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Stronger Abs and Back: 165 Exercises to Build Your Center of Power

Dean Brittenham, Greg Brittenham

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Total reviews: 17 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

By comparing over 10 abs books, I concluded... 4 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

I purchased about 10 books from Amazon on abs in order to compare them. This one is unique for recommending different routines for people who have the different goals of fitness, strength, or power. The idea of strength vs. power workouts was a late 90s fad in sports training, which isn't to say it was wrong, but you won't find any chapter here called "Wellness: The Big Picture," like you will in one of the books published in 2006. If you want to know how these compare, here are my conclusions...

If You Want to Trim Your Waistline: You can't trim your waistline without losing fat, and you can't lose fat around your waist without losing it everywhere (focusing on a muscle group like the abdominal muscles doesn't burn fat in that location, just a little bit of fat from everywhere on the body). So, if you want to trim your waistline, skip the ab workout books and go with a good, proven overall weight loss and fitness book like Bill Phillips' Body for Life. The Abs Diet is a similar program, but like all the Men's Health publications, it advertises a 6-week transformation, which is just a little unrealistic. Plan on more like 12-24 weeks to see really noticeable changes if you are fat.

If You Want Sculpted Six-Pack Abs: If you are overweight at all, see above--you can't get a six pack while you're overweight, and you can't lose abdominal fat by doing an ab workout, so go for overall fitness. However, if you are already lean, see below.

If You Want to Strengthen or Build Your Ab Muscles: If you're trying to improve for work, play, or rehab, you might consider the following books: The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs Deluxe DVD Edition contains decently up-to-date information and tells you exactly what to do and when to do it, based on a six-week fitness course. If you're looking for a similar book with more information, you can choose from The Complete Book of Abs or The Complete Book of Core Training. The Complete Book of Abs (1998) is a little out of date in terms of its dietary/nutritional recommendations, but it focuses more on exercises that develop the external abdominal muscles (the ones you see in a six-pack), including lots of variations on leg lifts, bicycle motion, and sit-ups. It will also give you more resources for creating your own program, and, if that's what you want to do, go with this one instead of The Body Sculpting Bible. The Complete Book of Core Training (2006) focuses more on the functional body core, including internal abdominal muscles, legs, etc., and includes more trendy exercises using medicine balls, exercise balls, yoga, etc. A different sort of book is Stronger Abs and Back (1997), which was written before the current fad of selling "core training," but contains the elements of core training because it gives good functional sports-focused advice. Its dietary recommendations are out of date, but it recommends a 24-week workout plan, which is much more realistic than the 6-week plans advocated by many of the other books.

If You Have Back Pain: See your doctor, and if he prescribes abdominal/core strengthening, see above.

My one-book recommendation: Body for Life.
My two-book recommendation: Body for Life + Stronger Abs and Back.
My three-book recommendation: Body for Life + Stronger Abs and Back + The Complete Book of Abs.
My four-book recommendation: Body for Life + Stronger Abs and Back + The Complete Book of Abs + The Abs Diet.

Hope this helps!!

Editorial Review:

Build your center of power! Stronger Abs and Back shows how to develop the body’s most important source of energy and support--its core muscle groups. The abdominal and back muscles form the foundation for enhanced fitness and athletic performance.

Featuring 165 exercises and packed with training advice, this illustrated guide is your training manual to rock-hard abs and strong supportive back muscles that prevent low back injury and pain.

Stronger Abs and Back is for athletes and fitness enthusiasts who want firm, high-performance bodies. So train smart and successfully: Strengthen your core and see the results.

Hardcore: Ronnie Coleman's Complete Guide to Weight Training

Ronnie Coleman; Michael Berg

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Great book 5 out of 5 stars.
15 of 16 people found this review helpful.

Ronnie Coleman's complete guide to weight lifting is a very good and simple book, unlike Arnold's book and many other writers, Ronnie spoon feeds you the routines in such a way that you dont have to read the entire book to know. For chest he gives an outline in big bold letters his 4 routines the sets and reps, then if you want to read more you can. Ronnie's excersices are common one's not the dumb one's youd find in Men's Fitness, and he doesnt over train you like Arnolds book does, the only thing thats really lacking is the nutrition section, where he only gives his own eating regiment which no normal person could expect to follow as it has a whopping 6,365 cal and 623 Grams of protien!

He recommends high reps, he says if you dont do atleast 8 reps your not really accomplishing anything, all of his workouts he recommends atleast 10 reps, mostly everything is 10-15 reps. For chest he recommends working them out twice a week, once all barbell once all dumbbell, he has a "My Offseason/Precontest Workout" its hard but its do able. It basically requires about 1-1.5 hrs a day 6 days a week that shows exactly what he does everyday. Arnolds books I would spend 4-5 hours in the gym everyday a full time job! He recommends lateral raises to widen the should and chest tie-in to add thickness to the chest. His leg workout routine was painful, I could barely walk the next day. It seems pretty standard, all of the major mass gaining excersises, deadlift, squat, hack squat, and front squat. The Leg routine takes about 30-45 minutes, and its mostly high reps. Very good book, and written by a 8 time Mr. Olympia!

Editorial Review:

Ronnie Coleman is HUGE...and you could be, too. From modest roots to international hero, Ronnie Coleman transformed himself from a skinny teen to the biggest man to ever win the Mr. Olympia title. In the most complete collection ever assembled on Ronnie's training and nutrition program, this amazing champion reveals growth secrets you can use in your own muscle-building quest. See how a former police officer from Arlington, Texas, overcame overwhelming odds to stand atop the world of professional bodybuilding.

The Ultimate Guide To Weight Training For Soccer (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Soccer) (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Soccer) (Ultimate ... Guide to Weight Training for Soccer)

Robert G. Price

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• Year-round soccer-specific weight-training programs
• Descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 exercises
• Used by top soccer players worldwide
• Perfect for soccer players of all ages and skill levels
• Includes links to free record-keeping charts

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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Soccer is the most comprehensive and up-to-date soccer-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round soccer-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.

No other soccer book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book contains the type of training needed to overwhelm the opposing team with speed, stamina, and overall strength. By following this program, you will have the energy and power to move past and out-muscle your opponent which guarantees soccer players of all skill levels better results when fighting for position, running the field, and scoring goals.

Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!

As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20.

Strength Training For Women

Lori Incledon

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Editorial Review:

Ready for an individualized approach to working out that produces better results? Strength Training for Women delivers with information tailored to the way your body works and responds to training, and the specific tools you need to reach your goals.

More than simple descriptions of exercises and training programs, this book explains why the exercises are important and which training program is right for you. You’ll gain insight into how the female body responds to training and come away with six sample programs and more than 102 exercises to train every area of the female form. In addition to helping you gain strength, the programs provided will help you burn fat, build strong bones, and prepare for competition.

Maximize your genetic makeup and unique physiology to build muscle that will add strength, boost metabolism, improve bone density, and give you the lean, muscular look you want without the big, bulky look you don’t. Start using Strength Training for Women now to break through frustrating plateaus and cater to the special needs of your body.

Strength Training Over 50: Stay Fit and Fabulous

D. Cristine Caivano

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Editorial Review:

People are living longer than ever before, and the single most important aspect of quality living after age 50 entails maintaining optimal health. Strength training exercises are an important part of every comprehensive health equation, and Strength Training for Seniors focuses on the health needs of men and women over-fifty. Its opening chapters specify separate preparatory exercises for lower body and upper body strengthening, then proceed to instruct in the following foundational exercises—

For lower body strength: the basic squat, squats with a stability ball, one-legged squats, the wide plié or goddess pose, the door squat, and the cross-over stretch

For upper body strength: wall or counter push-ups, knee push-ups, straight-legged push-ups, and the supine chest stretch
Chapters that follow focus on putting it all together, with exercises for the gluteals, the hamstrings, the quadriceps, the adductors, and the abductors, as well as the calves, shins, chest, upper back, biceps, triceps, lower back, and abdominals. The book’s concluding describe recommended cooling-down routines, and then discuss special concerns that include regimens for osteoarthritis sufferers, as well as modification of exercise plans to suit the extremely unfit or for those of advanced old age. Detailed illustrations and diagrams accompany all exercise procedures.

Kelso's Shrug Book

Paul Kelso

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

somewhat good, but would not recommend 2 out of 5 stars.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This book has a lot of things I do not like about it. First of all, the format of the book does not make sense. The author will go rambling on about things that do not matter, mention an exercise pages before he explains it, or it has a picture of an exercise he won't even mention. It gives some good trapezius exercises, but you will be confused because he does not give any pictures on how to perform them. There are exercises, for example the highpull, as he calls it, with a trap bar, which have pictures of them doing it but they are not explained at all. They are pretty much self explanitory, but still unprofessional with the author not explaining it. Another unprofessional thing about this book is all the typographical errors in it. The first hour I started reading and looking through this book, I was disappointed because I had already found 3 typos in it. Even though they are just typos, it makes you not want to trust this guy, because who would want to trust someone who it appears as if they didn't even proofread their book?

Editorial Review:

For Powerlifters, Weightlifters, and Bodybuilders

In the only training book of its kind, Paul Kelso expands the "shrug principle" with dozens of variations that improve muscularity and the competitive lifts. "Trap bar" and rib cage enlargement programs are included.

Kelso’s articles in Powerlifting USA, Iron Man, Muscular Development, and Hardgainer, plus books The Kelso Shrug System and Powerlifting Basics: Texas-Style, have spread these ideas worldwide.

Men's Health Maximum Muscle Plan: The High-Efficiency Workout Program to Increase Your Strength and Muscle Size in Just 12 Weeks

Thomas Incledon, Matthew Hoffman

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Editorial Review:

The science of muscle building has changed, and this pioneering workout book—packed with new discoveries that cannot be found in other books—shows how lifters today can get bigger, stronger, and more ripped
Forget everything you ever learned about strength training. Whether you’re just an occasional lifter or a gym rat who lives next to the dumbbell racks, there’s a good chance that nearly everything you’re doing is wrong. This program replaces outdated myths with the newest findings at the vanguard of the strength-training world. Readers will discover:
   • how to add as much as 50 pounds to their bench press in just 12 weeks, with no single workout session taking longer than 30 minutes
   • hundreds of exercise variations and information on tailoring workouts to one’s body type, lifestyle, and goals
   • definitive answers to dozens of fitness debates, such as: Can you get an aerobic workout by lifting faster? Does the "slow burn" technique work? What’s the best time of day to lift? In addition to exercises for each muscle group, there are sections devoted to flexibility, cardio workouts, nutrition, and sports performance.

Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Editorial Review:

The complete program for building and maintaining a well-conditioned, excellently proportioned body -- for a lifetime of fitness and health.

In Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men, legendary athlete Arnold Schwarzenegger shows you how to achieve the best physical condition of your life. For every man, at every age, Arnold outlines a step-by-step program of excercise, skillfully combining weight training and aerobic conditioning. The result -- total cardiovascular and muscular fitness.

Arnold's program of exercise features stretching, warm-up and warm-down routines, and three series of exercises, each more ambitious than the last, all calculated to help you progress at your own speed. In addition, Arnold contributes important advice about equipment, nutrition and diet, and getting started on your program of exercise.

Special sections of Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men cover training for teenagers, exercises designed to keep you in shape on the road or when you can't get to the gym, and the regimen Arnold followed to win his seven Mr. Olympia titles.

Illustrated with hundreds of photographs of Arnold and other top bodybuilders, Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men will help every man look great and feel terrific.

The Body Sculpting Bible for Buns And Legs: Women's Edition

James Villepigue, Hugo Rivera

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Editorial Review:

Join the Body Sculpting revolution with this companion book specially designed to target women's trouble spots.

Hugo Rivera and James Villepigue, authors of the widely popular Body Sculpting Bible series, are at it again with a program to tone and tighten your buns, thighs, and legs. This book has something for everyone—from break-in routines for the novice to advanced training for the expert who wants to rise above that fitness plateau. And all of the exercises, fitness programs, and nutritional information have been custom-designed by the experts to sculpt, slim, and strengthen the unique contours of a woman's body.

Based on the periodization principle that made the original so effective, the 14-day body sculpting workout for women never stays the same for long and the results just keep on coming.

The Body Sculpting Bible for Buns and Legs—Women's Edition includes:
• detailed, body-part specific exercises that target the thighs, hips, legs, and buns
• meal charts, workout graphs, and fitness plans to help you chart your progress
• specialized training tips for pregnant or menopausal women

The Body Sculpting Bible for Buns and Legs is the essential guide to getting the body of your dreams, fast. 150 b/w photos.

Athletic Development: The Art & Science of Functional Sports Conditioning

Vern Gambetta

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Athletic Development offers a rare opportunity to learn and apply a career full of knowledge from the best. World-renowned strength and conditioning coach Vern Gambetta condenses the wisdom he's gained through more than 40 years of experience of working with athletes across sports, age groups, and levels of competition, including members of the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, and U.S. men's 1998 World Cup soccer team.

The result is an information-packed, myth-busting explanation of the most effective methods and prescriptions in each facet of an athlete's physical preparation. Gambetta includes never-before-published and ready-to-use training approaches in

• sport-specific demands analysis,
• work capacity enhancements,
• movement skills development,
• long- and short-term training program progressions, and
• rest and regeneration techniques.

Athletic Development explains what works, what doesn't, and why. Gambetta's no-nonsense approach emphasizes results that pay off in the competitive season and reflect his work at the highest echelons of sport. Merging principles of anatomy, biomechanics, and exercise physiology with sports conditioning applications and four decades of professional practice, this is the definitive guide to performance-enhancing training.