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Unleashing the Wild Physique
Two renowned bodybuilding trainers emphasize new bodybuilding techniques that create a flared body, with huge shoulders, narrow waist and hips, and muscle definition
192 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1984
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July 12, 2015
Really great book! Gives you so much insight on the "Golden Age" of bodybuilding and Vince Gironda's methods. This book isn't even printed anymore, so if you manage to find a copy, you're lucky. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the old school style of lifting, or just a bodybuilding fan.
July 9, 2019
love this guy.
rather controversial and as he himself says, very, very dogmatic.
"fuck squats and fuck bench press!" lmao.
I really like his methodologies, his confidence on his ways, the old school bodybuilding mindset (symmetry and proportions > power gap > size), and more than anything, I really like his diet.
Recommend it to everyone that enjoys "bodybuilding" and likes high protein, high fat, low carb diets.
rather controversial and as he himself says, very, very dogmatic.
"fuck squats and fuck bench press!" lmao.
I really like his methodologies, his confidence on his ways, the old school bodybuilding mindset (symmetry and proportions > power gap > size), and more than anything, I really like his diet.
Recommend it to everyone that enjoys "bodybuilding" and likes high protein, high fat, low carb diets.
March 16, 2026
I went with the loose leaf version of this book if you can believe it.
The tone of Vince Gironda is amusing. He is brutally honest, maybe to a fault, but the Wild Physique contains some good information. I wouldn’t do everything he says, but there is an occasional nugget that goes against the grain and can help your fitness program.
Still better than most fitness-related self-helps, and I consider it from the Golden Age.
The tone of Vince Gironda is amusing. He is brutally honest, maybe to a fault, but the Wild Physique contains some good information. I wouldn’t do everything he says, but there is an occasional nugget that goes against the grain and can help your fitness program.
Still better than most fitness-related self-helps, and I consider it from the Golden Age.
September 7, 2022
Love Gironda, truly aspirational in method and practice.
Vince and Rob are very explicit in each step and instruction
Would love to snag a physical copy someday.
Vince and Rob are very explicit in each step and instruction
Would love to snag a physical copy someday.
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