If you are training and not gaining there has to be a reason. Before you can correct a problem, you have to be able to identify the problem.

You may have been taught that, in order to induce rapid muscular growth, you have to "train to failure." This is nonsense, though it has been parroted by almost everyone ever since Arthur Jones introduced the concept in 1970 to promote his Nautilus machines. Training to failure is a good way to injure yourself. You should train to stimulate the body, not destroy it.

You may have been taught that "six small meals a day" is the way to gain. Again, every one parrots this nonsense. "Six small meals a day" is a good way to put your energy levels in the toilet. You're shoving food out of the way before it has a chance to digest. I.e., you aren't giving your body sufficient time to convert your food to energy and muscle tissue. This concept was introduced by a 23-year-old named Vern Bickel in the 1950s who only used it for six weeks. It was a brief bulking up program.

You may be taking whey protein and it "isn't working." Whey only stays in the body for 90 minutes, while sodium caseinate (both derived from milk) stays in the body for 7 hours.

You may have a tilted pelvis, muscles that contracted and won't release (anything that feels like a rope or a pebble while the surrounding muscle tissue is pliable is contracted muscle tissue), or other problems. Let us show you how to find and fix the problem so you will gain.

How many times have you hit "sticking points" or plateaus? In this book Mike Brown shows you the secret to overcoming sticking points known to only three men in the entire twentieth century. One of those men was the original owner of what later became the York Barbell Company. The other two men were the "world's strongest man" in his time-one in the 1920s and other in the 1930s. One stood 6' tall and weighed 260 with a "six-pack" and a legitimate 19.5" arm. The other stood 5' 8" and weighed 230. He also had "cuts." This was in the days before protein supplements or anabolic steroids. This method will work just as well for you.

Diagnostic Bodybuilding includes photos, a Bibliography, Glossary and Index.

CHAPTERS:

1   Supplementing Your Diet with Desiccated Liver	18   Sleep
2   40 Years of Bad Road	19   Spinal Alignment
3   Let the Diagnosis Begin	20   Developing the Neck
4   I'm Not Okay, You're Not Okay	21   Small Increments and Patience
5   What, When and Why Not to Eat	22   Stretching
6   When Not to Train	23   Removing Energy Blockages
7   The Basics	24   Self-Hypnosis
8   Squats-The King of Barbell Exercises	25   Watch Who You Run With
9   The Bench Press	26   Fats
10   The Back	27   Protein
11   The Importance of Hamstrings	28   Carbohydrates
12   Arms and Shoulders	29   Vitamins
13   Grip and Forearm Development	30   Testosterone
14   The Abdominal Cavity	31   Minerals
15   How Not to Diagnose	32   The Future Wave of Weight Training
16   Massage	33   Our Split Society
17   Dancing