Complete Body Development With Dumbbells

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Summary: Not Available, Never Ships
Review: After waiting for months, Amazon.com recently informed me that:

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Mark McKown "Complete Body Development With Dumbbells"

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Rating:
Summary: Useful. Worth purchasing. Glad I did.
Review: Good for a fairly wide audience, though perhaps not for experienced strength trainers or weight lifters. Simple, clear, unpretentious explanations of how muscles work, how to establish a fitness routine, and so on. For the various dumbbell exercises themselves: good pictures / illustrations with accompanying text / explanation. I use this book more for dumbbell alternatives for what is a mixed bodyweight, dumbbell and barbell program. But I would highly recommend it to someone just getting started or reacquainted with strength training. Just lots of useful information, well organized, and hype-free.

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Summary: Great beginner's guide to dumbbells
Review: It's amazing that dumbbells enable a person to engage in a full body workout. If you work out at home and have limited space, a set of dumbbells and this book will get you started. The book is written so that even beginners will have no problem getting started. Half of the book discusses the advantages of dumbbells versus other resistance training devices, workout routines, and the general science behind muscle development. The other half of the book is devoted to dumbbell exercises. The exercises are fully described, and have accompanying pictures visually describing how to perform the indicated exercise.

What the book did not have was an index. Although the book is short enough to flip through to find the specific topic, an index would have alleviated the nuisance of having to flip through pages.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in training with dumbbells.