Strength training is a vital addition to the healthy woman's fitness routine. Working with weights improves core stability and strengthens muscles, which in turn boosts metabolism, improves balance and flexibility, and builds bone density. Clearly illustrated with step-by-step color photos of each exercise, Total Strength Training for Women guides the beginning or intermediate student through all aspects of weight training for strength rather than bulk, and offers a progressive plan for weight training at home or in the gym, working with free weights or fixed weights. Additional coverage includes a guide to warm-ups, the main muscle groups, correct posture, and spot training programs.
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Relief for an older, tired body - Thank YOU!!!,
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The exercises in Amazin's Total Strength Training for Women has allowed me to rejuvenate my body strength, tone weakened muscles in my arms and legs, and rebuild muscle loss due to my age (64). She has shown me that age is not really a factor when attempting to strengthen muscles - something I had resigned myself to upon reaching seniority. Her anatomical reproductions are excellent and they allowed me to target areas of my body that were weak or painful with equally excellent results. I look forward to her next book on Home Training. Her techniques have inspired me to set up a gym at home and continue to excercise. Thank you, Amazin ... there is an entire world of senior age women who can benefit from your book.
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Equipment Oriented,
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This review is from: Total Strength Training for Women (Spiral-bound)
This book is heavily weighted toward the use of exercise machines. If you have access to them at home or in a gym, then it's an excellent book for toning and strength building. If you don't, you'll discover that, aside from the sturdy spiral format, it has little to offer the at-home exerciser interested in using handheld, wrist, or ankle weights and the Thera Band system. If the latter is more your speed, try Joan Pagano's excellent book: "Strength Training for Women."
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A good and clear illustrated guide to exercises with both machines and free weights. Also the best methods for each body type outlined. You even get sample workouts for people at all levels of fitness and exercise development.
The book shows exercises for each body part so you can develop your own routine and it also includes a log you can copy. The book includes routines for seniors and weight loss. There are some 300 color photos and you'll learn how to do each exercise and what to avoid that may cause injury. A good book for anyone at any level of fitness who needs a complete, handy guide. Being spiral bound it will go with you and you can easily use it daily. My one complaint is that some of the routines are devoted to using machines only and many people don't belong to a gym but work out at home. For them, this creates a real problem.
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A basic knowledge of anatomy, such as which muscles are where, as well as a general overall understanding of the way the human body functions are vital if we are to form an awareness of the limitations of our own bodies and develop our ability to plan specific exercise programs that are both safe and suitable for training muscles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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A basic knowledge of anatomy, such as which muscles are where, as well as a general overall understanding of the way the human body functions are vital if we are to form an awareness of the limitations of our own bodies and develop our ability to plan specific exercise programs that are both safe and suitable for training muscles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
biceps secondary muscles, chest secondary muscles, triceps secondary muscles, forearms equipment, total strength training, strength instructor, barbell type, cable pull downs, flat bench dumbbell presses, shoulders equipment, dumbbells type, light aerobic activity, dumbbell type, stretching section, main muscles, strength trainer, strength tip, none equipment, dumbbell side, muscular size, keeping your elbows, dumbbell curls, barbell curls, comfortable weight, cable machine New!
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- Strength Training Anatomy - 2nd Edition by Frederic Delavier in Back Matter
- Sculpting Her Body Perfect by Brad Schoenfeld in Back Matter
- Strength Training for Women by James A. Peterson in Back Matter
- Strength Training for Beginners by Susie Dinan in Back Matter
- Basic Weight Training for Men and Women by Thomas D. Fahey in Back Matter
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