Great Expectations by Clarence Bass

GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Health Fitness Leanness Without Suffering
By Clarence Bass

Encouragement, a reviewer wrote, is at the heart of Clarence Bass’ new book. Clarence discovered that he could look as good at 70 as he did much earlier and encourages readers to have the same great expectations for themselves—at 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, and beyond. In Great Expectations, he provides both the example and the science to show that the body will keep responding to the demands of sensible training far longer than most people think possible.

You do not have to get weaker and fatter as you age. Clarence has kept training and challenging himself. You can judge the results for yourself on our training pictorial page, which show him from 15 to 70.

Vibrant health, fitness, and leanness are there for those who choose to train, eat, and live well. What’s more, suffering is not required or even helpful. To be truly successful over the long term you must enjoy your training, diet and exercise. The details (how and why) are in Great Expectations.

Selected Reader Comments

Great Expectations is an outstanding source of information on health, fitness and leanness. Most importantly it's all sensible information, and this veteran of the bodybuilding community has found much "new" information....Vic Boff would certainly have given it his highest endorsement. Your friend, Tom Minichiello
Your new book gave me less of what I had expected (details and specifics) and more of what I needed (motivation, encouragement, philosophy). I am preparing to get into the best shape of my life as I approach 50 (in 2009) reading your book was part of this process. Looking forward to 2028, when at age 90 you write "Pretty Much What I Expected."

Overall, I think the book is great, has some excellent new info, new experiences which become mine and provoke new thinking, training etc, and further solidify your reputation as a gold standard in health and fitness.

The cover photo is artistically brilliant and provocative...not in terms of the nudity but the juxtaposition of the shadow, the highly developed body, sense of age and reflection in your expression....provokes a lot of thinking....that photo in black and white could win an award.

I was amazed how much I learned by reading this book even after my over forty years in the Iron Game. Especially how to live a longer healthier life and retain strength without suffering through long strenuous workouts.

Your advice on prostate health and overcoming all the problem associated with hip surgery was priceless. I even placed an order for a Glute-Ham Developer after reading about your experience with it.

In my opinion this book should be on the shelf of every trainee, young and old.