Muscular Power and Beauty

Download or read book Muscular Power and Beauty written by Bernarr Macfadden and published by Fredonia Books (NL). This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable early book on bodybuilding and male physique, Muscular Power and Beauty was originally published in 1906. Bernarr Macfadden (1868 - 1955) was an exponent of classic Apollo and Hercules body ideals, and his book gives exercises for many different muscle groups to achieve this. Remarkably, many of the photos of MacFadden are nude (although not full frontal or full rear views) side views, and this must have been considered a fairly risque publication for its time. Many closeup photos of arms, chest, legs, etc. show the exercises and the development that MacFadden achieved.