Solitary Fitness - The Ultimate Workout From Britain's Most Notorious Prisoner

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Like Bronson, Hardy got creative, making the most of limited space and zero equipment to get insanely jacked for the role.

Charlie Bronson has spent decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process. What it does – You will feel all sorts of things going on in your throat, chest, lungs and abdominal muscles, even your back will tingle, but primarily this will give you abdominal strength.He adresses every part of the body (and I mean EVERY parts, to the point of being ridiculous and questionable -penis?

Pictures drawn by Bronson as well as diagrams are littered throughout this book, as well as explanations of all the exercises. But so many of us are using isolation as an excuse to forgo any diet or training responsibilities, which will only lead to heart-ache in the end. There is something about these people who spend their lives pushing the limits of their physical abilities that lends them to having spiritual awakenings (see also: Joseph Greenstein, The Great Gama, various martial artists). Near the end there's an entire chapter dedicated to "the solitary organ" 😂 with a 9 point tip on the jelq technique. So, the gym is closed and the world is under lockdown, guess that means you’re free to eat whatever you want and avoid working out, right?The majority of the solitary workouts are isomeric holds which are understandable but not always used for the right muscle groups. One of the most basic exercises in the prison workout guide, dips are a highly effective way to build chest muscles. This is a perfect book for students or people who do not have much space (Mr Bronson did them in a prison cell) to work out and perhaps not the time or money (or do not want to waste the money) to spend towards a gym card. Incredibly as it may seem, I have learnt more from this book than I have most fitness books that I have read and Charlie has a way of getting it into you, explaining in minute detail why this stretch is good for this muscle and how that ingredient will do your stomach better.

It won’t be easy, getting ripped without equipment and with limited area availability can tough, but it isn’t impossible. Charlie is a natural entertainer and has a conversational style of writing that makes for a pleasurable read.But despite being best-known as a rough and ready convict who has spent more time in solitary confinement than nearly anyone in Britain, 67-year-old Bronson is also an absolute unit. This is without a doubt the most entertaining and arguably the most practical fitness book I have ever read.

Although it’s not something I can personally follow or recommend, it was interesting to see his plan for those of us on the outside. Giving it three stars as I was quite surprised at how in depth it goes at points and I think there are someone genuinely good ideas within.

When you blow and you think you’ve finished blowing, I want you to give me the final effort in emptying your lungs all over this hanging piece of artwork. The list of exercises is therefore frankly overwhelming, needlessly time comsuming, and thus most irrelevant depending on what you want to achieve (just pick and choose!