Strength Training for Women [Paperback]

Lori Incledon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 23, 2004

Ready for an individualized approach to working out that produces better results? Strength Training for Women delivers with information tailored to the way your body works and responds to training, and the specific tools you need to reach your goals.

More than simple descriptions of exercises and training programs, this book explains why the exercises are important and which training program is right for you. You'll gain insight into how the female body responds to training and come away with six sample programs and more than 102 exercises to train every area of the female form. In addition to helping you gain strength, the programs provided will help you burn fat, build strong bones, and prepare for competition.

Maximize your genetic makeup and unique physiology to build muscle that will add strength, boost metabolism, improve bone density, and give you the lean, muscular look you want without the big, bulky look you don't. Start using Strength Training for Women now to break through frustrating plateaus and cater to the special needs of your body.

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About the Author

Lori Incledon serves as vice president of Human Performance Specialists, Inc. For more than 10 years she has been involved in personal training, sport-specific conditioning, physical therapy, athletic training, and injury prevention. She specializes in women's personal training, placing an emphasis on strength training.

Previously, Incledon was the head strength and conditioning specialist at Cypress Bay High School and St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She initiated the sports and conditioning program for the then-new Cypress Bay, and during her time at St. Thomas she assisted in sending a majority of their sports teams to state competitions.

Incledon has an AA in liberal arts, a BS in public relations, and an AS as a physical therapist assistant. She holds a National Athletic Trainers' Association certification in athletic training and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a certified personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Additionally, she is licensed in the states of Florida and Arizona as a physical therapist assistant and as an athletic trainer.

She is an active lecturer and rehabilitation consultant to high school, collegiate, and professional sports teams. Her freelance articles can be seen in Muscle & Fitness, Muscle & Fitness Hers, and numerous Internet sites.

Incledon lives in Chandler, Arizona.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (November 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736052232
• ISBN-13: 978-0736052238
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #86 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Training

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, really helpful, September 16, 2008

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Eliana (Seattle, Wa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strength Training for Women (Paperback)

Let me start off by saying that this book is available for free online, which is where I have read it, and I intend to buy it so that I have a reference copy. (I almost appreciate it being available free enough to buy it just because I support that).

I have recently joined a health club, and really wanted to try weight training. I had been feeling very intimidated, and this book has pretty much fixed that. I'm the type of person who likes to have a lot of information and think things through thoroughly, especially when I am a little nervous about them. All the background information about the different types of training and exercises really helped me to feel comfortable, though I can see how it might not seem relevant to those who have already been training for a while, or who are not the information junkies that I am.

The sample training plans and the descriptions and images of each exercise were probably the most helpful part of this book. I was able to read it, practice some of the movements I wasn't sure about at home without weight, and then hit the gym. I'm completely a beginner, and the level of information in this book was just what I was looking for to get me started since I can't really afford to hire a trainer.

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to know, August 10, 2005

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Mrs. S. Woolley "shaz1potter" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strength Training for Women (Paperback)

I've not read this book from front to back yet (only recently delivered) but have discerned that the basic information of fat-to-muscle ratio, eating guides and exercise regimens are described in detail. In-depth discussion regarding intensity of workouts/reps vs what you eat and separation time between workout types.

I was interested in the rehabilitation discussions: exercise used to strengthen, averting tissue damage when you continually use your body in a particular way - throwing on a potter's wheel (shoulders) for instance. Of course I am looking at the total body overhaul and it will be good for this too.

Pics of the exercises are included as well as Plans for a long-term exercise 'regime' - how to build yourself up safely.

Looking forward to putting it into practise !

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Try a Change of Pace and Grow, June 23, 2007

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L. Stanley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strength Training for Women (Paperback)

I have been weight training for 25 years. All these years I've been doing standard bodybuilding exercises, with the standard bodybuilding number of reps. This book recommends we try something different for a while. I've been trying the "Strength Training" exercises now for six weeks. I am seeing changes in my body for the first time in years! The abdominal exercises are different from what I'm used to, and the leg exercises too. (Not only squats and leg curls, but one legged squats, lunges, and step- ups).

My body is responding so well to this change of pace. This book has sections on bodybuilding, strength building, bone building...take your pick and try something new for a while. This lady knows what she's writing about. Highly recommended!