Product Description

Workout fads and fitness equipment come and go, but as trainers and bodybuilders know: nothing tops a simple set of dumbbells for convenience, reliability, and versatility when you are trying to build muscles and get in shape. In this book, Myatt Murphy, a fitness expert and long time contributor to "Men's Health" shows readers how to use dumbbells to develop just about every part of their bodies.For anyone who believes that dumbbells can be used only for arms and shoulders, Myatt Murphy proves them wrong. Featuring 200 photographs, "Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Exercises" demonstrates how to perform a total body workout and get maximum results. There are exercises here - Lunges, squats, dead lifts, curls, shrugs, kickbacks, presses, and more - that develop abs, arms, chest, legs, and shoulders, along with innovative new ways to get the most of this versatile piece of strength-training equipment.With instructions for creating literally thousands of dumbbell exercises for the novice to advanced lifter, "Men's Health Ultimate Dumbell Exercises" will be an indispensable addition to any home gym.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60849 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

Mainly gravy, very little meat
This book might be useful for absolute beginners. Anyone who has ever lifted a dumbbell may be disppointed to find that there are only a few 'real' exercises illustrated. The multitude of exercises that are promised turn out to be 'variations on a theme' - now try while standing on one leg, etc.
Overall, disappointing for a book that promised thousands of exercises.

Good for Beginners
I don't know about the other guy - I suppose the "thousands of exercises" thing is a little gimmicky but all in all it provides easy to follow instructions and exercises for someone starting out, and room to grow when needing more. I have no bench and one set of dumbbells and I found the book versatile enough to provide alternatives to fit my situation. I'd recommend.