6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent weight-training guild!, December 3, 2007
This review is from: Men's Health Maximum Muscle Plan: The High-Efficiency Workout Program to Increase Your Strength and Muscle Size in Just 12 Weeks (Paperback)
I bought this book over a year ago and have read and followed it ever since, and right now I'm in the best shape of my life so far. I believe I'm in a good position to write a review for it. What I like about the book is that:
- It describes a large number of exercises in great detail (along with "make it easier" and "- harder" versions)
- It included traditional as well as newer exercises
- Useful for beginners as well as advanced lifters
- Includes topics like nutrition, cardio-workouts, sports specific fitness etc. in reasonable details
- The book doesn't make any unrealistic promises. (The results you achieve depend on the efforts you put in; a book can only guide you along the path)
- Gives injury prevention tips
- Makes an excellent reference guide
- Although the title says "Men's health", it can be used by women too (My wife often looks up exercises from it)
- Offers advice based on science-backed wisdom
- Useful if you want to do strength/weight training (as opposed to ONLY bodybuilding)
- Doesn't promote any brand-named products
This book helped me a lot when I was a total beginner and I still look it up when I feel like changing my routine or to check if my form is correct. Although I have used other fitness books, this book remains the backbone of my lifting plan. Over all, I'll highly recommend this book if you are serious about fitness and weight-training, even if you are a beginner.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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One of the best weight-training references for non-competitive weightlifters, October 25, 2006
This review is from: Men's Health Maximum Muscle Plan: The High-Efficiency Workout Program to Increase Your Strength and Muscle Size in Just 12 Weeks (Paperback)
This book is exactly what I've been looking for. As an ex-college athlete, I still play in three sports in amateur city leagues and take fitness very seriously. Prior to getting this book my main lifting regimen was basically the same as I did while in college, without the supervision. I basically hit a plateau and improvements were hard to come by. Since getting this book, I've jazzed up my lifting routine a lot. A vast variety of exercises a presented for every muscle group, and there is very good literature on the physiology of the muscles for optimal results. The weekly plans are a good trade-off of quality and quantity, with good variation to hit all muscle groups and have enough recuperation time between. I do not like the previous review stating that the models in the book had skinny legs. As a matter of fact, I thought the models looked very athletic. The athletic build is very different from a power-lifter or weight-lifter build. Bulky legs with fat calves and a small acheles heel seen on a lot of weightlifters actually hinder athletic ability (agility). Though the extra literature on body types, sport related workouts, back pain etc where sparse compared to core workouts, I still found the info very useful for people involved in weight-lifting not only for bulky muscles, but for everyday muscular efficiency. I think the exercises and plans in this book will suit anyone who wants to look athletic with reasonable size (not overly hunky), and also be able to apply the size/strength gained in everyday activities and athletics. Five stars all the way.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Create Your Own Workout Plan, April 9, 2007
This review is from: Men's Health Maximum Muscle Plan: The High-Efficiency Workout Program to Increase Your Strength and Muscle Size in Just 12 Weeks (Paperback)
This training manual will teach you everything from how many calories you should eat each day, to overall healthy habits.
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