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Review of Explosive Power & Strength

February 21st, 2010 No comments
Explosive Power & Strength: Complex Training for Maximum Results

Yes, the book doesn’t have extraordinary exercise descriptions, but the essential exercises are described well… I don’t think the point of the book was to describe exercises… the purpose was to explain to you “Complex training” and how it can help you achieve “Explosive power and strenght.”If you want superb exercise descriptions, try his book [...]

Review of Jumping into Plyometrics

February 13th, 2010 No comments
Jumping into Plyometrics: 100 Exercises For Power & Strength

While this book is geared towards helping athletes from any sport streamline their conditioning to gain more power through explosive movementtraining, it’s also filled with great exercises that can be done by anyadvanced exerciser.A knowledgeable workout veteran can even tailor thesemoves to be for less advanced exercisers, and what better way to reach yournext level [...]

Review of Weight Training Diary for Dummies

January 24th, 2010 No comments
Weight Training Diary for Dummies

Half of the book contains empty papers. What the use of it then. I hate this book, nothing special to learn andno techniques for training. Its a waste of money.
Product DescriptionFrom free weights and resistance bands to Pilates® and yoga, weight-training is an exciting — and healthy — trend. The Weight Training Diary For Dummies [...]

Review of The Business of Personal Training

December 20th, 2009 No comments
The Business of Personal Training

I just recieved my copy of “The Business Of Personal Training”.Iwas recently certified byACE to be a personal trainer and was interested in gatheringmore knowledge on how toget my business started.
This book was VERY HELPFUL! It explainedhow to establishclient policies up front, so there are no misunderstandings down the road;it explained how to best handleclients [...]

Review of Strength Training for Beginners

December 14th, 2009 No comments
Strength Training for Beginners

I bought this a while back when I was a member of a local gym.Now that I’ve discontinued my membership, I feel it’s a really good resource to review proper technique, plan a suitable program based on my ability + age + interest.I appreciate the hands-free spiral edition, and all the photos & detailed explanations [...]