The Concise Book of Muscles

I've been trying to design a new exercise program around my limitations from recent surgery and radiation. This book gives me all the tools I need, showing the muscles, their function, suggested exercises and stretching (and a lot more). I'm recommending it to friends who are interested in exercise and especially those with physical problems. I bought a used copy of the first edition and it was the best money I've spent in a long time!

This concise book is a model of simplicity and clarity. It presents an effective way to locate and identify specific muscles along with exercises to strengthen and stretch them. It highlights muscles that are heavily used and therefore subject to injury in a variety of sports and activities. A first rate resource for athletes and massage therapists.

I bought this book two years ago for a massage therapy course I was taking, and ended up using it later on in a college level anatomy class. It both cases it was quite useful, and I find myself referring back to it periodically. Mr. Jarmey divides the muscles into 6 categories: - muscles of the face, head, and neck - muscles of the trunk - muscles of the shoulder and upper arm - muscles of the forearm and hand - muscles of the hip and thigh - muscles of the leg and foot Can't get simpler than that! He also includes information on each muscle, including origin/insertion, action of the muscle, which nerve controls it, movements that use it, and excercises to strengthen it. Each muscle is clearly and individually illustrated, and shown in its relation to the skeleton. He manages to convey a LOT of information in under 160 pages. This is a great learning aid, and I'm glad I bought it.

My instructor recommended this resource for our pilates certification group. It was an invaluable resource in preparing for the anatomy exam required in the trainer certification. The illustrations are excellant. The pratical application to specific exercises and related stretching were easy to carry over to the pilates method. It was further useful in our movement analysis project. It gave easy to understand information about location and insertions of the muscles. I think it would make a great reference book for anyone who loves and seeks optimal physical fitness.

I was pleased with this book. It's illustrations were colorful and quite helpful. There are designated stretches and exercises for each muscle/muscle group. As a Massage Therapist, I found it to be a smart buy.

This book is by far the most clear reference to skeletal muscles I have yet seen. It is basically aimed at the same market as the popular and established book by Stone and Stone; only this is better. It has color, the drawings are in a better context, and it has very usefull additional information about relevant sports, exercises and stretches for each muscle. The supportive information on muscle groups, leverage, planes of movement and so forth are first class. I teach anatomy to fitness instructors and physical therapists, and I unreservedly recommend this book to my students.