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From Fat and Flaccid to Lean and Powerful—Using the Primordial Laws of Fitness to Trigger Inevitable, Lasting and Dramatic Physical Change

By Marty Gallagher
Paperback 496 pages
8.5 x 11

Since the birth of the Olympics in 776 BC, humanity has celebrated the struggle for physical transformation—and exalted to almost godlike status those men and women who have succeeded in transcending their "common mortal frames" through a combination of supreme effort and dedicated will.

In the 21st century, this drive, this search for the Holy Grail of physical perfection has climbed to ever-greater heights —but has also plunged us to unforeseen depths.

Elite athletes worldwide continue to shatter records that would have been considered inconceivable only decades earlier. Our current stars are unimaginably bigger, stronger and faster than their earlier counterparts. And yet, for the general populace the story is quite different. Obesity and abject weakness have exploded across our land like an all-consuming virus. And the gap between the super-fit and the obscenely unfit widens by the day.

While an elite minority seems to possess the secret to supreme physical transformation, our fitness landscape is littered with the road kill of those who failed to make genuine progress in their quest for change.

According to leading fitness author, world powerlifting champion and coach extraordinaire, Marty Gallagher, the reasons for this sorry state of affairs are clear and the solution obvious. In The Purposeful Primitive, Gallagher exposes the flaws and myths rampant in the modern fitness community, then reveals what could be termed "The Way of the Masters"—his foolproof program for guaranteeing physical transformation, based on the received wisdom of the greats who have gone before us.

As someone who has trained with some of the greatest strength athletes of the century, as someone who has coached numerous world champions to ever more impressive records and as someone who has had spectacular results applying these same methods to average folk, Marty Gallagher knows whereof he speaks. His inspirational message: simply follow The Way of the Masters—with the necessary drive and desire—and you CANNOT fail, you WILL transform physically. Change—change for the better—is inevitable.

The problem with modern day fitness, says Gallagher, lies in the sheer plethora and over-complexity of methods, the fragmented partiality of specialized systems and the general confusion about what really works to gain and retain muscle while losing significant body fat.

The great masters of fitness became masters by following a four-fold path: right weight training, right cardio, right eating and right mind-training. All four modes have to be practiced together as a synergistic whole. Then 1+1+1+1=16, or even more… For those who are up to the challenge, Gallagher lays out every detail of this four-fold path to supreme physical greatness—teaching only the methods that worked for his masters, for himself, for his champions and last—but far from least—his every day clients.

The purposefully primitive Way of the Masters is deliberately and potently stripped down to the core essentials of truly effective training methods. Cutting-edge science combines with Old School basics—forcing the body to transform, whether it likes it or not.

Discover:

How to completely transform your body—in 90 days or less
How to train for only five hours a week— yet be superbly lean and strong
The two best eating plans to optimize your fat loss while gaining muscle
Training protocols favored by the legends of champion-level strength
How combining an Eastern mystic's mind secrets with a Western scientist's brain train methods can lead to massive leaps in your performance
What foods will certainly sabotage your progress and what foods put you on the fast track for glory
The very best cardio methods to complement rather than hinder your weight training

From the foreword by Pavel Tsatsouline:

"Since their overwhelmingly warm reception of Paul Anderson half a century ago, the Russians have always been respectful of American strength and I am no exception. Anywhere Marty and I met, be it in a powerlifting meet where he was my 'corner man', on a meditative walk through the mountains, over a glass of wine at the Ritz in Washington or a fine Mennonite-raised steak at Marty's country compound, I prodded and cajoled my friend for more knowledge. What I have learned has blown me away by its beauty and simplicity. I invite you to be equally blown away from your reading of The Purposeful Primitive.

Marty Gallagher is the best writer in the iron game, period. He is so far ahead of the competition, both in his inner and outer knowledge of his subject and in his masterful delivery, that he is in a league of his own and the second best is not even in sight. It only took him forty years to reach his overnight success…"

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Customer Reviews

Author: Brett Jones, Master RKC, CSCS I have just completed my first reading of Marty Gallaghers's new book The Purposeful Primitive (notice I said 1st reading) and have been educated, challenged, validated and entertained. This fitness book contains true "fitness wisdom" and is a must have for trainers and trainees alike. Not a fluffy feel good approach to what is referred to today as "fitness", the Purposful Primitive is a clear distillation of a simple approach to strength, nutrition, cardio and the mental side of performance. Simple does not mean easy as you will earn your primitive stripes!
Author: Mark Reifkind Unless you were a competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter in the 70's, 80's and 90's; or even if you were, you would be hard pressed to find more and better information about the real world of training than in Marty Gallaghers lastest epic, The Purposeful Primitive. Marty is without peer as a writer in the Iron World, combining a rare and unique ability to transmit inportant training and historical data at the same time making it seem like he is just telling a story to his training buddies. Marty last book about the greatest powerlifter in history Ed Coan: THe Man,The Myth, The Method was just a taste of the information and in depth insight Marty has given to the critical aspects of body transformation in The Purposeful Primitive. Covering resistance training, cardiovascular work, real world nutrition info from the trenches and the rarely examined but critical aspect of the mental game Marty hits on all cylinders in a very easy to read examination of how to REALLY change your body the way it's been done by experts for many years. He backs it up with many examples of regular people using his techniques with great success. The fact that Pavel considers Marty his mentor should say it all.The fact that Marty writes so well makes reading everything he writes a joy. I love the in depth look at the Iron Masters; the guys I grew up idolizing and patterning my training after.Information, inspiration and motivation all in one incredible book. Great job Mr Gallagher, can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Author: Dr. Steve Karg Marty Gallagher's book "The Purposeful Primitive" is an outstanding presentation of written words that will physically transform the lives of those who read it. One may at first think his book is just another one about how to exercise and eat the best way, but it is much more than that. He brings the reader back to the proper essentials of physical fitness for the creation of a more healthy mind and body. He takes away the confusion that plagues the diet and exercise world. Marty tells it to you straight and honest and puts his information into terms the average person will understand and be able to begin doing the next day. I wholeheartedly support his book and effort to convey to the public the correct way to achieve a healthy new you. Believe me, this book is the real deal and if you put effort into his suggestions, you will receive results.
Author: Zach Even - Esh I haven't even read the entire book, and I am FLOORED with this information. POWERFUL, INSPIRATIONAL AND PRACTICAL...Oh yea, the workouts I've read, the info prescribed, all of it will transform anyone into a freakin' animal! Where was this stuff when I was a competitive athlete! This is going straight into the hands of the Coaches at my gym for education and inspirational purposes. This book is about what training should be and unfortunately is not in way too many places. It is long overdue that we have such a book like this! The photos, the stories and the workouts are so freaking inspiring, it makes me wanna drive right back to my gym and kill the weights! I am fired up and please don't take this as arrogance, but, I rarely endorse other products! This one is amazing! I'm getting the inside look at how men of amazing strength trained, how powerful gyms were formed, the type of foods to eat for super human gains in strength and he development of lean muscle. Marty, I never met you or ever spoke with you, but damn do I feel like we're related! Thank you sincerely my friend, this is the kind of stuff that is near and dear to my heart. When I was a teenager, you would find me awake at night, at 2, 3 in the morning, reading Arnold's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, planning my workouts, getting pumped up looking at the old school bodybuilders in the endless black and white photos. It's too bad this book wasn't available for me back then, but hell, I'll take it now! I am grateful beyond words!
Author: Chris Fechner -MMA fighter Great book with lots of insight from the experts. Everything in this book is tried and tested, no bull shit here. If you are an experienced athlete or a novice looking to improve your body composition, this book is for you. Marty has included training advise as well as nutrition advise in depth, while most books these days lack one or the other. It has helped me greatly. Dont waste your money on body building magazines with generic programs, buy this book.

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