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| AUTHOR: | Jennifer Lawler, Turtle Press |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Turtle Press (CT) |
| ISBN: | 1880336235 |
| TYPE: | Athletic Training And Conditioning, Bodybuilding & Weight Training, Martial Arts, Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Sports, Sports & Recreation, Training, Weight training |
| MEDIA: | Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of Weight Training for Martial Arts
great info,bad detail I just gote this book to find out what stuff I should do for tkd.The info may not be that great but any one that's done weight lifting before should be able to make the right program out of what she saids.over all this is a great book for info but not so great on detail,right forms etc.
Waste of TIME & MONEY
I'm currently a student of Kinesiology at a University, and I'm trying to increase my knowledge of weight training specifically for martial artists. I bought this book thinking that I would be able to use some of the information in a new way.
After just skimming the book Weight training for Martial Artists by J. Lawler, Ph. D., I was faced with just horrible information, from the terminology to the exercise, and the classifications of the exercises. One such example is on page 12 on the table of "Strength Training Methods," Lawler states that isometric exercises include crunches and push-ups. According to J. L. Hesson's book Weight Training for Life (2000), iso- refers to same, and -metric refers to length, so isometric is referring to a contraction that stays at the same length. Crunches and push-ups both involves motion, therefore, cannot be isometric.
Exercises do not present the correct information, such as the "Lateral Pull Down" (pg 74). First, the name is the "Lat" Pulldown. Lat referring to the Latissimus dorsi muscle. Another example is the "Lateral Raises" on the next page. This exercise does not work the "laterals" (Lawler, 1999), they work the deltoids and the trapezius. Also the exercise is explained in an incorrect manner. Swinging is not a term that should be used, instead raising could be used.
Other problems with the book are that many exercises are classified in the wrong way. Leg lifts, "Bicycle Stretch", and "Hamstring Lift" "Groin Lift" (as described in the text) are not flexibility exercises.
These are just some of the problems with the text. I would recommend a complete overhaul on the book, go back and use some sources such as the American Council on Sports Medicine (ACSM) or some other reference materials.
Disappointing and Misleading.
The previous reviewer is correct in stating your money is better spent in a gym or on MA Training magazine. The author's lack of credibilty on this subject should be apparent to anyone with knowledge of martial arts. There are absolutely no exercises that focus on body balance, an essential for martial arts training. Even worse, anyone knowledgeable about weight training should be able to see that most of the exercises are minimal and incomplete, and will most likely lead to underdevelopment in martial arts conditioning. A far better manual for martial arts students looking to develop strength would be Harry Wong's Dynamic Strength, or Loren Christensen's The Way Alone.