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Summary: A great sorce for any beginner to advanced bodybuilder !
Review: After reading many books on Bodybuilding I rank this at the top. I have never read such a complete book,nor such a easy to follow book. I am quit pleased to see how the is broken down into mini books and then chapters. I would recomend this book to any male or female advanced to beginning bodybuilder it has been a great help to me !The new generation Bodybuilder!! :Miguel
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Summary: WORK OUT FOR JESUS
Review: An easy to follow guide for excellent gains in the gym. This book provides an extensive reference for any beginner looking to improve their muscle mass. If you are new to bodybuilding, I would definitely recommend this book.
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Summary: improve your confidence in and out of the gym
Review: An easy to follow guide for excellent gains in the gym. This book provides an extensive reference for any beginner looking to improve their muscle mass. If you are new to bodybuilding, I would definitely recommend this book.
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Summary: Fantastic! A must read for the avid bodybuilder.
Review: Gerard Thorne's MuscleMag Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding is a fantastic book for those who are advanced in the sport of bodybuilding, or for those who are just beginning. This book gives you the history of bodybuilding, the who's who of the bodybuilding world, diet and exercises to maximize your muscle growth. Everything you ever needed to know about bodybuilding is in this book. I give it 5 out of 5. With the constant change in the bodybuilding world, in diet and exercise, I hope they come out with a new (updated) edition soon.
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Summary: Fantastic! A must read for the avid bodybuilder.
Review: Gerard Thorne's MuscleMag Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding is a fantastic book for those who are advanced in the sport of bodybuilding, or for those who are just beginning. This book gives you the history of bodybuilding, the who's who of the bodybuilding world, diet and exercises to maximize your muscle growth. Everything you ever needed to know about bodybuilding is in this book. I give it 5 out of 5. With the constant change in the bodybuilding world, in diet and exercise, I hope they come out with a new (updated) edition soon.
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Summary: For advanced bodybuilder
Review: I bought two books: "Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding" by Gerard Thorne and Phil Embleton (made from magazine Musclemag's articles), and "The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding" by Arnold Schwartzenegger. I read both books very thoroughly. They are both very informative and good for bodybuilding practicioner. I guess it would be interesting to compare these two. The books are full of pictures and poses, far more than necessary. Musclemag's book is more like real encyclopedia, with a lot of diverse articles covering every possible aspect of bodybuilding; If you would like to read about everything in bodybuilding this is the book for you; the book lacks some consistency because it is compiled from different articles published through a long time period; in that book you will find some exercises explained and some which are not explained at all, what makes the book much more suitable for advanced bodybuilder than for a beginner; the strongest aspect of the book is the bodybuilding practice of the greatest bodybuilders in the world, explaining their principles and routines which is invaluable for advanced bodybuilders but can be interesting (or missleading) for beginners; the photographs are mostly boring because there are too many of them which do not illustrate too well what the author said. Arnold's book seems to be the honest opinion of generally the most famous living bodybuilder in the world nowadays. In the book all exercises are explained; photographs are not put just for Arnold's fame but also they exactly explain what the author said, much better then Musclemag's photographs; the book is more of narrow scope when compared to Musclemag's; it has less scientific approach than Musclemag's but is more practical; it lacks the completeness of Musclemag's in food and other compartments, but is not boring. Actualy Arnold says the same things as Muslcemag's book. I think this would really help you to choose between the two books. Wish you all fun in your training and life!
solair.eunet.yu/~slavne
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Summary: For advanced bodybuilder
Review: I bought two books: "Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding" by Gerard Thorne and Phil Embleton (made from magazine Musclemag's articles), and "The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding" by Arnold Schwartzenegger. I read both books very thoroughly. They are both very informative and good for bodybuilding practicioner. I guess it would be interesting to compare these two. The books are full of pictures and poses, far more than necessary. Musclemag's book is more like real encyclopedia, with a lot of diverse articles covering every possible aspect of bodybuilding; If you would like to read about everything in bodybuilding this is the book for you; the book lacks some consistency because it is compiled from different articles published through a long time period; in that book you will find some exercises explained and some which are not explained at all, what makes the book much more suitable for advanced bodybuilder than for a beginner; the strongest aspect of the book is the bodybuilding practice of the greatest bodybuilders in the world, explaining their principles and routines which is invaluable for advanced bodybuilders but can be interesting (or missleading) for beginners; the photographs are mostly boring because there are too many of them which do not illustrate too well what the author said. Arnold's book seems to be the honest opinion of generally the most famous living bodybuilder in the world nowadays. In the book all exercises are explained; photographs are not put just for Arnold's fame but also they exactly explain what the author said, much better then Musclemag's photographs; the book is more of narrow scope when compared to Musclemag's; it has less scientific approach than Musclemag's but is more practical; it lacks the completeness of Musclemag's in food and other compartments, but is not boring. Actualy Arnold says the same things as Muslcemag's book. I think this would really help you to choose between the two books. Wish you all fun in your training and life!
solair.eunet.yu/~slavne
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Summary: A thorough, though not entirely accurate fitness bible
Review: I enjoy all things bodybuilding, so it was with much interest that I began reading this exhaustive look at the fitness (albeit bodybuilding skewed) world. From history to supplements to profiles to training, it's all here. This is a more up-to-date and thorough examination than the books from Arnold (early 80s) and Weider (late 80s). The only problems that I have with this publication is the occasional innacurrate or balsy statement (such as Anja Schreiner placing second at the Ms. International rather than first, or the type of gains a trainee SHOULD make in the first year). I highly recommend this to all levels of trainees, with the caveat to keep an open mind and consult additional sources.
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Summary: Excellent for begginers and helpfull for advanced people
Review: I have read a lot of bodybuilding books. This book is the most complete and cover very detailed information on bodybuilding. It is more scientific than these arnoid and weider's books. This book includes a lot of different ideas rather than only one person's experience. The content of training and nutrition is excellent and the final chapter of 'question and answer' impresses me. It provides reference to overcome the commonest problem that many bodybuilders encounter.But I disappoint that this book do not describle the content of periodization. Anyway, the book is a essential reference in your library.
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Summary: bible of bodybuilding
Review: I have read a lot of bodybuilding books. This book is the most complete and cover very detailed information on bodybuilding. It is more scientific than these arnoid and weider's books. This book includes a lot of different ideas rather than only one person's experience. The content of training and nutrition is excellent and the final chapter of 'question and answer' impresses me. It provides reference to overcome the commonest problem that many bodybuilders encounter.But I disappoint that this book do not describle the content of periodization. Anyway, the book is a essential reference in your library.
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