Reviews (25)

Not just for bodybuilders
The typos and poor grammar are inexcusable. If the author can't write or spell, the editor should catch the problems. But colleges are not producing bright writers and editors like they once did.
So simple it is brilliant !!!
I have been bodybuilding for 20 years. Believe me when I say there are many books out there loaded with "secrets" that you can read in any other book. Chris Aceto got it right in this book. nothing over complicated. No crazy workout routines. just the simple facts. Here is how to do it, now get in the damn and discover for yourself what works and what doesn't.
Overhyped bodybuilding book with nothing new or inventive
Aside from the numerous typos - for an overpriced book they should proof read the darn thing - this is just another opinionated book from a guy who tells you what works for him. Which may or may not work for you.
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Reviews (11)

A Good Starting Guide for New Fitness Ball Users
Ms. Westlake provides a good how-to that covers streching, basic and more advanced exercises.There is a section on safety, which could be increased.As a therapist I recomend anyone using a fitness ball be on a padded surface and an able bodied spotter should be used initially.In other words, do not try some of the exercises on brick or rock surfaces (as pictured), until the technique is mastered - a gym mat may be more appropriate.

Pretty good book
This is a pretty good book.The only criticism I have of it is that the muscle groups worked aren't clearly marked enough in every exercise. This isn't a huge problem though.I still use the book a lot and really like the big pictures and exercise guidlines.It would be a definate asset to have if you own a body ball.

Great Ball workouts
This book is small and easy to take to the gym and use.There are great workouts in the back that you can follow according to how you want to work out that day.The pictures and instructions are easy to follow.This book is good for all levels of workouts. ... Read more

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Fitness for Boomers
As a 52-year-old who has always shunned weight training for fear of injury, I think this book is terrific, for three main reasons:
Strength Training Over 50
For an athletic 56 year old on the brink of 'going to seed', Caivano's wisdom has rescued my life from the pressures of relationships, the stresses of work, and slavery to my PC. This book is an invaluable resource for any of us baby boomers who recognize that our lives are barely 1/2 over and that our next 50 years can only be fulfilling if we continue to lead a life of active movement. ... Read more

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Good ideas and insight
I would recommend this book to anyone whose have "sticking point" problems.

Preventing "Overtraining" with a broader "Power-Training" (Read with Caution)
"Training to failure" has never been contradicted by any modern bodybuilder. What is hotly contested is the best way to go about it. Let's face reality here for a moment. If there was "one method" that resulted in the best long term gains then everybody would be doing the same thing. It simply doesn't work that way, although HIT tries to lay claim to just that. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and other world-class bodybuilders, advocate more than one set per exercise called High-Volume Training, HVT, the traditional method of using multiple sets to train to failure by training each set to failure, resting, and then repeating the set to failure, as many times as it takes before you just can not do anymore sets for that body part. The HIT method tells us that anything more than one set per exercise, trained to failure, is not only impractical but counterproductive! It bases its assertions on athletes who perform numerous repetitions but do not consistently gain muscle mass from doing so. HIT declares that the rest period should begin the instant the set is finished and that muscle-growth production during these rest periods must not be violated, even going so far as to suggest that switching exercises to another body part is problematic because we can not avoid using the previously trained body parts in other exercises. At its most fundamental HIT is about training only one body part per workout, and working out only a few days per month. At its most reasonable HIT is about avoiding overtraining, something that is all too easy to do with HVT. Bodybuilding using the HVT system has never declared that gains are all about repetitions. Neither does HVT claim that we do not need to rest body parts. Also HVT clearly has no problem with doing more than a single set trained to failure including increasing the intensity of each set by `forced reps' (Page 64 Mentzer aiding in a forced repetition), `negative reps', `isolation training', `supersets' and `stripping methods' among a host of other intensity increasing principles. HIT is very careful not to suggest that these intensity increase methods are counterproductive (because they are not) and even integrates some of them as long as they do not mean doing more than one set, but if this means leaving the set to decrease or increase your weight volume then you are on the path to what HIT firmly calls counterproductive... but if your spotter does this for you, then that is considered okay. This book actually describes these intensity increasing principles better than most books do... in fact a whole lot better and one of the reasons to own this book. However there are lots of contradictions throughout the chapters. For instance Page 93 talks about exercises that are `too intense'. According to previous HIT explanation there is no such thing as `too intense'. If we incorporate all the various HVT intensity increasing methods into one set of HIT then is HIT not a valid argument? In many ways HIT does ask some important questions. Hypertrophy is the scientific term for the enlargement of muscle tissue caused by a specific amount of intensity needed for the hypertrophy to occur. No intensity, no hypertrophy, no gain. Why should we continue to do more sets if we manage to meet the criteria needed for hypertrophy to occur in one set? Good question. However HVT does not contradict this. HVT assures us that hypertrophy will occur by performing those multiple sets. However HIT asks why do we need to stimulate the muscle into hypertrophy more than once per exercise? Should not once be enough? Let us take this HIT fundamental one step further. Why do we even need to do one set? Why not just one rep? After all when we perform power-training exercises we can increase intensity (by adding weight) to the point where we can only perform one rep. Is this not HIT? And if a one rep power-training exercise can be considered a HIT exercise then why are weightlifters who train this exact same way not bodybuilders. In fact for the highest intensity exercise why not just get HIT by a truck and stay on a hospital bed gaining for the next few months?
The Bible of HIT
Everything you ever want to know about high intensity training is found in this book, from concept to theory to application.All who have followed afterwards (i.e., Yates, Haney, etc.) only applied their own unique twists to the principles discussed.Mentzer was a true visionary in the world of bodybuilding. ... Read more

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Reviews (10)

Workout endlessly and get nowhere
The graphic design of this book is impeccable. Also, the book's binding and readability are fairly decent.
The best weight training book ever!
This book is great for anyone who is just starting a workout routine or who wants to learn how to get the most out of their workout.The book is broken down into sections for each part of the body and it shows in full color the name of the exercise, exactly how to do it, and what *not* to do.It also shows the primary and secondary muscle groups that each exercise target.It covers free weights, machines, exercise balls, stretching and has sections for diet and setting up a workout routine.
Your Personal Trainer in a book
I have been training with weights for over 15 years, and I think if I were stranded on a desert island and could have only one book on weight training, this would be it. I own many books on the subject, but this is by far the most comprehensive and useful. It gives good photographic illustrations of the movements for free weights (barbell and dumbell) and machine workouts. The most useful for me is the illustrations of good form AND what NOT to do to get the most benefit out of a particular exercise. The text also includes suggestions for easier or more difficult versions of a particular exercise, or a variation which will target specific areas of a muscle or group of muscles. It is well organised and easy to follow. I spent hours with this book when I first acquired it, and have learned a wealth of information that I couldn't find in other books on the subject. This is also very down-to-earth advice and instruction, for your average, everyday person who just wants to get the most out of their workout with weights. I highly recommend this book. The one drawback, as another reviewer mentioned , is the outdated nutritional information. This is a minor complaint, really. Get your nutritional information elsewhere, but cherish this book for good solid weight training information. ... Read more

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Reviews (119)

Great Book
The Steroid Bible had all the information I was looking for and is the best steroid book that I have found. Dosages, stacks, cycles,and avoiding side effects are covered in great detail.

Impotent, disorganized and incomplete disinformation...
I can't even call this thing as a book. It's a disaster.Dont throw your money away.It is disorganized and leads you to nothing.

Doesn't get any Better
It doesn't get better than The Steroid Bible. The best part of the book are the extensive steroid experiences reported by the real life steroid users who share every detail of what it was like to obtain and use steroids. Top that off with extensive medical research and tips on avoiding steroid side effects and you know why it is called The Steroid Bible. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anabolic steroids    2. Doping in sports    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Men's Health    6. Pharmacology    7. Physiological effect    8. Sports & Recreation / Bodybuilding & Weight Training    9. Toxicology    10. Body Building & Weight Training    11. Bodybuilding    12. Family & Health    13. Steroids    14. Weight Lifting   

Reviews (7)

from a real player
If you wanna be a real player read byrne's books and gamble that's it

Should be Advanced 3-Cushion Billiards
This book contains very little information that will be of use to an 8 or 9-ball player and close to half of the book is spent discussing specific 3-Cushion shots.I bought this book for the defense section hoping to learn some more about that but again it related to 3-Cushion rather than anything for 8 or 9-ball.Since I don't know the first thing about 3-Cushion billiards, I can't say whether or not the information about that is good or not.

Good companion to his Standard
...I don't claim any good talent in pool, but i do enjoy reading up on all the strategies and thought processes, and attempting to apply them when I play.Byrne's Advanced Technique isn't so much for advanced players only, but covers some specific topics that aer very interesting as well, such as the half-ball hit, the masse shot, the physics of the heavy tavern cueball, and so on.The section on Three-Cushion billiards is somewhat redundant, though, if you have his Standard.but it has some other topics, including more shots from master play, to keep one engrossed.He also writes some stories on several of the games greats, including three-cushion legends like Ceulemans and Blohmdal.Overall, a very good buy if you want to know as much about the game as you can. ... Read more

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Reviews (29)

An incredible reference manual!
I work out regularly, and when doing strength training, I frequently have questions about which muscles I am working, whether I am performing the moves with correct form, etc.This book, designed specifically for women, is an excellent strength training reference manual.It focuses specifically on the areas which tend to give women the most difficulties, the abs, back, legs, and buttocks (including the hips).
Best Ever!!!
I enjoy this book best female book, even my trainer has it and has the male book from same writer. It is good to have both books for the women one doesnt cover the other parts of the body which really u can use the men for that part. I would recommend this book to beginners and trainers its pic are great help, you understand female parts that need working on and how are body is made amazing.I also use amazon for all my new and used books for yrs never disapointed,great site .Debra

Excellent Core Book
Although the book lacks a specific section on the arms and chest, it is an excellent book.It illustrates in great detail strength training of the main core muscles for women...the back and abdominals.The bonus benefit of a great leg and buttock section.Very useful in targeting the female trouble spots.The other book by this author could be used to fill in the blanks of the arms and chest with ease or a simple anatomy illustration.I would give it a 5 star if the arms and chest section was there. ... Read more

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Reviews (5)

A fitness first.
When I heard pilates on a ball, I was ecstatic! I was just impressed by the creativity used in coming up with such wonderful exercises.I attempted many of the exercises, and I just saw how valuable they would be to athletes, who have been using traditional exercises for a long time.This new system, is so dynamic, and I just love the fact that even seasoned exercisers would be challenged positively.
Excellent ab strengthening moves
After only a few reps, I can feel the work!I like how it builds on moves I am familiar with and has some new ones in there.

I only wish there was a DVD on this
I know that most DVDs are for most of the exercises that are done on any exercise endeavor, including those on the ball, I just wish there was a DVD to accompany this book. I believe that DVDs help to keep people motivated to exercise.
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Reviews (2)

Not bad
Not a bad little guide.
Tex McFaden's Review of The Ultimate Guide...
It's not only the "ultimate" guide to weight training for bowling, but I think that it's the ONLY guide to weight training for bowlng. Obviously, anyone could build a workout program to strengthen their body, but it's nice to have a resource provided by knowledgeable folks to make it easy for you. This guide provides an easy to ready plan, complete with pictures, to help bowlers improve their strength. The purpose is to help bowlers ultimately improve the explosive quality of the ball in the pocket, from the first roll to the last. This is most critical when bowlers get caught in a long day at competitive meets where they are sure to bowl more than three quick games. The stress of competition can easily tire a competitor physically, so physical fitness is a must. This book walks you through the stretching and the exercises and a rotation plan that uses four different training programs. It's a short, to-the-point book that may be a no-brainer to fitness buffs, but still serves as a handy reference to keep everyone, at any level, focused and fit. The rating is based on the fact that the book accomplishes its stated purpose and meets the expectations that anyone should have for this book. ... Read more

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Reviews (39)

Excellent resource, the best book I have read on weight training
I can't really say enough good things about this book.No, it's not perfect, but it's heaps better than most of the books on weight training.This focuses specifically on safety and technique, not on routines or dieting.The author is currently putting out a new book with revised directions from this book and all the training/dieting info in one handy package.I can't wait to get it.A bit expensive but I'd rather spend forty bucks on reliable, one-volume info than waste my time and money on countless less helpful books and magazines.
You MUST learn Perfect Form for Bodybuilding
There are trainees out there who are bench pressing 90lbs of iron for twenty reps who praise themselves after doing it, but know in the back of their mind that their right wrist is starting to get a little sore from their workout. When moving onto the barbell curl that wrist just hurts too much to complete a full set. Well "pain is gain" so they drop the set and go back to the dressing room knowing that it will be two weeks before they recover. Try giving the same trainee "The Insider's Tell-All Handbook on Weight-Training Technique" and watch them reduce the bench press from 90lbs to 45lbs for eight reps maximum. "What has gone wrong?" they might ask. "Why have I suddenly gone from brawn to frailty?" The truth is that nothing is wrong. They are just learning to do it right this time... and they will gain more because of it. While motivation bodybuilding books like "Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding" by Arnold Schwarzenegger, will certainly show you the vast majority of exercises that are required for a great high volume training (HVT) program, it does not go to great length to show you everything that you need to know about doing the exercises correctly and the pitfalls of doing them incorrectly. Danger workouts include the Vertical Machine Press, Straight-Arm Pullover, Bent-Over Barbell Rows, Bent-Over dumbbell Rows, T-bar rows and the One-Arm Dumbbell Row to name but a few. Although nearly everyone can get away with doing these exercises in small amounts without injury, they are considered high risk exercises and long term applications can prove absolutely disastrous. If the basic low-risk workouts can cause injury when executed without perfect form do you really want to increase the odds of getting an injury by doing high-risk exercises with bad form? While "The Insider's Tell-All Handbook on Weight-Training Technique" does not promise an injury free bodybuilding career it will firmly establish conditions that will prevent injury. If you can workout as much as you like as often as you like and do not need to nurse an injury then naturally the result is a gain rather than a loss that could have been avoided. Every exercise you learn from a book or a magazine should be cross-referenced with "The Insider's Tell-All Handbook on Weight-Training Technique" to see what it has to say. Even bench pressing professionals who have been at this for years will find that their form is not as good as what this book can prescribe. On first impressions I was seriously considering the fact that I had bought into another dud back page bodybuilding book that had hyped itself beyond its real value. I was concerned to find that it only contained 34 exercises and was full of self-proclaimed praise commercials all over the front and back cover. I have since come to learn that those adverts are there for good reason and 34 exercises expanding on perfect form is no small amount. The fact that it covers the big three - Bench Press, Deadlift and Squat is enough to substantiate the $20 price tag. It also includes Back Extension, Cable Row, Calf Raise, Close-Grip Bench Press, Crunch Abdominal Work, Curl, Decline Bench Press, Dumbbell Row, Finger Extension, Grip Machine Training, Incline Bench Press, Leg Press, Lever Bar Work, L-fly, Neck Work, Overhead Lockout, Overhead Press, Parallel Bar Dip, Partial Deadlift, Pinch-grip Lifting, Prone Row, Pulldown, Pullover, Pullup/Chin, Pushdown, Rader Chest Pull, Shrug, Side Bend, Squat, Stiff-legged Deadlift, Thick-bar Hold and the Wrist Roller Training. I had given up on ever doing a Close-Grip Bench Press. I guessed that some exercises are just not for some people. It took me several readings of the Bench Press section to understand that even though I believed I was executing right angle holds I was not, meaning that my hands where too close. When I was told to bring them in closer for the Close-Grip Bench Press I just ended up murdering my wrists and elbows. This book eventually taught me that my Bench Press was more of a Close-Grip Bench Press and my Close-Grip Bench Press something that was just begging for an injury. I can now perform both. Also I am more aware of back arching where I thought there could not possibly be any. All you need to do is to look at the pictures in "Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding" to see that even these professionals had no qualms about using a photograph where there is evidently bad form being used. You can literally see the holes after learning from "The Insider's Tell-All Handbook on Weight-Training Technique". It is also the kind of book that becomes more useful the more you use it. This is by no means a quick-fix booklet but a much needed and much sought after bodybuilding manual. I would certainly read and learn everything in here before I consider any other book outside of it. While the Schwarzenegger bible is a great motivation tool this book is really where you want to focus. Forget all the other books about different training methods until you get perfect form right first and then you will be in a much better position to judge other training methods, especially the ones that tend to have an impact on executing perfect form correctly. For some reason other books and bodybuilders keep making reference to slow and controlled exercising to avoid injury. They erroneously call this `perfect form' from time to time. Injury has nothing to do with the speed or control of the exercise. Injury occurs because of bad form. But once you perfect form you should go slowly. If there is any advocate for `one method' in bodybuilding that can improve on gains then that `one method' is learning perfect form. I will update this review as I do more research/practice. Until then...
The Book of Technique for all types of weightlifters
Most weight training books bifurcate either in the direction of body building or powerlifting.But both camps have common ground in needing to learn propert technique.This is the book, and it has something for everyone in detail.If you are a body-builder there are plenty of isolation exercises described, even though the author emphasizes compound lifts.If you are a powerlifter/strength trainer, it has very detailed descriptions and pictures on the squat, deadlift, bench press, overhead presses and even a fair amount on grip work.
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Reviews (95)

Book is well written just not sure about the training
If you really want to try this training method this is a very detailed well written book that explains the method. I tried it but not long enough to tell you if it works or not. I was going to a gym with a partner and the trainers in the gym got very upset that my partner and I were using this method of training. We showed them the book and they were all totally against it saying that you have a greater risk of getting injuried than of getting pumped up. The book however says the opposite. If you want to try something different this is a good book to look at.

CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK
I was one of those like many who did the high volume training for years,buying supplements that did nothing and feeling sore all the time. I wish I knew about this training then. It seems everywhere you read you need to do high volume. High volume got me some definition and some muscle mass. But anyone will get that when they first start to train. But your results will most likely stop and you will wonder why you are not getting more results for doing more training. I thought the same thing. Until now.
I have to agree with below
The other reviews are unfortunately correct.I stuck with this program for about 3 months.My holds increased quite well, but after three months, I took some time to recover and went in to test how my full range of motion strenth had improved.IT HAD NOT INCREASED AT ALL.Visually, nothing had changed as well.I was very excited about this idea, but unfortunately it doesn't work.
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Great Book
Each chapter offered great advice on the mental game of pool.Immediately after reading the book, I could tell that my game had picked up a notch.(And exactly one month after reading the book, my 8-ball skill level in my pool league was also raised a notch.)
A Pool Players Pocket Guide...
This small, but powerful book is essential for the player who wants to raise their game and move on to the next level.I try and play pool everyday.I can make shots, no problem.Once you conquer the fundamentals and basics it's time to move on and extend your skills: your mental skills.
It Changed Me
Here is a book that destroys all of the new age lingo about playing pool as related to your mind. No Zen hints here, you will learn how to realistically look at yourself, your competition, and most importantly why you play the game. It isn't a tutorial on the game, I think that this is an outstanding read that applies to anyone who competes at anything period. An absolute must have for your library. (I own two copies!) ... Read more

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Reviews (1)

The best guide to training
It's the best way to training gymnastics and gaing muscle and condition. ... Read more

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Reviews (15)

Conceptually Great but the Devil's Flaws are Lurking
My partner and I worked the routine religously for over one year. I have great documentation of every rep - how was the form, how many seconds was the hold and a message for the next workout to either increase poundage, time of hold or to hold steady for better form.
solid static strength builder, but won't increase size
I bought the book and tried the program religiously for 3 months.Unfortunately, I want to grow.This program will help you gain strength with static holds.Unfortunately, I'm seeking hypertrophy (size increase) and this method doesn't do it.I maintained the same bodyweight, but am clearly flabbier than before.Stronger with static holds, but not more muscular.Plus, my true full range of motion excercises have decreased.I had hoped this would be a good break between my hypertrophy-specific training cyles.Well, it wasn't.The author claims that strength leads to size.This simply isn't true.Sure, strenght can enable size and one will grow somewhat as they grow stronger, but the two are not significantly correlated.Just look at those powerlifters that lift many more lbs than bodybuilders.They are concerned with strength, not size.He tries to pass what appears to be common sense off as science.
Excellent book - a must read.
John Little and Peter Sisco wrote static contraction... but John takes it a step further and eliminates the need for doing reps with scientific explanations to back up his revolutionary concept of weight training/ muscle building.. My girlfriend and I started doing this method in may of 2005 and I can honestly say i've never found such a fast, quick and easy way to build muscle. This is also a great method for those not wanting to spend hours in a gym... after a while, you only need to workout once a week... but don't forget to stretch afterwards... and don't forget to do cardio on other days.
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A-
This book is straightforward, unlike Complete Conditioning for Volleyball. I know exactly when and how to work out.
New Edition is Way Better
I'm a multi sport athlete who trains all year round regardless of what sport I play. I bought a few of these Ultimate Guide to Weight Training books, and they definitely helped me train specifically for the different sports that I play. Then about a year later I received an email from amazon that there was a new edition out.These upgraded editions are even better than the originals, with more articles and a lot more sport-specific information. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone who plays a lot of sports or wants to specifically focus on training for one sport in particular. ... Read more

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Training Track and Field
The book is exelen, and doing what it says and is wonderful. I recomende this book to coaches an athletes. ... Read more

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Fountain of Youth
After using the programs in this book, I feel 10 years younger.I can actually see some definition in my physique and my golf game has improved dramatically.I hit the ball at least 30 yards farther consistantly on my drives and I'm not getting tired at the end of my rounds.This book is like weight training 101 for golf, it's written in such an easy and direct manner.Also, the recommended programs in the book are not too overbearing and really cater to the needs of us time-pressed 'middle agers'.I strongly recommend this book. ... Read more

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Reviews (3)

New Edition is Way Better
I'm a multi sport athlete who trains all year round regardless of what sport I play. I bought a few of these Ultimate Guide to Weight Training books, and they definitely helped me train specifically for the different sports that I play. Then about a year later I received an email from amazon that there was a new edition out.These upgraded editions are even better than the originals, with more articles and a lot more sport-specific information. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone who plays a lot of sports or wants to specifically focus on training for one sport in particular.