Strength Training for Women [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by James A. Peterson (Author), Cedric X. Bryant (Author), Susan L. Peterson (Author) "Everyone has different reasons for committing to a strength training program..." (more)
Key Phrases: buddy exercises, multistation machines, side lateral raise, Heel Raise, Abdominal Curl, Leg Extension (more...)

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Product Description
Strength Training for Women is written by experts with firsthand knowledge of women's needs and preferences in a strength training program. This practical guide provides you with technique instruction for strength training exercises using a variety of equipment, sample workouts, and specific training programs for many popular sports. The muscle conditioning program you design from this book will

• produce optimum results,

• require a minimum amount of time, and

• place a premium on personal safety.

Best of all, Strength Training for Women helps you make your fitness goals a reality. Start your muscle conditioning program today!

From the Publisher
“The authors dispel the ‘masculine-bulk’ myth and replace it with easy-to-understand facts and how-to exercises. In our time-constricted lives, they show us how strength training is also fun, convenient, and inexpensive.”

Kathrine Switzer TV commentator for the Boston, Los Angeles, and New York City marathons “Runner of the Decade”--Runner’s World magazine, 1976

"The most comprehensive and professional source of information I’ve seen on strength training for women. This is truly one-stop shopping for the woman who wants to know more about training and conditioning. There are no lies, no buzzwords, no crazy promises here--just honest, solid advice about strength training from people who are among the world’s most knowledgeable sources.”

Michael O’Shea, PhD Fitness Editor, Parade magazine Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine

“This book allows women to access with confidence important information for safe weight management through strength training.”

Peg Jordan, RN, BSN National Health Journalist and Editor, American Fitness magazine

“A comprehensive book on strength training for everyone regardless of gender. Well organized and easy to follow. Little has been left to the imagination.”

Bill Pearl Author/Publisher/Health Expert Former Mr. America, 5-time Mr. Universe

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Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 1 edition (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873227522
• ISBN-13: 978-0873227520
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #488,111 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Guide to Strength Training, November 16, 2000

By	Leslie P. Birdwell "lpb" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This guide will help you design your own program to fit your needs and wants. Well illustrated with photos, it's also clearly written. The book gives descriptions of free-weight work-outs along with multi-station and Nautilus-type machines, and even has a section on working with a partner. Complete and easy to read, it's perfect for me, a person who likes to work out but isn't an athlete. A chart of major muscle groups and corresponding exercises also helps define what's going on in your body. My only complaint: the human body illustration used to identify muscles is clearly a *guy*, which, though it doesn't take away from the book's effectiveness, seems a bit silly.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best for its illustrations and sensible introductions, June 29, 2002

By A Customer

The illustations and directions for doing individual exercises across a variety of different kinds of equipment are excellent, as is the discussion of the pros and cons of the alternatives. However information targeted for the development of strength training programs is elementary and not enough is provided for you to make intelligent variations on the sample programs. So, for example, what is the objective of a strength training program: Should you try to include exercise which tap all the muscles illustrated (in their excellent diagram)? If the goal is to simply include those used in daily living, what are they exactly? Is anything gained by exercising a given muscle in multiple exercises? What is the philosphy behind the selection of exercises in the sample programs? What accounts for the differences between workouts organized by equipment type (eg free weights vs machines) and those organized by program style (eg single vs multiple sets)? In addition, and frustrating for a training novice, there are a number of cross-referencing failures and inconsistencies in vocabulary: for example, are leg and hip adduction and abduction the same thing? How do 'hamstrings' map to the muscles named in the anatomical illustration? It would also have been useful to have a table relating the exercises to the muscles exercised to help the reader think more clearly about how to put an exercise program together.