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Stronger Abs and Back (Paperback)

by Dean Brittenham (Author), Greg Brittenham (Author)
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E. Paul Roetert, PhD - Sport Science Administrator - United States Tennis Association

"This is an extremely practical guide to training the body’s midsection. A great resource..."


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""Despite their importance, the abdominals, obliques, and back muscles have been shortchanged in most exercise books. But Stronger Abs and Back, written by two experts, offers nine chapters, over 100 exercises, and many routines to improve sports performance.""
Edmund R. Burke, PhD
Director of Exercise Science Program
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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""This is an extremely practical guide to training the body's midsection. It's a must for athletes at every level from weekend warriors to elite competitors. A great resource for both injury prevention and performance enhancement.""
E. Paul Roetert, PhD
Sport Science Administrator
United States Tennis Association

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book has it all!, Oct 30 2002
By Walter Reade (Appleton, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This is a great resource for those wanting to strengthen their midsection. The book contains a number of chapters, covering the importance of a strong body core, warm-up, stretching, and cool-down exercises, training guidelines, and exercises categorized into trunk stabilization and balance exercises, ab fitness exercises, ab strength exercises, and ab power exercises. About half of the exercises can be performed anywhere, and the other half require equipment such as a TheraBall, ab bench, barbell, etc. Each exercise is accompanied by a photograph and the proper steps to performing the exercise. The book is balanced nicely with different sections on setting goals, muscle physiology, proper exercise guidelines, and the like. A few sample programs are given at the end of the book, from which individuals can tailor their own program. All in all, this book has everything you need for a successful ab fitness program.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Sep 9 2002
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This is an excellent book. I've always found that some abdominal exercises hurt my back and some back exercises I'm unable to do. You may think that 165 exercises is overkill, but the nice thing is that you can pick the ones that work for YOU. Then as you progress, you can try others. I only do about 6 exercies right now, but I tried about 50 to find these 6. I have adjusted several times.

The exercises are well described and pictures are good. In most cases, there is a final picture and not a progression of the exercies, which would help in a few cases.

I read this book not from the bodybuilding perspective, but from a back pain rehab perspective and I am pleased. It has been more helpful than most back pain relief books, and I have read dozens.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book ... it works if you use it., Jul 16 2002
By J. Clevenger "clevman" (Tennessee, United States) - See all my reviews
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The only thing negative I would say about this book is the suggested meal/diet plan. Otherwise, the authors have outlined an excellent plan for strengthening your core. After seriously injuring my back over the Christmas holiday, I had been experiencing chronic lower back pain. Three weeks of core work-outs at the Fitness Level (the lowest of the three levels) and the back pain has already subsided. Plus there is a visible difference in my abdominals (my diet and cardio has helped in this area, too). As a former High School/College athlete (wresting & Judo) and now a coach, I would recommend this book for athletes in any sport. It will work if you use it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I was very impressed.
This book takes ab workouts to an entirely different level. There are three training systems used in the book; ab fitness; ab strength, and ab power. Read more
Published on April 24 2002 by Dan Martin

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for improving midsection
When I first purchased this book I was hoping to make a modest performance gain in my sport. However after reading and performing several of the exercises over a period of 6 weeks... Read more
Published on Jul 17 2001 by Bruce

5.0 out of 5 stars Your abs will scream!
This book is a MUST for Personal Trainers as well as self trainers. I refer to it constantly for variety and challenge. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for the serious and goal minded athlete
This book is the perfect book for the athlete who truly wants to improve the abs and/or back muscles. Read more
Published on Jun 30 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars For every athlete
I found this book to be very effective in helping me develop my core. I was soon playing much better tennis. Read more
Published on Jan 9 1999 by kenders@prismnet.com

2.0 out of 5 stars More crunches.
This book has a wonderful introduction, explaining why strong core muscles (abs & lower back) are necessary for athletic performance, however, the exercises explained in the... Read more
Published on Dec 14 1998 by JArtery@aol.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
This is a very good book in which it guides you trough your training process. I like how it tells you where to start and what are you working in each exercise. Read more
Published on April 2 1998 by Javier Solache

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