Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0971958106 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 543 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Worth the money, dense with information" according to Larry Wagner. I am a former collegiate oarsman, who lifted weights to augment strength in college. I also coached rowing for a short time, and track and field.I wanted to review the book after finding Mr. El-Hewie has 57 book reviews on Amazon.com, many less than flattering. But he writes them honestly. So I wanted to see how good his book is. Its a bit difficult, but very good. Packed with information. I've looked at many other books at the library, but bought few. At the moment. One of the best books to have as a reference even for a woman of any age (even 75 years old.) Justitia The descriptions of the reviewers: Slavisa Nesic and Larry Wagner "Athlete, Analyst, Coach, Dad" in this list do an excellent review and detailed description of the book. I just wanted to add my voice, as a woman, that I found his book incredibly useful too.As is stated, the emphasis of El Howie's book is on weight-lifting and power-lifting (which focuses more on strength) as compared with Bodybuilding (to get those shapely muscles that make our stomach flat and the. Detailed review by former physiology teaching fellow and biochemist Although I am currently not in the best of shape, at one time I worked as a personal trainer and by education I was trained as a research scientist. I have graduate education in both physiology and biochemistry and have worked with some high end athletes including one Olympic level powerlifter. Currently, I am looking to use strength training again myself because I was sidelined for a number of years by a back and neck injury, this is the context for my interview.Th
It is the first complete reference on the subject of Weightlifting training that bridges the gap between health science, medicine, and physical education. The book presents diverse exercise plans, with exercise description, plan of managing daily, monthly, and annual load volume and intensity. o Pros and cons of the sports of Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, general weight training, and Weightlifting. It is written by an author who is a physician, an engineer, and a weightlifter, with forty years of practical experience in training. o Education of all folks who are interested in advancing their physical strength, with special emphasis on ch
It is the "MOST" comprehensive and well balanced book I have ever seen. -- Elite Fitness Systems, Year 2006What a masterpiece, a life achievement indeed. -- George Koupatadze, October 01, 2004It is impressive, actually what I expect from you based on your previous work that I saw. -- Esam Hussein, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B., Canada, December 2003. It is the "MOST" comprehensive and well balanced book I have ever seen. — Sandra Kaunisto -- Aurora Public Library, Aurora, ColoradoIt compares weightlifting and bodybuilding and has stories and pictures of Egyptian weightlifting kids incorporating gymnastics into their training. -- Sandra Kaunisto, Aurora