Description:
"Filled with illustrations, illuminating stories, and historical deep dives, Muscle will give you new insight into the power of our bodies." --Milan Polk, Men's Health
An entertaining illustrated deep dive into muscle, from the discovery of human anatomy to the latest science of strength training.
Brief description: Roy A. Meals, MD, is a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at UCLA and the author of Bones: Inside and Out, a Barnes & Noble Best Science Book of 2020. The author of several medical books, he has practiced, researched, and taught hand surgery for forty years. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Review Quotes: [Meals] offers an amusing account of physical training programs throughout history. [He] wisely devotes several chapters to exercise and sports, paying special attention to conditioning, nutrition, and muscle-building supplements, including a mildly skeptical review of performance enhancers and an entertaining review of cheating... An easy-to-digest science lesson tailored for general readers.-- "Kirkus Reviews"