Weight Training For Dummies
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Weight Training For Dummies makes it easy to get started with weight training by offering trusted and straightforward guidance on the latest circuit and resistance training, and all-new information on the highly popular bodyweight and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Whether you’re working with dumbbells, free weight sets, or machines, you’ll find out how to combine weight training with other exercise to properly strength train and get in the best shape of your life.
Along with aerobic exercise and flexibility, body weight training is an integral part of a complete physical activity program. But with all the different equipment and techniques available, getting started can feel overwhelming. Want to get pumped about weight training? Consider these facts: strength training, whether via free weights or a machine, builds muscle. And the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism and the less prone you are to injuries―in and out of the gym. Plus, strength training promotes bone strength, which can significantly reduce your odds of developing osteoporosis. If that’s not enough, strength training―unlike cardio workouts like running―reaps benefits almost immediately. So what are you waiting for? Weight Training For Dummies has everything you need to get started.
- Provides examples and directions for powerful 20-minute weight training routines for the time challenged
- Features advice to help you choose a weight training system that you enjoy and that fits into your lifestyle
- Includes new coverage devoted to warm-ups and the hottest and most beneficial stretches
- Introduces using weight training to address specific health or orthopedic conditions
Whether you’re already in the gym several times a week or are just starting out with a fitness routine, Weight Training For Dummies shows you how to use free weights or weight machines to get results―fast.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 4th edition (20 Jan. 2015), For Dummies |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 384 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1118940741 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1118940747 |
| Dimensions | 18.8 x 3.05 x 23.37 cm |
by Jamie – CP
They spin it out a bit – basic stuff. And I would not recommend using this without going to a gym and at least seeing and copying what other people are doing, even if you can’t afford an instructor. Still – worth a flick through.
by Bookrider
A bit bland – lots of black and white pictures. Aimed fairly and squarely at a mainly female readership – ideal if that’s you, less so if not… Lots of exercises covered though so not a complete waste of money.
by Mr A.
Thought I was buying a new copy at the price I paid
The edges of the pages are discoloured
Certainly not new, I’ll use the bookshop in the town in future ????
by anon
very informative reading for novice and semi experienced people into keep fit wantin to progress into weight training
by Amazon Customer
Very good book on weight training cover’s all aspects of training very pleased with my purchase ” a must buy for any body looking to get fit in the family.
by •
Save your money, this is a dreadful book. The photos are grey scale and low contrast. Look on the internet for far better guides, and for free, too, or buy an App. Even some of the free ones are better than this.
Some of the shortfalls of this book are as follows.
* A machine is mentioned in passing, no description is given, but it is referred to repeatedly in the remainder of the book.
* A machine or exercise is mentioned, but there is no index entry for it.
* An exercise is described, say a crunch, and usually there are before and after photos. In one case, these are identical.
* A dead lift with rounded shoulders and weights well away from the knees? Come on!
* The lunge description refers to using a chair to limit movement, as in the squat.
* How not to take weights from a rack. The description says bend your knees. The illustration shows weights being lifted from high on the rack, admittedly at arm’s length, but bent knees are irrelevant. This is labelled as how not to do it, but an illustration of how to do it would be better in this case. Say with a weight taken from low on the rack?
So things go on. The index is possibly the worst and most frustrating feature. The basic advice in the book is good, but is spoilt by mistakes and lack of cross referencing. This might happen in a first edition, after poor proofing, but is unacceptable in a 4th edition.
by Anne Higgins
Being a person who has dabbled now and again into weight training, this is a very informative and grounded guide cutting through the jargon of weight training and offering excellent advice on how to train from novice to advanced.
by Norman Butler
I first had this book out from the British lending library and realised that I would need to purchase it in order to obtain maximum results with regular use so purchased the book.