The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women: A 4-Week Head-to-Toe Makeover [Paperback]

Hector Roca (Author), Bruce Silverglade (Author), Hilary Swank (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007

Defined arms; sleek shoulders; flat, tight abs; lean, firm legs -- this is the shape that women want to get from their workouts. World-renowned trainer Hector Roca and owner Bruce Silverglade bring Gleason's Gym's boxing secrets to your home with The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women, outlining a step-by-step program that gets any woman into knockout shape -- fitter, faster, and firmer than ever in just four weeks!

Boxing is not only a dynamic fitness program but also a powerful addition to other fitness routines. Using unique combinations of muscle groups and both aerobic and weight training movements, boxing works out the entire body at one time. You'll lose weight; build lean, toned muscle; improve cardiovascular fitness; and feel physically and emotionally stronger all at once.

Roca and Silverglade break down all the boxing basics, from how to make a fist and how to stand, to more advanced boxing moves and various ways of jumping rope and include a nutritional plan to maximize results. The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women offers the ultimate workout for women who want to look their best, feel their best, and be their best.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Gleason's Gym is an icon in the world of boxing, and Hector Roca is one of the best trainers in the nation. I'm sure that any woman who follows the program outlined in this book will get into the condition she's looking for. Follow it, learn it, put the gloves on, get in the ring, and look great." -- Michael Thurmond, author of 6 Day Body Makeover

"Illustrations and clear instructions make this a great primer even for women who have never laced up a pair of gloves." -- Detroit News

About the Author

Hector Roca is an icon in the boxing world, most recently named the number one Spanish-speaking trainer in the world by International Boxing Digest. Roca is a former two-time Olympic cyclist from Panama. He has coached thirteen World Champions and trained Hilary Swank for her Oscar-winning role in Million Dollar Baby.

Bruce Silverglade is the president and owner of Gleason's Gym since 1983. He has served as the president of the Metropolitan Amateur Boxing Federation, chairman of the National Junior Olympic Committee, and member of the National Selection Committee.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074328688X
• ISBN-13: 978-0743286886
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Boxing

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51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend $2.00 jump rope, a bean burrito and this book., July 31, 2007

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This review is from: The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women: A 4-Week Head-to-Toe Makeover (Paperback)

Being a Personal Trainer, I enjoy reading all the fitness books that hit the market. Most of them have gimmicky workouts and strict eating regimens that are almost impossible to maintain long enough to see good results. Admittedly, I thought this book would be the same. Boxing for women? Surely some marketing genius was riding the coattails of a blockbuster movie, but what the heck... I am a trainer... it is what I do.

World-renowned trainer Hector Roca and owner of Gleason's Gym (an icon in the world of boxing), Bruce Silverglade, have published boxing secrets for women in The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women. This book outlines a step-by-step program that promises to get any woman into knockout shape in just four weeks.

Four weeks? Okay, so everyone knows that boxing is a dynamic exercise program in and of itself, but four weeks? I had to put it to the test. I read the book, looked over the drawings that I found particularly appealing to the female eye, learned the moves and got started, but I was mystified. Where was the strict eating plan? I searched the book cover to cover to find that the eating plan for a boxer was just using common sense, and that the best food for boxers was beans and rice! My vegetarian self was overjoyed! I can eat my carbs and get lean too? I was eager to put this program to the test!

Using unique combinations of muscle groups and both aerobic and weight training movements, this program works out the entire body at one time! Very effective and time saving, this program won't send you to the poor house either; all you are going to need is a jump rope and the motivation to get started (look at Hillary Swank's arms in Million Dollar Baby). Hector Roca takes you from how to make a fist all the way to awesome combinations. The most difficult part for me was getting reaquainted with my jump rope. Boxers jump rope because it helps with balance, speed, agility and it burns fat like nothing else!

So here I sit 4 weeks after starting the program. Does it work? Well, it worked for me. I am down 8 lbs. and 6 inches. If you need to switch up to a more exciting workout program that won't leave you starving but give you results, I highly recommend $2.00 jump rope, a bean burrito and this book.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent boxing instruction, March 19, 2008

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This review is from: The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women: A 4-Week Head-to-Toe Makeover (Paperback)

I found this book to be well done. It has a 4-week workout schedule with three workouts per week. I am on the third week and not only are my arm muscles developing, but they glow when I finish a workout and I feel great. This is a full-body workout - you don't stand still and push your arms around. In addition to 3-minute round-style combo punches and defense, you jump rope and do strength exercises (push ups, crunches, flutter kicks). The instruction is well-illustrated and the book does a great job of motivating you. This can be an intense workout, but you'll feel stronger after each one. You really need to put your all into the workout - no half-hearted punches, and no cheating!

I purchased this book to start boxing for fitness, and I love it. These are actual punches and combos you could take to the ring someday, if you wanted. I also purchased a DVD boxing video and I find myself drifting off and going back to this book because it encourages you to practice numerous combos and come up with your own unique workout, not a boring jab, jab, right, hook, repeat 10 times.

Get a pair of gloves (mine are pink), pick up this book, and really work off the pounds.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for Women, June 26, 2008

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This review is from: The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women: A 4-Week Head-to-Toe Makeover (Paperback)

I've been punching a heavy bag off and on for couple of years now and I knew just really basics on how to hit the bag and other things of that nature. Well I haven't been doing much at all lately and getting a little out of shape....So the wife and I decided that we would like to get back into our excercise routine. I went back to boxing, and she was jealous because my workout looked fun and hers was repetitive. She asked to be shown how to hit the bag, and I showed her basics, but other than that I didn;t even know. So the next day I went online and looked up reviews on boxing excercise regiments and this book kept coming up...I became intrigued and ordered the book. Well let me tell you just the basics I thought I knew I needed to make adjustments, and this book should be called boxing for dummy's. It teaches you everything from stance, to punching to movements, to lifting to you name it...if it's in boxing this book covers it. So I bought this book for my wife, but I got just as much use out of it as she has been getting.

Highly recommended!