Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness
by Matt Brzycki, Fred Fornicola
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Author: Fred Fornicola, Matt BrzyckiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06
ISBN: 0976336138
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Blue River Press
Book Reviews of Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness
Book Review: This book is excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
There is an old saying, "What goes around, comes around", and that seemsto be exactly what is happening in the fitness industry these days. I
was pleased to hear of a new book on the market titled, "Dumbbell
Training for Strength and Fitness" by Matt Brzycki and Fred Fornicola.
At a time when the industry has become thick with convolution, Brzycki
and Fornicola have cut through the complexity to bring both the beginner
and advanced trainer back to school.
Almost lost in the shuffle of contemporary training technology, the book
resurrects the basic dumbbell to its rightful position as a very
effective workout tool. In researching my own book, I was led to
interview co-author Fred Fornicola - the editor of the
growing on-line "High Performance Training" newsletter. Fornicola
stressed the emphasis of safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in the
training protocols he and Brzycki present in their work.
With decades of training experience between the two athletes/authors,
they had no difficulties collecting contributions from almost two dozen
prominent strength coaches in the industry who share common ground in
the many philosophies of strength training. Brzycki and Fornicola cement
this dumbbell training commonality in a bed of solid coaching
information for the rank beginner to the advanced trainer.
This is definitely not a book out to simply try to please everyone. The
authors are not afraid to challenge some current sacred ground endorsed
by many in the coaching field. The controversial applications of sports
specific training, explosive training, and training in an unstable
environment are examined for soundness and validity. The dumbbell may
not be extravagant in its appearance, but its practicality as a very
effective training tool can be traced back centuries, even as far back
as the Greeks. Our modern day Iron Game pioneers of this century also
benefited tremendously from dumbbell exercise, and were training the
muscles of the trunk long before "Core and Functional Training" became buzz words.
This book should be in the library of every serious trainer out there
working in the industry. Matt Brzycki and Fred Fornicola have done a great
job in simplifying the unnecessarily complex views of today's "trends" and collapsing the time required to produce fantastic results with such minimal equipment. The book is excellent, the timing is right; the price is an insult to
the experience of these two men. Good work Matt and Fred!
Randy Roach
Author of "Muscle, Smoke & Mirrors"
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