| Solitary Fitness |  | Author: Charlie Bronson
Publisher: John Blake
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $7.57
as of 7/29/2010 07:18 CDT details
You Save: $7.38 (49%)
New (27) Used (12) from $7.57
Seller: the_book_depository_
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 20,356
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 1844543099
Dewey Decimal Number: 364
EAN: 9781844543090
ASIN: 1844543099
Publication Date: January 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Buy my book and I’ll show you how to burn off ugly love handles, firm up your abs, make your arms huge and powerful, build up stamina and help change your life forever! All of this without fancy gym equipment,steroids, steaks, pills or powders. Hey . . . don't forget the ladies! Not just for the men, this is ideal for anyone of an adult age. Did Samson do drugs, did Hercules need fancy trainers . . . You're never going to run any faster with £300 trainers! Charles Bronson has served 28 years behind bars and 24 of those years have been in solitary confinement; yet in spite of this he remains fit and strong. What are the secrets to his phenomenal strength and fitness? How can Bronson punch a hole with his bare fist through bullet-proof glass, bend solid steel doors by kicking at them, and do press-ups with two men on his back—all on a prison diet? Without the use of fancy gym equipment, steroids, steaks, supplements, or pills you can pack on pounds of muscle, lose weight fast, and gain superhuman strength.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
 Unique Fitness Program. October 19, 2004
J. Swift (New Castle, IN United States)
34 out of 41 found this review helpful
This book is a fitness book by Charles Bronson (Aka Michael Peterson). He is one of Britan's most feared criminals. He has climbed up on a couple of prison roofs during protests and caused millions of dollars worth of damage. He has been known to take hostages on occasion and to beat people senseless if need be. When he was in the free world he was a burglar and a bareknuckle prize fighter. And he has been such a terror in prison and mental hospitals that he has served about 27 years in solitary confinement.
Now this is not your normal fitness book author. Its a guys routine to keep in shape, while being fed garbage(prison food) and being kept in a cage alone 23 hours a day. This book is oddly motivating and this program can be done on the cheap. No supplements, no steriods, no equipment, no excuses. Some of the exercises require a chair. Some of the Psycho dynamic exercises require a towel. But there is nothing in this program that will require you to buy anything. It has great nutrition information, and some good info on flaxseed oil.
The exercises are grouped into calisthenics, stretching, psycho tension exercises, and internal exercises for inner cleaning. There are also some (...) exercises for men and some tensing exercises for women. Some of the exercises you have probably seen, others I gurantee you havent seen. This program wont blow you up like a bodybuilder, but get you fit like a mountain lion. You will lose weight, your mind will get sharper, and you will feel better. Give it a try. You will probably have to buy it off of Amazon's UK site. But its worth it.
(...)
Why do prisoners get so big and strong? October 23, 2006
William Ying (Los Angeles, CA USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The answer is bodyweight exercises. This book will show you how to be strong, flexible with good endurance; all wothout equipment and gym membership. Diet and mental aspects of fitness are also covered. The part about penis enlargement training (no kidding) looks interesting but I did not try it. Please post your experience after you have tried. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
The only fitness book you'll need. March 12, 2010
Armando N. Roman (Hillsboro, OR)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I first found out about Charles Bronson, I was blown away. He single-handedly shut down a prison after taking a news reporter 'hostage' just to mess with everyone and show how bad of a dude he was. He punched through a sheet of bulletproof glass. He held numerous records for push ups and sit ups. He has the title of 'most dangerous criminal in England', and here the guy's never killed anyone! But it's easy to see why the guy's so dangerous- he's more fit than most professional body builders, and he doesn't even have regular access to a gym or healthy foods. And yet, the guy went and wrote this book, and is letting us in on his secrets on how he did it. As far as I'm concerned, he's the man for that alone. I got this book to see what it is he all does, and to try it out for myself. Keep in mind that I'm not some kind of exercise maniac, though I do try and do 300 push ups, sit ups and leg lifts a night at the very least. But after doing just -one- of the Solitary rounds, I was sweating and my muscles felt hard for a good hour or two after I was done!
Solitary Fitness has tons of great information before and after the actual Solitary Fitness program. Bronson (who sometimes refers to himself as Bronco) tells you what stretches are important, how many of them to do and for how long. I know that stretching is important before working out, and I spend at least 20 minutes doing stretches before I lift weights or go over my martial arts move set, but some people don't get it, and Bronson drills it in your head how important they are. He then goes over how to work on specific muscles and single them out, which you'll be able to do quickly thanks to his instructions. The majority of exercises here involve stretching and resistance. At first, they might sound stupid because you can't imagine these getting you ripped, but they're there to prepare you for the bigger ones later on. And at the same time, this book isn't meant to get you looking like Arnie, who Bronson likes to pick on a lot here. No, Solitary Fitness is about changing your life style and getting you prepared for anything once you're fit. And because nearly every single muscle is covered in this book (even the muscles within your rear, and those in your genitals), you -will- be ready for anything. Bronson is a very educated man when it comes to fitness, and it shows just a few pages into the program here. He knows what he's talking about, from what each muscle does to what foods are best for you and why.
Some complain about how unorganized the book is, then try to use Bronson's status as 'just a criminal' as the excuse for that. He's not trying to make a professional exercise book. Bronson's writing style is good because you feel like he's actually talking to you directly, and not just listing steps and letting you figure the rest out with the pictures. I didn't find the book unorganized, though Bronson himself even makes fun here and there, saying that he should've put something in a section a few dozen pages before. But this print of the book, the one pictured here on Amazon, does have a few problems with the organization, and that's the publisher's fault for overlooking it. Some parts tell you to refer to the picture or chart below/above, when sometimes it's on the previous page, or you have to turn the page to see it. 'not Bronson's fault, but they should've caught this and fixed it just to help things out. Also, I've seen the first edition of this book, and it had better quality photos. In this print, they're VERY dark and sometimes it's hard to make out the muscle definition in the models. 'not a big deal, but if you can find the first version, go for that one. His great drawings look good still, and these help show you how to do some of the exercises as well, though they're also comical of course.
I've spent a lot of years lifting weights here and there, have 12 years of martial arts experience, and like to work out in my free time, but Solitary Fitness seems to be my calling for getting a harder, tougher body. You can do these exercises anywhere, anytime. The only things you'll need for some are things like a towel, cement block or a chair. And get this- a good portion of the book's opening is praise from several well-known athletes and sports figures. A champion boxer noted that when he said his inspiration was Bronson, that got edited from tv. Why? Because he's a criminal? The fact that Bronson's program reached a professional boxer shows you that this is the real deal. Get this book before it goes out of print again and share it with your friends. You won't be disappointed. I mean, there's a section called 'Solitary Cow Punch' for crying out loud. Don't you want to learn how to throw a punch strong enough to knock out a cow!?
I got this book for laughs, and... January 19, 2010
Storm Fox (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Okay, I'm going to be up front: I got this book on a lark. I expected to get some laughs and crazy stories, and maybe to come away with some excuse-busting skills. Well, I wasn't disappointed. The book has quite a bit of crazy in it, and if you like Steve Justa, you'll dig Bronson, too. If a sedentary person wanted to get fit without spending a lot of money on supplements, equipment, and "secrets of..." this book would be a great companion and coach. If a weights guy wanted to get into bodyweight stuff and learn muscle controls like the old timers, this book would be about perfect (again, if you like his writing style). If a person hated the gym, or didn't have space in their home, this book is great. Again, brace yourself for zany sidebars, weird ramblings, and rants about '70s era bodybuilders, but keep an open mind. You just might wind up stronger and more athletic for it.
Excellent, comprehensive book April 7, 2007
E. Fox (New York)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Certainly not for the 'innocent' or 'sensitive' person, this book will probably be unlike anything you've ever read, and it's PACKED with excellent training information. I'll even go so far as to say that it's the highest value for the price, out of ANY fitness book currently out there. I HIGHLY recommend it.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
|
|
|
Disclaimer: In association with Amazon.com, product information on this site belongs to Amazon.com. Cranendonck-coaching.com makes no representations regarding either the products or any information vendors offer about their products. Any questions, complaints, or claims regarding the products must be directed to the appropriate manufacturer or vendor, or to Amazon.com.
We use Google AdSense cookies and/or web-beacons to collect data in the process of serving Ads. The Google Adsense cookie can be removed by clearing the private data in your browser and changing your browser privacy settings to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME.
More Shops | |
