The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised

I am not a bodybuilder but this book is not just for bodybuilders. This book is for anyone who works out and wants more information on weight lifting, strength training, or body building. It is for anyone that works out with weights. It is the best book I have on the subject, and I have several shelves devoted to exercise, fitness, training, etc.

This 800 page book is divided into 5 smaller books. Book 1 is an Introduction to Bodybuilding and includes everything from the evolution and history of bodybuilding to equipment you might need to get started. Book 2 is called Training Programs, and includes basic training principles, stretching, basic and advanced programs, and using your mind to really focus and work your muscles to their fullest. Book 3 is called Body Part Exercises and teaches a lot about anatomy as well as including full descriptions (with pics) of almost every exercise under the sun that will work each body part. Book 4 includes everything you might want to know or need to know about competitions, and Book 5 covers Health, Nutrition, and Diet.

This book has helped me immensely! Although I haven't followed Arnold's recommended specific routines, I have learned so much from this book I have been able to bring to my own workouts. It is surprisingly interesting, well-written, and completely informative. I have learned so much more about proper form, specifics regarding nutrition, and new exercises I had not tried before. And, although it is called an "encyclopedia", the truth is, it's a book that is fun to read-- there is such an abundance of information here that make the book very difficult to put down.

The book is paperback, but it's very well made. The binding has withstood a lot of reading and bending-- the spine and pages are still intact. The book is illustrated with many helpful black and white photos and the pages are high quality with only a little gloss-- very easy to read.

A lot of different exercises to build any muscle group of the body. Very relevant to common gyms today. Very good all-in-one book.

A highly informative read with a lot of useful and inspirational information ...

Every time you read you want to go and work out!

The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised, simply put, is a great book for the average weight-lifter to the serious competitive body-builder. I wish I had bought this book when I first started lifting weights! This book describes and shows you with pictures the correct form to all sorts of diffrent weight-lifting exercises for all body parts. You'll learn a lot from this book, regardless of how interested your into actual body-building. The best book of its kind, in my opinion, and I suggest it to everybody that is serious about lifting weights and getting muscles. My only complaint is that the book needs to be updated a little bit.

I found this book a very comprehensive insight into body building and to the various different methodologies, techniques and ideas involved in building mussel. It ranges through all the fundamentals both mental and physical to body building including nutrition and explains proper technique and benefits from a wide range of excises from the chest training and to training the calves.

The book does have a competition focus but is written in such a way that an amateur recreational person who wishes to change their physique in the gym can get plenty out of it. The read has personally benefited my progress in the gym and has helped me create more intense time efficient and goal driven programs in the gym.

The book is not just centred on Arnold Schwarzenegger but has influences from a wide range of body builders. There are some attempt made to connect these body building practices to body mechanics and biological workings, but this book is really about what you should be feeling and proper exercise technique.

I would recommend this book to any one wishing to further there knowledge in the gym or looking for new ideas in which to increase intensity in their gym workouts or desires to make alterations within there gym routines.