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Optimal Muscle Training (Book with DVD) 6 reviews
Ken Kinakin
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2003
Train well with weights
+ Really good book!
+ EXCELENT FOR ME
+ Excellent book for a trainer or fitness enthusiast
+ Detail oriented
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Get on the Ball: Develop a Strong, Lean and Toned Body with an Exercise Ball 18 reviews
Lisa Westlake
Da Capo Press, 2002
Mix it Up
+ GREAT PURCHASE!
+ fantastic with a couple flaws
+ Still shopping, but...
+ Fitness with a Fracture
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Practical Programming for Strength Training36 reviews
Mark Rippetoe And Lon Kilgore
The Aasgaard Company, 2006
Better investment then gold!
+ Very practical training book
+ Practical Programming for Strength Training. A must have!
+ Barbel work for Cyclists
+ Must-have book.
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Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness31 reviews
Matt Brzycki, Fred Fornicola
Blue River Press, 2006
It's a great book
+ Dumbell Encyclopedia
+ good book per my son
I have to laugh at some of the reviews, like the one that gave one star and says "don't waste your money". It's 10 bucks! Makes one wonder what axe they have to grind. Not surprisingly, the reviewer promotes a competing book.
I find that many of the reviews are misleading. For one thing, this ...
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The Portable Personal Trainer: 100 Ways to Energize Your Workouts and Bring Out the Athlete in You58 reviews
Eric Harr
Broadway, 2001
A Mover and a Shaker...Read it and You'll Be One Too
+ Need to be motivated? Want to learn about true fitness??
+ The most inspirational exercise book I own
+ A Great Book, Plain Simple (Response to Barbara Jordan)
+ From a size 12 to a 7 in 10 weeks!!!
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Joe X: Rethinking Physical Fitness for Adults18 reviews
Avery Hunicutt
Ten Rivers Publishing, 2005
Exercise philosophy and Practice for the "Average" Person
+ Long time fan... lessons learned
+ Excellent stuff
This is a short novel rather like The Goal by Eli Goldratt which presented Goldratt's theory and practice of Synchronous Manufacturing in the form of a novel about a plant manager who saves his factory from closure by applying the principles presented in the novel. Joe X is about a mysterious man ...
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Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training12 reviews
Mohamed F. El-Hewie
Shaymaa Publishing Corporation, 2006
One of the best books to have as a reference even for a woman of any age (even 75 years old.)
+ Tracing the bar trajectory during the Clean & Jerk and the Snatch
+ Detailed review by former physiology teaching fellow and biochemist...
+ Thorough Weight Training Book
+ You're Never Too Old
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Starting Strength (2nd edition)119 reviews
Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore
The Aasgaard Company, 2007
Forgo your tin of protein powder this month and buy this book, right now.
+ Starting Strength
+ Best instructional book I've read
+ Buy this to get big & strong!
+ Book about form
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Your Personal Trainer4 reviews
Douglas Brooks
Human Kinetics Publishers, 1999
Your Personal Trainer
+ Great book
+ Comprehensive Guide to Fitness
+ Simply the Best!
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Strength Ball Training16 reviews
Lorne Goldenberg, Peter Twist
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2006
A weight lifter sees the light
+ Detailed, thorough and clear
+ Good training book
+ excellent
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Jumping into Plyometrics: 100 Exercises For Power & Strength10 reviews
Donald A. Chu
Human Kinetics Publishers, 1998
Excellent
+ Power training for all levels
+ A Good Intro to the World of Plyometrics
As an outdoor fitness instructor, I have been able to use several of the exercises. Great suggestion from my Chiropractor!
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Strength Training Anatomy259 reviews
Frederic Delavier
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2005
Excellent training manual
+ Very impressed with this book
+ Strenght Training Anatomy/ Great Training Book
+ An excellent resource!
+ Essential reading for strength training.
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Ironmind: Stronger Minds, Stronger Bodies11 reviews
Randall J. Strossen
Ironmind Enterprises, 1994
Not just for weight lifters
+ Iron mind book
+ Great Motivator
+ Great Book!
+ A quick shot of well-backed motivation
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Starting Strength (2nd edition)119 reviews
Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore
The Aasgaard Company, 2007
Forgo your tin of protein powder this month and buy this book, right now.
+ Starting Strength
+ Best instructional book I've read
+ Buy this to get big & strong!
+ Book about form
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Strength Ball Training16 reviews
Lorne Goldenberg, Peter Twist
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2006
A weight lifter sees the light
+ Detailed, thorough and clear
+ Good training book
+ excellent
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The Portable Personal Trainer: 100 Ways to Energize Your Workouts and Bring Out the Athlete in You58 reviews
Eric Harr
Broadway, 2001
A Mover and a Shaker...Read it and You'll Be One Too
+ Need to be motivated? Want to learn about true fitness??
+ The most inspirational exercise book I own
+ A Great Book, Plain Simple (Response to Barbara Jordan)
+ From a size 12 to a 7 in 10 weeks!!!
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Strength Training Anatomy259 reviews
Frederic Delavier
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2005
Excellent training manual
+ Very impressed with this book
+ Strenght Training Anatomy/ Great Training Book
+ An excellent resource!
+ Essential reading for strength training.
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Your Personal Trainer4 reviews
Douglas Brooks
Human Kinetics Publishers, 1999
Your Personal Trainer
+ Great book
+ Comprehensive Guide to Fitness
+ Simply the Best!
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Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness31 reviews
Matt Brzycki, Fred Fornicola
Blue River Press, 2006
It's a great book
+ Dumbell Encyclopedia
+ good book per my son
I have to laugh at some of the reviews, like the one that gave one star and says "don't waste your money". It's 10 bucks! Makes one wonder what axe they have to grind. Not surprisingly, the reviewer promotes a competing book.
I find that many of the reviews are misleading. For one thing, this ...
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Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training12 reviews
Mohamed F. El-Hewie
Shaymaa Publishing Corporation, 2006
One of the best books to have as a reference even for a woman of any age (even 75 years old.)
+ Tracing the bar trajectory during the Clean & Jerk and the Snatch
+ Detailed review by former physiology teaching fellow and biochemist...
+ Thorough Weight Training Book
+ You're Never Too Old
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