- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers (30 Sep 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 088011696X
- ISBN-13: 978-0880116961
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.6 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
87,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #83 in Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Fitness & Exercise > Weight Training
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
"Built Hard" is designed to make it easier for the beginner to enter and understand the real nature of the sport and to help the advanced bodybuilder make the gains necessary to win in competition. As if the reader had an expert training partner, the exercise routines tell the reader about proper form, how it will feel when an exercise is performed correctly, and what mistakes are likely.
A complete program for learning the sport and building a hard body, "Built Hard" features
- important initial steps for beginners, - comprehensive exercise routines for every part of the body, - detailed lifting descriptions with more than 200 photographs - separate programs for beginner, intermediate, and advanced bodybuilders, and- special inside tricks that promote faster progress.
Author Charlie Mann's engaging writing style and practical, detailed descriptions of exercises for every muscle group help readers learn the correct muscle action and feel for their workouts. Whether their goals are personal or competitive, "Built Hard" is the one book all aspiring bodybuilders need.
From the Author
Author Offers Reader's Personal Advice
If you have any questions on the book Built Hard or bodybuilding, in general, please drop me a note at Bodybuilder@Bigfoot.com. Thanks for your support.
If you have any questions on the book Built Hard or bodybuilding, in general, please drop me a note at Bodybuilder@Bigfoot.com. Thanks for your support.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
Before you have created that perfect body, you will have blasted your biceps, carved those calves, pounded the pecs, and much more. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Before you have created that perfect body, you will have blasted your biceps, carved those calves, pounded the pecs, and much more. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exellent exercise descriptions for the beginner,
By A Customer
This review is from: Built Hard (Paperback)
This book is a worthwhile purchase for any beginner wishing to build muscle mass allthough the amount of sets to be performed are a bit outdated. Good explanations on commonly used words that would have saved me hours of looking stupid from having to ask all the time!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta) Amazon.com:
3.2 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Edited Lousy,
By Marshall Recht - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Built Hard (Paperback)
My advice to the publisher of "Built Hard" is to read a book with a title like "Edited Right". In at three instances, the descriptive text clearly doesn't match the exercise depicted. This is no minor shortcoming because even when there is no obvious descrepancy between text and photos, it leaves a virtual novice like myself wondering if the exercise is properly presented. The exercise presentations are medicore at best, even when there is no obvious discrepancy between text and photos. There are plenty of exercises depicted though, but a few are described only in a text and others with a only single photo. Though useful, the photos are on the dark side. One welcome bright spot is this: the book explains how exercises that are essentially similar differ in their effect on the same muscle or muscle group. Still this does not redeem this sloppy and disappointing book. There are much better choices.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Built Hard book,
By Kelly S. Dudley "Personal Fitness Trainer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Built Hard (Paperback)
This is one of the best Bodybuilding books, comprehensively, that I own, out of my extensive library. I have purchased several copies to give to special friends. Built Hard is easy to read, proven effective for Real results, and a has a great format. Thank you Charlie Mann!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Step by step,
By Ben Amos - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Built Hard (Paperback)
This book is very good for beginner's I thought. I have just expressed an interest in weight lifting and training. I was very confused as what type of schedule to do and how to do it. I got this book, and I'm starting their requested routines. There are plans as to how to do it and what muscle group it works. The only negative aspect is that I don't have all the equipment it shows, so many excercises can not be achieved, unless at a gym.
|
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
