Robert Kennedy – Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding

Автор: Robert Kennedy
Название книги: Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Здоровье
Страницы: 1154
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This book offers what no one else does – a gorgeous user-friendly book that informs you about everything from bodybuilding nutrition, to supplements, to exercises, to posing.
Has it really been 10 years since I published the first MuscleMag International
Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding? Perhaps Einstein was right after all – time is relative. But one
thing is for sure – it’s been quite the 10 years!
It seemed that no sooner had the massive Brit, Dorian Yates, headed back to England with
his sixth Mr. Olympia title when a relative unknown, Ronnie Coleman, started his record-tying
run of eight Mr. Olympia wins. The big Texan was to continue the trend of ever-increasing
physique size, carrying 290 pounds of ultra-striated beef into battle. With 2006 and 2007 winner
Jay Cutler also tipping the scales in the 280+ pound range, the time seems near that the first
300 pounder will walk away with the sport’s most coveted title.
Besides the escalating size, another revolution to come about during this time was in the
training styles of most bodybuilders. Although a few bodybuilders still follow the traditional
high-volume style of training made popular by Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the 1970s, most
now follow the shorter, more intense form of training advocated by Dorian Yates.
And speaking of bodybuilding’s most famous alumni, the lad from Austria has done quite
well for himself since the first edition of this book. Not content to be the sport’s No. 1 star and
world’s most successful actor, Arnold decided to throw his hat into the political arena. In
typical Schwarzenegger fashion, he won the governorship of California in 2003. Many feel that
with an amendment to the constitution (to allow those not born in the USA to run for the
presidency) it’s only a matter of time before Arnold flexes his way into the Oval Office.