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Title: The Personal Trainer's Handbook by Teri S. O'Brien ISBN: 0-7360-4501-5 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Outdated information and poorly presented reference material
Comment: New trainers looking for a reference handbook will not benfit from spending money on this handbook. Douglas Brooks' "Going Solo" and "Program Design for Personal Trainers" has more high quality information for new trainers. This handbook just contains the same generic fitness guidelines of most fitness books that can be gotten for free through various websites. For basic reference with a higher quality publication, ACE's "Personal Trainer Manual" covers everything you need with more easy to find quick reference tools and high quality demonstrations, where this handbook is crammed text with a poor layout making it difficult to quickly find basic information since you have to sort through the author's excess commentary. For non-professionals, Ian King's "Book of Muscle" will give a wealth of easy and solid information for the beginner looking for a hardcover manual. This is definitely not for anyone looking for cutting edge info or how to really develop effective exercise programs. The many free resources at ACE, ACSM and NSCA's websites give you the same information without wasting your money.
Rating: 4
Summary: A must for those starting in the business
Comment: The first part of the book is pretty simple in its concept. Mostly it gives you ideas on interaction with clients. Even with issues I already knew it was nice to have the reassurance. The best part of the book from was the EXERCISE section. It gives concise and easy to follow instructions on many exercises and they are broken down by body parts. What makes this especially valuable is that she give you reminders to tell your client plus things to watch out for as a trainer for each exercise. I only wish she had added more of this in the book. I practically scanned this whole section and uploaded it into my Palm Pilot for quick access at the gym ***That may be an idea for you Teri for future products**Also in the back are several standard forms such as a medical release.
Rating: 5
Summary: Read this and live it, or she'll cuff ya!!
Comment: I found three good reasons to read this book. 1. It's jam packed and filled to the brim with practical knowledge about how to become fit and/or a fitness trainer. 2.It discusses aspects of training yourself or others that most people never consider, such as: When to say when,Trainer ethics and credibility, and the importance of functional fitness. 3. Teri writes like she talks which means the book is more fun to read than most others. Buy it.
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Title: Program Design for Personal Trainers: Bridging Theory into Application by Douglas Brooks ISBN: 0736000798 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $34.00 |
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Title: Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier ISBN: 0736041850 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Personal Trainer Business Handbook by Ed Gaut ISBN: 0964094533 Publisher: Pierpoint-Martin Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Start Your Own Personal Training Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success by Jacquelyn Lynn ISBN: 1932156003 Publisher: Entrepreneur Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Designing Resistance Training Programs by Steven J. Fleck, William J. Kraemer ISBN: 0736042571 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.00 |
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