Joe Manganiello isn't just a mind, you know—there's a pretty face (and rockin' bod) in front. If you've lusted after Joe like we have and asked how you can get his body, er... a body like his, your prayers have been answered.  The True Blood star is getting ready to release his first fitness bible, Evolution: The Cutting Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You've Always Wanted,  which has a pub date of December 3. (Hellooo Hannukah present!)

The big shocker from the book's press release, though, is that Joe didn't pop out of his mama with 7-inch guns: “I wasn’t born this way. I was the kid in high school who couldn’t do one dip, one pull up," Manganiello confesses. "I was also the kid who never gave up. I’ve spent a huge part of my life seeking out people who could match my willingness and work ethic with planning and technique. This book is the sum total of what I’ve found.”

Here's more from the book's Amazon page:

In addition to winning both popular and critical praise as the star of True Blood and Magic Mike, Joe Manganiello has become known around the world for his incredible physique. Now, from the man that director Steven Soderbergh called “walking CGI,” comes the cutting-edge guide to achieving the perfect body and raising your overall quality of life.

In 2012 he was named one of Men’s Health’s 100 Fittest Men of All Time alongside such names as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis, etc. His Men’s Health covers continue to rank among the top-selling around the globe and last year he was ranked their #1 Beach Body in the World. In 2011, Men’s Fitness magazine named him one of their 25 Fittest Guys of the Year and he is one of the few actors to have ever graced the cover of the US’s #1 selling body building magazine, Muscle & Fitness. In Evolution, Manganiello shares his lifetime of experience and research in terms of diet, cardio, and anatomy, to bring you the only fitness book you’ll ever need in order to look and feel your best.

With a build that men envy and women adore—as well as a leading role on television’s hottest show and a lifetime of

athletic achievement—Manganiello is more than qualified to write the end-all guide to sculpting the perfect body. His memorable performance in the 2012 film Magic Mike, catapulted him and his fine, firm physique to the top of the list of Hollywood’s most desired male actors—and scores of fans either want to look like him, or just look at him. Featuring color photographs throughout, and Manganiello’s step-by-step workout routine that combines weights, intense cardio, and a high-protein diet, this book reveals exactly how to get the body of one of Hollywood’s hottest stars—promising to turn any Average Joe into a Joe Manganiello!

Yeah, about that. We could follow Joe's tried-and-true techniques and get all buff. But we're probably just gonna look at the pages and scarf down an entire sleeve of Girl Scout Cookies.