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 enlarge | Author: Robert Dos Remedios
Creator: Michael Boyle
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 3940
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 333
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 1594865841
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.71
EAN: 9781594865848
ASIN: 1594865841
Publication Date: September 18, 2007
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 Not For the Novice Lifter!!!! July 7, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I read a lot of reviews on Amazon and thought I would give this book a try. Let me start my saying that that this program DOES work if you stick to it. Having worked as an Athletic Trainer at Division I college for over 10 years I have seen this type of program implemented to college athletes with great success. The problem I have with this program is a lot of these lifts are VERY COMPLEX!!!! If you have very little lifting experience and you attempt a single-leg good morning or a single-leg romanian deadlift you may very well injure yourself. A lot of these movements are taught to college athletes by a certified strength coach (which dos Remedios is) Athletes are closely supervised by this coach to make sure they are performing the movements correctly (as to avoid injuring themselves). Once these movements have been done correctly by the athlete they are given a little more freedom to exercise on their own. I think this program has great benefits for the experienced lifter who is looking to change his program up. And while Dos Remedios never says its a beginner book he also never states its for the advanced lifter.....which in my opinion it is. If you are a beginner or an overweight person looking to get started I would avoid this book. A couple of suggestions I have to make the book more beginner friendly.
1) Have a video showing proper form for some of the complex exercises
2) Classify exercises in the book as beginner, intermediate, advanced etc....
 Power training book review!! July 3, 2008
This book is great! Robert dos remedios has changed my way of thinking about strength training. I use the compound exercises and I have been able to burn way more body fat and get the decent size gain i so desired in a shoirt amount of time. AND ITS FUNCTIONAL EXERCISES TOO!!
PURCHASE this book June 22, 2008
I could not be any more pleased with this book. I have been looking for training tips on functional exercises and this provides all necessary information along with all kinds of exercises that are valuable to people with injuries or issues with the provided plans. There are step by step and overall knowledge provided in a manner in which i have never seen before. It seems so simplistic that i cannot believe that there isn't something else out there as useful. Bottom line is that this is a top to bottom comprehensive book that leaves nothing out. You can read it through then use the provided sheets at the gym and be done with reading workout stuff. cannot recommend high enough
Great Theory .... Difficult to adapt for typical Home Gym Users June 5, 2008
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
Below is Coach Dos's response to a critical review of his book and the review itself from Coach Dos's blog: http://coachdos.blogspot.com/. I found Coach Dos's response paltry at beast and very dissatisfying.
I purchased the book and read it cover to cover. While in the Military I worked out exclusively and extensively in Gyms and would have loved the programs and exercises provided in the book. However, now that I am a civilian and work out at home (gym memberships are expensive) I have a hard time using the programs and exercises in the book to achieve my fitness goals. I have had to figure out my own adaptations and after working out with the book for over 6 months have not seen the gains I expected. I only paid $14 dollars for the book, so I am not completely dissatisfied. However, I think Coach Dos should have put more effort into his response to the other critical review and help us home gym rats design a program without a power rack.
"The Amazon.com reviews of my book have been amazing, the feedback is awesome. I often read reviews where people say that some info was missing etc. yet if you read the entire book, this info can usually be found in there somewhere. This is the first time I have ever seen someone review my book WITHOUT ever reading it. I liken this to people who say they hate the Atkins diet or the Ornish diet but have never actually read the books.
The funny thing is that if you read the review, it's actually pretty positive. The fact that your home gym set-up makes it difficult/impossible to perform my workouts warrants a 2-star rating? Sigh.......
My be better suited for some..., April 20, 2008
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I try not to review items that I do not actually own, however I have done a lot of research on the book (including forum chats with the author and others on the program) and it became clear that this workout, while very effective, is very hard to do in a home gym. I was very close to buying the book. People who use this program seem to rave about it, but at the same time the program itself prevents more people from doing the program. I work out in a home gym, but I do not have one of the key pieces of equipment that is pretty essential to the program - a power rack. This is a simple, but very large piece of equipment that I do not have room for in my home gym. After spending close to $2,000 on home gym equipement (and getting very good results with that equipment) I am not willing to a) buy a gym membership, or b) replace the equipment that I am already getting good results with. This is a bit of a shame because I really like the principals and ideas that the book is founded on, as well as the ability to design your own program. Perhaps one day when I move into a bigger house and have room for a power rack and stacks of free weights, I will give this workout a shot. That being said right now this workout is not for me, but for those who have access to all of the equipment (and space... you also need higher ceilings! My basement ceiling is a bit low for some of the exercises too) you will have better luck with the program.
The awesome thing is that there are a bunch of GREAT reader follow-up comments to this review. Thanks again to all of my supporters!"
 a great resource June 2, 2008
I have been working out for years, and wanted to try a new approach. I love the workouts, and they are challenging for someone at any level of fitness. I would recomend this program to anyone looking for a new and effective way of weight training.
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