I had to write to you Mr Gironda because I have seen your book at my local booksellers where I live but I did not buy it because I saw that you recommended weight training exercises, and I am just not convinced that weight training is the right way to shape my body. I am 31 years old, healthy and slightly fat. Is weight training better than racquet sports for shaping my body?

There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that can shape up a women's figure faster or better than bodybuilding with weights.

Not swimming, dancing, running, cycling, aerobics, tennis, squash, athletics, hiking ... nothing does it like weights. I have no axe to grind. I do not have a vested interest in weights. I do not sell them. They are, after all, mere lumps of iron. I would be just as happy telling you that jogging would shape you up, or that the way to a super body was through free standing exercises, aerobics or cheerleading even, but I would not be telling the truth. Weight training is the answer. Go back to that store and buy my book.

(Musclemag Magazine February 1985)