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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 613.7130844 EAN: 9780736067713 Edition: 2 ISBN: 073606771X Label: Human Kinetics Publishers Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 255 Publication Date: May 21, 2007 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers Related Items:
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Strength Training Past 50 will keep you active, healthy, and looking great with workouts and programs designed just for you! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great responseThe response was immediate and the item was in the condition as advertised. I would purchase from the source again. Rating:  - title a little deceiving. Typical Westcott.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 ... Read More Rating:  - Review of giftI 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 Rating: - not as expectedThis 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. Rating: - It's an important pick for any considering strength training efforts past 50Strength 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 ... Read More 
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