Weight Training Basics (Basics Series) [Paperback]

Robert Kennedy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998 | Series: Basics Series

Want big, rippling muscles? Robert Kennedy, world-renowned trainer and editor of "MuscleMag International

, reveals the secret to bodybuilding success! Start with complete exercise routines for every beginner. Follow the training programs for gym and home. See how to do every stretch, set, and rep, and get advice on what weights to use for achieving desired results. Close-up photos help you monitor your progress as you near your goal. Invaluable: a maintenance program that takes only 30 minutes a day, but guarantees you'll keep that impressive, sculpted body. With these basics, there's no excuse for not starting right now! 128 pages, 172 b/w illus., 8 x 10.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Despite the title, this isn't a book intended for the general public; it's an introduction to hard-core bodybuilding. As such, this terrific book offers a step-by-step guide to getting started in the weight room, selecting the right exercises and workout programs, and eating and resting properly. Robert Kennedy, publisher of MuscleMag International, scores major points for candor. He discusses the importance of genetics in bodybuilding, the inevitability of injury from weight training, and even the truth about steroids ("I have made two observations about regular steroid use," he writes, "It almost always works, and it's almost always dangerous."). His enthusiasm for bodybuilding makes all those cautions go down pretty easily, and the overall effect of the book is highly motivational. If this book doesn't make you want to run out and pump some iron, nothing will.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806998334
• ISBN-13: 978-0806998336
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,527,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for serious beginners, July 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Weight Training Basics (Basics Series) (Paperback)

This is the best book I could find for someone getting started with free weights. A good, solid introduction on how to get started, with good descriptions of exercizes (with pictures), and pointers on what NOT to do. Cleared up my confusion over which exercises to do, how much, how often, etc. Also has no-nonsense insider tips from a guy who, I would venture to say, really knows what he's talking about.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Looking for instructions/information not intiminating photos, March 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Weight Training Basics (Basics Series) (Paperback)

I was looking for comprehensive information on weight training, not a photo gallery of body builders. I found some very informative information in Everett Aaberg's, Muscle Mechanic's

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Basic and lots of pictures, October 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Weight Training Basics (Basics Series) (Paperback)

The book is basic but not for a complete beginner. Assumes some knowledge of the gym and of muscles. Too many photographs instead of more information. Not good value for money.