Kathy Smith's Lift Weights to Lose Weight

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Summary: It's a solid book on the topic!
Review: The first reviewer of this book, seemed to be referring to a video tape he/she had seen. She is confused. This is not a tape. It is a printed book and a very helpful one at that. I have been a Kathy Smith fan for years. I am 41 and still look like I did in my twenties thanks to Kathy's tapes and books. I also teach weight training and yoga to teens and incorporate every thing I learn from Kathy in my lessons with my students. Kathy's new book will be no exception. I thank you for making Kathy's materials available at a reduced price.

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Summary: Great
Review: The information she gives on the importance of weight training and that kind of thing is really good. The exercises are pretty basic. But basic works. It shows exercises using both free-weights and machines (like at a gym). This book is good for someone new to weight-lifting. Also if you don't know what equipment to use for what exercise at a gym.

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Summary: Good but no cigar
Review: This book is broken into several sections. The 1st is good because it tells you about the benefits of lifting weights. Plus it describes body types and what to expect from your type. The 2nd part shows you weight lifting techniques. I have several of her videos (4) and really like her, but the program is too easy. I tried to increase the weight but still found the program easy. However, I did like having a program to follow. It jump started me to consistency. The part of losing weight was good. I worked when I did it for a week. Sadly, I've gained the weight back. Now, I'm going to buy another one of her books, one that talks more about losing weight.

Rating:
Summary: Good but no cigar
Review: This book is broken into several sections. The 1st is good because it tells you about the benefits of lifting weights. Plus it describes body types and what to expect from your type. The 2nd part shows you weight lifting techniques. I have several of her videos (4) and really like her, but the program is too easy. I tried to increase the weight but still found the program easy. However, I did like having a program to follow. It jump started me to consistency. The part of losing weight was good. I worked when I did it for a week. Sadly, I've gained the weight back. Now, I'm going to buy another one of her books, one that talks more about losing weight.

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Summary: bad
Review: This tape would be ok if the instructer wasnt a complete distraction, she paid hardly any attetion to women but flocking about the men in this video. She spent no time explaining the moves and how to do them right. She is not what I expected this was the worst investment on a video workout tape I have ever bought! She loves her self a little to much!

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Summary: Great foudation for weight lifting
Review: When I bought this book I didn't know the diffence between a rep. and a set. I have enjoyed the benefits of cardio workouts for years and I felt like I was ready to go a step further and begin stregth training. This book was EXCELLENT to give me the exact insight I needed to get started. Kathy takes an aproach that is often sadly missed in weight training books, she gives as much attention to home weight training as gym weight training. I love to train at home, and hate the gym scene, and yet so many books only tell you how to work muscles using only specificaly designed weight training machines, available only at the gym. From the beginning Kathy expains both the pros and cons of home and gym training and lets the reader choose. From there she balances her attention between both the home and the gym scene. I particularly loved that she went on to give helpful tips in starting your own at home set of weights for much less than you would think, and she explains how to add on to that set and what at home machines are worth their weight in gold vs. which one will more than likely only collect dust. Kathy goes on to explain the benefits of weight training and as well as tips to the most effective methods. For each exercise she specifies the muscle that is going to be targeted, the set up for the exercise, exactly what to do during the exercise, and what you need to focus on. By the time I was through this book I was sounding like one of my friends who is an actual trainer. This book offers great insight on weight training and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in taking the next step in their fitness training, I can't believe the changes I have noticed in my body!