Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Cheaper than 1hr personal training. Maybe even better???:

I signed up with a gym and stayed away from the floor for five months. Lifting weights seemed so intimidating. I went through many weight-training books (including specifically said for women) and finally decided on this one and boy, am I glad! The gym gave me two free personal training sessions, but when you are new, you don't remember whole lot. Watching people work out doesn't always help, either. In my opinion, this is a perfect book if you choose to go to a gym and a very good book if you decide to set... more info

WOW....this is the best book for learning weight training:

I'm a female and have recently began weight training at the gym which I'm very lost.
To educate, I have purchased several books while working out with a personal trainer and I have to say....this is the most easy to understand book. This book has it all and I recommend it highly to anyone that wants to learn more about weight training. The pictures and visual description is outstanding and has helped me tremendously. PLEASE buy this book if you are new to weight training....it's the best out there!

Helped me get more out of my weight training:

I cross country ski race and have been lifting weights for years without any instruction - I've just learned by watching others and seeing pictures in some of the XC ski racing books I've purchased over the years. But I always knew I was missing something: proper form. I'd looked at some of the body building books, but their focus on massive muscle building was not for me - I want fast, small muscles. Excessive bulk just makes it harder to climb hills in a race!

It was with great pleasure that I stumbled... more info

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