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The Great Medicine Ball Handbook: The Quick Reference Guide to Medicine Ball Exercises | 
| Authors: Michael Jespersen, Andre Noel Potvin Publisher: Productive Fitness Pub Category: Book
List Price: $8.95 Buy New: $8.49 You Save: $0.46 (5%)
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Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 34247
Media: Paperback Pages: 64 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 4.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0969677391 Dewey Decimal Number: 613 EAN: 9780969677390 ASIN: 0969677391
Publication Date: July 25, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed, Super Fast Shipping
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Product Description The medicine ball, a popular exercise tool in the 50's, 60's and 70's, is now making a comeback in the year 2001. The trend in fitness is toward core strength; strong abdominals, obliques and back muscles. The core group of muscles or "core" are often the initial source of physical movement. Therefore, having a strong core is crucial to both sport success for the athlete and functional movement for the average person. Because of it's size, weight, and easy handling ability, the medicine ball is an excellent exercise tool for working the core. The Great Medicine Ball Handbook shows the user a range of different exercises, along with proper instruction and safety concerns. Other sections include; rotator cuff exercises, stretching, a sample routine, and muscle anatomy diagrams. This "How to" book gives a complete body workout with start and finish photos and easy to follow, step-by-step, instructions.
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Medicine Ball Workout June 10, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After completing the exercises in "The Great Medicine Ball Handbook," I felt I had achieved a full-body workout. The exercises are divided up into: Core, Lower Body, Upper Body, Throws and Catches and Rotator Cuff. If you are exercising by yourself then you can't do the Throws and Catches. You also need a small medicine ball to do the Rotator Cuff exercises. For most of the exercises you can use a 6-pound medicine ball.
Some of the exercises include:
Standing Twist Crunch Pullover Sit-up Seated Twist Split squat Reverse Lunge Tricep Exstension Overhead Toss
The easiest way to use this book (so it stays open) is to cut it in half. Then, simply punch holes in the corner of each page and put it on a metal ring. This will allow all the pages to lay flat when you are exercising. This book also includes a brief section on stretching, muscle diagrams and information on aerobic training. You can start with as little as 8 reps per exercise and work your way up to two sets of fifteen reps.
~The Rebecca Review
The Great Medicine Ball Handbook April 21, 2008 This is an excellent little resource; concise and well illustrated, I have used it several times a week in my exercise regimen since the book was purchased.
medicine ball handbook January 28, 2008 What an excellent book this is. The instructions are clear, and easy to understand. Everyone should have this book, and use it to improve their physical fitness.
Only a medicine ball to use. May 12, 2007 For only having a medicine ball to use for exercise, this book was the greatest for helping me.
This Book is Very Disappointing November 7, 2006 10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Firstly this is a stretch to call it a book, its more like a pamphlet. Although it has nice color pictures it contains very little practical information, on important areas like which muscle groups are used, alignment concerns, possible stress areas, technique tips, etc. I returned the this item.
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