An excellent book covering weight lifting, exercise and workout methodology, as well as nutrition basics, it dubunks many myths and will change how you think about lifting for size, strength, or weight loss.
Pages: 320 (Hardcover)
Published: 2005
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The book presents 6 ‘basic moves’.
- Squat: From standing with a weight, squat down and then stand back up.
- Deadlift: From a squating position, lift a dead (at rest) weight up off the floor.
- Lunge: Stepping out with one leg, even walking could be considered a very, very narrow lunge.
- Push: Any motion that pushes away from the body, such as an overhead press or a push-up.
- Pull: Any motion that pulls in towards the body, such as a row or pull-up.
- Twist: Activating the abdomenals, the twist is any movement that causes the torso to pivot relative to the lower body or vice-versa.
After introducing the moves and discussing their reasoning, Lou and Alwyn show a variety of exercises for each type of movement. The exercises are later used in the programs.
The workouts themselves are very well designed and deceptively short. After a quick break-in program, a reader can choose one of three programs based on their individual goal. The choices are Fat Loss, Strength, or Hypertrophy (mass-building). Each of these has several levels of difficulty and two to three workouts that you switch between while working through the program. To maintain variation, the rest, pace, sets, and reps often change from workout to workout. This can get a bit complex, but is very effective.
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| Full of expert advice, referenced scientific data, advice on methodology and lifting styles, as well as how to think about lifting, this book has it all. There are entire leveled and varied workout programs, allowing you to pick and choose what your goal is, then start a program to achieve that goal. You then have three tiers of progressively harder workouts as your capabilities increase. | Jo Puppery Comments will go here, yo! | |
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| This is a light, entertaining read. Lou has a very relaxed, smooth style that makes this enjoyable, and very humorous at times. His stories and style are fun; this isn’t a book you have to ‘get through’, you can enjoy sitting down with it as you learn. | ||
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| Workouts later in the book reference some of Alwyn’s unusual exercises, which are described earlier. Unfortunately, these can be difficult to find. Exercises are listed not alphabetically or by part worked, but based on themes like ‘push’ or ‘pull’. While this is in line with the ‘rules’, it makes for some added difficulty. | ||
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| Lou Shuler is beyond a doubt an artist and his masterpiece is his book The New Rules of Lifting. With the support of Cassandra Forsythe and Alwyn Cosgrove he manages to create one of the best fitness books on the market. The novice and the fitness connoisseur will absolutely find it to be quite enjoyable and intriguing. Shuler’s humor helps to make it a swift and easy read. After doing the workouts outlined in the book I can honestly say that the results speak for themselves. Shuler’s book helped me to get in the best shape of my life. The workouts are efficient, effective, and at times excruciating. Males and females will benefit greatly. The exercises are somewhat unique and there is a substantial amount of workouts for people with many different fitness goals. Shuler does not leave you wanting more! Two barbells up!! |
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