{"product_id":"pro-style-bodybuilding-tom-platz-1985","title":"Pro-Style Bodybuilding by Tom Platz \u0026 Bill Reynolds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePro-Style Bodybuilding (Tom Platz Bodybuilding Training Guide, 1985)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Golden Era Bodybuilding Training Manual by Mr. Universe Tom Platz, Written with Bill Reynolds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pro-Style Bodybuilding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tom Platz \u0026amp; Bill Reynolds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert Hernandez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1985\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0806979100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sterling Publishing paperback edition, 1985. 10th printing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated glossy card wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback), approximately 230 x 180 mm, 192 pages. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white exercise photographs, with colour photographs to the covers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glossy dark purple illustrated front cover shows light wear: a visible crease line near the bottom fore-corner, a small chipped and lifted lower corner with the silvery edge showing, scuffing and faint scratches on the dark surface, and slight creasing at the top right corner. The cream spine, printed in blue and black, is legible and not visibly cracked. The back cover is clean and cream, with the price of $10.95 printed upon it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is solid and clean. The title page and copyright page are clean and bright. The page edges are lightly toned, with a few tiny specks. The photographic and text pages are free of markings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in New York by Sterling in 1985, Pro-Style Bodybuilding is a training guide by Tom Platz, written with Bill Reynolds, with a foreword by Arnold Schwarzenegger. It sets out a complete bodybuilding routine and considers diet and off-season training, along with advice on preparing for competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book covers off-season bulking diets and exercises, pre-contest definition strategies, and Platz's Extended-Sets system. It presents more than 40 illustrated exercises, together with guidance on posing and on what judges look for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlatz was a Mr. Universe, and the book comes from the height of his competitive career. It is a period piece for collectors of bodybuilding and physical-culture literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Tom Platz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Platz, born on 26 June 1955, was an American bodybuilder known as the Golden Eagle. He made his Mr. Olympia debut in 1978 with an eighth-place finish and went on to compete at the top level of the sport through the mid-1980s. After his competitive career he moved into acting in films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePro-Style Bodybuilding is listed in his bibliography. 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