Product Description
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 480-page muscle manual bulges with hundreds of useful tips, the latest findings in exercise science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world’s top trainers.
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Inside The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises you’ll find:
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619 Exercises!
All 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.
All 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.
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Hundreds of workouts!
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. Highlights include:
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. Highlights include:
* The World’s Greatest 4-Week Diet and Exercise Plan
Lose 10 pounds of pure fat in 30 days! This scientifically proven plan, based on research from the University of Connecticut, shows what’s truly possible when you combine the right kind of diet with the right kind of exercise. You’ll build muscle and lose fat faster than ever.
Lose 10 pounds of pure fat in 30 days! This scientifically proven plan, based on research from the University of Connecticut, shows what’s truly possible when you combine the right kind of diet with the right kind of exercise. You’ll build muscle and lose fat faster than ever.
* 64 Ways to Add Inches to Your Arms
You’ll learn how to mix-and-match the 12 best biceps exercises to create scores of sleeve-busting routines. The upshot: You’ll never get stuck in a muscle-building rut again!
You’ll learn how to mix-and-match the 12 best biceps exercises to create scores of sleeve-busting routines. The upshot: You’ll never get stuck in a muscle-building rut again!
* The Get Back In Shape (Fast!) Guide
If you’ve never even picked up a weight, you’ll want to try this plan from Joe Dowdell, C.S.C.S. Joe makes his living training celebrities, cover models, and professional athletes, such as NBA stars Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy. And the strategies he uses when designing workouts for his high-profile clientele are the same ones he employs to help you burn fat, build muscle, and get back in shape.
If you’ve never even picked up a weight, you’ll want to try this plan from Joe Dowdell, C.S.C.S. Joe makes his living training celebrities, cover models, and professional athletes, such as NBA stars Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy. And the strategies he uses when designing workouts for his high-profile clientele are the same ones he employs to help you burn fat, build muscle, and get back in shape.
* The Ultimate Fat Loss Plan
You might call this the six-pack workout. That’s because it’s designed to help you finally finish off the flab that’s hiding your abs. Created by Bill Hartman, P.T., C.S.C.S., a top fitness advisor to Men’s Health, it’s based entirely on the new science of fat loss. From the sets to the reps to the rest, every part of this workout is designed to optimize your body’s ability to burn away belly-fat.
You might call this the six-pack workout. That’s because it’s designed to help you finally finish off the flab that’s hiding your abs. Created by Bill Hartman, P.T., C.S.C.S., a top fitness advisor to Men’s Health, it’s based entirely on the new science of fat loss. From the sets to the reps to the rest, every part of this workout is designed to optimize your body’s ability to burn away belly-fat.
And:
* Boost Your Bench Press by 50 Pounds in 8 Weeks
World-class powerlifter Dave Tate shares the strategies that helped him lift a personal best of 610 pounds
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* Triple Your Chinups in 6 Weeks
Use this simple routine that to master one of the world’s greatest muscle-building exercises
World-class powerlifter Dave Tate shares the strategies that helped him lift a personal best of 610 pounds
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* Triple Your Chinups in 6 Weeks
Use this simple routine that to master one of the world’s greatest muscle-building exercises
* Add 4 to 10 inches to Your Vertical Leap
This high-flying plan from strength coach Kelly Baggett will have you jumping out of the gym in no time
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* The Beach Ready Body Workout
Get-strong to get-big—this 8-week plan shows you how
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* The Wedding Workout
Look great—just in time for the big day (and your honeymoon!)
This high-flying plan from strength coach Kelly Baggett will have you jumping out of the gym in no time
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* The Beach Ready Body Workout
Get-strong to get-big—this 8-week plan shows you how
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* The Wedding Workout
Look great—just in time for the big day (and your honeymoon!)
* The Best Sports Workout
Train like an athlete, look like an athlete
Train like an athlete, look like an athlete
* The Scrawny to Brawny Workout
Pack on muscle fast: your 4-week plan
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* The Best Workouts for a Crowded Gym
Sculpt a lean, fit body—no waiting!
Pack on muscle fast: your 4-week plan
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* The Best Workouts for a Crowded Gym
Sculpt a lean, fit body—no waiting!
* The Best Bodyweight Workouts
Take your workout anywhere with these no-weight routines
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* The 10 Best 15-Minute Workouts
Bust stress, blast fat, and build muscle in almost no time
Take your workout anywhere with these no-weight routines
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* The 10 Best 15-Minute Workouts
Bust stress, blast fat, and build muscle in almost no time
* The 7-Minute Back-Saving Workout
End low-back pain for good!
End low-back pain for good!
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Plus:
Every page of The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises is filled with the fitness and nutrition tips and tricks you need to sculpt the body you want.
Every page of The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises is filled with the fitness and nutrition tips and tricks you need to sculpt the body you want.
Throughout the book, you’ll discover:
* The secret to burning 40 percent more fat.
* The 18 muscle mistakes you should never make
* The best stretch for every muscle
* The fastest cardio workout of all-time (just 4 minutes!)
* The best exercises you’ve never done
* The 8 healthiest foods you aren’t eating
* The 4 surprising foods that build muscle
* The 25 super snacks that keep you lean
* The 5 biggest nutrition myths, busted
* The truth about saturated fat
* The perfect foods to fuel your workouts
* The complete guide to protein powders
* The 20 ways lifting weights helps you look great, stay healthy, and live longer
* The 18 muscle mistakes you should never make
* The best stretch for every muscle
* The fastest cardio workout of all-time (just 4 minutes!)
* The best exercises you’ve never done
* The 8 healthiest foods you aren’t eating
* The 4 surprising foods that build muscle
* The 25 super snacks that keep you lean
* The 5 biggest nutrition myths, busted
* The truth about saturated fat
* The perfect foods to fuel your workouts
* The complete guide to protein powders
* The 20 ways lifting weights helps you look great, stay healthy, and live longer
The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Stronger, More Muscular YOU!
5 Comments for this post
This book has great examples of all the exercises. In the back of the book are all the different workouts. I choose the Become a Spartan one and found that it is a great grouping of workouts. Enjoy
Rating: 5 / 5
This is an nice exercise book, with many pics and details on exercise. This book also features workouts from the best workout ever to couples workouts…I highly recommend this book!!!1
Rating: 5 / 5
I recently bought a pair of adjustable dumbbells and a weight bench. I also bought a few other equipment like pull up bar, swiss ball and wanted to know where and how to get started. This book exactly meets my requirements. It clearly lays out all the different exercises for various muscles, gives the latest information from research, shows all the exercises and their variations ( some times more than 8-10) with very clear and very high quality photographs.
It also groups all these exercises into various workouts designed by expert professionals to address specific goals like fat loss, muscle building, sports/athlete training, etc.
It also speaks about the latest in cardio workouts like HIIT, finishing of strength workouts with brief but killer cardio workouts. This books though does not assume you have access to a gym or machines. Most of the exercises shown are designed to be used with free weights ( dumbbells, barbells ). some of the variations ask for bosu ball, cable row etc but are completely optional.
Latest information regarding nutrition too is mentioned. A couple of workouts I have seen so far are also accompanied with a nutrition plan.
All in all, an EXCELLENT book for anyone working out at home or even with a gym membership. I am sure even people working out for a long time can pick a lot of good advice from this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have read a number of fitness books over the years including quite a few from Men’s Health. This one is hands down the best, in fact I’m even considering purging the rest of my collection. It goes through basic exercises like most fitness books, but unlike a lot of books it gives probably over a dozen different workouts, all crafted for different needs, which is perfect for a guy like me that is constantly looking to change it up. It is a book that I plan on utilizing and refering to for a long time.
Rating: 5 / 5
Try doing the 2nd set of exercises for Crowded Gyms and see if you don’t burn 775 or 820 calories at a pop. That’s what happened to me AND you’ll use muscles you’ve never used. I was sore for 3 days after and was so remotivated to workout again after years of having a blah time working out. There are so many varieties of workouts, it’s worth buying the book just for the stimulation..workouts for: ultimate weight loss; crowded gyms; beach body; wedding day; bodyweight; Sparactus (movie), etc. I’ve tried the Crowded Gym and Spartacus. I love them both, and both burn tons of calories, and you’ll have fun doing it, although you’ll be so beat up after, you’ll barely be able to stand. But it’s all good. You’ll also love the hundreds and hundreds of exercises with great instructions and pictures detailing the exact position of moves. I great great resource applying the latest workout science.
Rating: 5 / 5
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