Gold's Gym Mass Building Training and Nutrition System (Paperback)

by Edward Connors (Author) "The desire to be bigger and stronger is fundamental to bodybuilding as well as to many other sports..." (more)
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Product Description
This new, long-awaited training manual presents the most detailed, state-of-the-art system for building muscle mass and power ever published. Featured are the six distinct approaches to training for added muscle mass and physical strength, along with the Gold's Gym exclusive revolutionary nutrition program. From workouts designed around muscle recovery times to specific training routines used by champions Lee Haney, Lee Labrada, Andreas Cahling, and Rich Gaspari, among others, the Gold's Gym Mass Building Training and Nutrition System will guide you in achieving your ultimate goal. Also includes:

• 34 key mass- and power-building exercise
• Sample meal plans for a range of caloric levels
• The six great bodybuilding lies
• Solutions for the most common problems aspiring bodybuilders encounter
• 250 photos of the champions in action

Ed Connors and Tim Kimber are co-owners of Gold's Gym Enterpricess, Inc., along with Peter Grymkowski, former Mr. America and Mr. World. Bill Reynolds is the editor in chief of Joe Weider's Flex magazine. His previous books include The Gold's Gym Book of Bodybuilding, Gold's Gym Training Encyclopedia, Supercut, and Weight Training for Beginners.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809239477
• ISBN-13: 978-0809239474
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #122,011 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars to focused on pro side of bodybuilding, April 27, 2004

By A Customer

the book contained good exercises, but all are available in any book or from anyone in a gym you ask, the routines were to complicated and not enough attention paid to them, escpecially for beginners or intermediates, the book focused to much on bodybuilding for pro's. if your a beginner or intermediate bodybuilder find a better book you'll only be disapointed with this, especially since the author spends a large proportion of the time talking about previous or current bodybuilders, i didnt buy the book to read about other people, the nutrition section is also useless.....i recommend one of arnies books

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive book on bodybuilding, December 17, 2002

By	dasn0wman "dasn0wman" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This is by far the most comprehensive book on bodybuilding that I read and possibly even more so than Arnold's "Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding". The exercises are grueling, no doubt. But you better be hardcore if you are reading this book. Very good chapter on nutrition. Many books forget that this is a key to getting huge. The part it talks about different types of bodybuilders, it does not give enough information on determining if one is a slow-gainer. This type will have to train slowly and work up. Otherwise, excellent book on this topic.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, May 6, 2007

By	Robert A. Sklenarik (San Diego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If your looking for a mass building book that will cover the topic completely look no further. It isn't the most recent book written on the topic but the information given is timeless. What I liked about this book was how realistic it was. Some books I've read on mass building tell you to eat 5000 calories a day and work out like an animal. This is an over simplification of the topic that is over come by this incredible text.