Best Book on Muscle Building After 50 + *and* to avoid Injuries? Any ideas, please?

[Oldguysrule]

Hello, all...

Does anyone know a few great books on Muscle Building After 50 + *and* to avoid Injuries? Any ideas, please?

The stuff on the web, just shows a few meh so-so books and book reviews like 4.2 stars out of a possible 5 stars, even the ones written by retired pro bodybuilders don't have good reviews, just basic stuff that one can find on the web...

Here's what's written on the reviews: basic, not for one who has been bodybuilding before, but wants to get back into it consistently....

I'm over 50 years of age and I've been into the sport since the late 1970s at one of the glory days of bodybuilding, but I'm not into the prospect of injuring myself

Life threw a few hurdles at me, and from my wisdom, it takes 45 days to get into a positive habit, I'd love to jump start that.

So those are the 2 components: 1) hypertrophy, muscle mass and strength, having a healthy weight & diet, et cetera 2) while avoiding injuries

I mean I'm not looking for geriatric exercises obviously, nor the stuff that could be found in the web, maybe a few notches lower than what IBFF pro Andreas Cahling looks like today, ok, a little more than a few.... haha, he's really the exception to the rule

Naturally as a by product, it would provide inspiration as an added bonus

Thanks in advance

Please feel free to reply with some of the great bodybuilder's books that still hold true today that help one gain impressive muscle mass without injuring oneself, catered to older 50 or over adults that aren't total novices to bodybuidlin but who have had decent impressive bodybuilding type bodies in like 1997, but because of a long break, would like to get back into it and reach somewhat of that type of body they had in like the 1990s...

Thank you so very much,

[almostgone]

Maybe check out HIT training by Ellington Darden. There's no earth shaking revelations, but it's might be what you're looking for.


Edit: Depending on what you're looking for try Schwarzenegger's The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised

[Oldguysrule]

thank you, i couldn't like your comment from my laptop, because i think there's a computer glitch going on

[Oldguysrule]

What about "Bodybuilding the Weider Approach"

I recently unearthed this, and it's from the early 80s, Cahling does the intro. to this book (can't upload a pic obviously, not a fan of tapatalk etc to do so)

but it has a black cover , is soft bound and has the dude with the poor calf development in it,.... among others.... of the glory days of bodybuilding...i forgot his name

but there's a chapter on Lou F. and also on Chris Dickerson and Frank Zane, with 1 notable photo Frank is eating with his wife, Christine Zane

Anybody remember THAT book

It seems that Father Joe WEider would have a Vested Interest in not letting those just being introduced to bodybuilding become injured....

RE: Darden, he believed in the super slow approach, especially like 6 count positive, and also a slow negative, which recenlty Lee Haney, said nothing is accomplished going slow on negatives but tendon and joint damage

It's the positive that builds muscle accordin to the 8 time Mr O champ who has managed to stay out of injuries

Rich Gaspari on a recent FB post to a reply that he might be a bad influence at his age on heavy poundages,
that he has mentioned he does at least 20 reps meaning, the weights are not heavy; and it's not "Ego Lifting"

I can understand when one is young .... and a hard gainer..... and having trouble putting on actual weight

They'd drink those Weider or Twin Lab Weight Gainer prot shakes
and maybe to get more massive from being really skinny do 4-6 reps sometimes, *myself included, as a youngin that's how I got to be a decent size

but those days are gone for me ymmv (your mileage may vary' ) as the young kids say

Too bad, IMHO, there really isn't much books tailored to this age group, to not just stay fit...but to get jumpstarted on Real Muscle / Bulkbuilding & Nutrition,
*without getting injured*

I have that huge Arnold book by the way, wasn't too impressed with it. purchased it back in 1986

[XnavyHMCS]

I remember that book.

It could qualify as "The Bible" of it's times.

I have to add: The Underground Steroid Handbook (editions I and II)