Arnold's Bodyshaping for Women [Hardcover]

Arnold Schwarzenegger (Author), Douglas Kent Hall (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 100 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (November 29, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671243012
• ISBN-13: 978-0671243012
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,648,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good bodybuilding book for women, May 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Arnold's Bodyshaping for Women (Hardcover)

I came across this book at a used book store and love it. It is one of the best pure women bodybuilding books for females available.

And who is more qualified than the greatest bodybuilder of all time?

I understand that Arnold used to run a gym in Germany back in the 60's and he was one of the first to promote bodybuilding for women to develop a shapely figure.

Some people think you will build big bulgy muscles like a man, as Arnold explains, that is not possible since women have different hormones than men and are not likely to train with the intensity of a male competitive bodybuilder; 6-7 days a week, twice a day plus three to four days of running 3 miles per day and a spartan diet.

For me, I found Arnold was right. I developed a more shapely figure. Better tone and looked more feminine.

Arnold has another winner her. I think other women avoid it because they don't understand it.

I also recommend Arnold's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding to help break plateaus and get more exercise variations.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate for women, July 8, 2002

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chris visconti (hanover park, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arnold's Bodyshaping for Women (Paperback)

My wife has several workout books but as she states, "not one matches Arnold's". This book not only covers subjects like what to eat, it also goes into great detail on what workouts work what muscles. Great book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring, January 17, 2009

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R. Padilla (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arnold's Bodyshaping for Women (Hardcover)

I love Arnold and what he has accomplished so it suprised me to suggest that women should start out using 3 lb weights. Sorry, you won't get results like that. This book my be good for seniors or those with limited physical ability.