Great help working out with shoulder problems
The book is short. But it says what needs to be said. And the photos add to the material and, if nothing else, are motivating. In discussing modifications, it shows a picture of how to the exercises and not to do certain exercises. I found this very valuable. How complete it is, I'm not sure. But it covered most of the exercises that concerned me most and a few I was unaware of.
I wish the book had an index and a quick way to find the different exercises. When you're working out, you need to be able to quickly flip to a page that shows how to do the exercise until you understand it well. It's hard to do that with this little booklet.
The book carefully and fully explains the shoulder and the issues that can happen with it. My main need for the book was the modifications. I am already doing rehab exercises. I just want to take care not to re-injure the shoulder while beginning my workouts again after several months of being away from them.
I used the modifications in the book in my recent workout and noticed a BIG improvement afterwards. I usually am very sore on my bad shoulder after a hard workout. But this time my shoulder didn't bother me and is actually mending quicker because I don't abuse it as before.
I don't think the exercises covered were complete. But it covered most of the important ones. For example, the bench press can be modified by using dumbbells and performing the movement with the palms facing in rather than forward. I found this very useful in my own workout. If you care about protecting yourself from further shoulder injury, I recommend this book.
- Susanna K. Hutcheson
Nice Little Introduction to The Subject
Very thin little book, but fairly informative, considering its concise treatment of the subject. The diagrams are clear, though drawn by an amateur. Many of the B&W photos seem to be stock photos from Robert Kennedy's MuscleMag International magazine and haven't anything to do with the topic: just famous physiques in various poses unrelated to the matter being discussed by the book. Other photos demonstrate the correct way to do some popular shoulder exercises. The text is generally clear, except in a very few spots where awkward wording requires a second or third pass. In some ways it goes into too much detail, and in other ways it doesn't elaborate enough -- things can get a bit technical sometimes, but generally the text is in the "introductory mode" of a survey course (like Philosophy 101 in college, say) and proceeds quickly through the topic of shoulder injuries. It's like a two-part feature article in a magazine, say, spread out over two issues.
$6.95 is a fair price for this slim introductory volume. Highly recommended.
Good but short
I've been plagued with injuries in both my shoulders the last couple of years. I've seen a few physiotherapists but haven't been given enough info to go by. (ie what caused the injury, what to avoid when working out, should i quit weights altogether or just avoid certain exercises?) So I didn't expect too much from this book when i purchased it. I was hoping that it would at least answer some questions i had about shoulder injuries (common causes and remendies).Im not into the human anatomy and i was hoping the book wouldnt go in to that much detail. Out of fairness it didnt, however it probably should have in some areas of the book. This book does talk about the make up of the shoulder and some of the problems that weight training will cause to the shoulder joints. It doesn't really detail the causes of shoulder injuries and how to possibly cure them. The book does end with a few pointers on how to lessen the risk of injury to the shoulders when training and how to improve your technique in regards to the shoulders. Good for your general info but thats it.
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