Getting Stronger: Weight Training for Men and Women (Revised Edition)

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Summary: Exellent, Helpful
Review: I think that the book helps anyone gain confidence and helps anyone get into shape young or old, and i recomend this book to everyone all ages.

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Summary: BEST BODYBUILDING GUIDE AVAILABLE
Review: I've had this book for 15 years; I've read a myriad of others, including all the magazine publications for muscle and fitness, and GETTING STRONGER is the most complete, comprehensive, easy to understand guide available. Whether you're a beginner, or advanced weight lifter, this book is a great reference tool and teacher.

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Summary: Great book but...
Review: IVE BEEN WORKING OUT FOR A LONG TIME NOW.ONE OF MY HOBBIES IS TO BUY BOOKS ON WORKING OUT I BOUGHT THIS BOOK AT A GARAGE SALE AND AT FIRST I DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BE ANY GOOD OR HELPFULL BUT I WAS WRONG THIS BOOK TOUCHES ON ALOT OF SUBJECTS IT HAS SPORTS TRAINING PROGRAMS SUCH AS WRESTLING ,FOOTBALL ETC IT HAS WELL ILLUSTRATED PICS ON HOW TO DO EACH EXERCISES IT TALKS ABOUT INJURIES THAT U CAN GET FROM WORKING OUT AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT NUTRITION AND THE HISTORY OF BODYBUILDING,ITS VERY EASLY TO FOLLOW AND ITS A GOOD READ.SO TO ME NEXT TO ARNOLDS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MORDEN BODYBUILDING THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET FIT AND ALSO IF YOUR TRAINING FOR SPORTS,SO CHECK THIS ONE OUT IT WELL WORTH IT

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Summary: THIS IS A VERY GOOD BOOK
Review: IVE BEEN WORKING OUT FOR A LONG TIME NOW.ONE OF MY HOBBIES IS TO BUY BOOKS ON WORKING OUT I BOUGHT THIS BOOK AT A GARAGE SALE AND AT FIRST I DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BE ANY GOOD OR HELPFULL BUT I WAS WRONG THIS BOOK TOUCHES ON ALOT OF SUBJECTS IT HAS SPORTS TRAINING PROGRAMS SUCH AS WRESTLING ,FOOTBALL ETC IT HAS WELL ILLUSTRATED PICS ON HOW TO DO EACH EXERCISES IT TALKS ABOUT INJURIES THAT U CAN GET FROM WORKING OUT AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT NUTRITION AND THE HISTORY OF BODYBUILDING,ITS VERY EASLY TO FOLLOW AND ITS A GOOD READ.SO TO ME NEXT TO ARNOLDS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MORDEN BODYBUILDING THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET FIT AND ALSO IF YOUR TRAINING FOR SPORTS,SO CHECK THIS ONE OUT IT WELL WORTH IT

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Summary: Excellent Resource
Review: Mr. Pearl does a fine job of documenting the basic excersizes that every bodybuilder, power lifter and athelete should know. There are many advanced excersizes that are not covered but you could easily get a nice variety from this book to keep your workouts from getting stale. The advice given is easy to understand and is sound but serious beginners and intermediates still need a trainer to watch for proper technique. If you can only afford one book, this should be the one.

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Summary: Great Starting Point
Review: My bodybuilding efforts were unfocused until I bought this book. Although not up-to-date on the most recent techniques and theories of bodybuilding, gave me all the basics necessary to create a sucessful program. I especially appreciated the beginning body-builders and general conditioning programs, and while it didn't necessarily make creating a conditioning program a no-brainer, it certainly answered most of the questions I needed to start training sucessfully.

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Summary: Ultimate bodybuilding training resource.
Review: One of the best bodybuilding literature in the market for over a decade. Don't look anywhere else or you will end up reading the wrong material. No wonder why is still on the top ten bestselling list.

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Summary: Not recommended
Review: Stay way from this one! There are too many antiquated concepts and incorrect exercises. We have come a long way in the science of strength training, and this book has definitely not kept up. The only benefit of this book, is the wide variety of different ways of working a particular muscle group, which will allow you to vary your routine somewhat (a good thing). However, unless you know the difference between correct form and potentially dangerous form, you are better off looking somewhere else.

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Summary: bad
Review: Talks a lot about something we already kno

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Summary: "A must for anyone serious about fitness" -Newsday
Review: The most complete book ever on weight training (464 pages), Getting Stronger is actually three books in one: € Strength training for 21 sports € General conditioning € Bodybuilding. Over 350 exercises for free weights, Nautilus, Universal and the new electronic exercise machines. By 4-time Mr. Universe and bodybuilding legend Bill Pearl.