Strength Training Anatomy

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Summary: Visually engaging and concise
Review: This book has been very helpful to me in free weight training to validate if I am concentrating on the correct muscles in an exercise. The presentation is colorful, rich and engaging. This is the only exercise book I have seen that approaches the weightlifting body from the inside-out. In addition to the terrific musculature and skeletal diagrams on each page, the exercises are explained briefly but in sufficient detail with pointers for what to do and not do. The most popular exercises are presented here, organized by major and minor muscle groups.

This is not another encyclopedia full of exercises (though I find those helpful too). This book helps make you more aware of your muscles so you have another way of visualizing correct form in an exercise. The diagrams depict both men and women in a realistic way so both genders can benefit from the book. However, Delavier has another edition of this book showing other exercises popular with women.

I work out at home so without the benefit of trainers or other experienced lifters around me, I have found this kind of info invaluable. Make yourself a smarter lifter and get this book for education and reference into the future.

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Summary: Work Of Art - Wealth Of Knowledge
Review: The person who illustrated this book rocks! What a wonderful and complete work on the human anatomy under max demands from a weight bearing exercise. It's cool and helpful.

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Summary: Great reference book, surprisingly useful
Review: I happen to stumble upon this book while browsing my local bookstore, but it's completely changed my workout. I've been lifting for a while, but I never completely understood exactly which muscles were being worked with each exercise. Now with the information in this book I've been able to create a much more balanced workout allowing me to make more progress in less time.

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Summary: not bad, but not recommended generally
Review: This book helps your training with great pictures. But I would not recommend it for buying because it will lead you to bodybuilding philosophy of training peripheral muscles, which lead to injuries and deformities. The narcissism in bodybuilding is in my humble opinion wrong, and this book would lead you towards bad aims. So, you better buy book "Essentials of Weightlifting & Strength training" by Mr. Mohamed El-Hewie to get the real grasp of health and weightlifting.

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Summary: The best book to have
Review: This is the book I have in my gym bag. So whenever I go I have it. It helps me to design programs, also pictures are great. The only thing, I wish it would include more exesirces.
Highly recomended.

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Summary: It's all about the PICTURES!!!
Review: I love this book because of it's pictures. It demonstrates which primary and secondary muscles are being workied during various exercises, which is pretty neat. Other than that, it isn't very useful. It doesn't provide good routines or workouts that best develop those very areas it demonstrates. Thus, it's not a good workout book, just a nice reference. It's nice to have, but not necessary. Buy it if you like pictures, but don't waste the money if you can only afford one book.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: If your looking for a book that describes as well as illustrates various exercises as well as what muscle groups are involved with each exercise,this is the book you have been looking for. The book is clear concise and has excellent color drawings

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Summary: You need this reference
Review: This is a great book. It's not an overall workout guide; rather, it gives detailed information on a wide variety of weight exercises, with beautiful anatomical illustrations that show exactly what parts of what muscles are involved in each one. If you're lifting weights and you want to really know what you're doing, this is an absolutely essential reference.