Strength Training Past 50

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Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7130844
EAN: 9780736067713
ISBN: 073606771X
Label: Human Kinetics Publishers
Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 255
Publication Date: 2007-05-21
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers

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Increase your strength to improve your health, your appearance, and your performance--with Strength Training Past 50!

Strength training has numerous advantages for the active adult, including enhanced athletic performance and reduced risk of disease, including decreased symptoms of arthritis, diabetes, and osteoporosis.

Strength Training Past 50 has everything you need to start enjoying these benefits or to jump-start your current routine:

63 exercises for both free weights and machines
14 workout plans for increasing size, endurance, and strength
Sport-specific programs for running, cycling, swimming, skiing, tennis, and golf
Eating plans for increased strength gains

Strength Training Past 50 will keep you active, healthy, and looking great with workouts and programs designed just for you!

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Customer Rating:

Summary: Great response
Comment: The response was immediate and the item was in the condition as advertised. I would purchase from the source again.

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Summary: title a little deceiving. Typical Westcott.
Comment: I was looking for a book with information on training older adults. This book isn't about that... It is a book on general weight training with general programs and general guidelines. It's a typical Westcott book with a few pages of general guidelines and principles and a few program examples. The majority of the book is pictures of exercises which are absolutely useless if you own any other book on weight training and have a basic understanding of resistance training. If you know anything about weight training and exercise, don't buy this book.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Review of gift
Comment: I sent this book to a lady as a gift. She has not commented one way or another on it. I have to suppose that it got thrown on a book shelf and probably won't be read. LOL

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Summary: not as expected
Comment: This book is not for someone who has no access to machines. A lot of the book is devoted to the use of gym equipment. I was hoping for more instruction when there are no machines..or trainers....a basic book for beginners. This is not that book.

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Summary: It's an important pick for any considering strength training efforts past 50
Comment: Strength training has many advantages, from decreasing symptoms of arthritis and diabetes to increasing endurance and weight loss, but most strength training titles focus on the under-40 crowd. STRENGTH TRAINING PAST 50 offers a range of workouts and programs designed for the over-50 set, offering a range of routines illustrated by black and white photos of over-50 exercisers. It's an important pick for any considering strength training efforts past 50, and is recommended for any library catering to health and fitness patrons of all ages.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

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