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Target Bodybuilding [Paperback]

Per Tesch (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)


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October 30, 1998


High-level strength training programs have advanced almost as fast as technology itself over the past decade. In Target Bodybuilding, Per Tesch combines the two to present weightlifting techniques that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revealed to be most beneficial for muscle building and sculpting.

The book begins with an explanation of the MRI technology and how the information acquired from it takes the guesswork out of training. Tesch then provides a brief anatomical overview, focusing most on the major arm and leg muscle groups that will be targeted in the exercise section that follows.

A total of 60 lifts are included for the biceps, triceps, thigh, and calf muscles. Two large photos showing the starting and lifting positions are shown for each lift. Instructions for proper lifting technique accompany the photos. On a facing page, an enlarged photograph of the specific muscle group and body part is complemented by a description of the muscle function involved in the lift. Paired with this information is a large MRI scan showing the amount of activity generated in each muscle involved in the lift.

At the end of the book, Tesch explains how to develop a successful bodybuilding program. He also provides a number of tips for beginning, intermediate, and advanced trainers.

Take the guesswork out of training. With the help of MRI technology, Target Bodybuilding goes inside the body to show the best techniques for building and sculpting the muscles.



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"""Target Bodybuilding brings science to muscle building. It's guaranteed to become one of your favorite references for sculpting the perfect physique. Per Tesch has created a blockbuster contribution to the bodybuilding world-part reference book, part workout tool, and part training inspiration. It takes the science of bodybuilding to the next level and is a must for every weight trainer's library."""
Stephen T. Holman
Editor-in-Chief, Ironman Magazine
"""Per Tesch's book is a unique merging of one of the most powerful scientific diagnostic technologies with the very visual art of bodybuilding. It provides the reader with a profound notion of what each exercise actually does to his or her body."""
Mike Lambert
Editor-in-Chief, Powerlifting USA Magazine
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""Target Bodybuilding brings science to muscle building. It's guaranteed to become one of your favorite references for sculpting the perfect physique. Per Tesch has created a blockbuster contribution to the bodybuilding world-part reference book, part workout tool, and part training inspiration. It takes the science of bodybuilding to the next level and is a must for every weight trainer's library.""
Stephen T. Holman
Editor-in-Chief, Ironman Magazine

""Per Tesch's book is a unique merging of one of the most powerful scientific diagnostic technologies with the very visual art of bodybuilding. It provides the reader with a profound notion of what each exercise actually does to his or her body.""
Mike Lambert
Editor-in-Chief, Powerlifting USA Magazine

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics (October 30, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0880119381
  • ISBN-13: 978-0880119382
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #620,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Myth-Busting, Scientific Look at Best Exercises, July 31, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Target Bodybuilding (Paperback)
How many times have you heard that squats are best for quad development, or that nothing builds big guns like dumbbell curls? Well in Target Bodybuilding, Dr. Per A. Tesch completely blows away these myths and more by combining the technological prowess of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with an in-depth look at staple bodybuilder exercises.

Dr. Tesch had a number of bodybuilders perform standard exercies with strict form -- 5 sets of 10-12 reps to failure. Then he used an MRI machine to examine cross-sections of the muscles used in the exercises, analyzed the results, reported his findings in Target Bodybuilding.

The results are absolutely phenomenal. For each covered exercise, readers get to see exactly which muscles are used and to what degree they are used, giving them godlike insight into what exercises are best for developing a bodybuilder physique.

No more guesswork, no more personal conflicting opinions of what works and what doesn't -- Tesch takes the mystery out of the subject and allows you to see with your own eyes exactly how each exercise affects your muscles.

I have only three complaints: The book has a few typographical errors (bearable, but still), it is a bit repetitive, and it ONLY analyses exercises for biceps, triceps, quads, hamstrings, and calves. You won't find any coverage of lats, delts, or chest exercises -- three of the most important exercises to any bodybuilder. But the book is so extremely useful, that even with these defects, I still give it 5 stars out of 5. Pick up your copy today!

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but left me wanting much more, April 22, 2000
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This review is from: Target Bodybuilding (Paperback)
This is certainly the best book available for scientifically choosing which exercises to perform for the upper arm, thighs and calves. Some surprised me for their ability to use all parts of the muscle and others surprised me for their minimal impact on one part of a muscle. For example, you rarely see anyone use narrow grip barbell curls in a gym, yet they are more effective than curls with curvy bars, machines or many other supposedly helpful devices.

Unfortnately, most of the body remains uncovered by Tesch's techniques. Is it not possible to MRI the back, shoulders, chest, forearms, buttocks and abdomen? If so, why?

And the only thing that keeps this from being a 5 star book is the rather lame programs Tesch presents in the final 15 or so pages. Unlike the earlier part, where exercises were chosen scientifically, the repetitions and sets in these routines seem to have been pulled out of the air.

Those shortcomings aside, anyone looking to exercise efficiently needs this book. We only have so much energy, so why waste it on incomplete movements?

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Eliminate the scattergun approach to execise selection., February 12, 1999
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This review is from: Target Bodybuilding (Paperback)
This is an expanded version of Tesch's groundbreaking book MUSCLE MEETS MAGNET. Over the years hundreds of resistance exercises have been devised. Part of the motivation for the proliferation of exercises was the often intuitive belief that since each body part had many muscles and most muscles had mutiple heads, then mutliple exercises would be needed to produce complete development. Per Tesch uses MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)not only to prove beyond doubt that the intuition was correct, but to examine how various popular execises for the upper arms, thighs, and calves affect (or don't affect)individual muscle groups. If you are beginner, this book can help you take giant strides toward becoming an expert. Just the knowledge that will allow you to replace redundant exercises with ones for more complete development is worth several times the price of the book. Even if you are an advanced bodybuilder you'll still pick up some new information as well find out why certain execises seem to work for you. Each exercise is illustrated by photographs and a cross sectional diagram of the upper arm, thigh, or calf based on an MRI which shows portions of muscles that recieved greatest stimulation. The Table of Contents makes it easy to locate each exercise. A Muscle Use Guide and actual basic, intermediate, and advanced body part programs are included help the reader to design his or her own programs. While this book doesn't take on the popular buns and abs groups it is a great addition to any bodybuilding library.
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WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK INSIDE YOUR ARM and see which of the three heads of the triceps brachii (the elbow extensor muscle group) is used in the military press? Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
arm blaster, three vasti muscles, standing biceps curl, entire quad, seated knee extension, standing dumbbell curl, donkey calf raise, overhead triceps extension, neutral grip, assisting muscles, triceps push down, triceps brachii muscle, hack squat, sissy squat, lateral gastrocnemius, narrow grip, muscle involvement, seated calf raise, medial gastrocnemius, angled bar, reverse grip, adductor brevis, vastus intermedius, bench dip, sectional slice
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Exercise Name, Page Sets Reps Target Area, Incline Seated Dumbbell Curl, Seated Knee Ext
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