I cannot fully express to you how much I appreciate the Herculean effort it took to create what is a seminal work in our world. You have single-handedly preserved a huge chunk of our collective history. Your vision, tenacity, hard work and love for all of it is just fantastic. I am in awe of […]
This book is so well written and researched that it deserves to be a University text book for nutritionists, exercise physiologists, and physical educators. What I particularly liked about it, is that Randy blends the knowledge of many sciences to explain the evolution of nutrition/supplementation through the bodybuilding movement, from anthropology to Dr. Hawkins’s mapping […]
It’s 2:00 am and I just officially finished your book. A huge congratulations is in order. It is nothing short of a master piece my friend. The feeling inside is one of enlightenment and anxiousness for the next volume. I can’t thank you enough for sharing this book and all your knowledge with me over […]
Without a doubt, this is one of the greatest books ever written regarding the Iron Game. I’ve spent years digging through every source I could find to uncover just a fraction of the information that’s contained in your book. You’ve written the book I’ve always dreamed of writing myself, but didn’t have the means or […]
In what may be the most exhaustive look yet at bodybuilding’s long and winding history, Muscle, Smoke & Mirrors: Volume 1, weighs in at an encyclopedic 562 pages, each meticulously researched and engagingly written. Author Randy Roach spent five years compiling and writing this, the first half of a 1,000 page, two volume set that […]
WOW! Your book is fantastic! I’ve never read a more in-depth, encyclopedic, riveting work on the iron game. Well done! I can’t wait for the next volume. -Joe Vitale, Author of “The Attractor Factor” www.mrfire.com
This is the most comprehensive book on the history of physical culture and bodybuilding ever written. It’s over 500 pages and it’s only volume one! Once I started reading I couldn’t put it down, I found it to be very informative as well as entertaining. Don’t be fooled by the name this is not just […]
Learn sound nutritional and training practices for maximizing your muscular potential, before the steroid era. Many of the lessons I’ve learned in my 16 years of competitive bodybuilding are revealed right before my eyes and were practiced well before i was alive. This book is a must read for the Natural Bodybuilder. I believe this […]
After many years of extensive research and hundreds of interviews, Vol. II of ‘Muscle, Smoke, & Mirrors’ picks up where Vol. I left off. As usual, Randy has outdone himself with the depth and quality of his work. I especially liked the sections of the book that covered Arthur Jones, Nautilus, the improvement of machines, […]
Roach has full command of his subject matter, loves it, and brings the world I’ve tried to live in for decades to life. – John Koenig Writer/Editor www.rxmuscle.com Read more of John’s review here.
