Muscles in the Movies

Muscles in the Movies
Author: John D. Fair
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2020-11-16
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0826274501

John Fair and David Chapman tell the story of how filmmakers use and manipulate the appearance and performances of muscular men and women to enhance the appeal of their productions. The authors show how this practice, deeply rooted in western epistemological traditions, evolved from the art of photography through magic lantern and stage shows into the motion picture industry, arguing that the sight of muscles in action induced a higher degree of viewer entertainment. From Eugen Sandow to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, muscular actors appear capable of performing the miraculous, and with the aid of stuntmen and filming contrivances, they do. By such means, muscles are used to perfect the art of illusion, inherent in movie-making from its earliest days.

Of Muscles and Men

Of Muscles and Men
Author: Michael G. Cornelius
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786489022

Few movie genres have highlighted the male body more effectively than the "sword-and-sandal" film, where the rippling torso and the bulging muscle are displayed for all to appreciate. Carrying his phallic sword and dressed in traditional garb calculated to bring attention to his magnificent physique, the sword-and-sandal hero is capable of toppling great nations, rescuing heroines, defeating monsters, and generally saving the day. Each of these essays examines the issues of masculinity and utility addressed in the sword-and-sandal genre. The contributors offer insights on a film form which showcases its male protagonists as heroic, violent, fleshy, and, in the end, extremely useful.

Muscle

Muscle
Author: Samuel Wilson Fussell
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1991
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

At age 26, scrawny, Oxford-educated Samuel Fussell entered a YMCA gym in New York to escape the terrors of big city life. Four years and 80 lbs. of firm, bulging muscle later, he was competing for bodybuilding titles in the "Iron Mecca" of Southern California-so weak from intense training and starvation he could barely walk. MUSCLE is the harrowing, often hilarious chronicle of Fussell's divine obsession, his search for identity in a bizarre, eccentric world of "health fascists," "gym bunnies" and "muscleheads"-and his devout, single-minded acceptance of illness, pain, nausea, and steroid-induced rage in his quest for the holy grail of physical perfection.

Retro Stud

Retro Stud
Author: David Chapman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Film posters
ISBN: 9781888054699

The posters advertising the sword-and-sandal movies of forty years ago were every bit as dramatic and alluring as the movies themselves.

Muscles in Motion

Muscles in Motion
Author: Glenn Fabry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2005
Genre: Anatomy, Artistic
ISBN: 0823031454

Comic book superheroes abound in bulging muscles. Glenn Fabry focuses on the musculature of bodybuilders & athletes to offer what most books on figure drawing cannot - guidance specifically for artists who wish to create a convincing superhuman character.

The Concise Book of Muscles, Fourth Edition

The Concise Book of Muscles, Fourth Edition
Author: Chris Jarmey
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-10-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1623173396

The bestselling, comprehensive introduction to the anatomy of the muscular system—with over 500 drawings, detailed profiles for each muscle, and additional material. This newly revised fourth edition of The Concise Book of Muscles is a comprehensive guide to the major muscle groups. Easy to use and fully illustrated with more than 500 drawings, this compact reference provides a complete profile for each muscle, clearly showing its origin, insertion, nerve supply, and action, the movements that use it, and, where appropriate, exercises that stretch and strengthen it. The book’s distinctive quick-reference format shows students exactly how to locate and identify specific muscles, highlighting those that are heavily used and therefore subject to injury in a variety of sports and activities. In this updated edition, each muscle chapter now includes detailed overviews of the gross anatomy of the body area to show: • Bony landmarks • Cross-sections of muscle layers • Points of attachment • Relevant nerve pathways • Also included: quick-reference tables and new chapter on pelvic floor muscles While designed for the student and beginning practitioner of anatomy, massage, bodywork, physical therapy, chiropractic medicine, physiotherapy, yoga, and Pilates or any other health-related field, The Concise Book of Muscles is equally useful for athletes and anyone interested in the workings of the human body.

Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion

Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion
Author: Thomas A. McMahon
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0691221545

The description for this book, Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion, will be forthcoming.

The Muscle Book

The Muscle Book
Author: Klaus-Peter Valerius
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Function tests (Medicine)
ISBN: 9781850972136

"The Muscle book is a reference to all those who work with the locomotor apparatus: physicians, physiotherapists, athletes, students of sport, occupational therapists and alternative practitioners."--Publisher.

The Concise Book of Muscles, Fourth Edition

The Concise Book of Muscles, Fourth Edition
Author: Chris Jarmey
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1623173388

The updated edition of this authoritative, best-selling reference guide offers a comprehensive introduction to the muscular system—now with additional material on the anatomy of the body area, nerve pathways, and pelvic floor muscles This newly revised fourth edition of The Concise Book of Muscles is a comprehensive guide to the major muscle groups. Easy to use and fully illustrated with more than 500 drawings, this compact reference provides a complete profile for each muscle, clearly showing its origin, insertion, nerve supply, and action, the movements that use it, and, where appropriate, exercises that stretch and strengthen it. The book’s distinctive quick-reference format shows students exactly how to locate and identify specific muscles, highlighting those that are heavily used and therefore subject to injury in a variety of sports and activities. Each muscle chapter now includes an overview of the gross anatomy of the body area to show bony landmarks, cross-sections of muscle layers, and points of attachment as well as a quick reference table and an overview of the nerve pathways that are most relevant. The book also includes a new chapter on the pelvic floor muscles—of particular interest to those studying or practicing yoga and Pilates. While designed for the student and beginning practitioner of anatomy, massage, bodywork, physical therapy, chiropractic medicine, physiotherapy, yoga, and Pilates or any other health-related field, The Concise Book of Muscles is equally useful for athletes and anyone interested in the workings of the human body.

X-men

X-men
Author: James Janes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1992
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781561737031

Other Marvel Comics characters are included.