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Title: The United States Marine Corps Workout by Andrew Flach, Peter Field Peck ISBN: 1-57826-011-6 Publisher: Hatherleigh Pr Pub. Date: 15 October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great supplemental workout guide
Comment: Besides USMC recruits, you can really use the book as a supplemental tool to regular cardio and weight training. There are whole sets of routines for warm-up exercises. The workout doesn't require equipment. In case you travel and can't access a gym, it's convenient to do the exercises in a hotel room.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Workout with a Splash of Propaganda
Comment: After buying this book, the US went to war with Iraq and I was thinking to myself "man, the government is going to know that I do their workout and draft me first!". That never happened, so I think it's safe to purchase.
This book offers an awesome workout that anyone can do anywhere. All you need is two arms and two legs, which some of our enemies have lost because of the Marines, but that's besides the point. Anyway, if you actually do what the book says, you'll get in great shape and won't have to worry about staying fit when you're on the road.
I don't think I'd recommend this book for women because of the emphasis on strength building upper body exercises. You don't want to look like one of the people on the cover do you? This book has some history on the Marines and a little propaganda, but not as much as you'd expect from people that advertise everywhere.
Overall, I'd recommend this book to men who want to keep things natural and not rely on machines and weather to get in shape.
Rating: 4
Summary: For a good workout
Comment: This is a good book for a workout in many ways. It has a very tough and demanding sequence that if you can make it through will mean you are in very good shape. That is also a bit of a drawback so I take off one star for that. This book is not really for beginners or those who have never walked down the block or done a single pushup. But they do have the basic 16 exercises as they were (they change a little bit over time) and they have a lot of supplemental drills and activities. You can't do all of the things at home because some like the swimming tests and the obstacle course require more equipment than the average guy will have, or sometimes even the average YMCA would have.
In between descriptions and lists of the workout material are stories about individual Marines and some inspirational stories. There is also a section on nutrition that isn't all that informative, but gives some basic do's and don'ts. But this book isn't about eating, and if you can make it through all the workouts you'll burn off the calories no matter what you eat. There are charts for running and keeping track of your progress that are helpful, and the pictures throughout the book are pretty good, with candid training shots thrown in for fun.
I don't expect this book to make the top ten of any workout book list but it will appeal to anyone with a military mindset or those who want to be tough and know that the Marines are about as tough as they come.
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Title: U.S. Marine Guidebook of Essential Subjects by Department of Defense ISBN: 0967512360 Publisher: Apple Pie Publishers, LLC Pub. Date: 04 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: MAKING THE CORPS by Thomas E. Ricks ISBN: 0684848171 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Guidebook for Marines by Marine Corps Assn Staff, Marine Corps Association ISBN: 0940328070 Publisher: Marine Corp Assn Bookstore Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Into the Crucible by James B. Woulfe, James B. Woulfe ISBN: 0891417079 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Marine Officer's Guide by Kenneth W. Estes, C. E. Mundy ISBN: 1557505675 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: January, 1996 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
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