Getting Stronger is widely regarded as the best general book on weight training in the world. Author Bill Pearl is a Five-Time Mr. Universe and bodybuilding legend. Getting Stronger was first published in 1986 and has sold over 600,000 copies in North America. Now, 15 years later, it has been revised.

Here is what’s New in Getting Stronger Revised:

• Women’s Bodybuilding has been expanded
• Sports Training Principles has been updated
• New section by Max E. Shott, M.S., P.T., on Injury Rehabilitation
• Nutrition section has been updated
• New information on most commonly used Supplements
• Expanded section includes new generation of weight training machines
• Information on the most widely used drugs & problems that could arise
• Recommended reading that lists 34 good books on health and fitness

Here's What Hasn't Changed

• The 70+ easy-to-follow weight training programs
• The 350 or so exercises with clear instructions

After all, the principles of progressive resistance training remain the same, and the human body hasn't changed much in the past 35,000 years!

“A fabulous choice is the newly revised and comprehensive Getting Stronger Revised Edition. It contains illustrated conditioning routines for dozens of sports and fitness activities and is suitable for all ages. The price is right too.”
-Charleston Post & Courrier

“A must for anyone serious about fitness . . .”
-Newsday

“A superb piece of publishing, well-written, beautifully designed...Women are going to react very favorably to the equal time given them in this book.”
-Female Bodybuilding

“Bill Pearl is one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time.”
-Arnold Schwarzenegger