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Smart Girls Do Dumbbells

Most women have dieted and exercised their entire lives. It’s always the same yo-yo story-lose the weight, gain it back, over and over again. Or they’ll lose most of the weight but they can’t burn off those last stubborn 5-10 pounds. Or they’ve got very intense exercise regimens-personal trainer and all, but still they don’t have the results they’ve been looking for: tight buns, strong arms, and a flat belly. The reason for this is that no one, until now, has been as qualified as Judith Sherman-Wolin, Exercise Specialist at the UCLA Center for Nutrition, to reveal the secrets of dumbbells. Sherman-Wolin has developed a fast, easy dumbbell program that anyone can do at home and can set up for less than it costs to go to a gym every month.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars excellent for a beginner!
I’m a big fan of this book, and I think it’s excellent for a beginner. I’ve used lots of machine weights, but I’d never really used free weights before. The book has given me lots of confidence in working with free weights and pushing my workout boundaries. I like the variety in exercises provided, and I appreciate the 30 day plan that lays out a month of workouts that alternate between upper and lower body. The author makes sure every workout balances the weight exercises so that you’re working a complete set of muscles.

The one downside to the book (and the reason for only four stars) is that the book does not have information for advancing further in the weight lifting. If you want to keep lifting dumbbells, it’s fine, but I’d also like to move into bar weights. While I don’t expect the book to cover these as well, I do wish the author had made some further recommendations for continued weight lifting.

4 Stars Pretty Good!!
I really thought this book pretty good for someone that was just looking to tone up and learn a few new excersises. It is noto for a workout buff that already has alot of knowledge though. It has alot of stuff in that most people would already know or do in the gym so you really wouldn’t be learning anything. Overall, I did like it though becuase I was not very knowledgable on dumbell work outs and I really enjoy doing them.

5 Stars I Heart This Book
I have many weight training books for women but this book is always in my gym bag and has gone with me to many gyms over the years. My copy is very loved and very used. The layout of this book is easy to follow. The first chapters concentrate on motivation and getting you prepared for weight training.

The stretching, ab and weight exercises have gray edges so you can reference them quickly and not fumble through the book. My favorite feature is her recipes. A workout recipe consists of your instructions for the day. It gives the number of the exercise and with that number you go to the gray pages to look up that exercise.

Each exercise has one to two pages dedicated to it to instruct you about how to do the exercises. The reader will be informed on form and technique. She also gives a chart of how many reps to do for beginner, intermediate and advanced.

The charts and other great features in the book are very easy to follow. Charts/features in the book include:

-Prices for different types of dumbbells (she tells you how to build your weight set for under $100)

-BMI chart

-Aerobic calorie burn

-body evaluation log (body measurements)

-daily dumbbell workout schedule

-exercise readiness questionnaire

-FAQ section.

I don’t prefer machines when it comes to weight training. I want the resistance and the strength I get from the combination of me and the weights. The day by day plans are easy to follow and sometimes it doesn’t even take me 30 minutes. I feel great and accomplished when I finish a recipe. I can do this at home or at the gym and don’t need any fancy equipment.

5 Stars A Motivational Workout Guide
Get started weight training and keep at it with this great workout guide for women. Learn various exercises and be inspired to stick with it.

4 Stars Love this author!
A unique book written by a very likable author. Imagine your best friend or sister who has somehow become an experienced personal trainer and is now giving you advice. Full of gentle encouragement and intellectual nudges of motivation. My friend & I both LOVE this author, she is SO NICE! and smart and funny. It’s a fun read. As far as the nitty-gritty of the exercises, there is a section with simple black-and-white photos and word descriptions of most of the basic exercises you can do at home with free weights. Then her “menus” and “recipes” as she calls them for combining and using the exercises. Also there’s a good description of how to stock a simple home gym so you can get in shape without ever buying any expensive machines – just an assortment of free weights, a few options like a bench, and you can get started. One minus is that the abs exercises and stretches for some reason lack photos. I’d borrow or buy a good exercise video(such as the “Strength Training For Dummies” DVD)to fill in some gaps this book leaves; it’s not what I’d call comprehensive. But if you’re a woman who needs to be persuaded to exercise, and/or a beginner to free weights, this little book will certainly get you started on the road to becoming a free-weights amazon.

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