Built for Show
by Nate Green
11/19/08

In this exclusive excerpt from his new book, Nate Green looks at the beliefs and behaviors that keep skinny guys skinny and fat guys fat.

Great article, added to favorites! This is the perfect article to give to a friend when they want to start lifting. Its answers all the question's as to why we do what we do. Book looks good I'll check it out!

I love TATE'S chart!

Good points in the article.

love the article, I'm ordering "Built for Show" as we speak. one question, though: how tall are you?

Good article,

"This type of talk makes me want to at least partially blame the triathletes and marathon runners who use strength training as supplemental exercise, but don't understand the basics of exercise physiology. "

I read this as you blame the atheletes who lift but don't understand why they are lifting. And got pretty miffed.

However you might also being say that because the atheletes are doing high reps and are defined due to low bf% (due to loads of cardio). So ipso facto, to the first time lifter, the high reps are making them lean.

I have met a guy who refused to do reps that weren't travelling at a million miles a second with sets containing a minimum of 30 reps....I kid you not.

Great article, just added to my Amazon wish list for my next order.

Xander89 wrote:
love the article, I'm ordering "Built for Show" as we speak. one question, though: how tall are you?

Nate's 5'9"

Video Games: (Noun) Chronic time-wasting activities that sap your time and energy, and don't contribute to your health, wealth, or sex appeal.

:)

nice Nate. ill order the book soon

Ordered the first day it was on amazon. I cant wait to have it in my hands...

Lou Schuler wrote:
Xander89 wrote:
love the article, I'm ordering "Built for Show" as we speak. one question, though: how tall are you?

Nate's 5'9"



GET OUT!! seriously? he looks taller in the second picture. lol

Nice progress Nate!

So far I've gone from 150-190lbs in my time training.

Gotta love it!

good stuff.

simple things such as that chart keep articles like this fresh and useful

The Chart is awesome.

Everything else has been said before but probably bears repeating.

Love the article Nate.

I'm a former skinny fat(ee?) myself, and that entire section is dead on without a doubt. Most of my friends from high school fall into the same category too- skinny fat, inactive, little sleep, a lot of video gaming, and infrequent eating (of fast food and junk).

Lift heavy shit!

Awesome shirt in the squat picture.

Nasty Nate! Rising up the food chain with your own book kid? Sweet! Nice article too. BTW 7 hours is amatuer porn watching, gotta put in at least 30 hours.

V

This is going to sound like a newbie question even though I've read about every article on here and have been lifting for over 2 yrs. But how did he keep the small waist? I am one of those "skinny-fat" guys because I'm always trying to gain weight (not because I'm not active) and my waist always seems to have "love handles". So my question is, obviously how do you gain the muscle mass and still keep the slim waist? Tried running, tabata intervals, stair climbing, cleaning up my diet a bit and no matter what I never can get rid of the love handles.

I have Rosstraining books, SS, PP, read elitefts, and have been for the past 2 yrs so I don't consider myself unknowlegable. BTW-I never had love handles when I started lifting, but then again I was skinny w/o much muscle. I've' gained about 20 lbs in 2 yrs. I'm 29 yrs old 175 at about 15-20% BF I'm guessing, and would like to get to 200lbs with about 10% BF by next november. Any advice on how to slim my waist or maintain my 32 would be nice.

good article

but a few sets of curls won't hurt you (even if you're a beginner)

Lou Schuler wrote:
Xander89 wrote:
love the article, I'm ordering "Built for Show" as we speak. one question, though: how tall are you?

Nate's 5'9"


Anyone know how tall "Tate" is?

Junior__23 wrote:
good article

but a few sets of curls won't hurt you (even if you're a beginner)

I agree.

From the article:

You'll also get some isolated work for your beach muscles - biceps, triceps, delts, abs - to put the finishing touches on your physique.

-Nate

Great read! I will be adding the book to my list of reads for 2009. Nate, just a heads up one my best friends is nick named "Tate" real name scott. We went to college togeather and live about an hour from eachother in Colorado.

Funny!

Rich

Great. My book has already been shipped to me, can't wait.

I liked the time wasting activities section the best. I thinks its important to evaluate these things and your method and Ideas seem balanced.

Nate, I am 17 (6'1, 190) and my body grows well with the exception of my arms. If you don't reccomend direct isolation work, should I just do low rep sets of BB curls, or have an entire arm day?