The Great Home Gym Handbook : A Quick Reference Guide to Home Gym Exercises (Paperback)

by Andre Noel Potvin (Author) "The main reasons for purchasing a home gym are convenience and safety..." (more)
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Product Description
This comprehensive little book covers a series of multi-station gym exercises to work out the whole body, including abdominals. Each exercise has a start and finish photo, with easy to follow step-by-step instructions. A muscle diagram, showing the muscles being used to perform the exercise, accompanies each description. The Great Home Gym Handbook also shows you how to set-up your own exercise routine, as well as pointers on stretching, staying motivated, and safety.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Productive Fitness Pub (November 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0969677340
• ISBN-13: 978-0969677345
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #176,693 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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97 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect home gym companion, March 10, 2001

By	"mzmag" (Kansas City, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This book is excellent. We just purchased a huge Weider home gym and the only information we received was a wall poster with small pictures of every exercise available on all types of home equipment--not just the one we purchased. It is almost no help at all. We did not receive any information on how to use the machine, safety, form, etc. I did considerable research and finally found the Great Home Gym Handbook. I received it today and have already read most of it. It explains in detail how to use each piece of the equipment. It also includes tips on warmup, form, etc. Anyone who uses home fitness equipment must have this book!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you have a home gym, you can't go wrong with this book!, January 1, 2005

By	Ticketbndr (Texas) - See all my reviews

If you're like me and bought a home gym only to realize once you got it home that despite the excellent demonstrations provided by the sales people, you're really not 100% (or even 75%) sure you're doing the exercies the "right" way, then THIS is the book you're looking for. It's concise, easy to understand, has good illustrations, and will give you the confidence you need to create your own workouts and get the most out of your investment.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good place to start, March 19, 2007

By	Joanne E. Swallow "Healthy Grammy" (Northwood, NH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although this handbook didn't specifically match the features of my new Wieder - I got a lot of tips on proper warm up exercises and basic information on HOW to use these machines. I was disappointed that most of the mid-range machines do NOT come with instruction manuals and there doesn't seem to be many available. So if you do not have access to a personal trainer - then this Handbook is a good place to start. It is well written with clear instructions and illustrative photos. Useful for ALL beginners as well as the more experienced that haven't worked out in a while and need some refresher information.