Weight Training: Steps to Success - 3rd Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)There are sites springing up all over the web that will design a weight training program for you. If you're like me, though, you like to do things yourself -- not becuase you can necesarily do it better, but because you want to learn how. This book teaches you how to design your own program.
In a series of 12 steps, you will learn the basics of equipment, exercises, program design, etc. You start with a total body routine that you will do three days a week for 4-6 weeks. Then, you design your own program. You'll decide how many exercises per body part, how many reps, sets, days -- everything. That's what's so gret about this book -- the customability (is that a word?).
This book is aimed for beginners, but persons with a more advanced background with weights could get some use out of it as well.
One gripe I have is that there are not enough exercises listed for you to chose from once you get to steps 10-12. By that time, though, you probably have spent enough time in the gym to learn some others. Also, there are no exercises presented that use dumbells instead of barbells. Many experts think beginners should use barbells, but I prefer dumbells since I usually workout alone without a spotter.
This is definitely the right book for someone who wants to do more than simply copy others he or she sees in the gym.

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Take the guesswork out of strength training and understand the details of proper technique, weight loads, and reps. The no-nonsense approach of Weight Training, Third Edition: Steps to Success has guided more than 175,000 readers to their strength training goals, step by step—and it will do the same for you!

You will develop through a thorough, progressive approach to strength training with either free weights or machines. Learn which exercises target what muscles and how to perform each one correctly and safely. Then determine the amount of weight and the number of repetitions and sets that you should lift in order to achieve your objectives. Finally, develop a workout and program that fit your interests and training preferences.

Whether your goal is improving muscular endurance, building strength, increasing muscle mass, toning, or enhancing body composition, Weight Training, Third Edition: Steps to Success will help you achieve it. With more than 30 exercises explained and illustrated, along with guidance on how to approach introductory workouts and create a tailored training program, it's no wonder this is the book thousands of strength training enthusiasts use to get the most out of their workouts.

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