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Summary: To reshape your body this is the book!
Review: I have been using this exercise program for 2-1/2 months now and have really seen results. No other program I have tried has worked like this one. I have dropped one size in slacks so far and everything is firming up!! In two months!! If you want to firm up, reshape your bod, and just plain look good Joyce's workout is for you! Try it! Cheri - Michigan
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Summary: Excellent resource -- complements having a personal trainer!
Review: I have been working with a personal trainer and really learning about and enjoying strength training. I see good results, but... I want to know more! As I move out on my own, I need to know how to structure a workout program. I want to continue to get results (losing inches). I want to be sure I am not doing any damage (I am in my 50s). Joyce's book suits my needs perfectly. It helps me to understand what to do, why I am doing it, and how to do it properly. It provides 4 perfect workouts to get those endorphins going -- and I can do it right in my home. I feel more confident about the important elements of a strength training program. I enjoy working with Joyce as my "personal trainer."
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Summary: GREAT!!!!
Review: I have only been working out for about a month now but already I feel the muscle...she promised and delievered.
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Summary: Good program, but a larger time commitment than stated
Review: I like joyce's book alot. She is really positive and enthusiastic and makes me feel that I can actually do her routine. I've been following her program for about 4 months now. I haven't been able to do it four times a week, but I have averaged three times a week. The book is clearly written with photos that really help to see the exercises, however a supplemental video would help even more. I would especially like to see how she is able to perform her routine in only 20 minutes. When using the full 15 seconds of rest between exercises, it normally takes me an hour. I've even tried to go as fast as I physically could, trying to ensure that I was working the muscle and not using the momentum of the movement, but I could still only get the program down to about 35 minutes. Still, I like the book.
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Summary: The best!
Review: I liked this book a lot. It was easy to follow. I liked the fact that you can basically use just free weights and not ever have to go to the gym. I can do it at the convinience of my home since I have two little girls to watch. She explains everything you need to know to weight train, how to do the moves step by step in a very well neat format. When I look better from training with her book and feel confident enough to go the gym I will know which equipments are valuable and how to use them since she even went over those. The only part I didn't care much about was the nutrition part (not that anything was bad about it) because I'm on a ketogenic diet and just want to build muscle. I will definately keep this book instead of returning it to the store. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: It worked as well as going to the gym.
Review: I purchased Dr. Vedral's book after I moved to a different city and had a hard time getting to the gym. I had been working out 3 times a week an hour and half a time prior to moving, but had difficulty finding a routine I could do at home that would keep me in as good a shape as the nautilus machines at the gym. I had never had any formal training with free weights and wasn't sure that they would be a solution. I loved the book, the routines were explained clearly and linked to the nautilus machines that I used to use. The routines also returned to me the muscle mass that I had lost by not going to the gym. The explanations and the routines enabled me to look further into other exercise routines and options that have allowed me to expand my activities further and make better choices about which activities to choose. I recommend this book as a great jumping off point for getting started, both in working out and in increased understanding of weight lifting and the terms used. However, please don't stop at this book, use this knowledge to venture into other activities and exercises.
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Summary: The perfect book for ANYONE at ANY AGE!
Review: I purchased this book about a year ago and have read it a number of times. I had gone to the gym with my husband in the past and felt intimidated by all the machines and felt self-conscious using them in front of other people. My husband, who has been lifting weight for years would set up routines for me, but he would give me so much to do, I would feel overwhelmed and would be extremely sore the following day --- never wanting to lift a weight again! I originally bought this book because it gave instructions for a workout that could be completed in the privacy of my own home. What I loved most about this book is that it assumed the reader knew absolutely nothing about strength training and went from there. The author takes the time to define common terms and explains which muscles are being worked in each exercise. This book also gives suggestions as to which gym equipment will work those same muscles if you do decide to go to a gym. The author also takes the time to explain which machines are superior to free weights and which machines are a waste of time. The book contains many pictures and explains very specifically how to do each exercise. This book even has different routine schedules depending on how much weight you have to lose from what Joyce refers to as "skinny-fat" to obese. This book gave me the knowledge and the confidence to go to the gym and set up my own routine. Thanks to this book, I know when it's best to use a machine and when I would be better off jsut using dumbells. I am 27 and only had about 10 pounds to lose. I have been working out between 3 and 4 times a week now for the past 10 weeks. For the first few weeks, I will admit, it did not come easy. I still dreaded going to the gym. After about four weeks, when I was getting frustrated with the scale showing no progress, I noticed some small muscles in my upper chest. A minor change, but nonetheless encouraging! After the 5th to 6th week, my clothes started to fit differently. After only 10 weeks, I am noticing some definate changes. I have muscle tone in my arms, shoulders, and chest that I have never had before (even when I was in high school and playing sports!) I still refer to the book weekly to give me inspiration. Thank you Joyce!
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Summary: Effective Workout!
Review: I purchased this book about a year ago and it was very easy to read and follow the instructions. I liked it because you could do the workout at home with free weights. I started working out 3-4 days a week with light weights (3 lbs.). I did the upper body one day and then the lower body the next day. I allowed a sufficient rest period between workouts. The book said it should take you about 40 minutes to complete the routine, but I found it took me about 1 hr. to do the whole routine. I was doing very well for about a few months, but then my left shoulder started to bother me. I had no problem with my lower body. I had to stop working my upper body for about two months . At this point my whole schedule was disrupted. I got frustrated and stopped altogether. The only negative thing I have to say about this book is that she should stress warming up and stretching before you start the routine (especially stretching). I feel that if I had properly warmed up and stretched, I would not have had a problem with my shoulder. Even though I worked out for such a short amount of time, I felt there was some improvement. Now a year later I am going to start doing her program again. I purchased her video tape -Bottoms Up (upper body) so I can visually follow the routine. I feel I will have better luck this time since I will be properly stretching. I look forward to firming my body. In spite of what happened to me, I would definitely recommend this book. I would advise that everyone properly warm up and stretch before hand.
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Summary: Great starting point
Review: I really like this book. It was easy to get into a workout routine with relatively little soreness and surprisingly quick results. Dr. Vedral starts you off slowly and builds you up in what was a very safe and pleasant experience for me. I used this only for the weight training and did not use her dietary suggestions. Changed the shape of my body very quickly without a lot of fancy equipment or time.
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Summary: Great starting point
Review: I really like this book. It was easy to get into a workout routine with relatively little soreness and surprisingly quick results. Dr. Vedral starts you off slowly and builds you up in what was a very safe and pleasant experience for me. I used this only for the weight training and did not use her dietary suggestions. Changed the shape of my body very quickly without a lot of fancy equipment or time.
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