The Insider's Tell-All on Weight-Training Technique, Revised 3rd Ed by McRobert, Stuart (2011) Paperback

by Stuart McRobert

To benefit from lifting weights, you must work out consistently and effectively. But if you do not use correct exercise technique, you will often get injured, and you will be unable to work out consistently and effectively no matter how good the design of your exercise routine or workout may be. Correct exercise technique is the bedrock of training success. Properly done, weight-lifting exercises are safe, but the use of incorrect exercise technique is rampant in most gyms. Do not expect to learn correct exercise technique from most gyms, especially the form of the biggest and most important exercises.

The emphasis you place on weight training will vary according to the degree of muscle size and strength you desire, but the pool of exercises you can select from is common to everyone who lifts weights men and women of all ages and levels of training experience, including bodybuilders, fitness trainees, athletes, and powerlifters and other strength trainees.

The Revised Third Edition of THE INSIDER'S TELL-ALL HANDBOOK ON WEIGHT-TRAINING TECHNIQUE provides the most thorough, safety-minded, up-to-date, detailed and illustrated book on exercise form. Over 60 exercises are covered. It is the definitive source for everyone who lifts weights, and for coaches and personal trainers, too.

And to enhance the guidance on exercise technique, McRobert s authoritative book provides important supplementary information, including a detailed and illustrated routine of stretches to help ensure adequate flexibility, how to use a camcorder to help with the proper implementation of exercise form, an explanation of proper rep speed and control, and a primer on anatomy.

This book can save you years of wasted training. You can learn a wealth of useful information from just a few days of study. You no longer have to learn the hard way what constitutes correct exercise technique.

Genres: Health, Fitness, Sports, Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

Stuart has had around 1,000 articles published in print magazines. He wrote a monthly column for the UK’s leading bodybuilding magazine for 22 consecutive years. He also authored several acclaimed books including BEYOND BRAWN and BUILD MUSCLE LOSE FAT LOOK GREAT, and published his own magazine for 15 years. But his success as a writer was born out of his efforts to survive the profound struggles he had because of his psychological challenges, which resulted in suffocating distress.

Reviews

[Mario Tomic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool book with great illustrations explaining the correct form for all the major lifts. I would recommend it for beginner and novice lifters that wanna get started in the gym, from my coaching experience it's very difficult to unlearn bad movement patterns. I've read somewhere that it takes 10000 repetitions of an exercise to properly learn an action and fix the pattern so make sure you get started on the correct technique!

[Art · Rating 5 out of 5]

Proper lifting technique is essential in building muscle and avoiding injury. Now that I'm middle-aged (that's painful to say), avoiding injury is very important to me. The author explains how to properly perform numerous weight-lifting exercises. In addition to the written explanations, there are lots of B&W photos demonstrating proper lifting techniques.

[William Schram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginner lifters, the book emphasizes proper technique and form. Don’t jerk the weight, use smooth, controlled movements. The book covers the most popular exercises, and is not exhaustive.

The book offers a wide variety of advice on keeping safe.

I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG! Bring tissues with you. At first I was so frustrated with this book but gosh I couldn’t put it down then the heart break started. So so amazing. Great job Colleen.

[Robert Muller · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want a solid, injury-aware, and complete description of basic resistance training exercises, this is definitely the book to get.

[David Fagg · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book I've ever seen on weight training technique

[Shane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cheesy title, but a great reference.