- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Musclemag (Jan 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552100014
- ISBN-13: 978-1552100011
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.6 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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#587,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #91 in Books > Nonfiction > Education > Reference > Encyclopedias > Sports
- #97 in Books > Reference > Encyclopedias > Sports
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This 640 page encyclopedia is for men, women, beginners, intermediates, advanced and personal trainers alike. It has easy to understand instructions laced with enough facts and figures to make you an expert virtually overnight.
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Gerard Thorne and Phil Embleton
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1.0 out of 5 stars
A Very General Workout Book, not useful,
By A Customer
This review is from: Musclemac Encyclopedia Of Bodybuilding (Paperback)
This book is very general about working out in general. Its more like a Reader's Digest of alot of body builders tips and hints about working out. The book contains some essential information about workout, the nunber of sets, what exercises to do, how to work the muscle and how to become a successful body builder. But, they are too general, it doesnt go into very specific detail. And to be honest, it doesnt really tell me something that common sense can not tell me. It doesnt go into detail the key to success in body building. I would suggest Arnold's Encyclopedia, Arnold Education of a body builder. These two books are great guides for going in depth about working out and setting the right mental attitude. Would not recommend this book to anyone.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Intermediate Bodybuilder,
By "articcfoxx" (Gig Harbor, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Musclemac Encyclopedia Of Bodybuilding (Paperback)
When I ordered this book I all so ordered 'Strenght Training Anatomy' by Frederic Delavier. I assumed that the exercises in the book would not be explained thoroughly and some were not. Over all the book was excellent. I purchased the book a while ago and still use it. The book is broken down into sections, books within the book as they call them. Book 1 is first reps. Explains how to exercise and a lot of basic terminology. Book 2: Getting Started -- is exactly that, everything from biology to the beginners level lifting. The sections are broken up so you can read about the level that you are at and stop. Once you feel you are ready to go from beginner to intermediate, read on in the book. Lots of pictures, if you need them for inspiration. Great book, covers a lot more than just lifting weights. Covers all aspects of bodybuilding and health, both mental and physical. Truly a must for those that are not just into bodybuilding, but weight training as well. It has allowed me to understand a lot more about the human body and the sport. There is all so a section exclusively for female lifters.
4.0 out of 5 stars
For advanced bodybuilder,
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This review is from: Musclemac Encyclopedia Of Bodybuilding (Paperback)
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!
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