It is the Worlds Fastest Strength and Muscle Building System.
I am ready to begin.
After you wrote to this address, youd get an envelope in the mail with three things.
Then, nine pages of questions and answers on orange paper, slyly selling you the system.
Finally, an enrollment form.
That is, if you do the single contraction every day.
Question: Why cant I just do it myself without taking a Course?
Answer: Well as a matter of fact you might.
Usually, however, that is a subject which is taught only in college courses in KINESIOLOGY.
Well, Im sold.
For me, thats a mere 64 grams.
Theaverage person needs about 0.8 g/kg, and serious athletes 1.2 or more.
The result is a frothy, tasty drink that is very much like a vanilla milkshake.
I call this a Muscle Cocktail.
Vanilla milkshake, huh?
Vanilla makes everything taste better, but why would you need two full teaspoons of it?
Is there a nasty flavor to cover up?
We take our first sips.
I find it instantly awful: the liquid part is bland and watery, the flakes sludgey and gag-inducing.
The vanilla does nothing to cover up the fact that its like drinking a soup made of sawdust.
My husband slurps it thoughtfully.
You know what it tastes like?
He has fond memories of helping to make bran muffins as a kid.
(It does not.)
Notice the elbows are close to the sides.
The fists are clenched, with knuckles facing away from the body.
The arms are fully flexed.
The head is bent down slightly.
This should take about six seconds.
I clench my muscles as directed, and within six seconds Im feeling a burn.
Could there be something to this theory?
The next day, my biceps and triceps arejust a little bit sore.
I am still skeptical, but impressed.
The diagrams all show extremely well-muscled individuals, apparently free of body fat.
Each lesson is supposed to add on to the previous one, and you practice every exercise every day.
I add on a few more each day, until soon Im doing the full set of eleven lessons.
In lesson three, I flex my forearms while standing in a bunny hop pose.
In lesson seven, I learn to suck in my stomach and do a hollow body hold.
My legs cramp up in some of the calf and hamstring exercises.
Not to worry, Tom says; just walk it out.
And quite often it is the little fellow who manhandles the bully.
They grip at each others bodies and use the legs for driving, balancing movements.
Once I know the exercises, I can run through the full workout in about 12 minutes.
Instead, I just place my hands on high, medium, and low shelves.
And, yes, Im still a little bit sore each morning.
Maybe Icanbecome a muscled Greek god in twelve weeks.
Will vintage exercises work?
Some men develop fast, others more slowly.
Some reach maximum development in two to three months, while others may take a year, or more.
You will quickly see which category you are in after the first few weeks.
But Muller doesnt address Buckleys more drastic claims: do you really improve by 4 percent every week?
But the promises were not to be.
Rather than a 4 percent increase every week, later research adjusted the claims to a 1.8 percent increase.
That still sounds pretty good, but the real nail in the coffin was this.
If youre fit to start with, youre on the two-week end of the spectrum.
If you start out as a weakling, you might increase your strength by 10 percent at first.
But five weeks is your limit: more time on the program wont bring you any more gains.
…may you continue to improve in strength, power, and physique perfection.
Ill keep doing these exercises a little longer, I think.
I could stick the chart in my suitcase next time I travel.
But the overall promises, of getting those massive arms and giant-sized chest, are hollow.
