The Purposeful Primitive: From Fat and Flaccid to Lean and Powerful - Using the Primordial Laws of Fitness to Trigger Inevitable, Lasting and Dramatic Physical Change Kindle Edition

I liked this book. Ya, there's no mention of "roids" in it, but that was a "no kidding" for me. And a few of the stories seem to glorify the bully behavior of male youth, but that didn't bother me. I grew up a bean pole and lived through that stuff. I think it toughened me up. So no foul for me. I found this book to be an outstanding journey with some of the best of our recent strong men telling about their trials and techniques on the way to become the best at their sport. I came away learning some things that I've been able to apply to my workouts that have helped be grow bigger and stronger almost immediately after incorporating them into my routines. And at 60 years old, that's saying something.

I learned so much from this book about health and fitness, sports psychology, and nutrition.My only complaints would be that it strictly talks about men the entire book and never specifies how anything applies to women. The author frequently told personal stories which didn't always relate to the topic-- I skipped through lots of that. Some parts exude fragile masculinity, especially his rants where he makes fun of "politically correct sissies", so much that it became amusing and humorous.On the other hand, I feel a lot more confident and informed to continue my fitness journey, and it was just the kind of book I was looking for. I'm sure the world of powerlifting and meat heads doesn't produce many literary geniuses, but this book came pretty close. There was no question the author was qualified in his expertise, and he explained intricate theories very well.The section on nutrition was nothing extraordinary, but still surpassed most information you find nowadays on the topic. It was very refreshing to learn from someone who has had decades of experience in the field, rather than from the multitude of novice personal trainers on instagram that are spewing out loads of misinformation.

One of the great classics.Not only are you getting to know some of the masters of iron and their methods.Not only do you get a tour through a sizeable part of the history of strength sports.You are very entertained during your trip.I actually still read parts of this book for entertainment and not alot of books, especially not alot of training books, warrant that.Gym mullets, geeks, lasses and rats rejoice! Because this is the closest thing we Iron heads get to a bible.

Purposefully Primitive training is good stuff. Highly recommend. Ten out of ten. Amazon has a 20 word requirement, blah blah blah blah. Thank you

The book has a lot of great information in it, and the author goes out of his way to provide a well rounded training program, with background to help you understand it. He also includes many anecdotes about the weight lifters he's known in the past.My only complaint lies with the writing itself. There are many points where two or three sentences from the end of one paragraph will be repeated in the next paragraph. At other times he'll repeat himself using slightly different wording, but adding no new information. I've also run into a few instances where sentences and concepts are brought up, in the middle of a paragraph that is about another concept, with no connection being made between the two concepts. The author presents himself as a fitness writer, and to have modeled his writing after efficient writers of past decades, but that doesn't come through in this particular book.That being said, I'd still recommend this book to anyone looking to achieve greater fitness through free weights.

Hands down one of the best books I have ever read. I have 4 PT certifications, including CSCS, and much of what I learned through thousands of dollars of certifications I first learned in this book.It's an easy read and has that "old-school" lifters mentality to it. It's not very scientific, meaning that it doesn't go into great detail as to WHY these methods and techniques work, but it more than makes up for it by telling you proven methods on HOW to get big and strong.110% recommend this book to everyone.

Tremendous stories of Jon Kuc, Ed Coan and a lot of the early power lifters of America. The stories alone are worth reading this book. The best book for a beginner and a lover of powerlifting. There is a reason a lot of the old school training is coming back to life. Because they work and in this book you will read about the men that built them. A must read!!

Being a fan of Olympic Weightlifting and Power lifting, I really enjoyed the historical perspective of this book. The author does a great job of educating the reader about some of the greats in the sport. There are also some interesting articles on diet and the mental aspects of the weight training. Overall, this is a very complete book.The author also provides the reader with numerous training templates that were used by the greats or based off of how the greats worked out. I found this to be interesting on an academic level as well as useful. Only have two days a week to work out? There is a program for you. Are you new to weight training? There is a program for you. In fact, Coach Gallagher has included programs that should cover almost any situation.The only reason that this book is getting 4 stars instead of 5 is because I felt that the instructions on how to perform the lifts were a little bit lacking.Brass tacks: if you are serious about weight training this book needs to be in your library.

Excellent

A great breakdown of all things fitness.If you're willing to take the time to apply some of the knowledge you might just make the change you're looking for.

Goes behind the popular training regimes and combines science with results. As an experienced martial artist, I wish I had access to the mind training as a competition player. I will, however, use visualisation, etc when sitting my 4th Dan exam in kendo.

Rambles on a bit, but some parts are interesting and informative. Needs editing down by at least half in order to make it relevant

Got the kindle version - better off getting the physical copy.