_ Gain as much muscle as you want—where you want! Body-building champion Anibal! Lopez shows you how. DAN LURIE’S “INSTANT ACTION” df Es EM Featuring Anibal Lopez World Body-Building Guild PRO MR. AMERICA 1979/ PRO MR. WORLD 1979 by DAN LURIE and JOHN J. LIMAA MESSAGE TO YOU FROM DAN LURIE This is a great day in your life! Such muscle stars as Anibal Lopez, Don Ross, Joe Spooner—among thousands of others who were once weak and undeveloped—used the same dynamic musclebuilding principles you are about to discover in this course. And with my amazing “Instant-Action” POSITRAIN™ System, YOU'LL SEE RESULTS FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE POSSIBLE. All you have to do is follow my instructions and suggestions faithfully. . .exactly as outlined. . .and week by week you'll see inches of muscles G-R-O-W on your arms, chest, shoulders, and legs. You'll soon have a trim, muscular waistline, a handsome V-shaped back. Your body will become charged with STRENGTH—POWER— and VITALITY such as you've never experienced before. Itis so complete, so effective—yet so simple to follow you'll look forward to each training ses- sion with enthusiasm and excitement. Remember, | used the same bodybuilding principles to develop my own body—which was once a skinny, weak, pathetic sight—and | believe it can do great things for you, too. Make up your mind right now that you're going to go all the way with this course—and not skimp on any of the training methods I've set down for you. Then, expect sensational improvement in your physique. . .expect fabulous gains in MUSCLE—STRENGTH and POWER. Feel your whole body practically explode with NEW PEP, ENERGY and VITALITY. You have but one life to live—go why not live it as a Happy, Handsome, Successful Strong Man. My “Instant-Action” POSITRAIN™ System will show you the way. Start NOW. Read everything carefully and refer to the instructions and exercise photos often— to be sure you fully understand WHAT to do and HOW to do it to get the FASTEST, most s: results. Let this amazing course give you the Muscular Body of your dreams! Yours for Bigger Muscles, ln dleDAN LURIE’S “INSTANT ACTION” BOBY-SUILDING SYSTEM by DAN LURIE and JOHN J. LIMA Es) ARCO PUBLISHING, INC. NEW YORKCONTENTS Organization and Production: JOHN J. LIMA SECTION! ‘AMessage from DAN LURIE What This Course Can Accomplish for You The Major Muscles of Your Body. .... What YouShouldWeigh and Measure . How toMeasure Your Progress... . BEFORE YOUBEGIN . Mr. America ConditioningWorkout PHASE |: Your Basic POSITRAIN™ Prograr PointstoRemember About Phase! ... Meet the Champs: Anibal Lopez . .... t PHASE I|: Your “Instant-Action” POSITRAIN™ Program. : Points to Remember About Phase Il Meet the Champs: Don Ross . PHASE Ili Your Super “Instant-Action” POSITRAIN™ Program . Points to Remember About Phase Il Meet the Champs: Joe Spooner . ‘SPECIALIZATION TRAINING . . HowtoGainWeightFast .. ‘Questions & Answerson Gaining Weight How toLoseWeightFast Questions & Answerson Losing Weight. SECTION II Your Next Step—WEIGHT TRAINING YourMonday Barbell/DumbBellWorkout...... YourWednesday Barbell/DumBell Workout... .. YourFriday Barbell/DumBell Workout ........ SUPER EQUIPMENT FORSUPERMUSCLES ... ‘Super Equipment for SUPER ARMS ... Super Equipment fora SUPERCHEST ‘Super Equipment for SUPER ABDOMINA\ Super Equipment for SUPERLEGS . Editor: JOE GENOVESE Photography: DENIE ‘Super Equipment for a SUPER BACK & ‘SHOULDERS. 61 HOWTO BE ASUCCESSIN SPORTS . ‘SECTION II How to Be Successful in Your Life as a Bodybuilder. . MAKE YOUR MUSCLES PAY ‘OFFI ‘BIG FOR YOU. How to Have Great Personality How to Be Popular with Women . . How toDevelopSelf-Confidence . How toBeaLeader How tolmprove Your Speaking Voice . SECTION IV How to Command Respect with Your Strength & Self-Defense Power . . . AQUICK COURSE IN KARATE AQUICK COURSE INJUDO- HOWTODOSTRONGMANSTUNTS .... SECTION V HEALTH & FITNESS FORMATUREADULTS.... 97 gexanee B8RR HOWTOGETFIT 98 Toning and Conditioning Exercises cee 9) Reverse Your‘ABDOMINAL PROFILE” ........100 Other Helpful Ways to Be Fit & Add Years to YourLife .. seat 104 Sate, Sensible Way to CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT... 103 Body Conditioning & Physical Fitness Made Easy...... B8 105 JOGGING MACHINES . boeee 105 ROWING MACHINES . . 106 EXERCISEBIKES ... 107 ABDOMINAL BOARDS . BELTMASSAGERS. . . S979 LURIELIMA ASSOCIATES, INC, Nopartt ne course maybe reproauced in Lurie, Dan. ‘Dan Lurie's Instant action body-building system. 1. Bodybuilding. 2. Physical finest John L, joint author. I. Tite. 1. Tite: action body bullding system. 646.75 ISBN 0-668-06886-7 (Library Esltion) (Paper Edition) Gvsee.5.L87 ISBN 0-668-04804 179-24559 Printed in the United States of AmericaWHAT THIS COURSE CAN ACCOMPLISH FOR YOU With my “Instant-Action” POSITRAIN™ System you can gain as much muscle as you want—where- ever you want, No area of your body is overlooked. Here's a muscle-by-muscle account of what you ‘can expect from my course: YOUR UPPER ARMS will bulge with 3, 4 or more in- ches of powerful muscle, making your shirt sleeves burst at the seams. And when you roll up those sleeves, everyone will admire and respect you for the massive sinew and might you've pumped into your arms. You'll make the arms of even your most athletic friends look like pipe stems next to yours! YOUR FOREARMS will be thicker, more muscular, stronger—giving you a bone-crushing grip of steel. When you shake any man’s hand, he'll be impressed with your vise-like grasp. A good grip will help you in sports, too, Holding a bat, tennis racket, golf club or football needs a firm strong hand. YOUR CHEST will grow inches deeper, fuller, more massive and framed with sharp-etched, armor-tough pectoral muscles. Your lung power and endurance will increase—enabling you to outrun and outdis- tance others. Your posture will be more erect you'll have the look of a man who's GOING PLACES. ..a human dynamo charged with POWER. Your Shirts and jackets will fit so much better—making you look handsome and more masculine. YOUR UPPER BACK will become a river of rippling muscles from edge to edge. And even when you are fully relaxed, you'll have that impressive V-shape that makes you Stand out as a REAL MAN. A Power- Packed back gives you greater strength toliftand pull heavy weights and objects. YOUR LOWER BACK is called the “seat of power” by bodybuilding and weightlifting experts. My “Instant. Action” POSITRAIN™ System will pile cushions of muscle in this vital area—helping you avoid energy: sapping back strains and injuries. YOUR LEGS will look and be more powerful than you've ever imagined. My System piles inches of thick, super-strong strands of muscle on each thigh —charged with panther-quick speed for running, jumping and fast-moving sports. It overcomes weak- looking, spindly legs and improves the appearance of knock knees or bowleggedness. And no matter how stubborn your calf muscles are—my method thickens and fills them out. . . pumps them full of jet- like power. YOUR MID-SECTION will become FLATTER, TOUGHER—with ridges of sharp-etched muscles that add a classic touch to your upper body. Any soft, puffy fat around your waistline will turn into trim, fock-hard muscle. YOUR SHOULDERS will improve fast. They'll fill out with round, solid inches of muscle—making them look as wide, thick and pile-driver tough as a football player's. Yourbroad shoulders will let everyone know you are rugged, vigorous and masculine. YOUR NECK will turn into a pillar of muscular might. Soon you'llbe able to button aman-sized shirt around your neck—because the exercises | give you in this course add inches quickly. A 17-inch or 18-inch powertul-looking neck is now within your easy reach! YOUR ENERGY, PEP AND STAMINA will increase to amarked degree. You'll have the endurance you need to help push you ahead in sports competition—and the “staying power” to enjoy good fun and games for longer hours. Gain Pounds of Solid /ou need it. Or, how to take it off, if excess fat is your problem. The Special Bonus courses at the endof this course will show youhow to live better, how to defend yourself in tough situations, how to overcome fears, how to make your new muscles pay off in cold cash, how tobe a man people look up to. . .and much more. What I give you in the following pages is more than just a way to change your physical shape into mus- cularhandsomeness. | actually show you a New Way. Of Life. ..how to be Healthy, Happy and Successful in everything you do. 52 ge so ak 2s z 3 Mr. America winner, DON ROSS, with Lynde Johnson, “Miss Body Beautiful, USA”—shows what can be done when you follow the POSITRAIN System faith. fully.