Women's Strength Training Anatomy

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Summary: Incomplete in itself...
Review: A good book for what it offers, but incomplete because it only covers anatomy that differs from the male. This is a follow up book to Strength Training Anatomy, which only deals with the male anatomy. To get the complete picture for women requires both books. The Women's version leaves out chest and arms altogether. So, like the title says, it is incomplete in itself. Look elsewhere if you only want to buy one book.

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Summary: What happened to the Upper Body chapters??
Review: After my friends (male) and I stopped giggling over the overly sexual illustrations, I realized that exercises for half of the body were missing! Huh?! I don't know if I should be merely insulted or just pissed off because I got half a book.

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Summary: Wait....what happened to the rest........?
Review: Ah...I see. I suppose women aren't generally interested in working out the upper-half of their body. Must be that myth out there that we will develop 'bulky' muscles from working out our arms, shoulders and pecs. Too bad that this book will only perpetuate this myth.

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Summary: The best strength training book for women ever !
Review: Fantastic book for strength training anatomy.
Each movement is perfectly adapted for women.
Not only the drawings are anatomicaly exact but the author is also an artist.

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Summary: Why Just for Women?
Review: I compared the two books by Delavier and chose the basic Strength Training one because it was more comprehensive. As a woman I don't like to feel limited in my choice of content or to have an edited version of anatomy for strength training.

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Summary: What about women's UPPER BODIES?
Review: I give this book 2 stars because half of it is missing. Don't expect to be able to use this book to get the nicely toned arms, chests and shoulders so beautifully illustrated here because there are NO upper body exercises included at all. The half of the book there is, IS very good, with beautiful and clear illustrations and easy to undertand. (I do wish that the sketched woman working on her "adductors at a machine", on page 69, had been drawn wearing an exercise bra.) I should have read the other reviews here. Now I'm going to buy Strength Training Anatomy to find out what's been left out. *Sigh* it seems like another chapter of the same old story: women are always having to wait longer for women's versions of products and then paying extra for them. And just like clothing--less material, lower quality and higher prices. Hey! Maybe these guys don't want us to have strong upper bodies! That way we could punch them out for pulling stunts like these.

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Summary: Agree with first review!!!
Review: I own & love Frederic Delavier's "Strength Training Anatomy", so when I saw this one at a local bookstore, I anxiously leafed through it, hoping it would be of a similar caliber. I was very disappointed to see that apparently, women do not have shoulder, chest & arm muscles (see table of contents)! Guess they are marketing this book to women who are trying to spot-reduce thighs, butt, & abs. I don't buy into that myth and thus did not buy the book. BOO, HISS!!!

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Summary: Short changed
Review: I preordered this book based on the excellent book by Frederic Delavier "Strength Training Anatomy" I feel a little short changed because, although the quality of the content is good, there is not section for shoulders or chest in the womens version. Last time I looked they still qualified as body parts for women!

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Summary: Short changed
Review: I preordered this book based on the excellent book by Frederic Delavier "Strength Training Anatomy" I feel a little short changed because, although the quality of the content is good, there is not section for shoulders or chest in the womens version. Last time I looked they still qualified as body parts for women!

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Summary: What about my upper body??
Review: I really liked the fact that the illustrations were woman. I usually feel left out when it comes to other books on weight training showing photos and drawings of big, hulky men. All in all it's a great book and I would've been %100 happy with it if it had included any upper body workouts. Which it doesn't. There is a Male version to this book. Which does. I like it much better. (Sighs) A phrase to Freddy... Women don't want a firm but, abs, and legs and FLABBY ARMS, SHOULDERS, AND CHEST! Where's the rest of my book?!