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Supervixen: Secrets for Building a Lean and Sexy Body
weight training for women
352 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1995
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May 30, 2026It was mostly fun to read because it was peppered with a whole bunch of corny 90’s-isms like ‘neato’ and unironic uses of ‘oh yes!’ and ‘this cooks!’. They made the book feel like an extended monologue from any one studio-attending character from Perfect or Breakin’ 1 and 2 or from any of the hard-body-featuring media from the ‘80s that is somehow ALWAYS set in Venice Beach.
It was also interesting to see what has stood the test of time and what hasn’t in terms of nutritional advice (skip the egg whites and tofu and go for the yolk instead? Excuse me?!) and what is pretty much accepted (she morally refuses to encourage women to use the dinky weights and extended cardio if they want results, how wise! I mean of course, she was a full on bodybuilder).
It was also interesting to see what has stood the test of time and what hasn’t in terms of nutritional advice (skip the egg whites and tofu and go for the yolk instead? Excuse me?!) and what is pretty much accepted (she morally refuses to encourage women to use the dinky weights and extended cardio if they want results, how wise! I mean of course, she was a full on bodybuilder).
January 16, 2010
There is some interesting/classic information on the body building point of view for visual symmetry which mixes in some well known social psychological theories. Of course, the writers try to take a non-body building view on working out (it seems mostly for marketability) and call it "shape shifting" instead of body building. There is information on body types, and what areas to work on to achieve the perfect "X" form for various body types. I found the coverage of the seven sensual curves (on a woman's body) interesting, but, lacking a little depth as to what the purpose of those particular muscles and the benefit of toning them (aside from the obvious superficial benefits).
Overall, this is probably an excellent book for women just starting to work on shaping their bodies and need a good "what to do and how to do it" type guide. But, for anyone who has more than a little experience, it will be the same old information in a different cover.
Overall, this is probably an excellent book for women just starting to work on shaping their bodies and need a good "what to do and how to do it" type guide. But, for anyone who has more than a little experience, it will be the same old information in a different cover.
July 20, 2007
Something about this book makes me feel nostaglic...definitely some good advice in here for women looking to put on any amount of muscle.
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