The time you spend in the gym is for building muscle first and foremost. But not just building all your muscles as big as they all can get, but rather it should be for building a proportioned and symmetrical body. 

You've seen people with one muscle group that seems to be under developed and out of proportion with the rest of their body; calves are the first thing that come to mind here. 

On the other hand you've also seen people who have an over developed muscle group that they continue to work on making it even more out of proportion to the rest of their body. Think of those guys who do far too much chest training and never touch their back.

We all have our strong and weak muscle groups, and our goal should be to bring them into balance to create the most proportioned physique possible. And believe it or not the better your proportions are the bigger you will look. 

The overall goal is to strive for is the classic V-taper look that the masters had before the modern mass monster culture took over bodybuilding. 

I'm talking about the greats like Frank Zane and Steve Reeves. They portrayed balance, symmetry, proportion, and great conditioning. They didn't sacrifice proportion for size, and in my opinion they had the type of physique that most men would kill for and most women would kill to be with!

These men were well muscled no doubt, but they also maintained a tight waist, and almost mythical lines. This is the look of mass with class, of dominance and of social power. It's the look that Hollywood wants all of it's hero's to have. 

And It's the look that fitness author John Barban has built with his workout system called the Adonis Index Workout. 

>>Click here to see what this proportion looks like<<

I asked him to briefly describe this proportion and this is what he said:

"I studied art history, sculpture and anatomy to figure out why these classic bodybuilders just seem to have IT, the right look. I ended up discovering that there is a mathematical formula for determined the best proportions for your body. Many bodybuilding magazines in the past have tried to come up with ratios of arms, waist, thighs, neck calves etc. But I found out the root of all of these ratios; the Golden Ratio. It's the foundation of the classic V-taper and the fundamental ratio we should all be striving for to create our most ideal symmetrical and proportioned physique. Ancient Greek and Italian sculptors used this ratio to build some of the most famous statues in history including Michelangelo's 'David'. 

These artists knew proportions were the key to a perfect body and specifically the golden ratio as it applies to the V-taper from waist to shoulders.

I've taken this information along with my experience as a strength and conditioning coach to create a workout designed to bring your body into its perfect form similar to how these sculptors built their famous works of art."

John has done a pretty good job of building this shape for himself, click here and have a look.

>>what exactly is the perfect body size for you<<

You can read more about the system here and see what it has done for other men just like you and what it can do for you.

- Brian