Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness (Paperback)

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Product Description

This is not your conventional how-to book. With an emphasis on safety, it thoroughly covers all aspects of proper strength training while simultaneously debunking certain myths and misconceptions such as explosive training and sport-specific training. The book shows how to perform nearly 50 exercises with dumbbells in a safe and effective manner. Unique to this type of book is the inclusion of more than three dozen dumbbell workouts that have been submitted by approximately 24 strength and fitness professionals from across the USA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Blue River Press; illustrated edition edition (June 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976336138
• ISBN-13: 978-0976336136
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,496 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT!, December 14, 2007

By	Robert Martin (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

After reading some favorable comments on this book. I ordered it. IT WAS A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT!!! The other negative review stated that he found "small, low resolution blurry black and white photas" to learn how to do the exercises. The book describes how to do a particular exercise, and reinforces on how to do it by showing you either one or two photos - except the author uses a photo the actual size of a postage stamp!!

It is literally impossible to learn the finer points of a particular exercise by looking at the photo. The resolution is poor and cloudy, and it is the size of an actual postage stamp. This book could have been an ideal instruction book, but the author deleted and curtailed the ability to teach the reader by only showing only a mini size photo on how to do the various exercises, It is almost impossible to see how an exercise is perform if you are looking at a cloudy black and white photo the size of a postage stamp.

Abdominals are important. This author uses a mere six (6) small pages to explain the instructions on how to do three (3) exercises. He does this by showing you a mere seven photos the size of a postage stamp, and they are cloudy at that. Further on, he uses a mere four (4) pages to teach you how to overhaul your upper back, and again shows just three exercises on how to do it.

The book was of little or no use to this particular reader.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get The Book, October 22, 2006

By	Elliott P. (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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If your workout employs dumbbells (Powerblocks in my case), this book is a great resource.

Though Brzycki doesn't go into the depth of why HIT works as much as his other books (Maximize Your Training; A Practical Approach To Strength Training), the book does provide a reasonable background on training philosophy as well as rep, set and tempo recommendations.

The gem that sets this book aside from others are the thirty plus workouts from outstanding trainers at the high school, collegiate and professional level from all around the United States. Excellent stuff that will keep any training enthusiast happy for a long time to come.

Bottom line? Buy this book. It's well worth the investment in time, money and your health.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much more than a book on dumbbell training, February 24, 2007

By	Marc1000 - See all my reviews

In addition to listing an effective series of dumbbell exercises that work every muscle group, the authors provide important exercise guidelines. They discuss training frequency, how to perform a repetition properly, rest between sets, duration of training sessions and proper order of exercises. This not a generic, bland book- the authors are willing to give their viewpoints on controversies in exercise.

The book includes exercise routines from strength coaches such as Dr. Ken Leistner, Jeff Friday (strength coach for the Baltimore Ravens) and several strength coaches for NCAA division 1 schools.

The book is totally essential for anyone training at home, but will be of a great help to those training in gyms. In fact, some who train at gyms will be tempted to purchase a set of Power block dummbbells (dumbbells that go from 10-130 lbs and take up about 4 square feet) and skip their gym fees. After reading this book, you will gain a greater appreciation of the usefulness and versatility of training with dumbbells.

Get this book! You will not be disappointed.