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(More customer reviews)As the owner of both this book and "The Great Dumbbell Handbook",I recommend the latter book, and strongly recommend against buying this book.
By my count, the main exercise description section of this book contains approximately 30 exercises, and the main exercise description section of "The Great Dumbbell Handbook" contains approximately 45 exercises. Some of the dumbbell exercises that I regularly do,such as the Shoulder Shrug, and the Deadlift(and more) are not included in this book.
The formatting of the exercise description section of this book is a disorganized mess. It's common for an exercise description to begin at the bottom of one page and continue on the next page, and sometimes there is a page turnin between the two sections. The photographs that accompany the exercises are poorly organized, and sometimes inappropriately placed.
As one example, the description of the Leg Curl starts in the middle of one page. Below the description of the Leg Curl are two photographs of Lunges. To view photographs of the Leg Curl, you have to turn the page.
As another example, the description of the Single-Dumbbell Triceps Extension begins at the bottom of one page. You turn the page, and at the top of the page are two photographs of the (double-dumbbell) Triceps Extension. Below the photographs of the (double-dumbbell) Triceps Extension is the rest of the description of the Single-Dumbbell Triceps Extension, and photos of that exercise.
Rather than being labeled by exercise name, the photographs are labeled by number, such as Figure 2-5, Figure 2-6, etc.
In at least one case, the photographs do not match the exercise. The photos that accompany the Seated Bent-Over Lateral Raise are of the Standing Bent-Over Lateral Raise. To make matters worse, the text states "Performing this exercise in a standing position places too much stress on the back." The end result is that the book contains two photographs of the unsafe-version of the exercise, and no photographs of the safe-version of the exercise.
In my opinion, compared to this book, "The Great Dumbbell Handbook" offers more exercises, better exercise descriptions, bigger and better exercise photographs, and vastly better organization and formatting. "The Great Dumbbell Handbook" even does a better job of discussing the pros and cons solid hexagon dumbbells versus adjustable dumbbells.
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