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Powerfully Fit: Dozens of Ways to Boost Strength, Increase Endurance (Men's Health Life Improvement Guides)

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This book is not as bad as the first reviewer makes it out to be. It is good for those of us with only and hour or so a day to spare for our workouts, and this book does a good job of helping me manage my time. The exercises described in the book are the standard core exercises, but I agree...for the more serious gym-rat I would suggest something a little more advanced. But there are good parts on nutrition which I found helpful. All in all...if you are looking for ways to make the most of your time, then this book is what you need. But you will quickly outgrow this book and will need to find something that will take you to the next level. Men's Health editors have others more suited for this task.

I disagree with a previous reader review in that I found this book, and all of Chichester's Mens Health series, to be an authoritative guide to the basics. It's not for the seasoned gym-rat, but it provides a good foundation of strength-training exercises for the beginner and intermediate exerciser. I especailly liked the "next level" challenges for advanced exercises, but overall Chichester and Mens Health build adequate bridges for beginners hoping to cross over into the otherwise intimidating world of weight lifting.

This book title is a part of a collection of the "Life Improvement Guides" sponsored by Men's Health Magazine. They were published some years ago. Even though the book is not one of the "last and greatest" on today's best sellers list. It is a classic. The information in the book is timeless and priceless.

"Powerfully Fit" covers a broad spectrum of situations, from the obligatory photos of physical fitness exercises, sports and training, and profiles of "powerfully fit" men, which is basically filler because it serves no real purpose and told me nothing that I didn't already know about fitness enthusiasts.

While the content was slightly interesting, overall the information is sparse and lacking.

This is a book that will ultimately prove frustrating for the guy who really wants to get into shape and tries the follow the information in here. One of the main problems in this book is that it is overbroad in its content, mostly style and little substance. Rather than a nice, rich, densely textured book, this is a wide and shallow work which attempts to cover everything, but not in any detail. With so many better books out there, if you're looking for a detailed fitness plan, you should look elsewhere.