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

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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!

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.

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.

I was really disappointed with this book for the price. It was just a small book and I thought the price for what you got was too high.

This guide is too small and very incomplete. There are much better available for less money like Weight Training for Dummies which is available for only $4 used. If I saw it in a book store I'd never buy it.

This is a very small phamphlet-type "book", covering the basic exercises for some types of home gyms. It is as it's name implies, a "quick reference" or refresher, and is in no means a complete book of possible routines on the average home gym. As I mentioned in a similar review of the author's companion home gym wall chart, it covers basic exercises for most of the basic muscle groups, as performed on some home gyms. Whether it would be best for your specific gym, is something for you to decide. I found it useful for basic reference, to get an idea of the type of excerises that exercise various muscle groups. It should not be viewed as definitive or exclusive, but only as a reference tool that would require additional / supplemental information. But since my gym did not come with much use instructions (apparently most don't), it has proven to be better than nothing. With that said, if you need something similar, I recommend it with those limitations.

I was expecting more than a booklet of exercises. I guess I didn't read the information closely enough.

Good basic information. Pictures & diagrams clear. Same exercises shown on the Home Gym Exercises Laminated Poster.

Best book that we have found to illustrate how to use various home gym equipment. The manufacture's sure don't give you much info.

Very basic book that covers no new ground. Go to your local library and find a fitness/weight lifting book. You won't miss anything by taking this route and passing on this relatively useless book.