FitnessProsBooks.com - Women's Strength Training Anatomy
|
List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $9.97
Your Save: $ 9.98 ( 50% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers
|
Average Customer Rating:   
|
|
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 611.73
EAN: 9780736048132
ISBN: 0736048138
Label: Human Kinetics Publishers
Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 136
Publication Date: 2003-01
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: missing info
Comment: I love this book, but, it is missing the arms (biceps, triceps, and shoulders) and chest! So, therefore, I give it only 4 stars for that reason...otherwise, excellent reference book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the best books of its kind.
Comment: As is 'Strength Training Anatomy' this is one if not the best book of its kind. It is brilliantly illustrated and packed with great tips and extensive easy to understand information.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not Quite As Advertised
Comment: Like many other reviewers, I found this to be a beautifully illustrated exercise guide that provides step-by-step instructions for proper execution, variations to emphasize different muscle groups, and safety tips to avoid injury. I, too, feel that the book is incomplete, not just because there is nothing for the upper body, but also because the back section is inadequate. The upper back musculature, which is so important for maintaining good posture and stabilizing the shoulder blades, is not addressed at all. So, you won't find any kind of rowing or pulldown motions.
However, my biggest complaint with this book is in how it is being advertised. Amazon's editorial review and the book's own back cover promote this as a manual that focuses on women's unique anatomy and "exclusively caters to the mechanics and musculature of the female form." I took this to mean that the book would recommend certain exercises and variations based on structural features such as our wider pelvises, which tend to set us up for more patellofemoral problems than men. So I was immensely disappoionted to find that the exercises and variations are all uni-sex. Every movement applies equally to women and men. These are not exercises that are especially designed for or "better" for women; they are simply exercises that women tend to favor, such as the floor work and movements that target the legs, buttocks, hips, and abs.
For what it offers, this book is an excellent resource for women who want to know more about how to target certain muscles and work them effectively. Just be aware that the exercises are not female versions of what men do.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The easy way to learn exercises!
Comment: I adore this book and have bought it for several friends! The explanation it provides for different exercises is excellent and easy to follow. My only complaint is that it doesn't include shoulder exercises! Guess women aren't supposed to have shoulders????
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Resource for Trainers and bodybuilders
Comment: This is a great resource for trainers as well as the avid female exercise participant. Excellent descriptions of how to perform exercises and the anatomy picture are very helpful. Highly recommended.
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
|
With information on strengthening and toning the legs, buttocks, abs, and back, Women's Strength Training Anatomy provides full-color, detailed anatomical illustrations of exercises for these hard-to-shape areas. What makes this book unique is that readers can see the muscles at work during each exercise, like an X ray of the body in motion. Are there definite anatomical differences in the way men and women should build their bodies? According to the best-selling author and illustrator of Strength Training Anatomy, the answer is an overwhelming yes! Exercise variations based on a woman's unique anatomical features are also covered, helping to isolate muscles and make each exercise more effective. Make your workouts work harder for you! If you work out to strengthen and shape your body or if you help women get stronger and more defined, this is one book you need for understanding the female form and getting the most from your exercises.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
