Men's Health The Book of Muscle
The World's Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
The World's Most AUTHORITATIVE Guide to Building Your Body
You probably know a lot about building muscle. You know which curl is the best for your biceps, you do every possible exercise for your abdominals, and your 20-set bench-press routine is the envy of everyone in the gym. So why haven't you gotten the results you want?
This book has the answer. In fact, it probably answers every question you've ever asked about how your muscles work: What makes them grow? What makes them show? Why didn't that champion bodybuilder's routine work for you?
But The Book of Muscle does more than just explain how your muscles work. It also gives you comprehensive muscle-building programs from a world-class trainer.
Ian King has spent 2 decades as strength coach to world-champion and Olympic athletes. He is in wide demand as a lecturer on athletic preparation and physique development, and he is a popular contributor to Men's Health magazine and T-mag.com, the most popular bodybuilding Web site on the planet. Now, for the first time, he brings his extraordinary knowledge and unique muscle-building systems to a book meant for regular guys who like to work out and want to see better results than they've gotten from conventional programs.
Here's what you get from The Book of Muscle that you can't get from any other book:
• Three complete 6-month, progressive workout programs created by Ian King to optimize muscle growth by juxtaposing opposing muscle actions
• Ian King's revolutionary training-age system to help you determine which program is right for you
• Complete abdominal training that ensures you'll not only get that coveted six-pack but also develop the muscles that prevent injuries and produce better performance on the field--any field
• Vital advice on warming up, stretching, and recovering between workouts
• The latest and best information on how you need to eat to make your muscles grow
If you've never before bought a workout book, this should be your first. And if you've tried all the others, this is the one that finally delivers everything you have ever wanted to know but couldn't find in one place.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
No stranger to the Men's Health fitness books, Schuler, writing with King, designs a thorough workout plan for each part of the body. The authors begin by explaining the physiology of muscles--how they grow and deteriorate, what nutrition they need to build up. Exercises are then organized by body sections, with such chapter headings as"Muscles that Act on the Shoulder Joints and Scapulae" and"Muscles that Act on the Hips." With full-color photos and step-by-step instructions, each entry explains the set up, execution and variations of every exercise. The third section of the book explains how to devise a workout plan, while that fourth section lists 6-month workout schedules for beginning, intermediate, and advanced body sculptors. The authors break each program into stages and offer charts listing number of sets, number of reps, and how much time to rest in between. Whether one wants to build muscles or simply tone them, this book is the perfect introduction to body shaping for men.
