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Solitary Fitness |  | Author: Charles Bronson
Creator: Stephen Richards
Publisher: Mirage Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 671187
Media: Paperback
Pages: 220
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 1902578120
EAN: 9781902578125
ASIN: 1902578120
Publication Date: October 14, 2002
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Product Description
Charles Bronson has served 28 years behind bars, 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, do press-ups with two men on his back - and 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.
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 The only fitness book you'll need. March 12, 2010
Armando N. Roman (Hillsboro, OR)
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!?
This book can do you a world of good January 23, 2010
Todd Jones
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I own a good amount of "unorthodox" exercise manuals. I have ordered books that turned out to be, literally, xeroxed copies of old training manuals bound together in cheap plastic folders that a high school student might use, and marketed as "lost secrets of blah blah blah". So between my past experiences and some of the negative reviews on here about this book, I didn't know what to expect. What I got was a nice looking, thick book packed full of information. I am a former personal trainer and it used to blow my mind how uninformed people are about bodyweight exercise. This book delivers the exact same message that I used to try to drill into my clients heads, and that is: YOU ABSOLUTELY DO NOT NEED ANYTHING BUT YOUR OWN BODY IN ORDER TO WORK OUT!!! I can't stand it when people tell me "I'm fat and/or out of shape because I can't make it over to the gym". Let me make this very clear, wherever you are sitting/standing right now, you can do a hardcore work out that will leave your limbs trembling and have you dripping with sweat. If you keep at it, your body will adapt to whatever it is that you are doing, which means your fitness levels will have gone up! This book will show you what to do. One of the complaints I've read about the book is that it is not put together well and there is no program or regimen to follow. I don't know what book that person was reading, because it's all in there. Sure, after a few months of doing the basics you may want to (god forbid) think for yourself and maybe use a little inventiveness to make your workouts more challenging, but is that a bad thing? My only real complaint about the book is the model Bronson chose to use to demonstrate the exercises. Bronson obviously had some limitations on what he could do with the book from inside a prison cell, and one of those limitations was being able to take some proper pictures of himself. The model he used looks like a blonde female version of Lou Ferrigno in an American Gladiators outfit, which is not exactly inspiring to me.
So to sum it all up, if you want to know how to get into great shape without buying any equipment or going to the gym, get this book, you honestly shouldn't need anything else.
I got this book for laughs, and... January 19, 2010
Storm Fox (USA)
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.
interesting, informative, but crude October 5, 2009
ron watson
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nearly lifetime, solitary confined, prisoner; the author teaches many exercise and health topics but with a slant to be vulgar and shocking with his writing style.
Very informative for those who can accept his crudeness.
For the Person who wants to explore the possibilites of their unlimited potential strength. September 15, 2009
strength builder (United States)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Charles Bronson represents the ultimate survivor personality. He is a convicted,violent, criminal that has been in prison for decades with 30 years of that time spent in solitary confinement.
I can't even begin to imagine the degree of mental, emotional, and physical strength as well as control that surviving those condtions must have taken.. .
During our socialization and conditioning we all receive cautionary messages and experiences that are logged into our conscious mind to protect us and condition us to live in society.
Every once in a while we read of some unlikely, average, person who has perfromed a feat of extraordianry physical strength under conditions of extreme emotional stress. [...]
There also are cases of individuals who have trained themselves to release their emotional brakes. Such individuals have been doing this for thousands of years in Yoga and the martial arts and scientific research has verified these abilities: [...]
The secret is breaking through the safeguards and psychological brakes placed in our conscious mind and going directly to our subconscious mind which is the source of unlimted strength - mental, physical, and emotional. Charles Bronson has obviously been able to tap into this potental power of human consciousness which we refer to as NERVE FORCE and he shows you how you can too in "Solitary Fitness"
I highly recommend "Solitary Fitness." For a more standard and less controversial source that shows you how to develop the same abilities I recommend the exercise books of John Peterson published by Bronze Bow Publishing featuring his Transformetrics training system - also available through Amazon.com.
The United States the economy is going into a decline the likes of which we have never seen.
With all of the changes that are coming there is no better time to learn the survival secrets of Charrles Bronson so you can survive and benefit from these changes while others become their victims..
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