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The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding » (REVISED & UPDATED)

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Authors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Dobbins
ISBN-13: 9780684857213, ISBN-10: 0684857219
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: November 1999
Edition: REVISED & UPDATED

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Author Biography: Arnold Schwarzenegger


Arnold Schwarzenegger has won more bodybuilding titles than anyone else in the world, including seven Mr. Olympia titles and three Mr. Universe titles. He has also won international fame as a movie superstar. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Maria Shriver, and their four children.

Book Synopsis

This completely updated and revised edition of Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic bible of bodybuilding includes training advice, motivation, techniques, historical information, and anatomical charts, along with new sections on diet and nutrition and the treatment and prevention of injury. Lavish photographs add to The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding's usefulness and appeal.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Bk. 1Introduction to Bodybuilding
Ch. 1Evolution and History3
Ch. 2The ABCs of Bodybuilding47
Ch. 3The Training Experience66
Ch. 4The Gym84
Ch. 5Getting Started92
Bk. 2Training Programs
Ch. 1Basic Training Principles135
Ch. 2Learning Your Body Type162
Ch. 3The Basic Training Program173
Ch. 4Advanced Training Principles187
Ch. 5Building a Quality Physique: The Advanced Training Program200
Ch. 6Competition Training Program215
Ch. 7Mind Over Matter: Mind, the Most Powerful Tool229
Bk. 3Body Part Exercises250
Bk. 4Competition
Ch. 1Posing565
Ch. 2Total Preparation660
Ch. 3Competition Strategy and Tactics674
Bk. 5Health, Nutrition, and Diet
Ch. 1Nutrition and Diet703
Ch. 2Weight Control: Gaining Muscle, Losing Fat731
Ch. 3Contest Diet Strategies748
Ch. 4Injuries and How to Treat Them774
Index791

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