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So, if you use a gym, you must fuddle around with the book in the gym, because it is illegal to copy the instructions for your specific workout. This incompetent.I have purchased my last book from Hatherleigh Press. I bought this book in an attempt to ween myself off of my personal trainer, and begin putting together an exercise routine for myself. As a matter of fact, I was thrown out of Kinko's for trying.Oh, but wait, there is a CD, of course they must have included the forms on the CD, how incompetent would they be to encourage the use of their form, then make it illegal to copy, without providing it in a printable form. Its obvious that they are more interested in padding their profits, than providing information in a usable form. I looked at several books, and decided on this one, because it described the exercises in detail, provided a set of workouts to get me started, provided a form to track my diet, and a second set of forms to track the workouts. They give you only one form for each type of workout they designed, then made it illegal to copy that form.
I have been working out for about 2 years now. My diet is very good currently, but the nutrition section really brought carbs, fats, and proteins to life. Its like i go and turn into a zombie and just do the same exercises over and over again without getting any noticeable change. I got the book and instantly started reading it.
There was some guy in the gym curling 80lbs in each hand and i sort of laughed because his form was atrocious, he was rather strong but his technique looked like he was working out more of his back and shoulders than his biceps. Explaining how each one will affect your body in different ways. By following the guidelines and the description of each workout i noticed that i felt a much better burn, was using less weight, and worked out for less time (45min). I like sticking to good form and technique it does give you a harder burn (personally).I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to have a set routine. For the first time i had some pretty soar arms, chest, and back muscles and it felt great. I have always known which exercises to do and when i went into the gym at first (first year or so) I was getting large gains, becoming very strong very fast, and then lately i have just sort of fallen into the run of the mill exercising.
How some things are good to eat in the morning, and some things are good for post workout.Yesterday (monday) i went into the gym with my book and followed the body shaping workout routine as if i had never been in a gym before. There are 18 weeks of workout guidelines for the body sculpting routine. I saw this book while looking for a Christmas present for my mother. None of the exercises were new but they went into such great detail about how you need to think about the muscle you work and have perfect form so, i thought i should give it a try.
This book lays out the main three areas you should be concerned with in getting in shape: exercise, nutrition, and rest. With all the books, supplements, videos, etc., people give up before they start because they think it is too complex and time-demanding. I am a not a bodybuilder or athlete. I don't just love to work out. I have cheated some on nutrition and don't always get enough sleep, but have seen positive gains in muscle and loss in fat over the past three months.I believe that one of the main hindrances to people getting in good shape is confusion. What I like about this book is that it is for regular people who don't have two hours a day to work out. I have lost 3 inches in my waist and gained a good bit of muscle, while working out less than an hour per day.
The nutrition guidelines are easy to follow and the food on the lists are easy to obtain. You can make copies of the charts and take with you to the gym to track your progress.
This book has been great for me. The exercise routines are laid-out in a format easy to be understood.
I have never been a fitness buff. Pretty simple.
If you are a regular person and want to be in better shape, I encourage you to get the book. I work in an office all day and have noticed my energy and strength levels decrease over the years.
I have been using the book for 12 weeks and it works great.
Silly name, but a great book, especially the diet and nutrition sections. I love the scientific and biological explanations of everything in this book.
I hope this gets me back to the shape or even better than I was in years ago. The book is very informative and covers about any topic that might arise. I would rate this book as high as any workout book out there, the DVD that comes with it is very helpful as well if you are unfamiliar with some of the exercises. I have been out of the gym about 10 years now and decided to go back and "try" to get back to where I once was. From first impressions it certainly will if I follow their teachings. I read it from cover to cover and was shocked at how many things I was doing wrong when I was seriously working out years ago. I saw this book and thought that maybe in the time I have been away from the gym maybe the workouts had changed some, so I decided to buy it. I was getting good results, but I wonder if I had known what I know now, how much better shape could I have gotten in.
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