View Full Version : What BB Books should i start Reading?
LukeyM
03-17-2008, 08:58 PM
Posted this in the Teen section aswell but didnt really get decent replys...
Alot more knowledgeable people in here and I'm wondering what Bodybuilding books you recommend to a beginner?
ironwill2008
03-17-2008, 09:23 PM
Posted this in the Teen section aswell but didnt really get decent replys...
Alot more knowledgeable people in here and I'm wondering what Bodybuilding books you recommend to a beginner?
Try: "Encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding" by Arnold Schwarzenneger , "Getting Stronger" by Bill Pearl. Either of these will get you going in the right direction.
LukeyM
03-17-2008, 09:27 PM
Try: "Encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding" by Arnold Schwarzenneger , "Getting Stronger" by Bill Pearl. Either of these will get you going in the right direction.
Yes i saw that "Encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding" in a book store. Big F,ing book. Thankyou.
asmolenski
03-17-2008, 09:27 PM
Check out this thread from a while ago:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=6407941
ironwill2008
03-17-2008, 09:28 PM
Anybody else want to help this kid out?
lukamar
03-17-2008, 09:32 PM
Big F,ing book.
He's a big F,ing guy. Read anything and everything. Even hokie books on fitness can teach you something.
cyberpunkwriter
03-17-2008, 10:24 PM
Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding is good. I also liked Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder. It's what got me into lifting eight years ago.
LukeyM
03-17-2008, 11:29 PM
Check out this thread from a while ago:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=6407941
Thanx mate was some alright looking books in there.
Anybody else want to help this kid out?
Haha ty :D
He's a big F,ing guy. Read anything and everything. Even hokie books on fitness can teach you something.
Yeah i will do accept just looking for a good book to get my understand of everything alot better.
Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding is good. I also liked Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder. It's what got me into lifting eight years ago.
Yeah looks like im going go with Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding
Thanx mate and thanx everyone else.
jtroster
03-18-2008, 04:17 AM
The New Rules of Lifting by Schuler and Cosgrove.
See also our best links thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=6255411
Defiant1
03-18-2008, 04:33 AM
Posted this in the Teen section aswell but didnt really get decent replys...
Alot more knowledgeable people in here and I'm wondering what Bodybuilding books you recommend to a beginner?
For a first book, I suggest "Bodybuilding 101" by Robert Wolff.
"Bodybuilding 201" is excellent also.
John Hansens "Natural Bodybuilding" is very good.
Of course, AS "Encyclopedia of BB'ing" is a standard.
hulkinout
03-18-2008, 07:30 AM
I'm partial to Steve Holman's books, most of which are available on the Ironman magazine website.
Also, if you're skinny, and just starting out: Stuart McRobert's Hardgainer. That one helped me immensely.
mathey
03-18-2008, 08:56 AM
dang - no one mentioned Rippetoe's "Starting Strength" and "Practical Programming"???
Also McRoberts "Beyond Brawn" is great if for nothing else than his "get in, lift, get out, enjoy life" philosophy.
Cgb6810
03-18-2008, 09:14 AM
I know it's not a book, but I read Muscular Development mag from cover to cover every month. I believe it's the best BB mag out there.
hulkinout
03-18-2008, 09:16 AM
I know it's not a book, but I read Muscular Development mag from cover to cover every month. I believe it's the best BB mag out there.
I'm partial to Ironman myself. Less sensational.
Capnwilliam
03-18-2008, 10:13 AM
No recommendations for Mike Mentzer's books?
Jim
DVFlyer
03-18-2008, 11:10 AM
dang - no one mentioned Rippetoe's "Starting Strength" and "Practical Programming"???
I just finished this book. It's very technical but well worth reading. One should remember it is a book on how to build size and strength (v.s. bodybuilding) and gives no excuse for improper form. Great book to learn how to build a good foundation first. :)
dang - no one mentioned Rippetoe's "Starting Strength"
I second this one. I just read it at the age of 38. I wish it would have been my first stop when I was a teenager (it wasn't available)
ironmaidn4life
03-18-2008, 12:01 PM
Try: "Encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding" by Arnold Schwarzenneger.
This one is the only one you really need! Seriously, it covers so much and contains so much knowledge.
Wildtim
03-18-2008, 12:08 PM
Don't forget "Pumping Iron" for the inspiration.
I use "Getting Stronger" by Bill Pearl myself. His "Keys to the Inner Universe" is THE exercise guide.
IronUte70
03-18-2008, 01:38 PM
Brother Iron, Sister Steel by Dave Draper
www.davedraper.com
Cgb6810
03-18-2008, 03:38 PM
I'm partial to Ironman myself. Less sensational.
Thanks for the tip. Ill give Ironman a try.
exguitarplayer
03-18-2008, 03:43 PM
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Stenn
03-18-2008, 03:53 PM
I'll put in another vote for "Starting Strength - Basic Barbell Training" and "Practical Programming". Everyone talks about how important it is to use good form and no book describes good form better than Starting Strength. Practical Programming explains, for instance, why a novice should not try to train like an advanced athelete and vice-versa. It teaches the evolution of a lifter and what type of training makes sense as he progresses.