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Bodybuilding books/magazines

YodelingAdam
YodelingAdam
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United States
2005/09/19, 09:46 PM
I saw some posts already about magazines, but more geared towards health and fitness. Can anyone give me some recommendations to get me going into bodybuilding.

I have and read Arnolds Encyclopedia and I read alot of Muscle and fitness but I want more serious stuff that gets into the gritty details of bodybuilding down to setting up a perfect diet and techniques.

Thanks
yadmit
yadmit
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2005/09/19, 09:52 PM
Try "Brother Iron, Sister Steel" by Dave Draper. Worth read and simple to understand.

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2005/09/21, 07:07 AM
Flex is pretty good magazine...as long as you realize underlying truth is that they all juice.....some other magazines like Muscle Media or Iron ''....are similar and are more open towards AAs discussion and how they play a significant role in the BB sport at a professional level...
bigandrew
bigandrew
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2005/09/21, 11:38 AM
Arnolds encylopedia of bodybuilding is pretty descent......big too. over 1000 pages.....has diet stuff as well, down to contest stuff.

Good 40 buck spend

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YodelingAdam
YodelingAdam
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2005/09/23, 07:37 PM
I'll check out the brother iron, sister steel book and flex is just like muscle and fitness...too much advertising. I've read arnold's encylopedia but alot of his stuff is really old school and he doesnt go into gritty details as much as I'd like him to.

Basically, I want a "how to guide" of bodybuilding instead of a "try this technique" etc that every magazine gives you. I want a log of a bodybuilder, showing everything he's ate and every time he's gone and worked out and what results that gave him.