Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach - Softcover

Hatfield, Frederick C.; Hatfield, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809254581 ISBN 13: 9780809254583

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1984

Synopsis

This is the first book to gather scientific findings about progressive resistance training and to translate them into relevant and understandable training advice. Author of Powerlifting: A Scientific Approach and an editor for Muscle & Fitness magazine, Dr. Frederick C. Hatfield has written an invaluable book that analyzes training systems and techniques, progressive resistance exercises, nutrition and diet regimens, bodybuilding psychology, and muscle-growth pharmacology in light of actual scientific findings. Whether exploding misconceptions concerning isolation exercises or heavy-duty training; explaining the causes of overtraining, muscle soreness, muscle growth, and muscle shaping; or providing a pictorial history of bodybuilding (along with a history of certain bodybuilding principles), Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach addresses the real concerns of the serious bodybuilder in a language that can be readily understood. Through use of recent research, charts, graphs, tables, and photos, Dr. Hatfield delivers vital, new information no bodybuilder--male or female--should be without.

• Rare photographs of early bodybuilding contests
• Listings of winners from all major contests
• Advantages and disadvantages of free weights and exercise machines
• Vitamin and mineral charts listing best sources of nutrients for bodybuilders
• Pros and cons of steroid use
• Efficacy ratings of ergogenic aids
• Latest research findings on relaxation and tension control techniques

Frederick C. Hatfield, PhD, has authored over a dozen books, including Aerobic Weight Training, and scores of research reports and articles.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0809254581
• ISBN 13: 9780809254583
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304