Gironda's list of exercises for lagging body parts?

[Steff]

In the booklet "Why Do Champion’s Muscles Look Different" Vince lists his pick of exercises to bring up a lagging body part listed by body part.
Does anyone here got that list and be willing to post it?

[Sergio]

I don't know.  Try to look after it.

Later:  I don't found it, but I have found the long article about the 8 x 8 system.

[Steff]

Been looking everywhere for it but it seems like I'll have to buy the booklet.... 

[John]

Steff

Is this what you were looking for?

http://www.ironguru.com/vince-gironda-manual-for-gym-instructions

1. Develop illusion of width across chest (parallel dips, dip slide or ped push-ups.)

2. Increase chest measurement by accentuating taper (Terris Major) with short pull (chest concave, elbows wide) not lats

3. Bring up arm measurement with peak bicep (Spider bench) double contraction

4. Pull out middle tricep for corresponding line of measurement on tape, with pulley push down (elbows firm to body and thumbs on top of bar.)

5. Bring out dramatic illusion of width by using DB laterals or shoulder width upright rowing. Laterals are tilted down (front bell - elbows bent.)

6. Give no abdominal work of any kind or you will stop all muscle growth.

7. Give forearm work seated on bench (straddle and actually lay bar on bench each rep (singles).) Thumbs must be under bar. Forearms and wrists are on top of thighs with wrists hanging over knees.

8. Reverse BB curls are done with collar width grip and bar rubs body on the curl and down. Hacks are done in Frog Squat position, heels together and back under hips. Toes are wide - 12 inches.

9. Calves are always done with shoes 4" wide and come up on big toe drawing heel together at top of movement (knees are unlocked).

Nutrition will not be discussed because nutrition is highly individualized.

Do not deviate from these exercises because anything other than this routine will not cause super fast visual results.

(IronMan Magazine Jan 1977 Vol. 36 No. 2)

[Steff]

Thanks! It seems to be the right thing! 
One thing on the list is probably a typo: 9. Calves are always done with shoes 4" wide and come up on big toe drawing heel together at top of movement (knees are unlocked).

Vince banned the use of shoes when doing calf raises. I've never seen him recommend it in any of his writings (read a lot of them but not all).

[garthma]

I worked and trained with Reg park in Johannesburg, South Africa in the 1990's. One of my colleagues asked Reg about Vince Gironda. Reg cast him a foul looking glance and muttered .. "Oh that dried up old lizard!"

They obviously never got along and from the look on Reg's' face we decided to change the topic.

Gironda's methods do look interesting though and he had a symmetrical lean physique.

[garthma]

Looking at the list of exercises above, Reg always prescribed the shoulder width wide grip barbell upright row for clients with lagging shoulder development. He also demonstrated the same rowing movement with 2 dumbbells. The starting point was standing with a dumbbell in each hand resting on the upper thigh, palms facing towards the body. The end position the same as that of the wide grip barbell row. 5x12.

Reg trained abs and lower back together twice a week in a single session lasting 40 minutes. He was doing tri-sets consisting of crunches, hanging leg raises and hip thrusts for the lower back on the floor (held in the extended position for a count of 4 seconds). 5 triceps X20 reps per exercise. After that he moved onto calves 5x20 standing and 5x20 seated (with 'burns' - short range of motion, fast reps) at the end of each set.

We had either heard or read that abs should not be trained on the same day and Reg said that it was neither here nor there and wouldn't make a difference.

[garthma]

CORRECTION: 5 triceps X20 reps per exercise should read "5 tri-sets X20 reps per exercise".

[Steff]

Looking at the list of exercises above, Reg always prescribed the shoulder width wide grip barbell upright row for clients with lagging shoulder development. He also demonstrated the same rowing movement with 2 dumbbells. The starting point was standing with a dumbbell in each hand resting on the upper thigh, palms facing towards the body. The end position the same as that of the wide grip barbell row. 5x12.

Well if it works it works and if two greats get to the same conclusion... well