Achieving your physique, strength or fitness goals hinges on the bedrock of correct exercise techniques. This guide will teach you how to use perfect exercise technique. Whether you're a hardcore bodybuilder or a fitness trainee, male or female, beginner or very advanced this book is for you.
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"As a chiropractor with over 20 years of weight-training experience, I can honestly say that no other book comes close to McRobert's for teaching safe and responsible exercise technique."
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Sam TIP
I train with weights for general fitness and to keep at bay a weakness in my back, possibly caused by poor technique 20 years ago. I train at home and I've found this book to be most helpful. It took me some time to escape the vanity of the glossy body-building mags from the States!
The truth is you don't need a ton of gym gear to train properly. I learned quite a bit from this book and have put it into practice. Commonsense does go a long way in weight-training but it can also go out the window in the silly pursuit of quick gains.
Good form is a cornerstone of McRobert's ethos, and time and again there's little of it to be found in mainstream training. For too many the result is frustration and even injury.
McRobert stresses that good form coupled with hard work produces real injury-free results. It's tough going but it's the safest way to get stronger and fitter. I train for general fitness, not to enhance my appearance or for competitions, and I'm happy to use the advice given in this book because it works.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By "brendan33"
Some people I have seen spend years going to the gym using very suspect technique, when I was training to become a gym instructor, I wanted to find some solid evidence of exactly how to do all the best lifts, this book tells all leaves nothing to the imagination and leaves out the dangerous moves that you see condoned by many bodybuilding mags I used this book to pass my gym instructors weight lifting course with distinction.
Don't waste time thinking you know technique get this book it won't let you down and yes it presumes you know nothing as this is the only way to truly learn.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
The scope of this book is as the title says, weight-training technique. The correct form and technique for all the most important weight-training exercises is described here in detial, with photos.
The scope of the book is not to prescribe an exercise programme. If you are a complete beginner (like me) you will need to find out from elswhere how to design your training programme.
The scope of the book is not to prescribe an exercise programme. If you are a complete beginner (like me) you will need to find out from elswhere how to design your training programme.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Seen recommendations to buy this book, so forked out my hard earned cash for it. This book is written in a very direct way, theres hardly any illustrations but even so, if you are a "hard gainer" this book is defintely worth a shout.
The book aims to start you training and keep you training so alot of emphasis is on using correct form/technique (No pictures )and not over-training.
Excellent sections on improvements to your program, eating right and all angles of weight training.
A good investment I'd say on hindsight.
The book aims to start you training and keep you training so alot of emphasis is on using correct form/technique (No pictures )and not over-training.
Excellent sections on improvements to your program, eating right and all angles of weight training.
A good investment I'd say on hindsight.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
This book is without doubt the best book available providing instruction on exercise technique. It covers all the major exercises required in order to train safely and successfully.
The book explains why the exercises have been included, and in addition why certain popular, but injurous, exercises haven't been included.
Whether you're an experienced trainee wishing to check up on your form, or someone new to the game, wanting to know how to start, this book is an extremely valuable tool.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The McRobert series of books is what I needed 5 years ago when I started training. These books are essential to every single weight trainer. I would have not have suffered the injuries and lack of progress I did under the "Arnold" school of advice if I had found these books when I first started.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Oavde
This is an excellent book. What the other reviewers say is true, you really must get this book especially if you are new to lifting.
It is far more important to start out with the right technique and diet than it is to chase all those other books and supplements that will promise you the world.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
It does what it says and trust me you probably need it. Almost every gym rat i've seen since reading it doesn't use propper form. GET IT AND PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST INJURY.
IT MAKES SENSE.
P.S I strongly advise you to buy Beyond Brawn as well ... it will improve your lifting i promise.
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very informative
As a weightlifter/body builder of nearly thirty years i was surprised to read things that i never knew, or had forgotten in the mists of time regarding lifting technique. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Paul
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very in depth book on weight training...
this is possibly the best book i have ever read on weight training (i will include muscle magazines as well). Read more
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not for the common..........
this book was a dissappointment. it assumes that everyone is dumb, go to gyms with every known piece of weight training equipment ever made and have at least two assistants to help... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2004
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Not as good as it's made out to be.
I bought this book recently on the strength of these other reviews by Amazon customers and I must say I was disappointed. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2002
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