Bodybuilding 101

by Robert Wolff

Book Overview

Covering topics ranging from nutrition basics, common training mistakes, and powerful mental strategies to specialized training for your body type and the 22 best machine exercises, this work is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809227843
• ISBN13: 9780809227846
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A MUST HAVE!

I am currently following the Body for Life Program. The program is great but I needed more information. Body building 101 provided me with so much more information! Not just the "how's" but the "whys". Had it not been for this book I'm sure I would have ultimately given up my program for lack of knowledge and understanding. Anyone who is new to body building, this book is a must have!

Great Book For Beginners

I'm not a beginner, but I bought the book just to read. I read many bodybuilding books and I have to say that this book will help people reach their goals. It has good tips. If your an advanced lifter, don't get this book, it contains basic information that you probably already know about.

The small things make big differences

This is the first book I've read that says if you change arm, hand, elbow and feet positions, it will make a big difference in the results you get. I tried it and it works!I always thought there was basically a correct and incorrect way to do each exercise, but the author, Dr. Robert Wolff, says that even if you're exercising correctly, you can still get much more from any exercise if you know how to do something he calls "exercise nuances".I like his approach and like even better his methods because they work excellently. I had to wait for weeks for this book in Denmark and it was worth the wait.

concise, well-written and believable

By profession, I'm a college instructor who looks at all things with a critical -- sometimes too critical -- eye. Upon review, purchase and implementation of Dr. Robert Wolff's Bodybuilding 101 book, I'm very pleased with the results thus far. His methods in this book, while not fadish or ground-breaking (with the exceptions of the exercise nuances and mental training), do work extremely well. Perhaps a book like this is what the fitness and bodybuilding world needs; a good dose of reality and not hype.I greatly enjoy his straight-forward style that speaks to me the reader as someone he has known for a long time. He believes in his work and it shows from preface to ending.If I may, I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for straight-forward answers for those wanting to shape their body and achieve optimal health. Thank you.

Even helps those of us past 40!

I don't know what happens, but my body changed when I hit my mid-40's. I've bought the Total Gym, Body By Jake and Larry North products and while they are good at some things, they don't give you all the answers. For me, Bodybuilding 101, by Robert Wolff, Ph.D., does.I'm very critical about these kinds of books since so many of them proclaim they know all the answers to your problems. Why is it that all these products and people you see late at night keep telling us the abs are the key to a long happy, healthy life? Yeah, right.Here's what I really enjoy about this book; it doesn't pretend to be something that it's not. Meaning, it's not a fad diet or exercise book. The exercises, workouts and advice are the results of what Robert Wolff says have worked for people all over the world. And by following his tips I couldn't agree more.My advice is don't buy this book unless you want great results. It'll work for anyone, it really will.