Training Books

Wow, when I picked this book up in the Christian Book Store I was immediately taken by it. I've always looked for devotionals that would really hold my childrens' interests and this is it! Each day there is a new "sticky situation" that a child is in, and it gives multiple choice answers to figure out. Then it tells you where you can find help in the Bible (give a verse) and how to discuss this. The cover itself is hilarious and gets the kids to look inside. I have a 7yr old girl and 10.5 yr old boy and this book is great for both. It will be good for my son until he's at least 12. I also got the first version of this book which is just as good :) These are perfect to do either during breakfast in the morning or during dinner in the evening as a family. We keep them on our kitchen counter along with a Bible. You'll love it :)

Good book, although we did not get all the way through it. We still may.

Great book. This is by far one of the best devotional books we have purchased. Has real life situation that help bring the bible into kids current life problems. Has realistic situations and many different ways to handle them. Our seven year old loved it.

I have 2 grade school boys that enjoy this book of devotions, the Sticky Situations: 2 book is packed full of real life situations, easily identifiable by your children with real life problems too! This book is divided by monthly topics, such as.. January's topic is love and kindness and so forth. I like the stories in this book different than others because the situations are vivid, believable, things that could and do happen every day at school, like... I WORE MY WWJD BRACELET TO SCHOOL AND THE CLASS BULLY ASKED ME WHAT IT STOOD FOR, DO I TELL HIM? Other stories include kids playing video games and resulting conflicts, comic books, tithe, neighbor friends, Sunday School...so many more. After each devotional story, there are multiple choice questions for you to read with your kids or them alone. Sometimes, more than one answer is possible, one is better than the other. The answers really get kids talking about the right path that should be taken, and also an opportunity for kids to share similar things/stuggles they've encountered and how better they can choose to react next time. A Bible reference is printed at the bottom of the page, the verse is not listed within the book.

After reading plenty of those "say what I say, exactly as I say it" sales books, none of which I found truly helpful out in the field, this book was like a breath of fresh air. Easy to read and easy to adapt to personal styles it is a treasure trove of good advise. If you actually care about your customers and want them to return to you on a regular basis, this is the book for you.

I manage a distributor sales force throughout the U.S. and Canada. After reading this book (actually WHILE reading this book) I applied the information and witnessed immediate success, as did my sales reps. The information is direct, common sense, well presented, easy reading and entertaining. It is not full of 'theory', but actual 'meat' that can be applied each day after reading even a chapter or two the night before. I am buying books for each of my reps and feel it is one of the best gifts I could ever give them. Well done!

From my many varied experiences, I realize that I just don't like selling, but when I was trying to bone up on my sales skills, I found this book to be the most useful. It is heads and shoulders above other books on the subject and it was so intersting that I probably read it cover to cover in a day or two. The advice is extremely practical and you are learning great principles of selling. You are not learning a bunch of closing dialogues that only work for the person who invented them. Easily digested, the principles allow you to adjust your approach in mid-sale because you are asking questions whose answers will tell you what you need to do or say next (positioning.) Tons of great info here. It should really be a textbook for sales classes.

The problem with any "how to sell" book like this is, until you can integrate the advice given here so that it comes naturally to you, you will sound as mechanical and forced as some of the "tellers" Richardson criticizes. I used to sell big-tiicket business-to-business, and I can say the advice here is timeless: engage your customer, identify what your customer's needs are and position your product so that the customer realizes that your product meets their needs. Of course, if the customer doesn't need your product, then maybe you need to learn some of those "hard-ball sales" techniques (or find a better product!). No amount of customer empathy, listening, or product positioning will help you overcome a customer-product mismatch. Which brings me to a point: although Richardson argues against this, I think playing hardball has a place in negotiations; remember, the party you are negotiating with doesn't always have to feel warm and cozy inside in the process. A true persuader will know when to be soft and fluffy and when to apply the pressure.

Also, the whole paradigm-replacement languuage ("we are moving into a new age of selling...") is corny. The advice Richardson is giving is not new or revolutionary, as she claims. But she has succeeded in organizing a lot of really good sales principles in a clear and coherent way which can easily be appreciated by readers.

I read this book together with Richardson's "Selling by Phone" and frankly, one is just a rehash of the other. Richardson copied entire paragraphs from one in writing the other. So save your money and buy just one of the two. But if you are an accidental salesperson, or even if by trade you are not a salesperson but you are occasionally called upon to negotiate (maybe you are a lawyer or a manager) Richardson's books will be a refreshing introduction to the discipline of negotiation and persuasion.

Even if you are an experienced athlete yourself, and former power lifter (like me), this book is great for the research it presents about children and weightlifting, and for the organization of the material. I found the medicine ball portion particularly helpful. Very good pictures.

Strength and Power for Young Athletes is a tremendous help to athletes with both high and low athletic standards and abilities.It is very easy to read and follow.It has appendixes for each sport and categories for each age group.Pictures and a key of what each machine works helps you understand each machine easier.Nutrition guides of carbs and protien is also a big help.This book is great for keeping you in shape.

This book was an excellent reference that I relied heavily upon to create a strength training program for our Pop Warner football team. Faigenbaum has published results of studies documenting the benefits of strength training for children. This book provides good description of exercises for each muscle group and provides variations using different equipment, .i.e. free weights- dumbbells and barbells, resistance bands and weight machines. One ommission in the book was that his published paper revealed a program that proved superior to others in controlled experiments in terms of results gained.
Program: 3 sets with set #1 being 50% of 10 rep maximum resistance (warm-up), followed by set # 2- 10 reps with 75% of 10 rep max (moderate), and set #3 - max number of reps with 10 rep max resistance.

As a former Olympic Athlete I appreciate the importance of keeping children healthy and strong. This book provides all the tools you need to develop safe and effective strength programs for boys and girls. It is an easy read and the photographs are outstanding. This book is a real WINNER!

Great book....simple to read....talks about the mechanics of all the strikes and kicks in the arts in addition to some outstanding exercises!!

Martina Sprague's scientific approach to martial arts is a breath of fresh air in a field often filled with hype and hyperbole. Her writing is insightful, easy to understand, and, most importantly, her ideas really do work. The photos are clear and do a good job of reinforcing the text.

Strength and power training is important--if you want to perform in the ring, on the street, or in just about any martial endeavor, functional strength is an essential component of success. As the author so eloquently states, martial arts skill, background and experiences are not substitutes for strength; they are complementary qualities. If you are overweight, under-conditioned, or lazy, you must condition yourself above the basic requirements of your art, regardless of what kinds of hurdles stand in your way. So how do you build muscular strength, endurance, and power? By reading this outstanding book, of course... Well, that and making a concerted effort to regularly perform the exercise routines contained herein ;-).

The book begins by debunking common misconceptions about strength training then briefly covers important anatomical facts you'll need to take best advantage of the rest of the materials. Ms. Sprague's in-depth knowledge really shines through, explaining how each muscle group is used in the various martial arts, how to develop it effectively, and how to take advantage of anatomical strengths when striking, kicking, or grappling.

Topics include bodyweight and mechanical weight exercises, muscular endurance, strength and flexibility, upper body strength, abdominal strength, plyometrics, cardiovascular endurance, breathing, and flexibility. The mental approach necessary for successful training programs is also laid out. One of the biggest gems in this fine work is right at the end of the book where the author describes how to tailor a training plan for your art and designs a couple of martial art specific programs for karate, tae kwon do, hapkido, judo, jujitsu, aikido, muay thai, and mixed martial arts. Her own training program is also included.

This is a great book for the novice and expert alike. Well laid out, easy to read, and straightforward to implement. Heartily recommended!

Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction

As one of the busiest writers in the martial arts today, Martina Sprague never fails to nail a subject like a well-placed front kick. In her latest book Strength and Power Training for Martial Arts, she tackles the subject with knowledge gained from years of training experience and practical application in the ring.

I've been training since 1965 and over the years I have learned that there are few absolutes in the martial arts. But there is one that's close: fighters who train with resistance - weights, machines and Swiss ball - are almost always superior to those who don't. It just makes sense: resistance exercises, properly done, increases your power, explosiveness, and speed. Not a bad deal for two or three 30-minute sessions a week.

Now, there are definitely wrong ways to go about resistance training, but fortunately Sprague shows you how to do it right. She discusses the various muscle groups, explains how they are used in the martial arts, and then shows you the best way to develop them. She also discusses concepts of cardiovascular training, the impact of flexibility on strength, and how to use your mind in training.

No matter what your fighting art, this books works.

Loren W. Christensen - author of Solo Training and Solo Training 2.

I have been weight training for years. Thought this might just be another copy of every other weight training book I ever bought. I was pleasantly surprised to find new information and new ways to weight train (and plyometrics) to complement my recent entrance into the exciting world of Mixed Martial Arts.

Wes
City Boxing, San Diego

Dr. Horrigan and "Doc" Kreis have done a great job with this book. It contains an abundance of information that anyone interested in enhancing sport performance will benefit from reviewing and reading. This text has enough "meat" in it that the strength training professional will benefit by having it on their reference list and the teaching approach is clear and so well illustrated so the athlete can use the materials also.

I just started playing hockey two years ago and was looking for a book to help me become a better player. This book is very detailed and easy to use for a beginner such as me. I have seen immediate results in my strength and conditioning since buying this book.

This is one of the finest and most comprehensive books ever written on sports conditioning. It is not only for the hockey player, but for all athletes in all sports looking to gain an edge. It gives great detail and clarity on ways to improve speed, strength, and overall conditioning. This book will make the average coach look like a genius.

This book is one of the finest and most compehensive books ever written on sports conditioning. It can stand on its own for training not only hockey, but any sport. As a strength and conditioning coach for 14 years, it is the most organized and a highly practical tool for writing and executing programs for the improvement of speed, strength and overall conditioning of every athlete. It can turn an average coach into a genius.

I purchased this book on Amazon for less than six dollars. With the bargain price and Everett's sub-par books I'd previously read I wasn't expecting much. Surprised I was indeed! This is one of the best reads on exercise ever! From start to finish I was captivated by Everett's thorough understanding of the body and more so his ability to communicate it. From the bio-motor ability pyramid to the global muscular system, Everett breaks it down. I would've enjoyed some enlightening concepts on program design that were compatible with the exercise templates but that goes beyond the scope of this book. This is the new Supertraining! Buy this one today.

An excellent foundation into the key principles of strength, speed, and power. Clear and descriptive writting, with an abundance of diagrams showing all exercises and muscle groups. Easy to understand, practical, non-limiting, and functional in respect to varying sports and lifestyles.

If you search amazon.com for books about bodybuilding you will get over 700 hits. This is up from about 400 a couple of years ago. Most are just the same old exercises with pictures of different people. This is not a book about bodybuilding per se. There are bodybuilding exercises and much information -- such as exercise safety, tempo, adjusting the rest between sets depending on the training objective be it hypertrophy, strength, or muscular endurance -- that bodybuilders will find useful. The book's bigger audience includes many others who routinely train with weights. For the athlete or the coach, or for the trainee whose objective is fitness for a particular sport this book will be a valuable resource.
Current buzzwords in the field athletic training are "core training" and "functional exercise". Aabergs's book is an excellent introduction to core training and functional exercise.
As in his earlier book MUSCLE MECHANICS Aaberg lists sources of further information. It's probably nitpicking on my part, but some of the texts listed in the bibliography are a little hard to come by (they are not sold by amazon). A search of the internet was necessary to track down sources for purchasing some of the texts. That said, the bibliography alone is worth the price of book.
For the average new trainee this book will probably seem overwhelming. And maybe it is too technical for someone who just wants a routine and a description of how to perform the exercises. As a personal trainer I have clients who are not iterested in why an exercise is chosen or what it does. All they want is someone to lead them through the exercises so they can get the results they want. Such exercisers would not read past the first page of this book. For others, such as myself, the information is critical for program design. However, anyone who wants to should be able to look at the illustrations and read the accompanying exercise descriptions to find many new exercises that will enhance their athletic perormance. Getting the full benefit of this book will require studying the entire book. My recommendation is to buy the book, do the tough reading, apply the knowledge, and reap the harvest of a high-perfmance body.

This book is the best work-out guide I have
seen on the market in many years. There are
many many different exercises for each section
(strength , endurance, speed, agility etc.)
that are illustrated so one knows exactly how
to perform the exercise.

I particularly recommend this book to beginers
and to those who need any kind of rehabilitation
(due to health problems) .

If you are going to spend money on such books,
it is best spent on this one. (From someone who
has used the book and obtained results !)

Danielle Burgio has an amazing body (and needs it, with all the abuse it takes in stuntwork). In this book, she dispenses health and fitness advice, specific exercises, and relevant stories from her career.

The book is broken into several major sections, each covering a different capability and exercises to improve in that arena. There's also a section on warming up (*very* important!), and a chapter at the end that gives a 5-day set of sample circuits to tie the exercises together.

In more detail:

1. Strength: A good collection of basic and advanced exercises, many of which can be done without any equipment or just with dumbbells (I have a set of dumbbells and a doorframe pullup bar, which is all the equipment you need for everything in here except the rope climbing). Pushups, pullups, situps, squats... and some more exotic exercises like handstand pushups and backflips. I like her presentation here because it gives lots of good, solid basics, while presenting some much harder things to work toward.

2. Endurance: Cardio. Heart and lung stuff.

3. Focus: A stuntperson risks injury if they lose their focus on the set. There are a few yoga poses here, some simple breathing/meditative exercises, and some interesting partner exercises. Also a section on the importance of good sleep.

4. Flexibility: Stretches! For most of these, she presents 2 or 3 variations (starting basic and adding difficulty for those who are more flexible) on a stretch for a particular body part.

5. Coordination: Exercises for reaction time, balance, and overall coordination (a little juggling and nunchaku in this chapter).

6. Speed: Explosive power. Jumping and sprinting.

7. The Circuits: Good combinations of the exercises from previous chapters. She also emphasizes the importance of having fun and mixing it up, so the circuits are meant as suggestions for getting started, rather than rigid programs that must be followed every day to the letter.

Interspersed throughout the book are other health tips, such as some basic nutritional information. There are very good full-color photos throughout, demonstrating how to perform the exercises (also just some neat ones of her in action). Danielle and her co-author have put together a book that's entertaining and full of good information. There are a few things that they just barely touch on (like yoga) but this is a good jumping off point that has motivated me to seek out other resources in some of these areas.

This has been my inspiration for several months now; it's rekindled my enthusiasm for workouts, and given me lots of ideas to keep that enthusiasm strong. I count this book as a good investment.

I love this book, but it's not for everyone. I like it because I did gymnastics and dance when I was younger and so it's easy for me to relate to the author's background and fun to fantasize about being a stuntwoman. Also, she emphasizes taking the "work" out of workout and finding activities that *you* truly enjoy so I got some new ideas to mix up my workouts. I won't go into details because the other reviewers already covered what's in the book, but overall the book has lots of variety and is well-rounded and inspirational, but probably is not for you if you don't generally enjoy gymnastics or martial arts or other similarly intense, explosive types of exercise.

I have a collection of exercise books and I just had to see this one. Since it is written by a stuntwoman and not an exercise profession it contains some unique ideas and routines. I think you will enjoy it and it will motivate you to keep exercising.

I guess if you get a stuntwoman's workout to get your body ready for anything, that is what you should expect - and not that I really wanted to be a stuntwoman, but I was impressed with the previews because it said that it was for everyone - all sizes, and that it sounded like quite a dynamic programme.

This really is for stuntwomen - if you want to be a stuntwoman then this book is HIGHLY recommended - but if you are looking for an interesting alternative workout type book then I wouldn't recommend getting it. It is highly specific to doing stunts, but it is also really about Danielle Burgio who is a stuntwoman, her background, how she got into it, what she does and how she trains for it.

It includes workout programmes in different areas, flexibility, endurance (combat skills under this category) strength, focus and coordination. It includes a small section in the back on how to put them all together.

Although Danielle (with Jennifer Worick) discusses how everyone can be a stuntwoman and people of all sizes can do it, this is very much for skinny, strong women - preferably ex dancers or gymnasts. The programme and the exercises will really suit someone of these talents who are looking to move on to Hollywood for a new career. Being stong supple, having good sense of where you are etc. Are vital. I found as a slighly overweight non-dancer and older mother, the programme was kind of ridiculous. I was looking for an extension to the pilates programme I do - it quickly overchallenged me - it seemed one minute I was lowering myself down off bars to increase my strength, the next I was being told to aim for a bit of rope climbing. It just didn't work.

Now again, I will reiterate, I do not think this book is for me, and it is clearly entitled, the Stuntwoman's Workout - which is very unambiguous. So don't believe any blurb which tells you that stuntwomen can be any shape. If you want to be a stuntwoman absolutely get this book. If you are interested in being a stuntwoman - I would advise trying some other programme.

adhealthandwellness recommended this as one of the books that was essential for my personal development when I advanced my quest for personal improvement in network marketing. I have found it very helpful, as it goes into detail of defining situations and offering viable solutions. Kappas is deep.

This book outlines a system of personal improvement developed by dr. John Kappas, founder of the Hypnosis Motivation Institute. The late Dr. Kappas was a pioneer in creating a working model of suggestibility and hypnosis that works extremely well.

This particular system was refined over many years. It's not difficult to do, but it's not easy either. You have to work in your ledger for a few minutes every day. (By the way, do yourself a favor and order a couple of ledgers to go along with this book - The Mental Bank Ledger)

If you do this diligently you will start to notice many small changes in yoru life. Those small changes compund and snowball over time and become big changes. This isn't magic or mumbo-jumbo, it is behavioral science.

In his practice, Dr. Kappas recognized that many people fail to change or revert to old behaviors because homeostasis is an overpowering drive. We don't often venture out of our comfort zone. Worse yet is when we push out of teh comfort zone and slingshot back to old behaviors. The Mental Bank is a practice which is designed to create a small bit of momentum to expand the comfort zone, and create new behaviors. It overcomes homeostasis and allows the new desired behaviors to become your comfort zone.

You can make more mone, lose weight, whatever you want. Again, there is effort, it's about 5 minutes a day right before you go to sleep.

The timing is also important, because it will stimulate the problem solving mechanisms in the deram cycle. Have you ever woken up with the solution to a problem after "sleeping on it"? This is designed to take advantage of the brain's organizing activities during sleep.

I must admit, that I was skeptical about this book before I read it.But after having read it many times over and applying Mr. Kappas's techniques I must say that this book will truly change your life for the better if you follow his instructions in the book.Its true that almost all of our negative thoughts were learned win we were children though our subconscious mind,but now thanks to Mr. Kappas and the book
"Success is not an Accident" and "The Mental Bank Ledger" we can all change our lives greatly.

Thank you so much Mr. Kappas for the tools needed to turn my lifes direction in the right way!!

I wish someone would have recomended this book to me years ago. This book has helped me change my life and to see things in a new perspective

A friend of mine who raises and shows dogs raved about this book, so I picked it up. It has been very helpful, even though my puppy will not be a show dog, it has helped with my understanding her better.

I like this book because I am just starting to get interested in showing my dogs in obedience. The author covers almost every imaginable topic including what to wear and what to expect at a show. I also like that she assumes that the reader is working with a trainer as it encourages the reader to find a good one. The illustrations are very helpful as well.

The author does not miss a trick with this book. If you are at all interested in AKC Obedience, whether you already compete or are even considering it, this is THE book to read. Rather than give lengthy training methods for the basics of obedience (any book can do that), Handler specifically covers what and what not to expect from an AKC obedience trial or sanctioned match, and gives wonderful advice on "proofing" your dog for each required excersise. This book is nothing short of a necessity for the AKC obedience competitor.

If you are serious about competition obedience this book should be a required read. It was a great help for me when I started to show my first dog. It points out all the little things that can make the difference between a qualifying and a non-qualifying score. If this book was 5 times more expensive it would still be worth every dime.

We so often talk about the Holy Spirit, but we have no idea who he is. This book thoroughly introduces us to the person on the Holy Spirit, and it goes carefully through the different functions of the Holy Spirit, the gifts, and a variety of other things. A great study to do with a friend.

We so often talk about the Holy Spirit, but we have no idea who he is. This book thoroughly introduces us to the person on the Holy Spirit, and it goes carefully through the different functions of the Holy Spirit, the gifts, and a variety of other things. A great study to do with a friend.

The Supernatural Church is an owner's manual for every believer. It is designed to teach and equip a person for power in life and ministry. It will help you grow in spiritual sensitivity, and you will learn how to be used by the Spirit effectively.

Confused about the Holy Spirit, the baptism of the Spirit, the gifts of the Spirit, anything to do with the Holy Spirit, then this book is a must read. My only advice, don't rush through it! It takes you through scripture step by step, laying out who the Spirit is and goes on from there. This book is nothing but pure, biblical truth. I highly recomend it for any believer who wants to know more about the Spirit!