Women's Strength Training Anatomy

Although the book lacks a specific section on the arms and chest, it is an excellent book. It illustrates in great detail strength training of the main core muscles for women...the back and abdominals. The bonus benefit of a great leg and buttock section. Very useful in targeting the female trouble spots. The other book by this author could be used to fill in the blanks of the arms and chest with ease or a simple anatomy illustration. I would give it a 5 star if the arms and chest section was there.

We've added this book to our growing list of texts related to our studies in movement, dance and ideokinesis at the SUNY college where I am a professor. Excellent scientific discussion, through chapters and sidebars, of physical gender differences, and female specific sport and exercise issues, plus very sound and clear explanations of posture, alignment and movement issues. This is an essential text for any phys ed teacher, sports coach, physical trainer or dance instructor. Clear layered anatomical drawings and movement sequences make all points accessible to everyone from the general reader to the specialist.

I had seen the "male" version of this book and was very impressed. It did have both male and female illustrations in it. However, it really was primarily a male orientated book. So I bought this book. I find it wonderful but, sadly incomplete. No arms, chest or shoulder scenes. I know I can find it in his other book. But I feel cheated since I bought this book sight unseen. I wanted it as a gym resource book. Now I need to get another one. DONT BUY IT SIGHT UNSEEN.

It is the most beautifully presented book, with excellent diagrams and a great deal of detail for the content that is presented. Bewilderingly, it does not address exercise anatomy for the arms, shoulders or chest.

If it was a complete book, presenting information for the whole body, it would get 5 stars easily. As it stands, I am amazed that it got published with such glaring omissions.

I am a personal trainer at a local gym. Whenever I take my copy of this in, everyone wants to look at it and not give it back. So many of them have bought it, I think the publisher should give me a cut. Accurate, informative, and readable.

You have to get the regular Strength Training Anatomy book to get enough upper body information. I recommend both. It would have been nice for this one to be able to stand alone, though.