Old School Bodybuilding


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Old school bodybuilding, is about the great legends of bodybuilding that started it all. A comprehensive history of all of the great legends, from Eugene Sandow to the great Arnold Schwarzenegger and many others. Trace the evolution of bodybuilding as we know it today and learn the history of some of the greatest bodybuilders the world has ever seen. This book takes you back to the golden years of bodybuilding when it was in its most simple form, as it was intended to be. Discover their training habits, favorite routines and diets that helped these great legends achieve some of the greatest physiques of all time. Most importantly, this book documents their greatest achievements and what it took to get them to achieve superior physiques at a time before anabolic drugs were in existence. With over 30 great legends listed in this book, you will learn and appreciate the dedication, hard work and persistence in depicting the American bodybuilder from the 1800's to the late 1990's. Learn some of their training routines, methods, and diet plans that were never before exposed. You will also find detailed information about their training habits, favorite body parts, types of diet they followed and how it all started for them. Share some of their secrets in their training methods, dietary plans and learn their techniques to meet your bodybuilding goals. Old school bodybuilding workouts are the "wheel" that the new generation attempts to keep reinventing. Some of the world's greatest bodybuilding legends got their physiques from these old school workouts. From the late 1800's, and in each decade after that, exercises and routines are listed for you to see and apply on how many of the great champions achieved their magnificent physiques. You will see how the supplement industry got started and how steroids were introduced in this country, and how it affected the bodybuilding community. Also you will learn how dietary trends emerged and were incorporated into trends that are around today. Sample dietary menu's are listed along with training techniques and how they evolved through the years. If you're a fan of the classic physiques of the golden era of bodybuilding, then this book will serve you well in discovering the training habits, exercise routines, and dietary plans of some of your favorite great legends. This book focus's on the history of bodybuilding, great iconic legends, dietary trends, training techniques, and how it can serve you to better understand bodybuilding today. Old school versus new school of bodybuilding is one of the most controversial and popular subjects discussed today. So begin learning and discover for yourself how it all began and judge for yourself. About the Author: Tony Xhudo M.S/H.N.; Is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and a Weightlifting Trainer that has been involved with Natural Health & Fitness for over 40 years. He is also the author of many books that he has written in health related issue's and in bodybuilding. He has also coached, trained and advised many in the health & fitness field. Many of them have succeeded onto professional careers that he has advised in. He has a strong passion for helping those in physical health and in sports related venture's. His best selling books are: How to build muscle in your advanced years, The ultimate guide to enhancing your sex life for men & women, and The everyday guy's guide to getting and having great sex.




The Old School Back Training Bible


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A large volume complete with many pictures and illustrations on Old School training methods and techniques for building a stronger back




Old School Boxing Fitness


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If you want to look like a world-class athlete, you have to train like one, and no athletes train harder or look better doing it than professional boxers. Fitness boxing takes the best parts of a boxer’s workout and combines them with more traditional exercises like running and weightlifting to create a unique workout that will help boost your stamina, strength, and agility while throwing punches. Designed for men and women of all ages and levels of fitness, certified boxing instructors Andy and Jamie Dumas’s twelve-week guide to fitness and nutrition is broken into three sections: boxing training, cardiovascular conditioning, and muscular conditioning. Easy-to-follow instructions combined with more than 200 step-by-step photographs describe all aspects of fitness boxing training, from the basics of throwing punches to the tried-and-true conditioning methods professional boxers use for their own cardiovascular and muscular development.




The Old School StrengthTraining Secrets Bible


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A huge compendium of Old School Strength training secrets, full of great pictures, methods and techniques compiled from a variety of awesome sources.




The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises


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The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises is the essential workout guide for anyone who wants a better body. As the most comprehensive collection of exercises ever created, this book is a body-shaping power tool for both beginners and longtime lifters alike. From start to finish, this muscle manual bulges with hundreds of useful tips, the latest findings in exercise science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world's top trainers. Inside The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises you'll find 619 exercises expertly demonstrated with color photographs, with dozens of movements for every muscle in your body, including: More than 100 core exercises! You'll never run out of ways to sculpt your six-pack. 74 biceps, triceps, and forearm exercises: Build your arms faster than ever before. 64 chest exercises, and featuring dozens of variations of the pushup and bench press. 103 back exercises, so you can carve a v-shaped torso. 40 shoulder exercises, for a tank-top worthy torso. 99 quadriceps and calves exercises, to help you jump higher and run faster. 62 glutes and hamstrings exercises, for a more powerful, athletic body. From cover to cover, you'll quickly see that there's a training plan for every fitness goal--whether you want to shrink your hip, find your abs, or shape your arms.




The Men's Health Big Book of 15-Minute Workouts


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Presents a reference guide of exercise for men, including 433 exercises for eighty-five fifteen minute workouts, provides an eating plan with quick meals, and offers workouts that can be done when away from home.




The Women's Health Big Book of 15-Minute Workouts


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Time is every woman's most precious commodity—and a lack of it is the number one reason, in survey after survey, that women give for why they don't exercise. But research now shows that as little as 15 minutes of resistance training is just as effective in spiking one's metabolism as a workout lasting more than twice as long. All it takes is 15 minutes to achieve lifelong results—and women are more likely to stick to an exercise plan if it's chopped down to those 15 minutes. The Women's Health Big Book of 15-Minute Workouts is both an introduction to the fundamentals of short workouts and a comprehensive collection of hundreds of the most effective ones. These workouts have been designed for every fitness goal, from total body conditioning to targeting trouble spots with exercises like the 15 Minute Flat-Belly-without-a-Single-Crunch Workout. Other highlights include: - an eating plan with delicious meals that take 15 minutes or less to prepare - workouts for when you're stuck in traffic or traveling and can't make it to the gym - hundreds of tips from America's best trainers, nutritionists, and exercise scientists




Pumping Irony


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In Pumping Irony, fitness expert Andrew Ginsburg presents a workout and diet program that helps one lose weight, build muscle, and sculpt a unique body. Ginsburg treats each physique as an art project, except the body is the canvas, the weights are the paintbrush, and the food is the paint. In addition to the diet and exercise regime, this book offers unique insight into finding the right trainer, advice on how to sniff out fake trainers, gym etiquette, and details regarding how to find the right gym attire. The mental side of fitness is also discussed to keep the trainee motivated to reach their fitness goals. Pumping Irony presents a tried and true workout and diet strategy that leaves nothing to chance. By combining extensive fitness knowledge with engaging humor, this book makes the notion of going to the gym a fun and exciting one. Readers will be able to laugh their way through the workout, regardless of its intensity.




Men's Health


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Men's Health magazine contains daily tips and articles on fitness, nutrition, relationships, sex, career and lifestyle.




Ultimate Boxing Workout


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Boxing is the ideal workout for fitness and conditioning. No wonder more and more people around the world, both women and men, are discovering how to stay fit through boxing exercises. Stamina, strength, speed, endurance and more are all within your reach through Ultimate Boxing Workout: Authentic Workouts for Fitness. Experience the challenging physical training of a boxer and get in the best physical condition of your life. These exhilarating interval workouts teach you the foundations of boxing training, body awareness, proper execution of movements all resulting in a challenging and safe exercise program. Boxers are the best conditioned athletes in the world. The Ultimate Boxing Workout replicates the most beneficial elements of a boxer's practice to maximize results in the shortest amount of time. It is fun, effective, and dynamic, and it includes routines that cover all aspects of boxing training. Here, at last, both women and men will find boxing and fitness in perfect balance.