Men's Health - The Book of Muscle Review and Details

By Tina Haines

Men's Health The Book of Muscle is a muscle building book written by Ian King, a strength coach and former powerlifting champion, and Lou Schuler, Men's Health fitness director. Although it is several years old, it remains a popular muscle building book among male readers looking to improve their physique.

The book covers topics related to muscle growth, diet, and exercise for building muscle. There are several illustrations which show details of each muscle group as well as photographs that cover each of the exercise routines covered in the book. The authors go in to detail about how the body works, how muscles grow, the importance of a healthy diet, and the exercises that help build the body.

The workout routines can be mixed and matched to put together a custom workout program. The workouts are broken up into three 6-month programs for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Men's Health The Book of Muscle received an impressive 4 1/2 out of 5 stars on Amazon's product page. Many readers stated that they enjoyed reading the science behind the muscles and how the body works, but some readers felt the exercises were a little hard to follow for beginners. Some readers also enjoyed the writing styles of the authors which made learning the science about the body easy for the "average guy."

The book was published in 2003 and is available in hardcover. It contains 364 pages. Overall, it has received positive feedback and appears to work well for those who wish to become better educated about the body and how to build lean muscle mass. Even though Men's Health The Book of Muscle is commonly referred to as a great coffee table book, it is much more than that and remains to be a valuable resource for learning how to build muscle.