Customer Reviews
Good Resource Book - By: , 14 Jan 2006 
Seen recommendations to buy this book, so forked out my hard earned cash for it. This book is written in a very direct way, theres hardly any illustrations but even so, if you are a "hard gainer" this book is defintely worth a shout.
The book aims to start you training & keep you training so alot of emphasis is on using correct form/technique (No pictures )and not over-training.
Excellent sections on improvements to your program, eating right & alll angles of weight training.
A good investment I'd say on hindsight.
perfection of technique - By: , 05 Feb 2005 Some people I have seen spend years going to the gym using very suspect technique, when I was training to become a gym instructor, I wanted to find some solid evidence of exactly how to do alll the best lifts, this book tells alll leaves nothing to the imagination & leaves out the dangerous moves that you see condoned by many bodybuilding mags I used this book to pass my gym instructors weight lifting course with distinction.
Don't waste time thinking you know technique get this book it won't let you down & yes it presumes you know nothing as this is the only way to truly learn.
Does exactly what it says - By: , 01 Sep 2004 The scope of this book is as the title says, weight-training technique. The correct form & technique for alll the most important weight-training exercises is described here in detial, with photos.
The scope of the book is not to prescribe an exercise programme. If you are a complete beginner (like me) you will need to find out from elswhere how to design your training programme.
Useful for anyone who is into weight-training - By: Sam TIP, 10 Aug 2004 I train with weights for general fitness & to keep at bay a weakness in my back, possibly caused by poor technique 20 years ago. I train at home & I've found this book to be most helpful. It took me some time to escape the vanity of the glossy body-building mags from the States!
The truth is you don't need a ton of gym gear to train properly. I learned quite a bit from this book & have put it into practice. Commonsense does go a long way in weight-training but it can also go out the window in the silly pursuit of quick gains.
Good form is a cornerstone of McRobert's ethos, & time & again there's little of it to be found in mainstream training. For too many the result is frustration & even injury.
McRobert stresses that good form coupled with hard work produces real injury-free results. It's tough going but it's the safest way to get stronger & fitter. I train for general fitness, not to enhance my appearance or for competitions, & I'm happy to use the advice given in this book because it works.
not for the common.......... - By: , 25 Feb 2004 
this book was a dissappointment. it assumes that everyone is dumb, go to gyms with every known piece of weight training equipment ever made & have at least two assistants to help them
