Anatomy of Strength Training: The 5 Essential Exercises Paperback – 1 Dec. 2010

I love this series of books. Highly recommend. I use them all the time when planning sessions for clients and class prep.

Includes multiple photos of each motion, and detailed anatomical drawings showing which muscles are used.As the exercises aren't listed anywhere else, they are:1. Deadlift2. Lunge3. Push-ups4. Pull-ups5. Ab-wheelTo do all the variants you will need a fully equipped gym, but many (obviously, none of the deadlifts) can be done with just a chin-up bar and a yoga ball.

very prompt service and very good condition. This book is a welcome addition to my collection and there is a minimum need fo the use of weights

Incredibly detailed infomative and well written

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The book was delivered on time and packaged well, however the seller said it was in excellent condition and undamaged, this is not completely true as the book is in good condition except that the cover is coming away from the spine and will not last very long at all. A little disappointed by this as it was described as being in excellent condition.

This book gives an excellent breakdown of the major full-body compound exercises that you need to make your trip to the gym quick, easy, and efficient, and most importantly, EFFECTIVE. Too many people get caught up in the myths and misinformation, and take their lead from other un-informed people at the gym wasting time doing their arm-curls, tricep kickbacks, and spending hours on the eliptical day after day thinking they can skip legs strength training. Our gyms are full of people who got their routines from a body-building steroid pumping magazine who's main goal is to sell supplements, and sell more magazines with this month's "breakthrough new routine". Rubbish. This book gives you some easy to follow routines and explains why you are doing them. A great book for women and men, will likely change your reality of how you thought you were supposed to work out.

One of the best book on training, easy to understand the excercises. And Pat Manocia is one of the best trainer in the world.

I enjoy the simplicity of the exercises in this book. The author understands how to best activate your muscles with these 5 exercises but that doesn't mean you are going to have an easy workout! I'm sore after each workout no matter how many times I do them, which is a sign of using all different muscle groups to me. The workouts in the back of the book provide a good structure and variations are provided for different levels. I find the sample exercise programs a little difficult to understand and use at the gym as a "workbook". I usually have to bring something with me that is smaller to remember the workouts/reps. Overall a great buy for me as a moderate level fitness person.

Well designed, very colorful and detailed. The only con I have is it's user...(me)...like other workout equipment purchased...this book is now collecting a lot of dust. Not for the book, but, due to the user.

Has many great exercises and helps the reader to know which muscles are being used. Superior illustrations to comparable books. Good resource to figure out which exercises might help strengthen and individual's particular weaknesses. Probably contains exercises that are compatible with crossfit. Also, many of them can be done at home.