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Women's Strength Training Anatomy |  | Author: Frederic Delavier
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Category: Book
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Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 13477
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 136
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0736048138
Dewey Decimal Number: 611.73
EAN: 9780736048132
ASIN: 0736048138
Publication Date: December 30, 2002
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Product Description
With information on strengthening and toning the legs, buttocks, abs, and back, Women's Strength Training Anatomy provides full-color, detailed anatomical illustrations of exercises for these hard-to-shape areas. What makes this book unique is that readers can see the muscles at work during each exercise, like an X ray of the body in motion. Are there definite anatomical differences in the way men and women should build their bodies? According to the best-selling author and illustrator of Strength Training Anatomy, the answer is an overwhelming yes! Exercise variations based on a woman's unique anatomical features are also covered, helping to isolate muscles and make each exercise more effective. Make your workouts work harder for you! If you work out to strengthen and shape your body or if you help women get stronger and more defined, this is one book you need for understanding the female form and getting the most from your exercises.
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 A book half done, isn't the book for me March 13, 2010
Andrea L. Polk (Southern Oregon)
Like 90% of the reviewers of this book I'm wondering "What happened to the info on training the 'upper' half of a womans body?" And why the omission? Probably to sell more books!
I really think Strength Training Anatomy (Sports Anatomy Series) is tough to beat when it comes to a reference book for strength training or body building, for both men and women. It completely covers training the entire body and gives wonderful examples and step-by-step instructions on how to perform weight lifting movements to avoid injury. It also discusses possible injuries and what exercises can be done to avoid straining problem areas - something I love because of a bad shoulder prone to impingement and a surgically repaired knee.
But this book... "Women's Strength Training Anatomy" by the same author, seemed like an unfinished work, but more importantly I asked myself "Why bother when all the info is in the other one?" It's written and illustrated the same, and the info it does have is very good, but it seems to be an attempt to specialize that actually comes off as incomplete.
The areas of the body covered in Women's: butt, abs and legs, are all covered in the other book. My recommendation...wait for the new edition of Strength Training Anatomy to come out and buy that book instead of this one. You'll get all the info in this one, plus the stuff they omitted and should have put in!
 Disappointing March 12, 2010
Monique Lamoureux
This is a great book which goes into a lot of detail about the female body; however, there are no exercises outlined for the upper body, i.e. biceps, shoulders, pecs, etc. I'll have to buy the Men's Strength Training book now in order to get the full picture!
Women HAVE arms, chests and shoulders! February 19, 2010
Fussy Shopper (Upstate New York)
I didn't realize until after purchasing this book that it ommits these body parts. It's interesting to me that the Men's edition is inclusive. I wish I had not paid full price for the book, as now I'll need to pick up another volume which addresses upper body.
The illustrations are excellent and I agree with other reviewers: It does well with what it covers. I'm happy with the book except for the limitations mentioned.
Women's Strength Training Anatomy February 10, 2010
1913 Diva
I thought this book was pretty good. I loved the display of muscles worked from a scientific viewpoint (opposed to shading on the body to show what muscles are being worked or what the machine is for). You actually see your muscles highlighted on your skeletal frame. This book also shows proper form and tears to the muscle groups if you do not use the proper movement.
This book also makes it simple to understand how to do an exercise by showing range of motion diagrams. The only thing I didn't like about this book was that arms (tricepts and bicepts) were not covered as if women don't need to work them (smile). So I also bought the Strength Training Anatomy Book (same author) which is actually the one I recommend because its in essence the same book, same things covered but you get your bicepts and tricepts as well. There are diagrams of women in this book as well. But all in all both books are VERY helpful and productive for all workout levels. If you can read and follow directions well you should have no problems using this book. Hope this helps.
 Great foundation for strength training December 3, 2009
MMM
Great book! I really enjoyed reading it, it provides very interesting information about the body's muscular system, it also provides a variety of exercises for each muscle group. The only downside to it, that it doesn't provide info about the arms !! I am surprised that's so! But other than that it's an interesting book for those interested about strength training, one of the best. It really gives you a good foundation and base for exercising.
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