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Strength Training For Women (Paperback)

by Peterson (Author)
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A practical guide which provides technique instruction for strength training exercises using a variety of equipment, sample workouts and specific training programmes for many popular sports. It is designed for women.


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Strength Training for Women is written by experts with firsthand knowledge of women's needs and preferences in a strength training program. The book provides technique instruction for strength training exercises using a variety of equipment, sample workouts, and specific training programs for many popular sports.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Best for its illustrations and sensible introductions, Jun 29 2002
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The illustations and directions for doing individual exercises across a variety of different kinds of equipment are excellent, as is the discussion of the pros and cons of the alternatives. However information targeted for the development of strength training programs is elementary and not enough is provided for you to make intelligent variations on the sample programs. So, for example, what is the objective of a strength training program: Should you try to include exercise which tap all the muscles illustrated (in their excellent diagram)? If the goal is to simply include those used in daily living, what are they exactly? Is anything gained by exercising a given muscle in multiple exercises? What is the philosphy behind the selection of exercises in the sample programs? What accounts for the differences between workouts organized by equipment type (eg free weights vs machines) and those organized by program style (eg single vs multiple sets)? In addition, and frustrating for a training novice, there are a number of cross-referencing failures and inconsistencies in vocabulary: for example, are leg and hip adduction and abduction the same thing? How do 'hamstrings' map to the muscles named in the anatomical illustration? It would also have been useful to have a table relating the exercises to the muscles exercised to help the reader think more clearly about how to put an exercise program together.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Guide to Strength Training, Nov 16 2000
By Leslie Shortlidge "lpb" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This guide will help you design your own program to fit your needs and wants. Well illustrated with photos, it's also clearly written. The book gives descriptions of free-weight work-outs along with multi-station and Nautilus-type machines, and even has a section on working with a partner. Complete and easy to read, it's perfect for me, a person who likes to work out but isn't an athlete. A chart of major muscle groups and corresponding exercises also helps define what's going on in your body. My only complaint: the human body illustration used to identify muscles is clearly a *guy*, which, though it doesn't take away from the book's effectiveness, seems a bit silly.
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