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.

Hardcore Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach

Hardcore Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach
Author: Frederick Hatfield
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1993-09-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780809237289

"If you're really into the great sport of bodybuilding, getting massively huge and 'shredded' is great. If you're an athlete from any other sport, getting as big as you need to be in order to improve your total sports performance capabilitities is the name of the game. Dr. Hatfield has given you the ultimate bible of bodybuilding greatness." -- Tom Platz Two-time Mr. Universe Dr. Fred Hatfield, bodybuilding guru and bestselling author, brings together the latest advances in bodybuilding science in this comprehensive guide to achieving optimum gains in muscle mass and power through personalized nutrition and training programs. Based on the premise that strength is the foundation upon which you can build the ultimate physique, Hatfield presents an innovative training system, using his state-of-the-art "ABC workouts" (muscle-specific, targeted-set, and holistic-set workouts). Add the most up-to-date information available on nutrition and exercise technique to this highly personalized training system and you have a breakthrough program that guarantees explosive growth and strength--achieved naturally, without the use of drugs. Loaded with photos, training logs and charts, psychological strategies for staying motivated, tips on contest preparation, and solutions to common problems bodybuilders face, Hardcore Bodybuilding also presents methods for determining body-fat percentage and metabolic rate and reveals the truth behind many bodybuilding myths--making it a must for anyone interested in serious weight training. Frederick C. Hatfield, PhD, has written more than 50 books and hundreds of articles on sports training, fitness, bodybuilding, and nutrition, including Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach, Power: A Scientific Approach, and Ultimate Sports Nutrition: A Scientific Approach to Peak Athletic Performance.

DOGGCRAPP TRAINING - Hardcore Muscle Building

DOGGCRAPP TRAINING - Hardcore Muscle Building
Author: Dennis B. Weis
Publisher: Critical Bench
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2021-11-29
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

DoggCrapp Training, or DC Training, is a weight training methodology created by Dante Trudel, a southern California, power-bodybuilder. Dante promoted it heavily back 1994-95 in a bimonthly journal he published called HARCORE MUSCLE. Only back then it was simple known as a multi-rep rest/pause theory which employed the use of heavy, heavy weights on compound exercises. This is about as intense as it gets. If less advanced pace yourself. Drop an exercise or two or drop the 20 second negative continuation set. Either way, keep the key principles the same.

Action Movie Hero Workouts

Action Movie Hero Workouts
Author: Dave Randolph
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2013-03-19
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1612430635

The ultimate book to get anyone superhero ripped, these seven, actor-tailored, high-intensity programs present can't fail exercise schedules and nutritional regimens to get action-hero strong in as little as six weeks.

Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha

Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha
Author: John Romaniello
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0062220888

Every man has the potential for a great body, insane sex, and an unreal life. (Seriously) Want to lose body fat? That's easy—you can drop 20 pounds in 6 weeks. Want bigger muscles? Done. A 50-pound increase to your bench press, coming right up. Want to be smarter? Not a problem—the strategies in this book have been proven to increase brain function. Want an awesome sex life? Yeah, there's a fix for that, too—increased libido and improved performance are just weeks away. You were born to achieve greatness, to be a man. But somewhere along the way you started to live an ordinary life. Fitness experts John Romaniello and Adam Bornstein developed a system that targets hormone optimization; their approach is specifically designed to transform you into the Alpha you were always meant to be. Strong. Confident. Powerful. Based on cutting-edge, scientifically validated methods known only to the fitness elite, Man 2.0 provides a step-by-step road map to regaining your health, looking your best, supercharging your sex life—even reversing the aging process. The systems in this book have changed the lives of countless men who've worked with Romaniello and Bornstein. In this book, you will discover: Answers to all the questions you have about training and nutrition—and even ones you haven't thought of yet. An easy-to-understand plan designed to work with your body, not against it, to burn fat, and build dense, rock-hard muscle. A comprehensive nutrition program, fully customized for Alphas, complete with meal plans.

A Genealogy of Male Bodybuilding

A Genealogy of Male Bodybuilding
Author: Dimitris Liokaftos
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2017-02-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1317285840

Bodybuilding has become an increasingly dominant part of popular gym culture within the last century. Developing muscles is now seen as essential for both general health and high performance sport. At the more extreme end, the monstrous built body has become a pop icon that continues to provoke fascination. This original and engaging study explores the development of male bodybuilding culture from the nineteenth century to the present day, tracing its transformations and offering a new perspective on its current extreme direction. Drawing on archival research, interviews, participant observation, and discourse analysis, this book presents a critical mapping of bodybuilding’s trajectory. Following this trajectory through the wider sociocultural changes it has been a part of, a unique combination of historical and empirical data is used to investigate the aesthetics of bodybuilding and the shifting notions of the good body and human nature they reflect. This book will be fascinating reading for all those interested in the history and culture of bodybuilding, as well as for students and researchers of the sociology of sport, gender and the body.

Hardcore Bodybuilding

Hardcore Bodybuilding
Author: Robert Kennedy
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1982
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding
Author: Craig Cecil
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Bodybuilding
ISBN: 9780984741458

There's more than one way to build muscle... Learn about all of the bodybuilding strategies from the past century. Bodybuilding: From Heavy Duty to SuperSlow takes you through the evolution of bodybuilding training, from early 20th century circus strongmen to the latest muscle-building techniques of today. Learn how to harness these concepts to build muscle faster than you thought possible. Learn About 14 Different Bodybuilding Training Systems In this book you?ll learn diverse training strategies, including: Volume Training Peripheral Heart Action Training High-Intensity Training Periodization The Bulgarian Method Pre-Exhaustion Training Heavy Duty The Weider System The Hardgainer Method SuperSlow Holistic Training Power Factor Training Positions of Flexion Static Contraction Training Dozens of Training Routines and Workouts Each training system is fully explained and includes sample workouts to get you started. Don't keep training the same way every time you workout!

The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer

The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer
Author: John R. Little
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2005-10-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071820019

The last word on how to build a better body--from the late, great Mike Mentzer With his revolutionary "Heavy Duty" system, Mike Mentzer changed the way bodybuilders train, showing them that "less is more" when it comes to making great gains. In The Wisdom of Mike Mentzer, you will discover Mike's most advanced training techniques and philosophies--previously known only to his inner circle and personal clients. Drawing upon never-before-released materials, his longtime colleague John Little reveals Mentzer's most powerful lessons and workout plans, including: The importance of working to failure Techniques for pushing past mental and physical plateaus How overtraining impedes progress A complete advanced "Heavy Duty" training system The workout that worked "like magic" for Mr. Universe himself More than an instruction manual, this thorough compendium brings together a lifetime of insights, training truths, and personal philosophies from one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time.