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The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised
From elite bodybuilding competitors to gymnasts, from golfers to fitness gurus, anyone who works out with weights must own this book -- a book that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could write, a book that has earned its reputation as "the bible of bodybuilding."
Inside, Arnold covers the very latest advances in both weight training and bodybuilding competition, with new sections on diet and nutrition, sports psychology, the treatment and prevention of injuries, and methods of training, each illustrated with detailed photos of some of bodybuilding's newest stars.
Plus, all the features that have made this book a classic are here:
Covering every level of expertise and experience, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding will help you achieve your personal best. With his unique perspective as a seven-time winner of the Mr. Olympia title and all international film star, Arnold shares his secrets to dedication, training, and commitment, and shows you how to take control of your body and realize your own potential for greatness.
Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't competed as a bodybuilder since he won the Mr. Olympia title in 1980, but he remains the sport's No. 1 icon. He hosts an annual bodybuilding contest in Columbus, Ohio, and allows a column to be ghost-written under his name in a muscle magazine. Today's bodybuilders may have bigger muscles than Arnold ever did, but everyone inside and outside the iron game gives him credit for exponentially broadening the popularity of physique training.
With this updated Encyclopedia (it was originally published in 1985), Schwarzenegger wraps his huge arms around the entire sport. He hits the history of bodybuilding, the champions (he's quite generous in his praise of predecessors, contemporaries, and successors alike), the training systems. Some of the information is more bodybuilding lore than science; for example, exercises are said to "expand the rib cage" or develop the "inner" or "outer" chest, all physiological impossibilities. But they're still good exercises, and the book includes every movement imaginable for every muscle group.
If you love the sport of bodybuilding, you'll want this book in your library, if for no other reason than to feast your eyes on the hundreds of photos of the best physiques in the history of the sport. And, in a pinch, the 800-page encyclopedia can fill in nicely for a missing dumbbell. --Lou Schuler
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301 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great book.
This is really a very good book. 800 pages will keep you occupied for a while. Lots of history, personal stories from Arnold and lots and lots of pictures from back in the day to recent times. Definitely worth buying.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
too much reading
its not direct. Basically you have to dissect knowledge here. you also need a dictionary for many words used. Just not for people who don't have the time to do all that reading.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
Excellent Book
This book is fabulous. Definately the bible of bodybuilding. Book is comprehensive as well, and a good read as well.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good reading for the proper exercise form only.
In 70's and 80's when Arnold was competing steroids were legal and as a result to that some individuals were able to train the way he recomends. It is almost certain that if you follow the begginer program he suggests and you refuse to use any...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
Better than any other book, BARNONE!
This book is great. Very detailed, and very informative. The book is for the serious reader in that it is roughly 800 pages in length. There is a lot of areas that I skipped (History of Bodybuilding, Posing, etc.) because I wanted to read the info...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
Absolutely amazing!
Arnold wrote down everything he knows regarding Bodybuilding. Several exercises, tips, including a training plan for Beginners and for Advanced.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 23, 2008 Type: User Review |
The Mother of All Fitness Books!
I am not a bodybuilder but this book is not just for bodybuilders. This book is for anyone who works out and wants more information on weight lifting, strength training, or body building. It is for anyone that works out with weights. It is the...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 18, 2008 Type: User Review |
Best all in one book
A lot of different exercises to build any muscle group of the body. Very relevant to common gyms today. Very good all-in-one book.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 06, 2008 Type: User Review |
Inspirational
A highly informative read with a lot of useful and inspirational information ...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 26, 2008 Type: User Review |
The "Bible" for all weight-lifters!
The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised, simply put, is a great book for the average weight-lifter to the serious competitive body-builder. I wish I had bought this book when I first...
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