Hugo brings an immense amount of experience to the table in this traditional build muscle burn fat book. Nothing groundbreaking, but it contains solid advice.
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Hugo Rivera has sold in excess of one million books and has achieved best seller status. He has also written many articles which have been published in the major magazines. He boasts that he is also a lifetime, 100% natural body builder, earning many certifications as a trainer in the process.
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"Being a natural body builder myself, I have been following Hugo for years. His advice is always taken seriously because I love the results I achieve when following his direction."
- Natural body building forum
"I was what you might call a supp junkie. I was looking for the easy way. This book was a real wake up call for me. Building the muscle I had wanted for so long wasn't as difficult as I had convinced myself it was going to be."
- Muscle Beach blog
"I found Hugo's workouts to be very effective. I will admit however that I do not agree that most supplements are a waste of money. I have continued on my supplement regiment."
- Body builders chat room
Hugo Rivera was a fat kid that started to make changes at an early age. Over the past 17 years he developed a 21 week program that includes weight training, cardio, and nutrition. He breaks the program into 3 phases and promises fast results. The author offers a 5 day email course as an introduction to his program.
Hugo's Body Re-Engineering book is split into five parts and covers the usual topics in muscle building books. Hugo has a dual purpose with this book -- it's not just to build muscle fast, it's also to burn fat at the same time.
The book starts out with Hugo's philosophy on training and the mental game, and then runs through the strength training and cardio workouts, then diet and nutrition, then supplements, and finally rest. Hugo is not anti-supplements, but he feels that most don't work for muscle building purposes.
Body Re-engineering is more of a traditional strength training guide, so expect some longer, more traditional workouts. The beginner routine is a variation of modified compound supersets, supersets, and giant sets sprinkled here and there. You train in cycles, five of them, each lasting four weeks.
Expect traditional sets and reps, a progressive workload, a lot of variety in the workouts, and the use of free weights.
The book itself is hype-free and solid, though a little dry and non-inventive. It's just the facts about building muscle and burning fat. The average consumer rating for this program is around 3 to 3.5 stars.
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Author: Hugo Rivera
Package: 180 page book, diet and "get lean" plans, online video database, e-mail support
Price: US$39.95 standard edition; $59.95 deluxe edition
Return policy: 60 days, no questions asked