The Men's Health Gym Bible
	Author: Myatt Murphy Published: 2006-10-17
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Customer comments on this selection. Valuable and Instructive This is an excellent resource book. I've been lifting since 1987 and often get stuck in a rut. Sometimes I like to pick up a book like this as inspiration. While I had previously heard of most of these exercises (not the Bradford Press or the Suitcase Deadlift though) it was good to be reminded of their specifics. I liked the descriptions and also the pictures used for individual movements. The book provides solid and serious advice for beginning and intermediate weight lifters. Very little useful information I've always viewed "Men's Health" as more of a fashion magazine than a real resource for health and fitness. Their (many) books seem to be no different, focusing on style over substance. "The Men's Health Gym Bible" actually does contain some useful information, but if you've spent any amount of time working out in a gym, it's old hat to you. A friend of mine was looking to start working out and just wanted some basic info to get him started. He was like most guys and still had the fitness knowledge he learned in high school. Unfortunately this book was too basic for even him. The limited info on any given subject and gratuitous praise for certain brands of gym equipment are just ridiculous. There are many many better resources out there. Skip this one. The title says it all! This is a concise and straight forward text. The illustrations and context are simple. That is all you need. No wasted time with unnecessary information. That means more time to workout. Try also the other "Men's Health" books. These are the best I have read and are still using. I've been working out ever since high school, college, and into the present in lacrosse, Brazilian jiu jitsu, muay thai kick boxing, snowboarding and mountain biking. If you're not into reading long drawn out "how-to" books and want nothing but the meat and potatoes get to the point workout aides then this is it. Get it done and stay in shape with this! This is for weekend warriors to hard core health fanatics! Great resource...with some editing problems This book does a very good job of de-mystifying the gym work out. There are quite a few devices and gizmos that I was never quite sure how to use, and this book explains what they do and how to use them. Also, it does a very good job of categorizing different exercises, providing many ways to work different muscle groups. For instance, chest exercises using no weights, free weights, bars, benches, cages, machines, etc. Having more options at my disposal makes it easier to work out. There are some editing problems, as noted in another review. The most annoying for me was the inconsistency between some of the charts and the written-out explanations for certain routines. Specifically, the muscle-building exercise program in chapter 13 is exactly what I was looking for...except that the chart and the workout expalanation don't match up. They are inconsistent regarding when to superset, the order of the exercises, and duration. I actually went to some online body-building forums to get some ideas on how to best implement the routine. But the bottom line is that the book has been helpful, and has provided me additional motivation to get to the gym and try different things. Gym rats handbook This is a very helpful book to get some new routines into your gym workouts. The illustrations are really good and helps make use of the gym facilities. Being able to see which groups of exercises help to benefit the different muscle groups is very helpful. I've used this book to incorporate variety into the gym routine and my son hass checked it out and likes the ease of use with the book. The organization is very good for the novice or intermediate gym rat. If you don't have a personal trainer than this book will do the trick. Recommended for gym rats of all ages.
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