- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.; 2nd Edition edition (Sep 14 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 076455168X
- ISBN-13: 978-0764551680
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.8 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 816 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #238,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Owning Weight Training for Dummies is like having two knowledgeable and entertaining personal trainers into your home. The authors, Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg, authors of the popular Fitness for Dummies, are both fitness professionals who walk (lift, run, bicycle) their talk. They explain the basics of weight training simply, then take you through every step to setting up your own program and doing it properly. Whether you have free weights (dumbbells and barbells), a home machine, or access to a gym with many machines, you'll get an introduction to safe and effective weight training, plus descriptions, technique, and illustrations of dozens of exercises designed to target all major muscle groups. And just in case this is the only fitness book you buy, the authors include some information on cardio exercise, stretching, and other exercise options. Best of all, the book is motivating, easy to understand, and fun to read.
This updated edition of Weight Training for Dummies includes a few new chapters: "Yoga and Pilates" and "Improving Your Balance and Coordination," both in the "Beyond the Barbell" section; "Advanced Weight Training Exercises"; and a few snippets of new material (such as the addition of "Don't dress like a porn star" in the "Weight Training Etiquette" chapter). Otherwise, it's pretty much the same book. If you own the first edition, there's probably no need to buy the updated version. But if you don't own the first edition of this handy and cheery guide already, and weight training is not yet a part of your fitness program, the second edition of Weight Training for Dummies will teach you exactly what to do and how to do it. --Joan Price
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One of the easiest-to-understand, best-illustrated guides to important strength exercises we've ever seen. -- Men's Fitness
Solid, comprehensive, and fun...Photos illustrate more than 150 pages of exercises. -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Solid, comprehensive, and fun...Photos illustrate more than 150 pages of exercises. -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Stay Away,
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This review is from: Weight Training For Dummies, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
Shallow coverage and not enough detail to really help build a program. the author at one point claims she hit a guy between the legs with a weight for saying something she didn't like. Should be called "A Woman's View on Weightlifting.": "Make sure not to make noises when you lift..." Try "Brother Iron - Sister Steel" for more serious coverage.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Well written, interesting, and detailed introduction,
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This review is from: Weight Training For Dummies, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
First, I should mention something of my background. I've been very physically active most of my 50 years, mostly as a martial arts student and instructor for 38 years, so I'm no stranger to very physical activities and athletics. However, I didn't have much background in weight training, and this book really helped me get a better background on how to best design, organize, and optimize my weight workouts. I'm interested in toning up and gaining maybe a little strength, but I'm mostly concerned, at my age, in preserving and enhancing endurance. I've found that putting on too much muscle slows me down, and as a martial artist, that's my main concern. The authors discuss a number of different special techniques used by experienced weightlifters to continue to gain strength despite their already extremely well-trained muscles which become accommodated to the movements, which is apparently a well-known problem, so this book would be helpful for them as well. But it was also useful for my more modest goals and needs. The authors include some chapters on other things you might not think about but that were also helpful, such as the pros and cons and ins and outs of fitness centers and health clubs, joining a health club versus buying a home gym and working out at home, and even such things as proper etiquette at the gym. Since I'd joined one for the first time just before I purchased this book, I found this advice useful as well. Last but not least, there are good chapters covering alternative methods like yoga and Pilates. Overall, I found this a practical, well-written, useful, and informative book and well worth the money. For a very experienced lifter it might be too basic, but for me it was exactly what I was looking for.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Geared toward women. Men look elsewhere.,
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This review is from: Weight Training For Dummies, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
The book was fairly decent, but it is primiraly geared toward women. If you are a man looking for a weight training primer, look elsewhere.
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