Arnold’s Bodyshaping for Women
An argument, made when almost no women lifted, that resistance training shapes and strengthens a body rather than bulking it.
Schwarzenegger’s guide to weight training for women, written with Douglas Kent Hall at a time when few women lifted weights at all. He argues that resistance training shapes and strengthens the body without bulk, and lays out routines, technique and nutrition for readers new to the gym. Dated in places, it was an early and influential push to make the weight room feel open to everyone.
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