The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weight Training
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Book Overview
This text aims to be useful to those looking for an approachable, beginner's guide to lifting weights. The book is issued in the illustrated format, where photographs and line illustrations are given... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:159257419X
ISBN13:9781592574193
Release Date:December 2005
Publisher:Alpha Books
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.47 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 8.0" x 10.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 12 and higher
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
insightful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Bought this for my teenager, the illustrations really helped him to figure out which exercises work which muscles. There is also info on nutrition.
weight
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Not bad for bookmarking for future reference! When you have to start somewhere, these are great!
For Beginner Lifters
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This beginner's guide to weightlifting provides the basics for you to get started lifting. Also included are some common mistakes made in the gym.
Perfect for the beginner.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book provides fantastic easy to use information for the beginning weight-lifter. If you are more advanced, you may already know the information in this book--though it sheds light on faulty techniques commonly seen in the gym.
A good foundation for beginners
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
While not prescribing any specific diet or workout regimens, this book gives anyone who wants to start a fitness program that includes strength training all the tools they need to develop their own routines. The authors, who come from power lifting and endurance sport backgrounds, recommend an approach that is similar to the one advocated by people like Wayne Westcott, Matt Brzycki,Dan Riley and Ellington Darden, in other words, low volume, high intensity with slow, controled movements. They do discuss other approaches, such as multiple-set training and plyometrics and come down against them, but don't flat-out say "Our way is right; every other way is wrong," instead giving the pros and cons of different techniques. I also like that their nutrition advice is very sensible, advocating good, basic nutrition rather than fad diets or supplements. While the target audience is newcomers to strength training, more experienced trainees can still benefit from it, picking up some new techniques, learning about competitive lifting or just getting a refresher course on the basics. The best thing about the approach they recommend is that it's one that can easily be adapted into your life with your other interests.
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