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Title: The Men's Health Hard Body Plan : The Ultimate 12-Week Program for Burning Fat and Building Muscle by Larry Keller, Lou Schuler ISBN: 1-57954-229-8 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 18 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (21 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Another Good Book from MH
Comment: Men's Health regularly puts out fitnees books aimed at men and this one is no different. It's a straight, clear program that focuses on getting in shape, primarily to attract women.It has different levels of intensity for the various exercises and sections for every body part. It reviews nutrition and other aspects of fitness, with plenty of recipes and humor.
It offers a 12 week program of exercise and diet designed to get a man in shape. If you follow it, it will be in better shape than when you started. It's that simple.
On the negative side, the program focuses on looking in shape. I believe in functional fitness, defined as being able to do what is necessary in different situations. I had a friend follow this program and while he looked in shape, he couldn't run 3 miles in less than 25 mins. nor swim, nor do 15 pullups or various other tests that I devised.
This book is good if you want to be "eye candy," but if you want to be physically ready for anything, there are better books.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not a bad plan; Not fantastic, either
Comment: Written in the style of "Men's Health" magazine, this book purports to give you a 12 week plan designed to improve your body. And it supposedly is written so that the beginner, advanced, or intermediate athlete will find the program right for him. The problem with it, is like many articles that appear in "Men's Health," this book is written to espouse certain beliefs the authors may have about weightlifting (they tell you to eat substantially less protein, for example, than you'll read in any other program), and in general, it's not quite clear that this book really is for anyone but the beginner. If this helps someone get their butt off the couch and start lifting, fine. If you're anything but a beginner, you've probably read better articles in "Muscle and Fitness" or any other book that targets you. "Men's Health" in general doesn't seem to really take into account the needs of the non-beginner, and that's a problem in all of their books. Still, there's no "bad" information here, per se. In fact they're virtually endorsing what veteran lifters know as HIT (High Intensity Training), which is almost a shock based on the traditionally bland and unsophisticated approaches of the magazine. This sounds like I'm trashing the book, but I'm really not. If you're a 30-something who wants to get in shape, this is a good book for you. If you've been lifting for more than a year, you'll probably find a lot of this pedestrian and uninspiring.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book!
Comment: I have been lifting weights for years and was always looking for a book with pictures and descriptions of exercises for individual muscle groups. Out of all the books I have seen this book is the best. It has helped me to improve my workout routines by lifting more effectively and getting faster results. I would suggest it to any weight lifter!
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Title: The Body Sculpting Bible for Men by James Villepigue, Hugo A. Rivera ISBN: 157826085X Publisher: Hatherleigh Pr Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Men's Health Home Workout Bible: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Burning Fat and Building Muscle by Lou Schuler, Michael Mejia ISBN: 1579546579 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 09 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Essential Abs : An Intense 6-Week Program by Kurt Brungardt ISBN: 1579542921 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 18 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Essential Chest and Shoulders: An Intense 6-Week Program (Men's Health Peak Conditioning Guides) by Kurt Brungardt, Lou Schuler ISBN: 157954309X Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 14 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Essential Arms: An Intense 6-Week Program by Kurt Brungardt ISBN: 1579543081 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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