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Title: Men's Health Home Workout Bible: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Burning Fat and Building Muscle by Lou Schuler, Michael Mejia ISBN: 1-57954-657-9 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 09 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.89 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent with a few flaws
Comment: This book gets high marks for making explicit what its goal is -- home workouts -- and then delivering on that. While the focus is on home workouts, it offers enough information to be useful as your primary workout book, regardless of venue. The authors offer divide the exercises into major sections, depending on what kind of equipment you have at your disposal: no weights at all (i.e. use bodyweight only and makeshift weights from things found around the house), dumbbells, barbells, and exercise machine. This is great because it makes it easy to come up with a temporary workout plan for that week you're on vacation and don't have access to your normal equipment. They tell you how to create a workout plan, taking full advantage of periodization. They include tons of exercises for you to pick from when constructing your plan. If you don't feel up to creating your own plan they offer several pre-made ones with different focuses.
It isn't perfect, however, there is certainly room for improvement. When discussing individual exercises I wish they did a better job of showing how the variations affect what parts of the muscle are exercised. For instance, I think that hammer curls are supposed to work your biceps differently than standard curls but there is no mention of that kind of thing in most exercises. That inclusion would make constructing your own work out routines even easier.
The structure of the book leaves a little to be desired as well. It felt that some things -- like whether to work to failure -- aren't introduced as early as they should be. The result is you really should read (or at least skim) the book from cover to cover before setting out. A little bit tighter structure would make it easier to just skip to the section you care about.
There is also not much mention of supplements although given the somewhat controversial nature of their efficacy and the target of the book (I would guess that people who workout at home are somewhat less hard-core than those who go to a gym) it is understandable.
Overall, though, this is an excellent resource. It has both breadth and depth, making it a great single-volume resource on working out.
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy it now!!!
Comment: THis is a must have for anyone getting tired of paying a gym every month when they would rather just stay home and get the same workout. Ware is it writen that we have to go to some high class gym to get in shape? This book will cover every workout you can ever think of. ANd some will make you think "Dah!" "Why didnt I think of that?" hehehhe I just got my copy in the mail and I may be buying a second copy. Just so I can keep it in good condition.
Rating: 5
Summary: Just a phenomenal resource
Comment: This is a great resource for those looking to maximize their home workout routines. It covers all of the major exercises, and goes into detail about different variations that can be used to get the most for your own level of fitness. Really a great one.
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Title: The Men's Health Book of Muscle by Lou Schuler, Ian King ISBN: 1579547699 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 17 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Home Bodybuilding: Three Easy Steps to Building Your Body and Changing Your Life by Robert, Ph.D. Wolff ISBN: 1580625975 Publisher: Adams Media Corporation Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Body Sculpting Bible for Men by James Villepigue, Hugo A. Rivera ISBN: 157826085X Publisher: Hatherleigh Pr Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Testosterone Advantage Plan : Lose Weight, Gain Muscle, Boost Energy by Lou Schuler, Jeff Volek, Michael Mejia, Adam Campbell ISBN: 0743237919 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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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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