Championship Bodybuilding: Chris Aceto's Instruction Book For Bodybuilding [Plastic Comb]

Chris Aceto (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

This is a comprehensive, easy to understand, guide for the man or woman who wants to build a great body or for the competition type bodybuilder. The author divides the training section into 3 parts; training for the novice or very beginner, training for the intermediate or more experienced trainee and training for the advanced bodybuilder. Within each training section, Aceto covers training schedules, repitition ranges for building muscle strength, size and endurance, set selection, and exercise prescription. Each exercise is described with a 3 dimensional drawing allowing the reader to grasp the range of motion that best fits each exercise. He also covers muscle physiology, the comparison between 2b fibers and 2a muscle fibers and the importance of developing specific training methods to maximize your gains. The delicate issue of aerobics is also covered with exact guidelines for the pre-contest bodybuilder as well as the trainee simply trying to lose some body fat. Specifically, Aceto calls aerobics, "One of the biggest myths in body fat control. Getting lean is about building your metabolic rate by building lean body mass and manipulating your nutrition plan. For most, aerobics is a way to short circuit progress, not enhance it." The nutrition section sets down exact formulas to find precise amounts of calories, carbs, protein and fat one needs to build up or lean down-whatever his or her goal. The latest supplement are also covered from creatine to glutamine and contest bodybuilders will appreciate the sodium and carbo loading techniques. Championship Bodybuilding is all about instruction. A thorough plan that will help you transform your physique!

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"Chris never has given me anything but the best information I need to continue to make progress -- Samir Bannout, Mr Olympia

"Jam packed with the latest info on building mass and size" Jay Cutler, IFBB Pro -- Jay Cutler IFBB Pro Bodybuilder

About the Author

Chris Aceto graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Health Science from Springfield College. He is the Director of Education at Club Creavalle Fitness Vacations located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine and Ft Lauderdale Florida. His articles on training and nutrition are read by 1 million people in the pages each month of FLEX magazine and Muscle and Fitness. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 288 pages
• Publisher: Nutramedia (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966916808
• ISBN-13: 978-0966916805
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, May 21, 2001

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BookGuy (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Championship Bodybuilding : Chris Aceto's Instruction Book For Bodybuilding (Spiral-bound)

Aceto is a smart guy and honestly tries to bring some scientific analysis to bodybuilding. So much of what is published on the topic is hype or unproven. Some bodybuilders may quibble with the fact that Aceto only mentions "known" facts about bodybuilding, but his presentation is better. No hype about building an "awesome physique" or "massive arms" or "ripped this" or "shredded that"...it's more about progressive resistance, good form, solid nutrition, and a very good description of muscle physiology. His key points to bodybuilding may be "known", but Aceto makes the case that they are the way to stimulate muscle growth...and that's the beauty of the book: It's 'Tips to Muscle Growth' vs. 'Awesome Muscle-Blasting Routines of the Pros'. You choose. There are two "cons" about the book that brought it from a 5-Star rating to a 4-Star rating in my estimation: 1) Aceto--as in some of his other books--needs a copy editor. There are some typos and grammatical inconsistencies. Not enough to throw you, but they're there. 2) The book does suffer from a superficiality, of sorts. He states a fact or opinion, gives a reason or two, then moves on. There is no real in-depth, drilling-down except in certain Aceto-mastered areas (e.g., muscle physiology, nutrition, etc.). However, this is not a real show-stopper...the information contained is reliable, and the book is a very good adjunct to other books you may have on the subject.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book on Bodybuilding!!!, April 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Championship Bodybuilding : Chris Aceto's Instruction Book For Bodybuilding (Spiral-bound)

I own a lot of books by many different writers including Mentzer, Parillo, Polaquin. Where this book differs from others is in the author's ability to deliver the information WITHOUT CONFUSING YOU. As it claims in the description, it , in fact, does cover the isssues of sets, reps, freqency of training, aerobics, and nutrition. I recommend this book highly to others who want the low down and truth on training and diet.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars loved it!, February 11, 2000

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cindy breer (western, michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Championship Bodybuilding : Chris Aceto's Instruction Book For Bodybuilding (Spiral-bound)

I am a 34 year old female completely confused with all the different advise I had been getting at the gym I joined so I purchased this book after some one I know recommended it to me. I was very very happy with it because it provided me with what I nedded, total and complete guidance in training from the reps to do the sets and how often to workout to putting the body parts together. The nutrion was also very impressive though iI think it is geared more towards the bodybuilder who does contests. I think women who are confused as me would highly highly benefit.