Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (Pelham Practical Sports)
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Michael Joseph Number of pages: 736 Language: English (Original Language) Language: English (Unknown) Language: English (Published) |
RRP: £60.00
Great Book
Review date: 2008-10-09 Rating: 10 out of 10
A really informative and highly detailed book.
I have only recently started out keeping fit(last 6 months) and trying to tone up, this book will provide loads of exercises, to many for me to try at the moment. but I can see this being a very usefully manual on how to do certain routines and focus on certain parts of the body.
With the progress of time we can see that quite a lot of body builders have possibly pushed themselves to far, as quite a few seem to have heart problems. I won't be doing that level of punishment they used to do, but If one wishes to do this, this book will provide them with a great deal of help.
Reviews
Apsolutely Amazing!!!!!
Review date: 2007-10-22 Rating: 10 out of 10
WOAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
the stuff contained inthis book is apsolutely insane !
rookie bodybuilder, experienced bodybuilder or just an arnie fanatic you can learn alot form this book!
he teaches you step by step the basics of bodybuildeing all the way through to the advanced stuff of the pros !
as i said rookie or advanced get this book you will get great results!
many thanks
A fountain of knowledge from a man who knows his stuff.
Review date: 2006-12-07 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is one of the most thorough books on bodybuilding available. It covers every aspect of bodybuilding, including training, sample workouts (with a very detailed section on correct form, with many photographs), nutrition, and even the all-important, often overlooked psychological aspect of adopting a healthier lifestyle with resistance training.
As with everything, there are multiple points of view on bodybuilding and this is just one. The workout plans in this book, even for the beginner, are fairly heavy-going, to an extent that many would consider "over-training" today (not many days of rest). Despite it's shortcomings in that respect, if the reader can approach the book with their own common sense, the techniques and insights offered by Arnold can help anyone achieve their dream physique.
At 800+ pages, the book can seem a little daunting, but the actual hard paragraphs of text are very much less than that. The book features hundreds of photographs, and the pure-text pages are in single narrow, manageable blocks.
Probably the only book you'll ever need on bodybuilding, providing you monitor your progress and aren't afraid to make adjustments based on your own results.
No what its cracked up to be
Review date: 2006-10-15 Rating: 4 out of 10
I find it hard to write a review for this book. It's a book I have read cover to cover many times and found much of the content both fascinating and inspirational. It's worth buying if you are an Arnie fan, but not if you want to build a great physique.
The problem is the advice in this book will only work for genetically gifted and/or trainees who take illegal substances. I bought this book 6 years ago and spent 4 years of my life following the advice training as hard as I possibly could. The results I got were hugely disappoiting, and I didn't build anything near the physique I craved.
The fundamental problem with this book is the more = better approach. Training 4,5 and 6 days a week will result in chronic over training for the vast majority of individuals and this means little progress. A couple of years ago I switched to a far more abbreviated approach, focusing on core lifts (deadlifts, squats, dips, chin ups etc) and suddenly starting adding muscle (30lbs to date). This flies in the face of the advice given in this book, I just wish it hadn't taken me 4 years to see the light.
If you are after a first class book on weight training I would suggest 'Beyond Brawn' by Stuart McRobert. Although Schwarzenegger is undoubtedly one of the greatest bodybuilders ever, the advice in his book will not help you build a physique anything like his.
Amazing!!!!
Review date: 2006-01-20 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is one seriously good book!!
I have used the beginners training programme now for 11 weeks-and wow!!
It is incredibly intense- but anything worthwhile doesn't come easily!
I am a really hard gainer and managed to put on 14lbs in 11 weeks.
Forget all these easy gain workouts- if you want results you have to work hard, eat right and rest- do it the Arnie way!!
The only way!!
Product Details/Specifications
Creators:
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Editor)
Recording label: Michael Joseph
Manufacturer: Michael Joseph
EAN: 9780720716313
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey decimal number: 796
ISBN: 0720716314
Number of pages: 736
Publication date: 1987-03-26
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Published)
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