Muscle building training in bodybuilding includes not only a specific training methodology but also other components such as aerobic training, nutrition, and often doping. All these factors are analyzed and compared with current sports science research findings. Based on this, Jürgen Giessing develops a concrete and well-founded training guide that demonstrates how muscle building training can be made even more effective and is noteworthy for another reason: the controversial maximum strength tests for training planning are replaced by an uncomplicated and easy-to-apply alternative concept.