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Evolution: The Cutting Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You've Always Wanted Kindle Edition

by Joe Manganiello (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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“A comprehensive yet straightforward and effective roadmap to better health and fitness” (Shawn Perine, editor in chief of Muscle & Fitness), this accessible guidebook reveals exactly how to get the body of one of Hollywood’s hottest stars—promising to turn any Average Joe into a Joe Manganiello.

With a build that men envy and women adore, Joe Manganiello is more than qualified to write the end-all guide to sculpting the perfect body. His fit physique catapulted him to the top of the list of Hollywood’s most desired male actors following his memorable performances in HBO’s hit show True Blood and in the Magic Mike films. In Evolution, Manganiello shares his lifetime of experience and research in terms of diet, cardio, and anatomy to bring you the only fitness book you’ll ever need in order to look and feel your best.

Featuring black-and-white photographs and Manganiello’s step-by-step workout routine that combines weights, intense cardio, and a high protein diet.

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“A comprehensive, yet straightforward and effective roadmap to better health and fitness, not to mention a killer physique—the kind that may just have people wondering if you’re not a fitness expert yourself. After reading Evolution, you will be.” (Shawn Perine editor-in-chief of Muscle & Fitness)

About the Author

Joe Manganiello holds a BFA in acting from The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. He won critical and popular praise for his role as werewolf Alcide Herveaux on HBO’s hit series True Blood. Joe has appeared in films such as Magic Mike and What to Expect When You’re Expecting, and played Flash Thompson in the Spiderman film series. He went toe-to-toe with his childhood hero and Evolution foreword author Arnold Schwarzenegger in David Ayer’s film Sabotage. He can be seen in the highly anticipated Magic Mike XXL and starring in Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens on FOX.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BSBR4MM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 3, 2013
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 91.2 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 358 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1476716725
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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Customers find this fitness guide motivating and well-written, with detailed exercise explanations and clear advice. The book is easy to follow, with lots of pictures demonstrating techniques, and emphasizes lifestyle changes rather than fad diets. They appreciate the author's honest approach, with one customer noting his no-bull attitude, and another highlighting the 6-week program structure.

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186 customers mention "Motivation"175 positive11 negative

Customers find the book motivating, with good advice and effective exercises, and one customer mentions it helps change their mindset when hitting the gym.

"...With all that said, it is a GREAT book for inspiration and a "damn why didn't I think of that." type moment when it comes to working out or..." Read more

"...The appendix of exercise demonstrations is helpful, and although the training program that Ron Mathews includes isn't quite my cup of tea, the..." Read more

"...The real value of the book comes from the mental development, written in simplest terms, based on the authors experience...." Read more

"...What I LOVE about this program, it tells you what to do, how to do it and really what not to do...." Read more

47 customers mention "Ease of follow"34 positive13 negative

Customers find the book easy to follow, appreciating its detailed explanations of exercises and straightforward approach to training and nutrition.

"...So all and all I did like the book, it cleared things up on parts of the work out and if you take a the three things I really did not care about it..." Read more

"...are perfectly crafted and each exercise/movement has a detailed step-by-step breakdown...." Read more

"...around through exercise and hard work, and does a nice job detailing his methods and motivations...." Read more

"...However, its schedule leads to overtraining, it is not descriptive enough, and some of the exercises in the program could be dangerous to certain..." Read more

46 customers mention "Readability"46 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and well written, with one customer noting it's concise and another mentioning it's simple to use as a reference.

"...The real value of the book comes from the mental development, written in simplest terms, based on the authors experience...." Read more

"...I couldn't have been more wrong. It's very well written, candid, and thorough...." Read more

"...Joe Manganiello has a very powerful writing style that can make any reader feel empowered...." Read more

"...It's a quick read, really. It took less than a day because only about half of the book is text...." Read more

28 customers mention "Diet"24 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the book's approach to diet, which focuses on lifestyle changes rather than fad workouts, and includes meal planning examples. One customer notes that it provides guidance on eating well on a budget.

"...It was nice to see him mention the the dieting and dehydration process he goes through before a shoot, which highlights the fact that even he does..." Read more

"...While the inspirational story, meal plan and workout description can be used by anyone beginner to pro, the workout is not...." Read more

"...Mind set, inspiration, discipline, eating guide, cardio, weight workouts and schedules for an amazing transformation...." Read more

"...On top of that, having a guide for nutritional balanced meals is welcomed by my needs and desires. Have fun becoming walking CGI, everyone!" Read more

26 customers mention "Pictures"26 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pictures in the book, particularly noting that they include lots of exercise descriptions and good detail for photo shoots.

"...I am a fan of his. For me he is my second pick for actors. 2. Great pictures, I am also a photographer as a hobby so the pictures was great in..." Read more

"...it's worth, absorb the motivational efforts of the author, and enjoy the photos. That's what I did!" Read more

"...Joe tells you how. For that matter ripped everywhere. His pics are definitely drool worthy and most impressive...." Read more

"...Also has comprehensive photos of all the workouts in each circuit." Read more

17 customers mention "Looks"17 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's appearance, describing it as looking great, with one customer noting a nice color section in the middle.

"...Joe is in phenomenal shape. He looks great and I'm sure that this routine can work but to be truly effective AND efficient, I think these items..." Read more

"...it IS going to get you in a great LOOKING condition... If that's the goal, try this out, it's pretty solid...." Read more

"...I feel better and look better. I'm glad I bought this book and you will be glad as well when you buy it. Trust me you won't be disappointed...." Read more

"...of him as a skinny little 14 year old are a huge contrast to his present physique!..." Read more

6 customers mention "Challenge level"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the workout program challenging, with one mentioning it includes super sets and another noting it has a 6-week plan.

"...This book has a 6 week program (6 days a week for 6 weeks) that he followed to a T. We both think it really helped him add on the muscle he was..." Read more

"...There are also a lot of different challenges he puts out there for you to do as he also helps build you up for harder training programs...." Read more

"...Keeps you challenged and interested all the way through. Near end I week 3 and seeing great results." Read more

"...The fact that the book also includes a kick-arse program and diet discussion is a bonus." Read more

6 customers mention "Honesty"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the author's honesty, with one mentioning his no-bull approach and another noting his humility about his successes.

"...He is honest about his failures and humble about his successes...." Read more

"...I couldn't have been more wrong. It's very well written, candid, and thorough...." Read more

"...Joe seems like a good, honest guy. I just don't think he's aware that this program really can't do for everyone what it does for him...." Read more

"...He must be a great person to have turned his life around so amazingly! I am glad he wrote such an honest and inspiring book." Read more

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G.Christopher
An odd one but...
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2014
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I read this for many reasons I read this book:
1. I am a fan of his. For me he is my second pick for actors.
2. Great pictures, I am also a photographer as a hobby so the pictures was great in detail.
3. It is always good to know the actor/actress that you like to watch or even idolis him on many levels.
4. The workout I am big on healthy and fit living, and you never stop learning on the subject.

The things I did not know was in this book:
1. Do I really care about your ex girlfriends? not really, I can read stars for that crap and yes stars mag. is crap.
2. Do I care about who all Joe Manganiello knows and who he meet that was famous as he was coming into his own?
3. Do I need to know anything that is new or can been seen on t.v. with interviews?
The answer to all of the above is NO.

With all that said, it is a GREAT book for inspiration and a "damn why didn't I think of that." type moment when it comes to working out or even just getting you ass up and go. I think it would be a good idea for teens to read the book for many reason, one is you can bully who you want now but just wait in a couple of years and see who they are now. Two, just because you look one way does not mean you do not have the power, control to look the way you want, IF YOU WANT IT.

So all and all I did like the book, it cleared things up on parts of the work out and if you take a the three things I really did not care about it would be a must for body building and work out for people. So if you are someone you know is into fitness or even if you want your teen to know they have control to change something and not sit around bitching about it, GET the book.

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Jason Greenberg
Probing and Informative
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024
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It was a pleasure to read about Manganiello's many struggles as he worked to forge a career in acting. He is honest about his failures and humble about his successes. The appendix of exercise demonstrations is helpful, and although the training program that Ron Mathews includes isn't quite my cup of tea, the workouts are as fun and robust as they are challenging.

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Troy at The Forge
workout program isn't 'cutting edge', but motivational content is awesome
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2015
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Long story short, 'Evolution' is a short blog-style autobio of author/actor Joe Manganiello, written in order to inspire and motivate. Writing is a bit dry, akin to the same 'blogger' style writing as Mark Cuban's book, but it wasn't meant to be THAT eloquent anyway, so no big deal.

The workout protocol is simple, yet effective. If you're looking for something very complex, cutting-edge, or something you've never seen before, you're going to be disappointed. The program bears a VERY striking resemblance to the DTP Protocol created by Kris Gethin (see bodybuilding.com). I doubt there's any intentional plagiarizing here; I think it's just that great minds think alike. At least I know the program will work, because I've done similar before with good results.

Nutrition is where it gets a bit bare-bones, and that's where I see the book falling a bit short. Now, I doubt the author is a nutritionist, so a part of me is glad he doesn't try to be, but the chapter is about what foods to eat a lot of, and what to avoid. Many trainers would STILL recommend creating a diet plan with a good estimate on calories, and macronutrients, to take in each day. If you want a good diet plan to supplement this type of workout program, I'd once again look into Kris Gethin's DTP nutrition plan. There's enough similarities to make it compatible.

The real value of the book comes from the mental development, written in simplest terms, based on the authors experience. Too many times fitness books will go into the program and nutrition, and skip the mental and emotional development altogether. This book is one of those few books that can fill in the gap. It isn't Dr. Wayne Dyer or Deepak Chopra, by any stretch, but what it lacks in depth, this section of the book makes up for in practicality.

So overall, not a bad book. I actually looked into this book ironically, because I dated a girl who had a celebrity crush on him. I took a peek after we broke up, just to see what's so appealing about this guy... and I was left pleasantly surprised. A decent kindle purchase overall, and I'm glad I did it.

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Emanuele D.
Solo... WOW
Reviewed in Italy on June 15, 2015
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Di grande ispirazione e un programma di allenamento intenso, ma che fa la differenza già alla prima settimana. Un libro che se seguito alla lettera richiede grandi sacrifici per tempo relativamente breve ma con immense soddisfazioni a livello fisico a lungo termine.

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Rishu
the author is candid and probably has written one of the best book for today's "fit Generation"
Reviewed in India on October 31, 2014
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Honest in approach!
The book, Evolution is not just about the body but the brain too!
A wide wisdom of Author and his experience is printed. Unlike false claims, the author is candid and probably has written one of the best book for today's "fit Generation" .

PS- Anything is possible, if you believe and have a strong knowledge!

Keep it up Joe!

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Karaglenfitness
Amazing read!
Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2014
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I bought it 2 months ago and have read it twice. Motivating and inspirational. Get a great understanding of bodybuilding training and dieting, as well as many of the myths out there. He is blunt and correct with all the advice he gives. I love that he talked a lot about the mind and how big of an impact it has on a persons training and dieting. Although the training and dieting in this book is not for beginners I still recommend this book for anyone who needs some motivation.

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Gary
You will never need any other training manual except this one
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2015
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Okay lets start of with the negativity the only problem with this programme is you need the gym to be empty or have a fantastic gym at home as its impossible to follow Joe's training methods,

The positives on saying that the way i get around a busy gym is just do all the 4 sets one after the other 5/10 seconds rest its like a tri set or quadruple but only working the same muscle unfortunately doing it this way exhaust the muscle faster but at least i am still following joe's workout

This is by far the best training method i have ever followed, the results exceeded all expectations, if anybody is going to buy any training Manual this is it, forget all the other magazines in the UK Muscle & fitness, Flex, men's health etc, this is the only gym bible you will ever need, Okay Joe is not a body builder he quite clearly states this in the book, he breaks it all down, training, nutrition, exercise pictures and how to achieve perfect form absolutely no BS.

I have the hard back and paperback i take the paperback to the gym and the hardback for reference

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Per
Great inspiration for change
Reviewed in Australia on December 29, 2013
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Joes book is a wake up call for you to realise your potential. His book gives you a comprehensive insight into his struggles and accomplishments as an actor and a fitness phrnomenon. You get the whole package in this one; exercises, foods, do's and dont's. If you wanna be inspired to change and EVOLVE your mind, spirit and body, this is a must read.

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An odd one but...

Probing and Informative

workout program isn't 'cutting edge', but motivational content is awesome

Solo... WOW

the author is candid and probably has written one of the best book for today's "fit Generation"

Amazing read!

You will never need any other training manual except this one

Great inspiration for change