The Male Body


Book Description

In this candid analysis, Susan Bordo speaks to men and women alike, scrutinising the images and experience of everyday life. She takes a frank, tender look at her own father's body and goes on to analyse the presentation of maleness in wider society.




Pilates for Men


Book Description

The #1 Bestselling Fitness Book from International Fitness Instructor Sean Vigue! Sean has helped millions of guy of all ages and fitness levels become stronger and healthier with Pilates...why not YOU? This all fitness levels, easy to follow total Pilates training manual includes 35 dynamic Pilates mat exercises (only your body weight is needed. No equipment necessary.) complete with color photos, descriptions and add-ons/modifications so you'll get a great workout no matter your age or fitness level. There's also 6 complete Pilates workouts (beginner, intermediate, advanced, hard abs, strong back, athletic training) so you can get moving right away and reaping the many benefits of adding Pilates to your life: strength, control, endurance, flexibility, massive core strength, agility, focus and pure POWER. You can also train directly with Sean as all of the 6 workouts have been filmed and added to his popular YouTube channel with links in the book. It's always Sean's goal to make getting in incredible shape as convenient, effective and fun as possible. Never underestimate the importance of cross training (combining of various exercises and workouts to work various parts of the body) so Sean has included an exclusive training program (link provided) which includes 10 different diverse and challenging workouts from Power Yoga to Cardio Core. You will never get bored with your workouts! Pilates is the perfect stand alone workout or can be added into your current routines. It's super convenient and can be done anywhere and anytime according to your schedule and will dramatically enhance your performance on every level, for EVERY sport and EVERY activity....Pilates has you covered!




Strong Curves


Book Description

This is not your run-of-the-mill fitness book. Developed by world-renowned gluteal expert Bret Contreras, Strong Curves offers an extensive fitness and nutrition guide for women seeking to improve their physique, function, strength, and mobility. Contreras spent the last eighteen years researching and field-testing the best methods for building better butts and shapelier bodies. In Strong Curves, he offers the programs that have proven effective time and time again with his clients, allowing you to develop lean muscle, rounded glutes, and greater confidence. Each page is packed with information decoding the female anatomy, providing a better understanding as to why most fitness programs fail to help women reach their goals. With a comprehensive nutritional guide and over 200 strength exercises, this book gets women off the treadmill and furnishes their drive to achieve strength, power, and sexy curves from head to toe. Although the glutes are the largest and most powerful muscle group in the human body, they often go dormant due to lifestyle choices, leading to a flat, saggy bum. Strong Curves is the cure.




Bigger Leaner Stronger


Book Description

Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body By Michael Matthews




Ripped with Bodyweight


Book Description

My name is Lane Goodwin and, the first thing you should know about me is...I am not a fitness professional. I'm not a professional dietician either. I'm just a regular man who figured out a simple system to build a lean, muscular, and athletic body without going to the gym, doing hours of boring cardio, or taking supplements. A couple of years ago, I used to be grossly fat and out of shape. I wasn't able to do a single pull-up or a push-up. By the strategies I outline in Ripped with Bodyweight, I managed to get the lean, strong, and muscular body I desired. Build a Body You Can Be Proud of...In 12 Weeks...Without Your Life Revolving Around It Ripped with Bodyweight is a 12-week bodyweight training and diet program for muscle growth and fat loss as quickly as possible without steroids or wasting money on gym memberships and supplements...regardless of your age, current shape, or genetics. In just 12-weeks you will: Gain up to 12 pounds of lean muscle by training anytime and anywhere, for 4 times in a week for a total of less than 3 hours per week. Lose up to 20 pounds of body fat and shave off up to 4,5 inches from your waist without starving yourself, while building muscle at the same time. What's inside Ripped with Bodyweight 8 Best Bodyweight Exercises. 8 compound strength-building bodyweight exercises which are all you need for building a ripped, muscular, and athletic body. Photo Tutorials. Complete, easy-to-follow instructions and photo tutorials for the 8 bodyweight exercises (both for the proper form and easy version of each exercise.) The Workouts. 10 distinct strength building and skill training workouts. The Workout Routines. 3 distinct, 12-week workout plans. Customized Diet Plan. Customized and optimized diet plan for building muscle and burning fat at the same time. Progressive Overload. How to apply progressive overload to bodyweight training to make sure that your muscles are growing. Tips and strategies for pushing through plateaus. Muscle Building Mindset. How to build a warrior mindset for pushing through the times when the going gets tough. Training Guidelines. Techniques to ensure you are getting the most out of your workouts. Questions and Answers. A wide array of questions and answers which you can refer to anytime you have a specific question about your training, diet, and your progress. Suitable for Beginners Are you a beginner to strength training? No worries. I was a beginner too at the time when I started bodyweight training so I designed the book to be completely suitable for beginners. Get Ripped with Bodyweight Today! Ripped with Bodyweight is the most affordable way to get the lean, strong, and muscular body you want and other people admire. No payment to a gym, a personal trainer or a dietician. No need to buy supplements or any fancy exercise equipment. All you need is a $5 pull-up bar, a copy of Ripped with Bodyweight, and your own body. There's no substitute for your body. Why wait another day when you can start building a fabulous body today - instead of going through life with the severe discomfort of an out of shape body. Download your copy today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!




Work That Body


Book Description

Work That Body: Male Bodies in Digital Culture explores the recent rise in different types of men using digital media to sexualise their bodies. It argues that the male body has become a key site in contemporary culture where neoliberalism’s hegemony has been both secured and contested since 2008. It does this by looking at four different case studies: the celebrity male nude leak; the rise of young men sharing images of their muscular bodies on social media; RuPaul's Drag Race body transformational tutorial, and the rise of chemsex. It finds that on the one hand digital media has enabled men to transform their bodies into tools of value-creation in economic contexts where the historical means they have relied on to create value have diminished. On the other it has also allowed them to use their bodies to form intimate collective bonds during a moment when competitive individualism continued to be the privileged mode of being in the world. It therefore offers a unique contribution not only to the field of digital cultural studies but also to the growing cultural studies literature attempting to map the historical contradictions of the austerity moment.




Body by Science


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Building muscle has never been faster oreasier than with this revolutionary once-a-weektraining program In Body By Science, bodybuilding powerhouse John Little teams up with fitness medicine expert Dr. Doug McGuff to present a scientifically proven formula for maximizing muscle development in just 12 minutes a week. Backed by rigorous research, the authors prescribe a weekly high-intensity program for increasing strength, revving metabolism, and building muscle for a total fitness experience.




Guy Stuff


Book Description

A real pediatrician and the author of the bestselling Care & Keeping of You series provides tips, how-tos, and facts about boys' changing bodies that will help them take care of themselves. Full color.




Yoga Fitness for Men


Book Description

Maximize athletic performance and increase strength and endurance through the power of yoga. Incorporating yoga into your fitness regime can help you perform better on the sports field and in the gym! Learn how yoga works and integrate key yoga poses and routines to improve flexibility, core strength, and prevent injuries. For centuries yoga has been used to improve overall health and strengthen the mind and body. This yoga guide focuses on helping men perform at their highest fitness levels. Inside the pages of this yoga book you'll find: - More than 50 postures with full-colorr photos and step-by-step instructions. - Over 20 workout routines tailored to specific performance goals, such as endurance and power, or improving your running or weightlifting performance. - Focuses on the functional aspects of yoga, including sports performance and injury prevention. - Information on how yoga can specifically benefit men. - Easy-to-follow steps to execute yoga postures. Yoga is known to have plenty of benefits, but did you know that it also has benefits specifically for men and athletes? At the core, this ancient practice is based on stretching different muscle groups for greater flexibility, ease of movement, and greater power. And these benefits translate to sports performance, gym gains, and overall health - allowing your body to move as it should. No chanting required to master these yoga postures and workouts! Written by Dean Pohlman, sports coach and author, this yoga book for men is focused on yoga's functional fitness benefits and less on the spiritual or emotional aspects. A wonderful gift and fitness resource, Yoga For Men: Build Strength and Improve Performance will help men meet their performance goals, play harder and feel better.




Arnold


Book Description

Five-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia, and Mr. World, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the name in bodybuilding. Here is his classic bestselling autobiography, which explains how the “Austrian Oak” came to the sport of bodybuilding and aspired to be the star he has become. I still remember that first visit to the bodybuilding gym. I had never seen anyone lifting weights before. Those guys were huge and brutal….The weight lifters shone with sweat; they were powerful looking, Herculean. And there it was before me—my life, the answer I'd been seeking. It clicked. It was something I suddenly just seemed to reach out and find, as if I'd been crossing a suspended bridge and finally stepped off onto solid ground. Arnold shares his fitness and training secrets—demonstrating with a comprehensive step-by-step program and dietary hints how to use bodybuilding for better health. His program includes a special four-day regimen of specific exercises to develop individual muscle groups—each exercise illustrated with photos of Arnold in action. For fans and would-be bodybuilders, this is Arnold in his own words.