Bodybuilding: Tracing the Evolution of the Ultimate Physique
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (920 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0578084503 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara. . His other books include Training for Mass; Training for Mass, Second Edition; and How to Be Thin: An Instruction Manual for Getting Rid of Fat and Keeping it Off Forever. As a competitive bodybuilder, he achieved first runner-up finishes twice at the NPC California State Bodybuilding Championships. About the Author Gordon LaVelle is an author of books and articles about bodybuilding and other fitness-related topics
…essential reading for anyone interested in bodybuilding’s origins, significant developments, major players, controversies, critical historical moments and, perhaps most importantly, its impact on popular culture. -David Robson Bodybuilding not just for bodybuildersa detailed, behind-the-curtains look into an oddly fascinating sport, filled with corruption, drama, snake-oil peddlers, steroids, sexuality and so much more. It chronicles the following items: the evolution of bodybuilding training methods and posing styles; the heated battles between prominent muscle-contest promoters; the rise to domination and stardom of Arnold Schwarzenegger; the history of racism and favoritism in contest judging; bodybuilding’s public-image problems; muscle-magazines’ use of subliminal sexuality; the invention, proliferation, use and
He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Gordon LaVelle is an author of books and articles about bodybuilding and other fitness-related topics. . His other books include Training for Mass; Training for Mass, Second Edition; and How to Be Thin: An Instruction Manual for Getting Rid of Fat and Keeping it Off Forever. As a com
Bodybuilding as serious history I think what surprised me most about this book is the depth to which it delves into its topics. The author devotes a fairly large section of the book to events and things that preceded the beginning of actual bodybuilding. I think the idea was that he wanted to put everything that came after its invention in perspective, and if so, his goal was accomplished. This is a pretty big book, but once I made it to the end, I very much got the sens. Wow! KariM Great job Mr. Lavelle. This book delves deeply into the entire history of our sport. As it says in the book, our sport was formed as an expression physical culture. Initially a battle of form vs. function, it eventually emerged as art in human form. The author also explains the transformation from the classic Greek physique, to the drug culture freaks of today. I had no idea just how accidental this change was. The author does an incredibl. "Truth in Bodybuilding" according to Paul S. Power. If you are at all interested in the over 100 year history of bodybuilding and How Arnold came to his first fame. He would NEVER had become Govenor of Calirornia without his life as a bodybuilder. Also since Gordon Lavelle is a serious bodybuilder with no attachments to any of the for profit organisations like Joe Weiders IFBB. He writes with a very honest search for the truth in bodybuilding. While uncovering many of the "Sports" dirty lit