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Built for Show: Four Body-Changing Workouts for Building Muscle, Losing Fat, andLooking Good Enough to Hook Up
Average Customer Review : 4.5/5 based on 22 reviews
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Editorial Reviews
No-nonsense workouts to build a lean, strong, eye-catching physique.
Every guy is looking for an edge, some way to get single women his age to notice him more than they do now.
Unfortunately, most guys have absolutely no idea what kind of body automatically flips a girl's attraction switch. Nate Green does.
Built for Show is the first fitness book to address young men on the prowl. It’s not just written for them; it’s written by one of them. Green, who’s just twenty-three years old, is already a veteran fitness professional who’s been quoted in Men’s Health and Maximum Fitness magazines. Green offers four twelve-week workout programs, each with a seasonal theme. The fall and winter workouts add muscle size and strength that’ll show even under layers of clothing. The spring and summer workouts burn fat and chisel the showpiece muscles—creating a lean, cut, beach-ready physique.
But Built for Show is more than just a workout book. It also provides:
· Realistic nutrition advice to feed the muscles and starve the fat without breaking the bank or spending hours in the kitchen
· Tips on dressing right, looking the part, improving your social status, and settling into your new lifestyle
· Quick ways to assess posture, with useful exercises to fix flaws and improve self-presentation, no matter the situation.
The detailed programs include over fifty exercises, illustrated with over one hundred original photos.
Neither a weight-loss guide nor a body-building manual, Built for Show instead reveals to guys exactly what they need to build the body they – and women – want.
Spotlight Reviews
Must Have for Beginners (2009-01-06)
Customer Review : 5
I purchased this book last December and all I'm able to say is wow after reading it! Nate is able to break down the basics to a level that is straightforward and easy to understand. He doesn't get all technical on you with terms and exercises that you need to learn and complete to get in shape. He developed a routine that includes basic exercises and explains why they work better for developing biceps than regular curls do!
Also nice is the addition that he has for each exercise he tells you to do. Nate gives you an alternate "garage" style way of completing the exercises. His nutrition section is excellent and fairly simple to grasp. If you're new to weight training purchase this book!
good workout advice, but the author sounds pretty immature (2009-01-05)
Customer Review : 3
I read through this book the other day and am still thinking about buying it.
The author's workout routines makes sense as he keeps things changing from day to day and week to week and lays out a plan for you for a whole year.
It's pretty short on diet information - how much should I eat? Should I eat 12,000 calories/day like Michael Phelps or like Joe Weider's stable of big-name juicers? Should I eat the 2500 calories/day that the regular guy supposedly burns a day? Should I just eat how much I want but stick to healthy foods? Should I make myself eat 500 extra calories/day as suggested by some? What to do?
I didn't particularly care for the incredibly immature "pick up chicks" theme of the book. It sounds more like he's 15 years old than 25. The whole fashion section is a big weird - what does "don't wear pink shirts unless you run with that kind of crowd" have to do with building bigger muscles? (I guess pink shirts are a little too fem or gay or something for a real he-man to wear).
The puzzle for me is this: he seems to know his stuff about getting into shape, but is his advice sound for any age group, or only for the teens and twenties who want to get into shape? Also, the author sounds VERY immature ("chicks", "chicks", "chicks") and I think I might prefer advice from someone who has been doing this for more than a couple of years.
Bottom line: There is a really good workout routine that covers a whole year in this book, and the author does have some really good advice in places, HOWEVER he sounds pretty immature.
Great book if you get your news from Maxim (2009-01-01)
Customer Review : 2
Geared for the Acutane user, and I suppose that is a substantial market. Then again, the title should have been the red flag, but I suppose my vanity trumped discretion.
The routines are hardly revolutionary, this stuff has been presented for about 60 years. I think there are 2 pages that address cardio, but plenty of material regarding fashion miscues. The nutritional guidance can be found in every fitness magazine in publication. Yea, Nate's kinda' funny, but not funny enough, and that's hardly a selling point when my mission is improving my physique and seeking a healthier body.
If your young and your current regimen needs some structure, nothing in this book will hurt you. It's basic training, and if you can get your butt in the gym 4 days a week, good things tend to happen.
Nate Green is a staff writer for Testosterone Magazine. Nothing inherently wrong with that, but I don't think I'd subsrcibe to that, unless I had another moment where vanity clouded my judgement.
MUST READ for Men and Women! (2008-12-28)
Customer Review : 5
As a woman, I'm extremely grateful for this book. Although some may misinterpret the central theme of using the physique as a means to attract female attention to objectify woman, it does not. This concept in the study of human sexuality is not new. What is new is the way in which Nate Green has cleverly explored how to do this using humor and language that is accessible to all audiences, from baby boomers to internet babies. Nate does not suggest that this is ALL it takes to "hook up", simply offers a means to increase the chance of getting there: by focusing on health.
It takes a lot to get and keep my attention and well...let's just say reading other work out material has a tendency to put me to sleep. This book is anything but boring and it makes so much sense. I love the way it is written, it makes you want to read and it's guaranteed have you both "LOL" and "LMAO" And, it's not just for guys, it's a definite MUST read for girls too who can appreciate the non BS insight into a man's perspective and determine the shitometer next time their boyfriend or trainer suggests what they "should be" doing at the gym.
Engaging Workouts With a Particular Point of View (2008-12-27)
Customer Review : 3
The information contained in the book seems well researched and is definitely well-organized. Five weeks into the program, I have definitely noticed strength improvements and have really surprised myself with how much mass I've picked up. The workouts are also fun, engaging and probably include newer stuff that you haven't yet tried yet.
The diet-side of the book isn't as thorough, but does present an easy-to-follow plan that I think most men can handle. A lot of folks don't want detailed diet and supplementation information, so if that's you, then this book keeps it simple (and most of that information can be found for free on-line).
I did give it three stars instead of four because it is written in an informal, "Let's get hot so we can pick up chicks!" style of tone that doesn't really add a whole lot to the book (think or a really long Men's Health article). This tone doesn't do much for the book except get in the way of the information. While I assume it is meant to be motivating, I think it could be a turn-off if your wife/girlfriend were to pick it up or if you are not heterosexual.
A more in-depth book might be The Body Sculpting Bible for Men by Hugo Rivera. It has more information on supplementation and nutrition but I don't think the workouts are as fun or varied as the workout in Built For Show.
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