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Summary: A simple program made more complex by book layout.
Review: First, some disclosure: I have not actually continued the program past the first day. Firstly, the weight recommendations are overly ambitious for the beginner. I recommend starting with much smaller weights. Secondly, the tables listing the reps would be easier to follow if placed right next to the illustrations of the exercise. Workouts are tough to stay focused on if one has to repeatedly flip between multiple sets of pages in a book. Perhaps a detachable foldout chart giving a visual overview would be helpful.
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Summary: great promise that delivers
Review: I am a 29 year old martial artist who took sabbatical and had to rebuild what I had lost. This book helped much more than Schlossberg's DUMMIES guide or the Schwarzenegger books....plus, unlike most fitness books, this author actually cares to follow up on emails and such. Sure, she is selling dumbells in the back, but that doesnt mean her information is any less valuable. This is her career. Stick with the plan and see the results.
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Summary: great book - great workout - im looking great
Review: I am a fan of Joyce Vedral and have used her other books. When my brother, who lives 900 miles away said he was starting with weights, I told him to get one of Joyce's books. Of course, he didn't. So when I found it here, I had it sent to him. HE LOVES IT! He was so excited about it, he asked me to send a book for his wife to use, so I sent "Definition" to her. He is 56 and LOOKIN GOOD! Joyce makes it easy to get started with easy to follow instructions and pictures. She is what baby-boomers need!
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Summary: It delivers.And spectacularly !
Review: I never really believed that I could work off the flab and fat that I had accumulated over the last 20 years.That was before I came across this book ! Believe me,this book worked.Maybe not in 12 weeks(mine was a pretty serious case !)but certainly over 6 months,it worked wonders on me !And all with some floor exercices and a pair of dumbells ! My stomach is iron-hard,and every part of my body is taut and muscled!Lady,you sure know how to handle a body !! Great show and THANKS !
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Summary: Perfect Book to Start you off and more
Review: If you are the target for this book just stop looking and get it. I have been promising myself forever that I was going to start excercising but I just never seemed to start. I finally got serious about it but I wanted to do weight training -not just cardio. I did this out of vanity since I wanted to have something to show for my hard work on the outside, not just the inside. Anyway I am a skinny guy and I did a little lifting in HS/college but now that I'm a little older, I have the wisdom to know you just can't wing it. I searched for a book that will break it down as simple as possible: Do ___ step by step. Well this is the book. I have been doing it for 4 months now and there has been a dramatic difference in my upper body. That's the funny thing -in the book Joyce tells you that the initial workout concentrates on the upper body only (since that is what most guys want). She forewarns that as you advance you will probably have to incorporate the leg routine into the workout. Well she's right. Already my legs are looking way to skinny to the muscle I have put on so I have to begin the alternating workout instead of the 3X per week one. Bottom line is this is the perfect book to put yourself to the test and prove to yourself that you really can change the look of your body with a minimal amount of $ (just a bench and some dumbells are all that's needed). Thanks Joyce (and no I'm not going to send in a before/after picture!) :)
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Summary: Not a bad book but there are better ones.
Review: In spite of numerous editing errors (careless use of "set" to mean "exercise", pg. 114, for example, among others; careless use of "right knee" to mean "left knee", pg. 106; and disagreement between the text and pictures, pgs. 92, 93, for example, among others), this program has increased my strength and size. The author underestimates the length of time needed for each workout and the number of weeks needed to see results, but this is the only program that has made noticeable change in my body.
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