies, mentalities, and daily regimes of the "purposeful primitive, " I had to sift through a lot of other material to get that, I believe there is quality material here, but it has been presented in more concise form other places, Pavel preaches a similar philosophy and has wellwritten books with clear plans of actions, Pavel does not cover nutrition for some reason, while Gallagher does, On nutrition Gallagher mentions the manymeals plan and the intermittentfasting plans as the two primary tools for change, Again, these are described more clearly elsewhere, Overall, this books take you on an interesting journey into the culture and mindset of a subculture that has dramatically changed fitness and nutrition, "Do you want a seat at the transformational table Then let us put away all the
fitness gadgets and toys, all the childish beliefs in magical products.
Let us roll
up our sleeves and get down to serious business, "
Marty Gallagher, with eloquent writing and entertaining style, takes us into the dungeon of alpha male elite weightlifters, Gallagher has been around strong, big men all his adult life, training with, interviewing, and coaching them, The book shows how the elite thinks, train, eat and act and it outlines the principles behind physical growth,
Although I have been lifting weights for several years, this book has made me appreciate concepts to a greater degree, For instance: warmup sets, visualization, mindmuscle connection, training intensity, and focus, It has certainly influenced my approach to lifting,
Gallagher raises the provoking thought that if you could just stick to one program and make gradual progress, the gym would be filled with muscular beasts.
The reality is that muscle and strength growth requires diligence and a keen eye to when to make changes to the program, and when to push through.
Forcing physiological growth is an art form,
The book is roughly split up into three parts,weight lifting,cardio, andnutrition, The book packed with useful information, both for novices and experienced athletes, tucked into a neat narrative of the culture of weightlifters,
The weakest part of the book must have been the part where the advocates some really funky stuff, walking around with weights and jumping around, waving his hands around in the forest like a lunatic while dismissing tennis.
His goal is to increase his vomax and burn more calories, I think that ranking the efficiency to lose weight of activities based on one number from one device may lead to something like "overfitting" in machine learning.
If you are an ordinary person looking for advice about weight loss, training methods, building strength, which cardio is best, etc, then I dare to say this is the only exercise book you ever need to read!
Regardless of your personal preference regarding choice of training methodology everything you need to consider is covered by a top trainer of powerlifters you know, the sort of people who are actually "strong" and not just "toned" or "conditioned"!.
To show you just how comprehensive this book is it includes many different training routines, including minimalist routines for powerlifters and beginner workout routines for those in an advanced state of decay all backed up with proven results.
The book does tend to stray into a lot of personal reminiscences but that's only because of the authors extreme familiarity with the subject and those people involved in it.
The best and last purchase I have ever made regarding "training", The book was great if you are a dumbbell/barbell lover and bodybuilding enthusiast, but for me who am simply a resistance band and bodyweight excercises fan it was simply OK.
Worth your time though. This is really a manual for anyone who wants to take weightlifting not necessarily bodybuilding seriously, I found it lacking on the nutrition side, though the exerciserelated sections more so on weights, a bit less for cardio were extensive and extremely useful.
The first section where he discusses a selection of old school lifters was very enjoyable to read,
After that it got extremely repetitive, The content is fine but a good editor would have stripped this down to a third of its current length, Good info. Easy to read in small chunks, A bit repetitive and not nearly as wellwritten as advertised, But it turned me onto a lot of other books, Which is one measure of a good book,.stars. Outstanding. A simple yet holistic plan that maintains an “allegiance to artistic purity and the scientists cold recognition of factual reality, ” In sum, this is old school fitness that combines serious iron resistance training, intense cardio, nutrition, and psychological toughness into a simple yet effective “method with limited choices with a universe of variations.
” Gallagher combines his own experiences with those of a select group of professional fitness experts to present a winning program to build strength and reduce body fat.
NEVER put this book out of reach, I learned so much from this book about health and fitness, sports psychology, and nutrition,
My only complaints would be that it strictly talks about men the entire book and never specifies how anything applies to women, The author frequently told personal stories which didn't always relate to the topic I skipped through lots of that, Some parts exude fragile masculinity, especially his rants where he makes fun of "politically correct sissies", so much that it became amusing and humorous,
On the other hand, I feel a lot more confident and informed to continue my fitness journey, and it was just the kind of book I was looking for.
I'm sure the world of powerlifting and meat heads doesn't produce many literary geniuses, but this book came pretty close, There was no question the author was qualified in his expertise, and he explained intricate theories very well,
The section on nutrition was nothing extraordinary, but still surpassed most information you find nowadays on the topic, It was very refreshing to learn from someone who has had decades of experience in the field, rather than from the multitude of novice personal trainers on instagram that are spewing out loads of misinformation.
This book provides an extensive introduction into the powerlifting scene, However, if you're looking for something that gives you distinct detailed information about what program you should be using for your everyday weight lifting then you're probably better off using a different book.
I can say in the books favor that it did a great job of ramping up my interest in the iron culture, Some of the advice is a bit outdated and, by today's more informed standards, would perhaps be considered a bit "broscience", but the stories and bios alone make this
book worth its weight in gold and deserving of astar rating! Great book! Executed with the requisite tenacity, intensity and precision, Purposefully Primitive methods can and will favorably alter the compositional makeup of the human body.
Primitive tools and simple modes are used to power sparse methods, We force the body to favorably reconfigure itself by generating physical and psychological fierceness during training, Commonsense nutritional strategies and Old School training tactics are synchronized and placed within a periodized timeframe, The three interrelated Purposefully Primitive disciplines weight training, cardiovascular training and nutrition need to be regularly and routinely practiced in a balanced and proportional fashion.
Lock down all aspects of the program and within seven days of full implementation tangible results appear by the end of the first month, body composition the fattomuscle ratio undergoes a dramatic turnaround those who commit completely fordays undergo a total metamorphosis.
No matter how deep a physical hole you are currently standing in,days of maniacal discipline and teethgritting effort will enable you to utterly and completely change the shape, texture, efficiency and hardness of your body.
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