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Title: Sport Stretch by Michael J. Alter ISBN: 0880118237 Publisher: Human Kinetics Pub Pub. Date: January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71
Rating: 4
Summary: Most complete collection of stretches
Comment: If you are looking for more advanced stretches than in Bob Anderson's book, this is it. (Though it has very basic positions too)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very comprehensive stretching book
Comment: If I could only have one book on stretching, this would be it. Not only are there a whole lot of stretches, there is a very solid introduction covering the different types of stretching, how and why stretching works and how to stretch. I like the way there are plenty of choices for each body part. As a martial artist, I need to stretch every day and doing the same few stretches every time gets really boring. There are a quite a few advanced stretches here - especially if you participate in an activity that requires extreme flexibility like dance, gymnastics or martial arts.
Rating: 2
Summary: I expected much more...
Comment: I am a Personal Trainer who teaches flexibility and stretching to my clients. I saw this book and thought "Wow, 311 stretches, I should be able to learn some new stretches to teach my clients."
This book was a major let-down. Most of the 311 stretches featured are impractical, dangerous, or just ridiculous. The author even points out in the beginning that some of the stretches are dangerous but necessary if you participate in gymnastics or martial arts. There are some good stretches featured but out of 311 illustrated stretches I found only about 20-25 to be practical and safe to use on the general public. The author seems to think that 20 goofy stretches for a bodypart is much better than 3 that are really effective and make sense. The only thing I found to be well done about this book was the text in the begining about stretching and the effects and physiology of stretching. If you already know 1 or 2 really good stretches for each bodypart then don't waste your time on this book. If you do pick up this book and try the plough, or the bridge, you are surely asking for an injury.
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Title: Stretch and Strengthen by Judith B. Alter ISBN: 0395528089 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: February, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Science of Flexibility by Michael J. Science of Stretching Alter ISBN: 0873229770 Publisher: Human Kinetics Pub Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $46.00 |
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Title: Stronger Abs and Back: 165 Exercises to Build Your Center of Power by Greg Brittenham, Dean Brittenham ISBN: 0880115580 Publisher: Human Kinetics Pub Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Facilitated Stretching by Robert E. McAtee, Jeff Charland ISBN: 0736000666 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Stretching Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training by Thomas Kurz, Mikolaj Zagorski ISBN: 0940149303 Publisher: Stadion Publishing Co Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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