Review
Provides the answers and shows you exactly what's moving what one push-up and cross-over crunch at a time... [It] makes it easy to visualize your muscles in action, even if you aren't exactly sure where your anterior deltoid or external obliques are, or which muscles belong to which groups. (Journal Wire Reports
Albuquerque Journal 2008-08-10)
This is an excellent book no fitness professional or fitness enthusiast should be without. (
New Living (Stony Brook NY) 2008-07-00)
Provide[s] the answers and show[s] you exactly what's moving what... [The drawings] make it easy to visual your muscles in action, even if you are not exactly sure where your anterior deltoid or external obliques are located. (wire
The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne IN) 2008-07-07)
One of the best books written as a reference manual for understanding exercise... For those of you who want to work out, but are unsure if you are exercising properly, this book is perfect for you.... Great how-to instructions... Also, once you have read the entire edition (because you will), there is a quick guide to easily locate exercises by page number.... As an added bonus, this fantastic book would make a great coffee table treasure...it is sure to add depth to any fitness buff's living room. (
Men's Exercise 2008-01-09)
Want to know what muscles you're working during an exercise session? What training moves are best for a targeted area? Find answers to both in "Anatomy of Exercise: A Trainer's Inside Guide to Your Workout." (
The Cincinnati Enquirer 2008-06-19)
This user-friendly guide has everything you need and then some. (
2 Magazine 2008-03-00)
This manual is the ultimate reference on physical fitness for anyone who exercises. Fully illustrated and annotated it's aimed at general readers who want to perform each exercise correctly while helping their muscles, not hurting them. Includes informative sidebars and many tips and variations to accommodate individual differences. (Laila Maalouf
Destinations (Via Rail) 2008-07-00)
Read this book and you'll strengthen your mind as well as your body.... This book is like having your own personal trainer right there with you. (
Good Times 2008-08-31)
Anatomical drawings and detailed instructions on how to do specific exercises and how exercising one body part affects another... Makes it easy to visualize your muscles in action. (Carolyn Poirot
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2008-05-05)
[The author's] emphasis on supporting muscles will be helpful to people who tend to injure different muscles, one after another. (
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2008-04-21)
Show[s] you exactly what's moving what -- one push-up and cross-over crunch at a time... Make[s] it esy to visualize your muscles in action. (
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2008-07-14)
About the Author
Pat Manocchia is the owner, founder and director of La Paletra Center for Preventative Medicine in New York City. A pioneer in the integration of health and medicine, he has served as contributing editor of Women's Sports and Fitness and Allure magazines and was the fitness expert for Good Morning America. He lives in New York City.
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