Workouts with Weights: Simple Routines You Can Do at Home

I was looking to get in better shape for some of the sports that I do (racing sailboats being my main concern), and did not know the first thing about strength training. This book really set me on the right path, with lots of good information about how to do this safely and efficiently. I am about the farthest thing from a bodybuilder, but since I have been following their programs, I feel healthy and strong. All those little aches and pains from computer work have disappeared, and my knees don't click so much when I do stairs or exercise bikes. I do the workouts while I watch TV in the evenings, so I don't have to go out to a health club ... and I get the entertainment value as well. Kudos to the authors for providing such a great service!

I have been using this book as my training guide for several months now. It has a practical and no-nonsense approach. Since I bought this book and started using it, I have been reading other weight-lifting/strength-training books and so far have found the lessons/advice in this book to be extremely sound. If strength training (and not weight lifting) is your goal and you want to take the do-it-yourself approach, you won't go wrong with this book. You won't need a lot of equipment, either. A few free weights will do the trick.

If you want to train in the privacy of your home and need information as to the basics of weight training, then this is the book. It contains easy to follow instructions as to the various free weight exercises. It also contains several routines with various levels of difficulty. It is also a good reference for experienced body builders.

Complete and easy guide to establish objectives and create a safe, effective program. Defined programs at the back of the book are excellent for entire body workouts and make implementation easy. I used it the same day I bought it and have continued for years. I recommend it often and always hear positive feedback.

I originally bought this book because I was looking for a book with the basics of using hand-held weights which depicted women and men together in a straight forward, healthy way. These are ordinary people demonstrating the moves. In other words, I'd seen enough gorgeous models staring at me from books and videos selling sex as much as practical information about exercising. Easy to use and I give it to a lot of women friends and my sisters. As an aside, this book is saving my life as it coincided with the moment in my life when I started an exercise routine and stuck with it for 3 years now. (Maybe it was the book?) I actually mainly use the warm-ups and stretches chapters as the mainstay of my routine. I have a big gym at the university and use that equipment rather than the hand weights. But I have used the weights chapters and they are easy to follow.