The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Stronger, More Muscular YOU!

Adam Campbell

Rodale, Dec 22, 2009 - Health & Fitness - 480 pages

The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises is the essential workout guide for anyone who wants a better body. As the most comprehensive collection of exercises ever created, this book is a body-shaping power tool for both beginners and longtime lifters alike. From start to finish, this muscle manual bulges with hundreds of useful tips, the latest findings in exercise science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world's top trainers.

Inside The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises you'll find 619 exercises expertly demonstrated with color photographs, with dozens of movements for every muscle in your body, including:

• More than 100 core exercises! You'll never run out of ways to sculpt your six-pack.
• 74 biceps, triceps, and forearm exercises: Build your arms faster than ever before.
• 64 chest exercises, and featuring dozens of variations of the pushup and bench press.
• 103 back exercises, so you can carve a v-shaped torso.
• 40 shoulder exercises, for a tank-top worthy torso.
• 99 quadriceps and calves exercises, to help you jump higher and run faster.
• 62 glutes and hamstrings exercises, for a more powerful, athletic body.

From cover to cover, you'll quickly see that there's a training plan for every fitness goal--whether you want to shrink your hip, find your abs, or shape your arms.

What people are saying

Awesome comprehensive book

User Review  - dxhansen - Overstock.com

This book doesnt have every exercise known to man but it has the basics and several variations of the basics and some that I didnt expect to be in here. It has a slew of great workout plans and is ...

Well worth it!

User Review  - jrp3 - Overstock.com

This book is easy to use and understand. Within one week I started to see results. Because the book is sectioned by body part it is easy to search the exercises you want to try. The recommended ...

Contents

• ALL YOUR LIFTING QUESTIONS ANSWERED: 10
• THE WORLDS GREATEST 4AWEEI DIET AND EXERCISE PLAN: 22
• Chest: 31
• Back: 69
• Shoulders: 113
• Arms: 146
• Quadriceps Calves: 186
• Glutes Hamstrings: 233
• Core: 275
• Total Body: 339
• Warmup Exercises: 353
• THE BEST WORKOUTS FOR EVERYTHING: 372
• THE BEST CARDIO WORKOUTS: 430
• THE BIG CHAPTER OF NUTRITION SECRETS: 438
• Index: 459

About the author

>p>ADAM CAMPBELL is the fitness director for Men's Health and a National Magazine Award-winning writer. He holds a master's degree in exercise physiology and is a NSCcertified strength and conditioning coach. Campbell has appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, and VH-1.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Stronger, More Muscular YOU!
• Author: Adam Campbell
• Publisher: Rodale, 2009
• ISBN: 1605293679, 9781605293677
• Length: 480 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss; Health & Fitness / Exercise; Health & Fitness / General; Health & Fitness / Men's Health; Sports & Recreation / Bodybuilding & Weight Training; Sports & Recreation / General; Sports & Recreation / Training