"Dr. Hatfield has taken his many years of experience in the field to produce a complete encyclopedia of information that every sports enthusiast should know. This is the first book I have ever seen that combines the knowledge of herbalism with performance training and a nutritional focus. It teaches readers how foods are digested and assimilated by the body and how athletes can adapt their bodies to the stress of competitive training while enhancing their cardiac output and mental concentration. Nature's Sports Pharmacy is a must for everyone who is athletically inclined, including athletes and personal trainers interested in keeping their competitive abilities in this growing and competitive field." -- Dr. Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD, author of Herb Bible, Vitamin Bible, and Prescription Alternatives Athletes of all sports will benefit from this comprehensive and integrated health and fitness program based on the power of herbs and herb-based phytochemicals. Written by two nutrition and fitness authorities, this valuable resource explains how herbs <ul>
<li>cleanse the body of impurities </li>
<li>sharpen mental focus </li>
<li>have a normalizing effect, allowing the body to recoup and adapt to the stress of intense workouts </li>
<li>improve strength and energy levels dramatically </li>
<li>have great nutritional value </li>
<li>help prevent or reduce body fat </li>
<li>stimulate the immune system </li>
</ul>
Nature's Sports Pharmacy brings the best herbal substances together for use in one coherent, integrated system for peak athletic performance. This authoritative book contains the most up-to-date scientific information on the power of newly discovered phytochemicals and provides a thorough and complete appendix on all commonly used herbs, with dosages. Frederick C. Hatfield, PhD, is the author of more than 50 books on sports fitness, weight training, and athletic nutrition. Frederick C. Hatfield II, MS, is the assistant strength coach for James Madison University

Nature's Sports Pharmacy

Hatfield,Frederick

Sports & Outdoors

McGraw=Hill

"If you're really into the great sport of bodybuilding, getting massively huge and 'shredded' is great. If you're an athlete from any other sport, getting as big as you need to be in order to improve your total sports performance capabilitities is the name of the game. Dr. Hatfield has given you the ultimate bible of bodybuilding greatness." -- Tom Platz Two-time Mr. Universe Dr. Fred Hatfield, bodybuilding guru and bestselling author, brings together the latest advances in bodybuilding science in this comprehensive guide to achieving optimum gains in muscle mass and power through personalized nutrition and training programs. Based on the premise that strength is the foundation upon which you can build the ultimate physique, Hatfield presents an innovative training system, using his state-of-the-art "ABC workouts" (muscle-specific, targeted-set, and holistic-set workouts). Add the most up-to-date information available on nutrition and exercise technique to this highly personalized training system and you have a breakthrough program that guarantees explosive growth and strength--achieved naturally, without the use of drugs. Loaded with photos, training logs and charts, psychological strategies for staying motivated, tips on contest preparation, and solutions to common problems bodybuilders face, Hardcore Bodybuilding also presents methods for determining body-fat percentage and metabolic rate and reveals the truth behind many bodybuilding myths--making it a must for anyone interested in serious weight training. Frederick C. Hatfield, PhD, has written more than 50 books and hundreds of articles on sports training, fitness, bodybuilding, and nutrition, including Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach, Power: A Scientific Approach, and Ultimate Sports Nutrition: A Scientific Approach to Peak Athletic Performance.

Hardcore Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach

This is the first book to gather scientific findings about progressive resistance training and to translate them into relevant and understandable training advice. Author of Powerlifting: A Scientific Approach and an editor for Muscle &amp; Fitness magazine, Dr. Frederick C. Hatfield has written an invaluable book that analyzes training systems and techniques, progressive resistance exercises, nutrition and diet regimens, bodybuilding psychology, and muscle-growth pharmacology in light of actual scientific findings. Whether exploding misconceptions concerning isolation exercises or heavy-duty training; explaining the causes of overtraining, muscle soreness, muscle growth, and muscle shaping; or providing a pictorial history of bodybuilding (along with a history of certain bodybuilding principles), Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach addresses the real concerns of the serious bodybuilder in a language that can be readily understood. Through use of recent research, charts, graphs, tables, and photos, Dr. Hatfield delivers vital, new information no bodybuilder--male or female--should be without. 
<ul>
<li>Rare photographs of early bodybuilding contests </li>
<li>Listings of winners from all major contests </li>
<li>Advantages and disadvantages of free weights and exercise machines </li>
<li>Vitamin and mineral charts listing best sources of nutrients for bodybuilders </li>
<li>Pros and cons of steroid use </li>
<li>Efficacy ratings of ergogenic aids </li>
<li>Latest research findings on relaxation and tension control techniques </li>
</ul> Frederick C. Hatfield, PhD, has authored over a dozen books, including Aerobic Weight Training, and scores of research reports and articles.

Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach

Hatfield, Frederick C.

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Nature's Sports Pharmacy

Hardcore Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach

Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach