The new encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding
Title:
The new encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding
Author:
Schwarzenegger, Arnold.
ISBN:
9780684857213
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, c1998.
Physical Description:
xxxii, 800 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
General Note:
Rev. ed. of: Encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding, c1985.
Includes index.
Contents:
Bk. 1. Introduction to Bodybuilding. Ch. 1. Evolution and History. Ch. 2. The ABCs of Bodybuilding. Ch. 3. The Training Experience. Ch. 4. The Gym. Ch. 5. Getting Started -- Bk. 2. Training Programs. Ch. 1. Basic Training Principles. Ch. 2. Learning Your Body Type. Ch. 3. The Basic Training Program. Ch. 4. Advanced Training Principles. Ch. 5. Building a Quality Physique: The Advanced Training Program. Ch. 6. Competition Training Program. Ch. 7. Mind Over Matter: Mind, the Most Powerful Tool -- Bk. 3. Body Part Exercises -- Bk. 4. Competition. Ch. 1. Posing. Ch. 2. Total Preparation. Ch. 3. Competition Strategy and Tactics -- Bk. 5. Health, Nutrition, and Diet. Ch. 1. Nutrition and Diet. Ch. 2. Weight Control: Gaining Muscle, Losing Fat. Ch. 3. Contest Diet Strategies. Ch. 4. Injuries and How to Treat Them.
Abstract:
Fifteen fantastic years after first publication, Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to teach and motivate a new generation of athletes with this fully updated and revised New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. Inside, Arnold covers all the very latest advances in both training and competition, with new sections on diet and nutrition, the treatment and prevention of injuries, and methods of training, each illustrated with detailed photos featuring bodybuilding's newest stars. Plus, all the features that made this book a classic are still here. You'll find every facet of bodybuilding, from the history of the sport to a complete analysis of the muscles in the body, including Arnold's tips on how to strengthen, sculpt, and define each and every muscle to create the ultimate balanced physique.
