Welcome to the Fitness Books Library Section of the site. Here you'll find books, magazines, videos and software on all kinds of fitness topics that I personally have read, subscribed to, and/or used and can recommend whole-heartedly. These are in addition to the Body for LIFE series by Bill Phillips.

I believe that you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their bookcase. Go ahead...try it! Does yours reflect your interests and passions? Maybe some of them current pursuits and/or some maybe efforts fallen by the wayside...my bookcase sure does!

Well...except for the Time/Life "How to lay ceramic tile in your bathroom" series I bought...never got around to that because I really wasn't that interested in it...

This Reading Room Section contains a bunch of links to interesting articles and material on the net that I visit periodically. Nutrition, body building, medical research, etc...

Anyway, enjoy my library and check out the On eBay! Section...I love eBay and constantly find great deals and stuff you can't find anywhere else there! I've optimized the searches in this section to "watch" for very specific items of interest...very cool! Enjoy...

The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised
by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't competed as a bodybuilder since he won the Mr. Olympia title in 1980, but he remains the sport's No. 1 icon. Oh...and he's the governor of California. Today's bodybuilders may have bigger muscles than Arnold ever did, but everyone inside and outside the iron game gives him credit for exponentially broadening the popularity of physique training.

With this updated Encyclopedia (it was originally published in 1985), Schwarzenegger wraps his huge arms around the entire sport. He hits the history of bodybuilding, the champions (he's quite generous in his praise of predecessors, contemporaries, and successors alike), the training systems. Some of the information is more bodybuilding lore than science; for example, exercises are said to "expand the rib cage" or develop the "inner" or "outer" chest, all physiological impossibilities. But they're still good exercises, and the book includes every movement imaginable for every muscle group.

If you love the sport of bodybuilding, you'll want this book in your library, if for no other reason than for the hundreds of photos of the best physiques in the history of the sport. And, in a pinch, the 800-page encyclopedia can fill in nicely for a missing dumbbell.

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I read this book a while ago, and it is still the best of its kind. He pretty much sums up everything a person needs to know to put on muscle mass. It's very practical and easy to read. It's a short book, but he does not use a 100 pages on silly recipes either, which is how most books are done. It's 100% good info. A must read for anyone who wants to put on muscle or is a fan of Will Brink.  I certainly enjoy his writing style.
 

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Many of the reviews you might read for this Weider Publication will complain about too many ads. No doubt about it, there are lots of them but that's actually one of the things I like about it. Advertisements are actually a great way to keep up with what is going on in the marketplace and thus the industry in general.

Other than that, I use this magazine for little more than getting ideas for new exercises so that my routine doesn't get stale. In that sense, Muscle and Fitness is a treasure trove of information on new and interesting ways to work out. Some of the routines are inappropriate for beginners or even intermediate lifters, but the principles remain the same. There is a great emphasis on proper form and a general disapproval of lifting heavier weights than you are capable. Exercises are well described with examples of proper form and thorough explanations provided by professionals. As a previous reviewer said, these professionals sometimes contradict one another, but as in any profession, opinions differ and all that can be done is to present the information and allow the reader to judge what is best for them.

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I used to subscribe to Men's Health Magazine because it is a little more "well rounded" than your average body building or muscle magazine. Ok...Ok...that means there are more articles on how to improve your sex life than those other magazines but the fitness information is usable for the most part.

If you are 150 pounds, sleeping burns 61 calories an hour, kissing burns 68 calories an hour, and doing sit-ups, pull-ups and jumping jacks burns 544 calories an hour! You know...interesting junk like that!

Sorry for the women out there...if you have a suggestion on a good women's health magazine that you like, drop me a line, tell me why and include a link. Although, an interesting statistic is that women account for a large portion of Men's Health subscriptions...

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So much good information from folks who have been cooking, stocking kitchens, organizing space, and helping improve the quality of not just Homes & Gardens, but peoples lives since...well...forever, I think.

I don't subscribe to the snail mail magazine but the BH&G website is a worthy online magazine with plenty of recipes and cooking tips, a good store section and a strong search engine.

A few more ads than I like but at least they are creative and clever! ;-)

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Jeff Everson's Planet Muscle

e-Zines

I know, I know...I really get tired of junk eBooks FREE! for your email subscription, or $29.95 with a "My dog ate it guarantee" too.  But sometimes I find ones that offer exceptional value...strike that...that completely OVER DELIVER on great content that I pass them on to others.

"Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" (BFFM) is a 337 page fat burning success manual in e-book format jam-packed cover to cover with all the fat destroying methods previously known by only a small handful of the worlds best fitness models and bodybuilders. This program contains all the information you'll ever need to help you shed body fat permanently without muscle loss and without using drugs or unnecessary supplements.

Tom Venuto - Lifetime Natural Competitive Bodybuilder, Personal Trainer, Fitness Nutritionist, and Professional Success Coach really packs his body transforming success system with good stuff.

I highly recommend it - it's very honest and straightforward without all the hype and b.s. you see in the magazines these days.

And it comes with several extra ebooks, access to article archives, and free updates!

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I never though I'd really be able to explain, from a physiology standpoint, why Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP) is ideally depleted without resorting to the Krebs-cycle and why creatine monohydrate helps by providing phosphor-ion, regenerating the ATP for faster recovery and more muscle energy....but I can!

That's because of Will Brink's great combination of writing style and knowledge. I cannot recommend his ebooks (or any articles he writes) highly enough.

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Although you will find many websites, and indeed offline publications, who claim to offer legitimate, independent advice on diet supplements and fat loss, the reality is that most information out there is written by people who's real objective is to actually sell (mainly worthless) supplements; and their opinions simply cannot be blindly trusted without first doing your own research.

What you need is completely independent, proven advice, (proven both scientifically & in real world situations), written by a genuine and unbiased expert. That's what makes the information Will Brink puts together to read so unique. Straight, to the point, in easy to understand language.
 

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