The Gold's Gym Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding
- ISBN-10
- 0809230062
- ISBN-13
- 9780809230068
- Category
- Bodybuilders
- Pages
- 407
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Companies
- Author
- Ed Connors
Description
A guide to bodybuilding, discussing equipment, clothing, nutrition, diet, types of training, and other basics of the sport; providing photographs and instructions on how to use weight machines to build muscle in different parts of the body; and including information on aerobics, stretching, and competition.
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