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Embrace Your Inner Bombshell: Personal Empowerment Through Weight Training Series

By Reneé Baisque
Fitness Model, National Physique Competitor, Personal Trainer, Fitness Seminar Speaker/Instructor, and professional chef.

Anyone who tells you that physical beauty does not create desire is kidding themselves.  The fact is that sex sells and like most women I can relate to societal and self-induced pressures to attain physical perfection.  Unfortunately it’s thanks in part to those pressures that over 10 million women and men in America suffer from disordered eating patterns.  My own weight yo-yoed up and down for years and I’ve endured the pain and frustration that goes along with the seemingly futile efforts to shed pounds and the delusion that doing so would make everything better.  As far back as I can remember I’ve been on one diet or another and it’s taken a long time to get over the mentality of “if I could only lose X more pounds, fill in the blank, would be perfect (everything from my love life to my career, to my relationship with my father).  The reality is that for me, as it is with millions of others, weight was never the real issue and while it’s been the longest and most difficult road to personal healing I doubt that I’d have been able to achieve the genuine happiness and satisfaction with my body and mind without weight training, clean eating habits (forget the fad diets! Clean eating is about a proper combination of protein, carbohydrates and fats), and the tireless efforts of a compassionate, inspiring and educated personal trainer.  The personal empowerment that I’ve gained from weight training alone is something far better than any other feeling I’ve ever had.  It’s given me the ability to not only make peace with my body but also truly love and honor it and the inner strength to accomplish my goals and change the negative messages hardwired into me –permanently.  They’re things that everyone deserves to have and I want to share with you the hard won secrets of how to achieve that empowerment yourself.   More

THE NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN BODYBUILDING

By Arnold Schwarzenegger with Bill Dobbins

Description from Arnold's site: The first thing you notice about this book is that it's big.. HUGE! So big, in fact, your forearms will probably double in size simply by turning the pages of it. THE NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN BODYBUILDING is considered "The Bodybuilder's Bible" and for good reason; this impressive tome has it all. There are chapters to pump up every muscle in your body, with detailed exercise routines and diet plans for the beginning, advanced and competition-level bodybuilder. One of the few books that deals with bodybuilding on the competitive level (there's even advice to prep you for the all-out psychological warfare that is the pose-down) It is essential reading for the serious bodybuilder. More

Arnold : The Education of a Bodybuilder

By Arnold Schwarzenegger and Douglas Hall

Description from Arnold's site: Half autobiography, half training manual, ARNOLD: THE EDUCATION OF A BODYBUILDER is both the fascinating story of how a little boy from Thal, Austria conquered the world and a step-by-step guide on how to conquer it yourself. Arnold's first book is refreshingly candid, insightful and inspiring. The book proves that Arnold's success was no accident-it was carved into history by sheer will. The perfect book for Schwarzenegger fans! More

Weight lifting program for absolute beginners!

After spending just a few minutes with Weight Lifting for Absolute Beginners you'll be saying "I can do this!"

Look at this list of the benefits you might gain by adding weight lifting exercises to your schedule:

• Easier weight loss or weight maintenance
• Leaner, stronger body
• Improved appearance
• Better posture
• Lower blood pressure
• Increased resting metabolism rate
• Improved balance and coordination (used to be called "grace")
• Stronger bones, and protection against osteoporosis

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Joe Weider's Ultimate Bodybuilding : The Master Blaster's Principles of Training and Nutrition

by Joe Weider, Bill Reynolds

Great reference book with a lot of photography. Good for beginners and advanced bodybuilders. More