Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Arnold Schwarzenegger Modern Bodybuilding - Encyclopedia



The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding is perhaps the greatest Bodybuilding book to ever be published and nothing has ever come close or even been attempted.

This book is incredible for so many reasons and one of the biggest reasons is its level of indepth information. This book covers everything from modern bodybuilding history to exact exercises performed by the greatest bodybuilders in history. The first paragraph of the book mentions a mantra about the changes of modern bodybuilding and its evolutionary process.

This is what is says verbatim:

“At the end of the nineteenth century a new interest in muscle-building arose, not muscle just as a means of survival or of defending one-self; there was a return to the Greek-ideal-muscular development as a celebration of the human body.”

To understand the full spectrum of how incredible this book is, you have to know the contents of the book. Here’s the chapter titles:

Book 1 – Introduction to Bodybuilding:

  1. Evolution and History
  2. The ABC’s of Bodybuilding
  3. The Training Experience
  4. The Gym
  5. Getting Started

Book 2 – Training Programs:

  1. Basic Training Principles
  2. Learning Your Body Type
  3. The Basic Training Program
  4. Advanced Training Principles
  5. Building a Quality Physique: The Advanced Training Program
  6. Competition Training Program
  7. Mind Over Matter: Mind, The Most Powerful Tool

Book 3 – Body Part Exercises:

  1. The Shoulders
  2. The Chest
  3. The Back
  4. The Arms
  5. Biceps Training
  6. Triceps Training
  7. Forearm Training
  8. The Thighs
  9. The Calves
  10. The Abdomen

Book 4 – Competition:

  1. Posing
  2. Total Preparation
  3. Competition Strategy and Tactics

Book 5 – Health, Nutrition, and Diet:

  1. Nutrition and Diet
  2. Weight Control: Gaining Muscle, Losing Fat
  3. Contest Diet Strategies
  4. Injuries and How to Treat Them

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