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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: SaltShaker on March 15, 2010, 05:24:05 AM
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IMO the #1 is Arnold's Encyclopedia of BB, and #1 is the Anabolics series.... what are some other must read books?
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The 3x (at least!) uncrowned Mr.O Huge Nasser El Sonbaty will be coming out with his book soon which will be a must read for sure!!!
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Groinks book.
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Groinks book.
He said Bodybuilding/Nutrition books not a TV Repair Guide.
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He said Bodybuilding/Nutrition books not a TV Repair Guide.
Easy now....or Groink will stop by and "repair your TV" tough-guy.
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Starting Strength
Poliquin Principles
Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle
5x5
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Starting Strength
Poliquin Principles
Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle
5x5
by Tom Venuro (sp?) i got that book im gonna start reading it
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tom venuto books are very simple, basic... eat lean meats and veggies and youll lose fat... thats prettyy much the gist of what he has to say...
charles poliquin, chris aceto, william lewellyn...
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tom venuto books are very simple, basic... eat lean meats and veggies and youll lose fat... thats prettyy much the gist of what he has to say...
charles poliquin, chris aceto, william lewellyn...
any specific books?
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by Tom Venuro (sp?) i got that book im gonna start reading it
Ya Venuto. Like Tbomz said it's a pretty basic, common sense approach, likely more tailored to the Men's Health crowd who decided it's time to get rid of the gut, but common sense is what BB needs a good dose of from time to time anyway. All in all, I like his moderate approach.
Starting Strength is great if you're like me - never got taught proper mechanics for the principal lifts. Poliquin has some cool stuff to say about program design and periodization. I should probably follow that instead of letting life's chaos determine when I lift. ;D 5x5 is a widely known program from Bill Starr. A lot of guys seem to swear by it but I found my shoulders couldn't take it. Probably started too heavy.
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tom venuto books are very simple, basic... eat lean meats and veggies and youll lose fat... thats prettyy much the gist of what he has to say...
charles poliquin, chris aceto, william lewellyn...
Poliquin is nuts ;D
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Always a good read
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any specific books?
you already mentioned anabolics. thats great. its a good manual. for some more real world information on bodybuilding drugs, ill refer you to this listing of articles by Karl Hoffman...aka "Nandi" back when he was still alive and on the forums..
http://mindandmuscle.net/author-list/#KarlHoffman
specifically:
A Few Common Bodybuilding Myths
http://www.mindandmuscle.net/node/116
Contrarian Endocrinology Revisited: Estrogen for Men?
http://www.mindandmuscle.net/node/491
Recombinant Growth Hormone and the Athlete
http://www.mindandmuscle.net/node/140
Thyroid Hormone for Weight Loss
http://www.mindandmuscle.net/node/109
those are great.
from chris aceto, pick up "championship bodybuilding". you can probably get the ebook online from one of the torrents...
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The Wavlength principles Vol 1 + 2
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I suggest you take a look at some of Scott Abel's books.
The guy knows a lot.
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Starting Strength
Poliquin Principles
Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle
5x5
I've got this one. Nice foundation of material.
He put it all together very nicely with a few things I didn't know.
This book is perfect for the crowd that comes up to you and says "I want to lose weight" "How do I do this or that" "How do you do this or that"...just tell em to get the book, read it and if they can't figure it out (summing up what Venuto basically said in the book) they are choosing to be fat asses and need to stop wasting your time.
I still reference back to it from time to time.
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from chris aceto, pick up "championship bodybuilding". you can probably get the ebook online from one of the torrents...
All were ripped off from a ChunkyAss scan ;)
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by Tom Venuro (sp?) i got that book im gonna start reading it
venuto isn't just basic...he gets into macro nutrients...cycling your diet...training principles..splits...exe rcise suggestions...
since when did bodybuilding become calculus and all of a sudden you need phd to understand how to bodybuild?
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Colt magazine ;).
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The Wild Physique - Vince Gironda
Vince Gironda Courses The Master Series - Vince Gironda
5x5 - Bill Starr
Underground BodyOpus - Dan Duchaine (Not a must have but a good read nonetheless.)
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Picking a best book is like trying to pick the most beautiful girl. They all have their good points and their bad.
Instead I think I'll skirt the issue and just give you a list of authors that were pretty decent.
Poliquin's first the "Poliquin Principles" was very good and you could get by by just getting this one and augmenting it by reading his T-mag articles.
Bill Starr's stuff is great and most of the current authors still bite his stuff.
Bob Hoffman/York Barbell's Big series of books is a little dated but still decent and worth a read.
Peary Rader's "Masters Course" is a solid workman like program, similar in vein to Starr's stuff with a bit extra thrown in.
Anthony Ditillo is a bit of a forgotten author that is just being discovered again. His stuff runs the gamut from standard American style powerlifting to Russian/Eastern style programs. Good stuff.
Brooks Kubik's Dinosaur Training is a nice little book for the beginning Powerlifter or Strongman. His other stuff is just a rehash of it though.
Art Dreschlers- The Weightlifter's Encyclopedia is the book for Olympic Style lifter. Too many good things to say about this one. It's a real "thinking mans" weightlifting book.
Doug Hepburn's little booklets are always good if one wants to fall into a nice premade program.
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I wrote that about a year ago, to it I'd add Wendler's 531, Kono's Olympic Style weightlifting, and Pavel's Power to The People.
The Tight Tan Slacks of Dezso Ban is a top website too-
http://ditillo2.blogspot.com/ .
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Bill Starr's "The Strongest Shall Survive" has a great section on nutrition for an athlete, and can certainly be used in a bulking phase.
I played a Division I sport, and the information in those chapters gave me a very solid nutritional foundation.
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IMO the #1 is Arnold's Encyclopedia of BB, and #1 is the Anabolics series.... what are some other must read books?
Michael Colgan - Optimum Sports Nutrition
Charles Poliquin - the Arms Race
Heavy Duty II - Mike Mentzer
Anabolic Kitchen - Nathan Chase
Layman's Guide - Mick Hart
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Bill Starr's "The Strongest Shall Survive" has a great section on nutrition for an athlete, and can certainly be used in a bulking phase.
I played a Division I sport, and the information in those chapters gave me a very solid nutritional foundation.
Nice choice I have the book some good mass/powerlifting stuff as well.
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The Wild Physique - Vince Gironda
Vince Gironda Courses The Master Series - Vince Gironda
5x5 - Bill Starr
Underground BodyOpus - Dan Duchaine (Not a must have but a good read nonetheless.)
bump for the wild physique..tough book to find..