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Getting Stronger: Weight Training for Men and Women

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For the estimated 26 million Americans lifting weights in 1987, here is the most complete book ever published on weight training. Features an easy-to-use format with one-page training programs that can be photocopied. Over 2,000 illustrations, 45 photos.

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

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Bill Pearl

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July 18, 2007
Bill Pearl is a legend. Aside from being a physiological freak, he was a powerful intellectual force, and an experimental wizard. An inspiration to anyone who wanted to build their body for any sport, a role model for vegetarians, Bill has written this encyclopedia of how to develop your muscles.
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February 14, 2018
Great book for building body mass, and doing it with different variations and programs.

Includes programs for strength conditioning for any type of sport you maybe playing.
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May 20, 2015
Best weight-training book I've ever used. It was the textbook for my college class on Weight Training back in the day at NCSU, and the basic principles still stand. Clear illustrations and sample routines for a variety of sports make this book a classic in the genre.
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October 5, 2017
As a kid in High-School, I came across this book in the library and it helped me a lot in terms of putting putting together exercise programs for the gym. Recently I saw it on Amazon, used, for a great price and going trough it again I couldn't help but think how indispensable it still is.
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