Tag: Muscle

Swole The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle [Audiobook]


Free Download Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CGXV8ZTL | 2024 | 9 hours and 22 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 272 MB
Author: Michael Andor Brodeur
Narrator: Mark Sanderlin

From a Washington Post critic and self-described meathead: a witty, incisive, poignant exploration of male body image, from the history of the gym to the politics of superheroes to the world of manfluencers. Michael Brodeur is a Gen-X gay writer with a passion for bodybuilding and an insatiable curiosity about masculinity-a concept in which many men are currently struggling to find their place. In our current moment, where "manfluencers" on TikTok tease their audiences with their latest videos, where right-wing men espouse the importance of being "alpha," as toxic masculinity and the patriarchy are being rightfully criticized, the nature of masculinity has become murkier than ever.

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Artificial Muscle Actuators Using Electroactive Polymers


Free Download Pietro Vincenzini, "Artificial Muscle Actuators Using Electroactive Polymers "
English | ISBN: 3908158273 | 2009 | 216 pages | PDF | 12 MB
The 27 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on "Artificial Muscle Actuators using Electroactive Polymers". The papers are conveniently arranged into the 1: Materials; 2: Analysis, physical mechanisms and characterization; 3: Devices and applications. This special volume has also been published online in the series, "Advances in Science and Technology" Vol. 61.

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Muscle Explosion 28 Days to Maximum Mass


Free Download Nick Nilsson, "Muscle Explosion: 28 Days to Maximum Mass"
English | ISBN: 0972410295 | 2018 | 224 pages | PDF | 6 MB
If you are part of the ”conventional wisdom crowd”, take a very deep breath… with Muscle Explosion you’re going to: – Reduce caloric intake to well below maintenance levels and eliminate protein completely (in very specific ways for very specific purposes) – Aim to overtrain – Train the same body part five days in a row – Perform the same exercise five days in a row Muscle Explosion literally turns conventional muscle-building wisdom inside-out and upside down. By practicing the groundbreaking training and eating strategies in this book, you will SHATTER your ”genetic limitations” by literally changing your physiology, quickly setting the stage for EXPLOSIVE increases in muscle mass and strength. Each cycle of this program lasts only 28 days and the workouts take less than an hour to complete. This book is for the intermediate to advanced trainer who is ready to DEMOLISH plateaus and achieve growth and strength increases previously thought unattainable.

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Muscle Explosion 28 Days to Maximum Mass


Free Download Nick Nilsson, "Muscle Explosion: 28 Days to Maximum Mass"
English | ISBN: 0972410295 | 2018 | 224 pages | PDF | 6 MB
If you are part of the ”conventional wisdom crowd”, take a very deep breath… with Muscle Explosion you’re going to: – Reduce caloric intake to well below maintenance levels and eliminate protein completely (in very specific ways for very specific purposes) – Aim to overtrain – Train the same body part five days in a row – Perform the same exercise five days in a row Muscle Explosion literally turns conventional muscle-building wisdom inside-out and upside down. By practicing the groundbreaking training and eating strategies in this book, you will SHATTER your ”genetic limitations” by literally changing your physiology, quickly setting the stage for EXPLOSIVE increases in muscle mass and strength. Each cycle of this program lasts only 28 days and the workouts take less than an hour to complete. This book is for the intermediate to advanced trainer who is ready to DEMOLISH plateaus and achieve growth and strength increases previously thought unattainable.

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