Pro Muscle Book Club (2025)

Samson250 · Jun 24, 2025

Books, Audiobooks, Videos, Stories, Interests, Whatever..

All Subjects Welcome
(board rules apply)

Samson250 · Jun 24, 2025

I’m reading the best book I’ve read in years called The Last Kilo (2024) about how to convert Feet to Meters, Kilometers to Miles, Yards to Meters and obsessed with it. It’s overdue at the library but I’m stealing it.

Jefe · Jun 24, 2025

Signed by the big man himself

specter · Jun 24, 2025

god i have alot of books like 15+ about everything from steroids to training etc only got 1 dvd and thats Blood & guts extra long edition with diff clips from guest posings etc

Now actual books me and the wife have like 11-1200 books between us we read alot..

OldManLogan · Jun 24, 2025

Been rereading this one, not directly related to bodybuilding- but many of its lessons do apply, I imagine, pretty sure a lot of us can get value out of it.

Angela Duckworth

In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed—be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people—that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls...

angeladuckworth.com

Samson250 · Jun 24, 2025

Jefe said:
Signed by the big man himself
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I ordered it and never got it! Lol I never complained.

Samson250 · Jun 24, 2025

I was Jay’s assistant for a meet/greet at a new supplement shop in town. I warmed up his Chicken every hour and 59min lol.

*Second pic was for my amazing ex wife and non active member of Pro Muscle. She got our cat and I got Jays pic in the divorce. My lawyer sucked!

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Samson250 · Jun 24, 2025

specter said:
god i have alot of books like 15+ about everything from steroids to training etc only got 1 dvd and thats Blood & guts extra long edition with diff clips from guest posings etc

Now actual books me and the wife have like 11-1200 books between us we read alot..

Before a hard training day I watch BloodnGuts but not for Dorian..
I listen to his training partner and get dudes voice screaming in my head and take it with me to the gym with my intra!

I have the extended watch his night judging at the Grand Prix and you can CLEARLY hear his training partner before each shot over the entire crowd. “Show them Diesel!” “That’s it!”

That’s an Olympian level training partner in any era I think.

thethinker48 · Jun 24, 2025

Anybody own Muscle Smoke and Mirrors by Randy Roach?

I don't know if I'm misremembering but I think @alfresco helped write this

Samson250 · Jun 24, 2025

OldManLogan said:
Been rereading this one, not directly related to bodybuilding- but many of its lessons do apply, I imagine, pretty sure a lot of us can get value out of it.

Angela Duckworth

In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed—be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people—that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls...

angeladuckworth.com

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"Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is holding steadfast to that goal. Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years."

I’m interested so if you like it let me know!

pimpman · Jun 24, 2025

Man I have pics from flex Lewis, Kia green,Tony freeman even gaspari himself all holding hands with me in a flexing look and autograph to me with my name in the signature. I love it have them all on my what I call.wall of fame. Where I have all my trophies and pics of me on stage

Samson250 · Jun 25, 2025

My fathers big book. Now mine. @Pigsy

Samson250 · Jun 25, 2025

I got this as a gift but haven’t gotten to it yet. I heard it wins Superbowl’s though

alfresco · Jun 25, 2025

thethinker48 said:
Anybody own Muscle Smoke and Mirrors by Randy Roach?

I don't know if I'm misremembering but I think @alfresco helped write this

Yup. Just talked with him for a couple of hours last week. He is an amazing man and a true friend.

Am trying to get him to write another book (before I distribute or donate all my research material) but they take so much time and effort for him (he is blind) that it probably, definitely(?) won’t happen.

And yes, while I did not write a word of Volume II, we worked together for a couple of years with me providing pretty much all of the Nautilus / Arthur Jones material which resulted in about a third increase in the size (he had not planed on this) and it was a huge book to begin with. (I am heavily credited though out the book.)

If anyone wants to read two of the best books on bodybuilding from its inception up through the 70’s there is no greater, more throughly researched book, Volume I and II in existence and I believe still available on Amazon, new and used. They are a bit dear but worth it in my opinion. (This is a free plug.)

specter · Jun 25, 2025

Samson250 said:
Before a hard training day I watch BloodnGuts but not for Dorian..
I listen to his training partner and get dudes voice screaming in my head and take it with me to the gym with my intra!

I have the extended watch his night judging at the Grand Prix and you can CLEARLY hear his training partner before each shot over the entire crowd. “Show them Diesel!” “That’s it!”

That’s an Olympian level training partner in any era I think.

Yeah Leroy was an absolute beast and former army guy who pushed Dorian hard !