- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary (1 Oct 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0809239302
- ISBN-13: 978-0809239306
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 694,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Before she was 22, Anja Langer had captured the German, European, and Junior Amateur World Bodybuilding Championships as well as second place in both the IFBB Pro World and Ms. Olympia competitions. Her winning physique and fashion-model looks have landed her on the covers of more than 20 fitness and bodybuilding magazines worldwide. Now women bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts can train with Langer using Body Flex-Body Magic—the ultimate guide for women who want the ultimate fit figure. The proper uses and combinations of weight training, cross training, nutrition, stretching, and various forms of aerobics are at the core of Langer's personal fitness program. All facets of her workouts for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels are detailed and amply illustrated with more than 200 personal photographs. With exercises ranging from the most basic to the most exacting practices used by professional physical trainers and winning pro bodybuilders. Body Flex-Body Magic is the most informative and extensive women's body shaping and fitness book ever published. Highlights include:
- Reducing the body's fat stores with ease
- Building up selected skinny body parts
- Achieving full-body flexibility
- Training and eating during pregnancy
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Insparation to all women novices!!! Anja is great! Hurray!,
This review is from: Body Flex--Body Magic (Paperback)
Anja explains all and is very precise with details on everything from stretching to nutrition, and how to take weight training from a health fitness routine to competition. She even lets us see her own routines ... now & when she was competing. I always thought things like that were HUSH HUSH! A Secret! LOL Almost everything is touched in here from genetic potential to cross-training and she even talks about PACE circut tranining! By the time you're finished with this book, you'll be wanting to subcribe to Muscle magazine. The back cover states "Body flex your way to a stronger, sexier shape" and Anja proves it. I've seen pictures of her up-to-date and she looks fabs!!!! It's a good reference book to have at home for any women even if she's a professional bodybuilder! Buy it if you're into sports... weight are healthy for you.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as Wonderful as the Cover Makes Out,
By A Customer
This review is from: Body Flex--Body Magic (Paperback)
I ordered this book thinking it would be very informative about a lot of training moves. It's written as though the author has given up on training now and just wants to make a bit of money.The pictures for the excersises are not very clear on start finish positions. If you want to weight train when you are pregnant then this appears to be the book for you, but anyone else there is no clear purpose to this book, wether you be a beginer or advanced.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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Body Flex Body Magic,
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This review is from: Body Flex--Body Magic (Paperback)
Where has this book been hiding? When will Ms. Langer update it with a revised edition? This is one of the best books on weight training I have read, and I have read a number of them. My wife and I both use it in our weight workouts, so it's not merely for women, and we both have learned things from it that our personal trainers never taught us. The pictures showing the start/finish and midpoint of each exercise, as well as the clear and concise explanatory text, make it easy to understand the precise movements required, and to avoid common mistakes. The variety of exercises for each muscle group, the inventive new exercises originated by Ms. Langer, and the personal insights she shares from her own experience, make this a highly useful book for men and women of all ages (I'm 50) and experience levels, from novice to experienced body builders. It's simply a marvelous book!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic book with detailed descriptions & photos!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Body Flex--Body Magic (Paperback)
I'm fairly new to the world of fitness but have been working for about a year now on becoming more lean, muscular, and healthy. Toward those goals, I've purchased 7 books on muscle & strengh development specific to women. Body Flex-Body Magic is definitely my favorite! Ms. Langer, along with co-author Bill Reynolds, have presented a huge amount of information in a clear and concise way. They have divided the book into basic, intermediate, and advanced level training routines; within those categories, they provide detailed information on how to do the exercises, what they accomplish, and common mistakes, along with photographs of each exercise. I find the common mistakes information, specific to each exercise, particularly helpful as it points out positional errors that can lead to injury or just plain ineffectual results. The book also contains great information on nutrition, aerobic exercise, stretching, bodysculpting/bodybuilding, and working out while pregnant.My highest recommendation! 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BOOK THAT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED!,
By JOE-JOE BOOKS "JOE BOOKS" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Body Flex--Body Magic (Paperback)
I cannot say enough good things about this book. It is very well put together and informative. I found the advice and the illustrations to be among the finest in any bodybuilding book I have yet seen. Langer gives straightforward information that is practical for any level of fitness. Both men and women can use the advice in this book. It was well worth the price I paid for both my wife and I.
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