Arnold Schwarzenegger: The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding
Filed Under (Fitness) by admin on 21-02-2009
Tagged Under : Arnold Schwarzenegger, Book Review
It’s not very often that I will go out of my way to recommend a book publicly, and even less often that I will do so for a reference / self-help / instructional book. But the fact remains that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding has been for some time and remains today the bible of exercise, weight training and muscular development.
Schwarzenegger revolutionized bodybuilding with his seven Mr. Olympia victories in the 1970s and 1980s. He employed diet and specified training principles to achieve levels of development, definition, proportion and symmetry that had never before been seen, and arguable have not appeared since. In Arnold’s New Encyclopedia, you have the collected wisdom of the Grand Master of muscular development at your fingertips.
Not everybody wants to be the Incredible Hulk, however, and not everybody wants veins popping out of their shoulders and calves. However, Arnold’s writings are not just for aspiring professional bodybuilders. The principles apply to good health and also simply maintaining a healthy and strong physique — they are very easy to apply in “human” proportions. Indeed, there are relatively few people who begin weight training and complain that results are coming too easily and swiftly.
The principles of symmetry, proportion, nutrition, strength training and muscular development and endurance apply to all individuals with varying fitness goals. If you are looking to add just a couple pounds of lean muscle, there is nobody better to ask than the man who virtually perfected the modern art and science of muscle building exercise.
For a well-rounded workout regimen and a good understanding of the body parts and mechanics involved, I can’t recommend Arnold’s New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuliding strongly enough.