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Title: Getting Stronger: Weight Training for Men and Women (Revised Edition) by Bill Pearl, Richard Golueke ISBN: 0-936070-24-2 Publisher: Shelter Publications Pub. Date: 09 June, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (40 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great reference
Comment: This book gives you 600 ways to work out. Only have dumbells? No problem. Prefer Nautilus? No problem. Just want to stay in shape? No problem. This book is full of tons of exercises for all kinds of equipment and all kinds of people. Many exercises require no weights at all. I've had this book for 10 years and refer to it time and time again. It is probably starting to show its age(the publication, not my specific copy, mind you), but is still has a lot going for it. There are programs here for all levels of weight training, from the white-collar workout(quick and easy) to the Competitive Bodybuilding workout; plus recommended workouts for dozens of specific sports. BTW, since the pictures only show the begin and end of each exercise(and impoper form can lead to injury)I recommend hooking up with someone knowledgable about weight training and having them check your form.
Rating: 5
Summary: Essential reference for weight training!
Comment: This is a comprehensive book which anybody can learn from, whether you're a beginner or a hardcore, experienced bodybuilder. Bill Pearl's qualifications are unquestionable, and he takes the reader through his own training experiences, both good and bad. There are programs for general conditioning, beginning, intermediate, and advanced bodybuilding, and specific sports training, all of which are excellent. In addition, you can also find a chapter on "fine-tuning" specific body parts, as well as 26 pages of various illustrated free-weight exercises, for you to incorporate and mix up in a self-designed program. I enjoy this book as a female, because there is no special section for "weight training for women" - they are treated as equals, and referenced throughout the book. Also, this is a great reference for the home trainer, since it is much cheaper to buy a set of free weights to train with vs. expensive machines which limit your movements. Bill Pearl gives the reader plenty of exercises to choose from using free weights alone. He doesn't neglect machines, although he definitely stresses free weights more, as that is where the bulk of his own experience comes from. One more plus is that there are several pages which seem designed to be photocopied and brought to the gym (something I have done to give me general program guidance, and to help me come up with new ideas). He even has a tracking card in the back of the book to copy and fill out, so you can watch yourself progress.
Overall, I give this book my highest recommendation!
Rating: 5
Summary: I've used this for twelve years- Outstanding
Comment: This excellent book has been around for years and is still one of the greatest resources anyone can use to increase their physical strength or just get in shape. There are really few books out there of this quality that one can really claim are "for everyone". This is one of them.
Pearl breaks it down for the reader. You can plan your exercises around which sport you want to improve at or which body parts you want to emphasize. Each exercise or series of exercises is also layered according to fitness level. A great resource for anyone.
I've used this book for fourteen years and have gone through a couple of them [one criticism is the paper cover- a hardback version would be excellent].
An excellent exercise and training resource: Highly recommended.
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Title: Stretching: 20th Anniversary by Bob Anderson, Jean Anderson, Christy Turlington ISBN: 0936070226 Publisher: Shelter Publications Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier ISBN: 0736041850 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Getting in Shape: 32 Workout Programs for Lifelong Fitness by Bob Anderson, Bill Pearl, Edmund R., Ph.D. Burke, Jean Anderson, Ed Burke ISBN: 0936070307 Publisher: Shelter Publications Pub. Date: 10 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Bill Pearls Keys to the Inner Universe: Worlds Best Built Man by Bill Pearl, Bill Pearl ISBN: 0962991007 Publisher: Bill Pearl Enterprises Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Weight Training Workouts that Work by James Orvis ISBN: 0967518822 Publisher: Ideal Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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