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Paperback: 404 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; illustrated edition edition (15 May 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0764550365
ISBN-13: 978-0764550362
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.8 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Weight training isn′t just for muscleheads like Arnold Schwarzenegger any more. Now, health experts are telling us that lifting weights strengthens your bones, boosts your energy, and helps you lose fat. Weight Training For Dummies helps you design a program that′s right for you with information you not only can trust but also understand. Health and fitness experts Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg talk you through whatever misconceptions you may have about weight training, and show you how to set goals and achieve them. They lay out basic principles of weight training for you, so that you can make sense of unfamiliar equipment at a gym or get the workout you want at home. Even if you already lift weights as part of your regular fitness routine, Weight Training For Dummies will inspire you to try new and different things with suggestions for improving your current exercises. Unlike other weight training books you may have seen, Weight Training For Dummies also offers tips specially tailored for kids, seniors, moms–to–be, and anyone who′d just like to lose some weight.

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A great book for beginners to gym instructors. . .
"...This clearly written and comprehensive book shows how anyone can make weight training a safe and beneficial part of their fitness life." -Peter Sikowitz, Editor-in-Chief, Men's Fitness Magazine

Would you like to add weight training to your fitness routine, but don't know where to start? Are you interested in toning and developing your muscles, but aren't sure which exercises work? Don't sweat it... roll up your sleeves and get ready to flex your muscles with "Weight Training for Dummies™".

This handy reference gives you the scoop on the most effective exercises for all your muscles-with tips for how to get the best value for your money.

By reading "Weight Training for Dummies™", you'll discover how to:

*Develop a personal weight training program based on your personal fitness goals

*Test your current strengths and track your improvements

*Use proper techniques to lift weights safely and get great results

*Distinguish the great weight training gadgets from the rip-offs

*Evaluate the polls, potions, and powders you hear about in the gym

*Choose trainers, videos, and classes to fit your schedule and your budget

*Adapt a weight training program for young kids, pregnant women, and seniors IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., headquartered in Foster City, Calif., is a leading global knowledge company featuring a diverse portfolio of technology, business and self-help books and computer-based learning tools, including the best-selling …For Dummies®, ...Secrets® and Teach Yourself® and Cliffs Notes™ brands. IDG Books Worldwide has more than 700 active titles plus translations in 36 languages around the world.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good for a beginner, 11 Jul 2005

By	J. Slade (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Weight Training for Dummies (Paperback)

This book is ideal for anyone just beginning weight training. However, most of what is covered in this book would be told to you at a good gym induction.

Maybe a good reference for the few months after starting a free weights programme but pretty useless after that.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With the Dummies books, it's O.K. to start from scratch ..., 9 Jun 1999

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My fiancee is an experienced weight lifter. I wanted to get started also, but was very intimidated. He got me this book because he knew that it would include a comprehensive coverage of everything I needed to know before beginning a routine(not because he thinks I'm a Dummie). It was a great way for me to read up on the subject before going to the gym with him where he demonstrated many of the concepts in the book. My fiancee even learned a new exercise for his rotator cuffs! Now that I feel more comfortable with the ideas, I still take the book with me when I go alone to the gym, in case I have any questions. I don't think this book is meant to be used by experts, but it's great for [weight training] "dummies" like me!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, 10 May 2001

By	C. Goodwin "Candy Goodwin" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Probably has everything a beginner could ever possibly want to know about weight lifting. This book has got a very light, informal and even friendly tone which actually makes it an enjoyable read!

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4.0 out of 5 stars It really is for dummies
After training for years doing martial arts and mainly CV work, I thought it was time to turn my attention to weight training. Read more

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not for begginers or dummies - too complicated
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good for beginners.
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Published on 25 May 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars May be beneficial for dummies and beginners
I'm not sure why I bought this book because the title is rather demeaning. Being somewhat of a novice weight lifter (6 months now) I thought that I might learn something from... Read more

Published on 17 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for beginners and as a reference book
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Published on 20 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING!!!
An outstanding book for beginners to weight training. I found it highly useful and very informative.

Published on 27 Feb 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Pictures are terrible! How about some real role models!!
The pictures and models are terrible. The words are too small and there is too much rambling. I prefer to read weightlifting books that feature the author as the person who is... Read more

Published on 27 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
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