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    arnold encycolpedia?

    is this book really worth buying or is it just another "book" im not sure how long it is been around but i was jus wondering if its worth money to buy and time to read?thanks

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    If you ever have a question about form or anything, it's in that book, the diet information is a little dated but the exercise part is classic. Lots of great pictures as well. It's worth the money!

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    i have it it was like $25 and everytime i get lazy i flip through it and its extreamly insparational..

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    i love it....always flick through it when im bored
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    Not a big fan of it myself.

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    IMO one of the best books around for someone to become introduced to this sport...great read.

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    Just don't follow the training style laid out.

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    what about the golds encycolpedia or sumthing thats up to date on everything like workout and nutrition? thanks

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    Arnold Encyc.= Awesome Read.

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    Arnold's book is great for a reference to performing exercises and the pictures are inspirational. Get it but don't have to buy it twice like I did. The paperback can fall apart easily. Pages start to seperate from the binding and it sucks. Best advice, spend the extra $ on the hardcover.

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    Is The Bible!

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    Quote Originally Posted by saboudian
    Not a big fan of it myself.
    HAHA.. You and I both, It's a halfway decent reference though to have around..

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    Never heard of it...:/ where can I get it from?? bookstores still have it??

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    if you live in nyc strand books has it for like 12$ its worth every penny..

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    I have 2 copies of it. One I got about 12 years ago, and the pages are all falling out. The other one I got about a year ago (the updated version) and it's still in good shape. Not much difference in the two really.

    It's not the BEST by any means, but it's great if you're looking for that first real kick into the world of bodybuilding. I found it to be very inspirational if nothing else.

    A better reference source is Bill Pearl's "Keys to the Inner Universe". You could go your whole life and never do all of the exercises in that book. It's a little dated, but it's definitely a good addition if you like designing your own workouts and want some variety.

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    Very good book. Look at it all the time

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    Quote Originally Posted by hoss827
    Never heard of it...:/ where can I get it from?? bookstores still have it??
    hoss are you serious about this?? i thought you were the arnold-freak around here! if you're a fan, it's definitely worth picking up...

    like someone said, the training style is a little dated, as is some of the info, but it's a great starting place, and a great read nonetheless...
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    id recommend it. but id also recommend reading EVERYTHING!

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    i have it, and i dont consider myself a BBing guru, but there wasnt anything in it that i didnt already know, and most of his diet info isnt that great, the pics are good, but he only has like 2 pics of ronnie... and has no info on aas, how can anyone publish a "bodybuilding bible" without covering AAS, thats just BS, and if i could get my 25 back, then give it..lol

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    its a nice book to own and fun to read just to learn how they did it back then. some of the stuff is worth thinking about.
    I mean look how many very nice physiques that got built that way! Nowdays HIT and **** like that is the rave but I like volume alot more(not the crasy volume that arnie used I havent nearly built upp my gpp to handle that ammount)!!

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