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Title: Stronger Abs and Back: 165 Exercises to Build Your Center of Power by Greg Brittenham, Dean Brittenham ISBN: 0-88011-558-0 Publisher: Human Kinetics Pub Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book has it all!
Comment: 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.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book ... it works if you use it.
Comment: 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!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book
Comment: 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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Title: Stronger Arms and Upper Body by Tom House, Sean M. Cochran ISBN: 0880119772 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Stronger Legs and Lower Body by Keli Roberts, Linda Shelton ISBN: 073603403X Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Sport Stretch by Michael J. Alter ISBN: 0880118237 Publisher: Human Kinetics Pub Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Strength Ball Training by Lorne Goldenberg, Peter Twist ISBN: 0736038280 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Multifidus Back Pain Solution: Simple Exercises That Target the Muscles That Count by Jim Johnson, Scott D. Boden ISBN: 1572242787 Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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