Continuously published since 1936, Ironman is the dean of bodybuilding magazines. Ironman has been showcasing every major bodybuilder, training technique, and scientific advance, along with other aspects of the iron game, longer than any other bodybuilding magazine. With articles by and photos of the greatest names in bodybuilding, the Ironman archives represent the best of bodybuilding in the 20th century. Here, in one definitive, information-packed volume, you have the best that Ironman has to offer. The articles and photos reprinted in Ironman's Ultimate Bodybuilding Encyclopedia are of enormous and enduring value to beginners and experts alike. A tour de force of bodybuilding information with stunning photos of unrivaled quality, this massive volume covers every aspect of bodybuilding with authority and depth. Included is complete information on:
- Bodybuilding fundamentals
- Bodybuilding physiology
- Shoulder training
- Chest training
- Back training
- Arm training
- Abdominal training
- Leg training
- Training with a system
- Training with the champions
- Tricks and secrets to boost growth
- Training for mass
- Training for power
- Mental aspects of training
- Natural bodybuilding
- Bodybuilding nutrition
- Bodybuilding injuries
- Drugs in bodybuilding