Strength Training Past 50 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Wayne L. Westcott, Thomas R. Baechle
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 37193
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 255
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 073606771X
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7130844
EAN: 9780736067713
ASIN: 073606771X
Publication Date: May 21, 2007
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Strength training is an equal-opportunity exercise system; studies show that anyone who tries it can benefit. Muscle loss is inevitable through the years if you're sedentary. But no matter how old you are when you start, strength training has nearly immediate benefits: more muscle mass, more strength, less fat. This book gives older exercisers all the information they need to get started, including advice on testing for strength and how to pick a qualified personal trainer.
Book Description
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 Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 title a little deceiving. Typical Westcott. July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 Review of gift May 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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
not as expected April 7, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
 It's an important pick for any considering strength training efforts past 50 December 4, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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
Strength Training Past 50 December 3, 2007
This book has very good charts for strength traning of the whole body. It lists diffenent muscle groups and how to lift weights to strengthen that group. I would give it 5 stars if they had the page numbers of the diffenent exercises listed in the charts showing what muscle you need to exercise. You have to thumb through many pages to see how to do the exercise listed in the chart.
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