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You Are Your Own Gymby Joshua Clark; Mark Lauren
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 9.99From an elite Special Operations physical trainer, an ingeniously simple, rapid-results, do-anywhere program for getting into amazing shape For men and women of all athletic abilities! As the demand for Special Operations military forces has grown over the last decade, elite trainer Mark Lauren has been at the front lines of preparing nearly one thousand soldiers, getting them lean and strong in record time. Now, for regular Joes and Janes, he shares the secret to his amazingly effective regimen—simple exercises that require nothing more than the resistance of your own bodyweight to help you reach the pinnacle of fitness and look better than ever before. Armed with Mark Lauren’s motivation techniques, expert... more...
Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fatby Ori Hofmekler
North Atlantic Books 2010; US$ 11.95Diet and fitness books appear at a dizzying rate – and with a wealth of dubious claims – in a culture facing increasing health problems based on a sedentary lifestyle. Ori Hofmekler’s Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat pulls out of the pack by focusing on the biological principles that dictate muscle gain and fat loss. Written for the widest readership–competitive athletes, bodybuilders, trainers, martial artists, sports nutritionists and coaches, dieters, and anyone concerned about their health–the book builds on the concepts popularized in The Warrior Diet. Author Hofmekler describes in simple, lay terms how under-eating and fasting can trigger an anabolic switch that stimulates growth and rejuvenation;... more...
Bodybuilding, Drugs and Riskby Lee Monaghan
Routledge 2000; US$ 51.95Using data obtained from participant observation and interviews, Bodybuilding, Drugs and Risk explores bodybuilding subculture from the perspective of the bodybuilder. more...
Fightingby Bob Breen
Snowbooks 2006; US$ 29.99A book on fighting that takes the intermediate martial arts student through the fundamentals of combat, with sections on preparation (footwork, stance, range and measure, guards) and punching and kicking attacks and defences, including elbows, knees, throws and training combinations and workouts to drill all these. more...
The New Rules of Liftingby Lou Schuler; Alwyn Cosgrove
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 14.99Ten unique programs for fat loss, muscle gain, and strength improvement for beginners and elite lifters. Want to get more out of your workout and spend less time in the gym? Many guys devote so many hours to lifting weight yet end up with so little to show for it. In many cases, the problem is simple: They aren?t doing exercises based on the movements their bodies were designed to do. Six basic movements?the squat, deadlift, lunge, push, pull, and twist?use all of the body?s major muscles. And, more important, they use those muscles in coordinated action, the way they were designed to work. The New Rules of Lifting , now in paperback and with more than one hundred photographs, gives you more than a year?s worth of workouts based on these... more...
Advanced Max Contraction Trainingby John R. Little
McGraw-Hill 2006; US$ 18.95''Human progress hinges on the commitment of a select few to not accept current knowledge as a final truth, to continue to strive to constantly improve their methods, their knowledge base, their skill set. John Little questioned conventional strength training methods and has created a system that takes traditional results to the next level. As a well-established innovator in fitness and strength training, his methods have been employed by hundreds of thousands of individuals around the world. His methods have been touted as the impetus for 'physiology books to be rewritten,' and can save hours of unnecessary time in the gym, and will open your eyes to the most up-to-date research and information available--a tremendously potent technology that,... more...
The Gold's Gym Guide to Getting Started in Bodybuildingby Ed Housewright
McGraw-Hill 2004; US$ 18.95The Gold's Gym Guide to Getting Started In Bodybuilding provides newcomers with a sound,. systematic approach to realizing their muscular potentials through proper weight lifting. Designed. to get beginners motivated and keep them motivated while providing them with a solid foundation on which to build, it:.:.; Coaches readers in bodybuilding fundamentals, such as proper form and the best numbers of reps and sets.; Describes specialized routines for different muscle groups.; Provides step-by-step instructions and dozens of charts, graphs, and checklists. more...
Beginning Bodybuildingby John R. Little
McGraw-Hill 2007; US$ 18.95Prepare to look, feel, and perform better than you ever have before!. Why bodybuilding? Put simply, lifting weights--or resistance training--is one of the best ways to achieve total body health and fitness. Research has shown time and again that pumping iron provides a host of benefits: Bigger muscles, of course, but also greater strength, higher bone density, and deeper cardiovascular capacity. Adding muscle also naturally ignites your body's internal fat-burners, increasing your metabolism while lowering your blood pressure and cholesterol. Oh yeah, and you'll look terrific . Here's all you need to start building serious muscle, including crucial information on: Complete workouts and techniques to maximize results; Specific tips... more...
Built for Showby Nate Green
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 16.99No-nonsense workouts to build a lean, strong, eye-catching physique. Every guy is looking for an edge, some way to get single women his age to notice him more than they do now. Unfortunately, most guys have absolutely no idea what kind of body automatically flips a girl's attraction switch. Nate Green does. Built for Show is the first fitness book to address young men on the prowl. It?s not just written for them; it?s written by one of them. Green, who?s just twenty-three years old, is already a veteran fitness professional who?s been quoted in Men?s Health and Maximum Fitness magazines. Green offers four twelve-week workout programs, each with a seasonal theme. The fall and winter workouts add muscle size and strength that?ll... more...
Body by Scienceby John Little; Doug McGuff
McGraw-Hill 2008; US$ 19.95Building muscle has never been faster oreasier than with this revolutionary once-a-weektraining program. In Body By Science , bodybuilding powerhouse John Little teams up with fitness medicine expert Dr. Doug McGuff to present a scientifically proven formula for maximizing muscle development in just 12 minutes a week. Backed by rigorous research, the authors prescribe a weekly high-intensity program for increasing strength, revving metabolism, and building muscle for a total fitness experience. more...