Kathy Smith's Lift Weights to Lose Weight

I tried using a trainer, but frankly have been disappointed, so I am now learning all I can on my own. Lift Weights to Lose Weight will be a book that I use. I like it much better than the accompanying video tape, which I have used briefly; it is not a very comprehensive workout.

I recommend this book to beginners and intermediates, and anyone who wants to learn more about the basic principles of weight lifting.


Weight Lifting Reinforcement   March 24, 2002
 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Kathy Smith's companion book Lift Weights to Lose Weight to her popular tape and DVD is a strong reinforcement to her weight lifting program. The book describes additional sets, and is a complement to the tape. The extra information about benefits from weight lifting for general health and fitness is valuable. When I need a little renewal I read a few chapters in the book and I'm on track to keep with the program.


bad   February 14, 2002
 9 out of 74 found this review helpful

This tape would be ok if the instructer wasnt a complete distraction, she paid hardly any attetion to women but flocking about the men in this video. She spent no time explaining the moves and how to do them right. She is not what I expected this was the worst investment on a video workout tape I have ever bought! She loves her self a little to much!


Great   December 22, 2001
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

The information she gives on the importance of weight training and that kind of thing is really good. The exercises are pretty basic. But basic works. It shows exercises using both free-weights and machines (like at a gym). This book is good for someone new to weight-lifting. Also if you don't know what equipment to use for what exercise at a gym.


Great foudation for weight lifting   July 21, 2001
 71 out of 72 found this review helpful

When I bought this book I didn't know the diffence between a rep. and a set. I have enjoyed the benefits of cardio workouts for years and I felt like I was ready to go a step further and begin stregth training. This book was EXCELLENT to give me the exact insight I needed to get started. Kathy takes an aproach that is often sadly missed in weight training books, she gives as much attention to home weight training as gym weight training. I love to train at home, and hate the gym scene, and yet so many books only tell you how to work muscles using only specificaly designed weight training machines, available only at the gym. From the beginning Kathy expains both the pros and cons of home and gym training and lets the reader choose. From there she balances her attention between both the home and the gym scene. I particularly loved that she went on to give helpful tips in starting your own at home set of weights for much less than you would think, and she explains how to add on to that set and what at home machines are worth their weight in gold vs. which one will more than likely only collect dust. Kathy goes on to explain the benefits of weight training and as well as tips to the most effective methods. For each exercise she specifies the muscle that is going to be targeted, the set up for the exercise, exactly what to do during the exercise, and what you need to focus on. By the time I was through this book I was sounding like one of my friends who is an actual trainer. This book offers great insight on weight training and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in taking the next step in their fitness training, I can't believe the changes I have noticed in my body!