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    <![CDATA[Men's Health Home Workout Bible:]]>
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    <![CDATA[You dont need to muscle your way in to the gym to get a great workout. While recent statistics show that strength training is one of the countrys fastest-growing exercise activities, there is a corresponding rise in dollars spent on home exercise equipment. If a home workout is your style, this encyclopedic volume shows you how to get the results you want no matter what gear you own or what your experience level. Each chapter focuses on different types of equipment (dumbbells, barbells, cable station, full multistation home-gym apparatus, or even no equipment at all) with workout advice appropriate to the beginning, intermediate, or advanced weight lifter. Learn how to create a customized workout program based on your goals, equipment, and experience. Those interested in creating or expanding their home gym will find valuable consumer tips for making the wisest choices and getting the best deals.]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Testosterone Advantage Plan : Lose Weight, Gain Muscle, Boost Energy]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wide shoulders, narrow waist, thick chest, muscular arms and legs: today's male ideal physique is the same as that of ancient Greece. Aerobics and the Food Pyramid just won't yield that shape, argues Lou Schuler, certified strength-and-conditioning specialist and fitness director of <em>Men's Health</em> magazine. For weight loss and the Greek physique, he proposes the &quot;T&quot; (testosterone) plan: weightlifting and a diet of 33 percent each carbs (mostly low-glycemic-index), fat (the &quot;good&quot; kind), and protein; no alcohol; and minimal sweets and processed food. The book includes a meal planner, grocery list, and recipes. A 100-page, clearly illustrated weightlifting program progresses from circuit training to bodybuilding to power lifting, with both home and gym exercises. <p>  This research-based program was tested on 16 willing, hefty guys. After nine weeks, they lost an average of 18 pounds, dropped waist inches, gained strength and energy, and improved their sex lives. The book includes before-and-after photos and quotes from the happy campers. <p>  Schuler's man-to-man style is clear, direct, and witty (&quot;one gorilla wearing a stringy tank in July is all it takes to leave a bench soaked in ectoplasm&quot;). <em>The Testosterone Advantage Plan</em> is recommended for men willing to commit to a rigorous lifting program to achieve their ideal physique. <em>--Joan Price</em> </p></p>]]>
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  </authors>  <published>2002</published>
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    <![CDATA[Scrawny to Brawny: The Complete Guide to Building Muscle the Natural Way]]>
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    <![CDATA[A state-of-the-art weight-lifting and nutritional blueprint for &quot;skinny&quot; guys who want to pack on muscleLet's face it, naturally skinny guys are at a distinct genetic disadvantage when it comes to building muscle mass. But with the proper advice, these &quot;hardgainers&quot; definitely can realize their fitness goals. In Scrawny to Brawny, the authors draw on their years of practical experience as private strength and nutrition coaches to provide hardgainers with:o A progressive, state-of-the-art program that optimizes results with shorter, less frequent workouts that maximize compound exerciseso A unique, action-based perspective on nutrition that shows how to prepare quick muscle-building meals and snacks-and how to take advantage of several critical times in the day when muscle growth can be stimulated by food intakeo Vital information on how to identify and fix any weak links in their physiques that may be precursors to injuryDesigned not only for frustrated adult hardgainers but also-with its strong anti-steroid message-a terrific book for the large teen market, Scrawny to Brawny fills a significant gap in the weight-lifting arsenal.]]>
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        <name><![CDATA[John Berardi]]></name>
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    <average_rating>3.79</average_rating>
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  </authors>  <published>2005</published>
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    <![CDATA[The Men's Health Gym Bible]]>
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    <![CDATA[In The Mens Health Gym Bible, certified strength and conditioning coach Mike Mejia and magazine contributor Myatt Murphy instruct readers in the optimal use of a gym for strength training and cardiovascular fitness. The authors advise both novices and longtime gym rats. Packed with hundreds of photographs that demonstrate proper technique for every piece of equipment found in the typical gym, The Mens Health Gym Bible is the must-have accessory for every gym membership. There is simply no other book on the market that so comprehensively and expertly addresses the needs of gym enthusiasts.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Men's Health Better Body Blueprint: The Start-Right, Stick-to-It Strength Training Plan]]>
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    <![CDATA[Drawing on the foundation of Mens Health magazine, this superb guide explains everything that inexperienced or lapsed exercisers need to know to tailor a fitness program to their individual goals and abilities. The ability to personalize a workout plan allows readers to achieve quicker results and spend less time with ice packs and sore muscles. Unlike other books that lump beginning exercisers into one group, this program differentiates among beginners, such as: high-schoolers with newfound interest in lifting 30-year-olds who want to get back the bodies they had when they played college sports 50-year-olds who work out only for the first few weeks after New Years resolutions every January Michael Mejia, contributing editor to Mens Health magazine and coauthor of Scrawny to Brawny, thoroughly explains the fundamentals of fitness, including strength training, cardiovascular activity, and nutrition. He provides self-assessment tests to help safeguard against injuries by identifying muscular imbalances, decreased flexibility, or other weaknessesand then shows how to correct these problems. Whether readers are Newbies, Ex-jocks, or Seasonals; hope to build muscle or increase strength; are willing to work out every day or are able to spare only a couple of days a week, they will find the blueprint for their better body in this book.]]>
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