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FitnessProsBooks.com - Strength Training For Women
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List Price: $19.95
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Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.71082
EAN: 9780736052238
ISBN: 0736052232
Label: Human Kinetics Publishers
Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 220
Publication Date: 2004-11
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Summary: Boring
Comment: If you are at the gym , and you are working out , you are tapping into your physical energy . The last thing you want to do is read words and words . You need more pictures on how . This book has just too much of words
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Summary: Great Book, really helpful
Comment: Let me start off by saying that this book is available for free online, which is where I have read it, and I intend to buy it so that I have a reference copy. (I almost appreciate it being available free enough to buy it just because I support that).
I have recently joined a health club, and really wanted to try weight training. I had been feeling very intimidated, and this book has pretty much fixed that. I'm the type of person who likes to have a lot of information and think things through thoroughly, especially when I am a little nervous about them. All the background information about the different types of training and exercises really helped me to feel comfortable, though I can see how it might not seem relevant to those who have already been training for a while, or who are not the information junkies that I am.
The sample training plans and the descriptions and images of each exercise were probably the most helpful part of this book. I was able to read it, practice some of the movements I wasn't sure about at home without weight, and then hit the gym. I'm completely a beginner, and the level of information in this book was just what I was looking for to get me started since I can't really afford to hire a trainer.
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Summary: Decent, but...
Comment: I bought this manual in an attempt to add a bit more strength training to my workout. It was helpful, however, I find that it's gathering a lot of dust on my bookshelf, and I'm turning to advice from other people in the gym.
What I was hoping for was more understanding of how to build a strength training program. What I found was a decent narrative on musculature and some basic principles of training, along with a few sample programs, but nothing to help me increase my own understanding as a female feeling out of place in a gym full of knowledgeable looking men. I can take the basics that Incledon outlines and try to apply them to my workouts, but if you are working with a limited amount of equipment, there's no real explanation of how to modify workouts or understand which exercises will work in lieu of the one she recommends.
There's a whole section on powerlifting and strong woman competitions at the end, so maybe I am simply the wrong target audience. I am in my mid-twenties, fit after a childhood playing lots of athletics, and looking for enough toning to a) look good in a little black dress and b) stave off the effects of gravity that are looming somewhere in my thirties. I would probably have benefitted more from saving the money on the book and hiring a personal trainer for a few sessions and familiarizing myself with the weight room.
Men's strength training books seem to offer a lot mroe depth and options, I don't think we deserve any less.
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Summary: strength training for women
Comment: an excellent book,just what i needed to go from weight loss to toning up and getting stronger.
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Summary: Might be good to read, but not good enough to buy
Comment: You might want to check it out from the library before purchasing if you already have other books on the subject.
It has a textbook feel and lightly covers a lot of ground but I'm not sure how helpful some of it was. I'm not really interested in the difference between isometric, isotonic, variable resistance, isokinetic, eccentric and polymetric training. Do you need to be reminded to "Measure and Monitor" or figure out your daily caloric requirement?
It does have great explanations of the few exercises demonstrated and I did learn a few new things. So read it BEFORE you buy it - USED ONLY.
PS: I'm not sure how important this would be to most women... but wow! the models where "uninspiring" to put it nicely.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Ready for an individualized approach to working out that produces better results? Strength Training for Women delivers with information tailored to the way your body works and responds to training, and the specific tools you need to reach your goals. More than simple descriptions of exercises and training programs, this book explains why the exercises are important and which training program is right for you. You’ll gain insight into how the female body responds to training and come away with six sample programs and more than 102 exercises to train every area of the female form. In addition to helping you gain strength, the programs provided will help you burn fat, build strong bones, and prepare for competition. Maximize your genetic makeup and unique physiology to build muscle that will add strength, boost metabolism, improve bone density, and give you the lean, muscular look you want without the big, bulky look you don’t. Start using Strength Training for Women now to break through frustrating plateaus and cater to the special needs of your body.
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