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The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle
by
Lou Schuler (Goodreads Author),
Alwyn Cosgrove
Ten unique programs for fat loss, muscle gain, and strength improvement for beginners and elite lifters.
Want to get more out of your workout and spend less time in the gym? Many guys devote so many hours to lifting weight yet end up with so little to show for it. In many cases, the problem is simple: They arent doing exercises based on the movements their bodies were des...more
Want to get more out of your workout and spend less time in the gym? Many guys devote so many hours to lifting weight yet end up with so little to show for it. In many cases, the problem is simple: They arent doing exercises based on the movements their bodies were des...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
December 26th 2008
by Avery
(first published December 1st 2005)
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If you only buy one book on weightlifting - and you're just interested in fitness, not competition - this should be it.
New Rules contains programs for fat-loss, hypertrophy, and strength training, as well as explanations about how muscles grow, how the body uses fat, and how the skeleto-musclular system becomes stronger.
The book's basic organizing principle: your time weight training is best spent doing compound (multi-joint/muscle) exercises that mimic basic real-life...more
New Rules contains programs for fat-loss, hypertrophy, and strength training, as well as explanations about how muscles grow, how the body uses fat, and how the skeleto-musclular system becomes stronger.
The book's basic organizing principle: your time weight training is best spent doing compound (multi-joint/muscle) exercises that mimic basic real-life...more
I like much of what the authors of this book have to say. They blow away much of the cruft and outright idiocy that many exercise manuals have put forth, and try to come up with a scientific method for effective weight training.
However, the chummy, all boys here mentality that comes through (not surprising if you consider the relationship between the authors and Men's Health magazine), the technical errors (terms not defined before being used, hard to navigate and understand workout...more
However, the chummy, all boys here mentality that comes through (not surprising if you consider the relationship between the authors and Men's Health magazine), the technical errors (terms not defined before being used, hard to navigate and understand workout...more
I first did weightlifting back when Nautilus routines were all the rage. The idea then was that one circuit of the machines, doing 8-12 reps on each machine, was all you needed. Also, the thinking then was that isolating the muscle you worked was most efficient. The only problem with these ideas is that they were probably all false.
This book makes a pretty good case against "doing the machines." In it's stead, it promotes six basic functional movements as the basis for an...more
This book makes a pretty good case against "doing the machines." In it's stead, it promotes six basic functional movements as the basis for an...more
The good: This book is better than 90% of the workout books out there. The author rightfully points out the importance of getting off the machines and primarily using free weights. The book also introduced me to two of the most important exercises in the gym: The barbell squat and deadlift.
The bad: There are better books out there. I gained more in the gym in less time in 6 months with Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe than I did over a year with this book. New Rules presents ...more
The bad: There are better books out there. I gained more in the gym in less time in 6 months with Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe than I did over a year with this book. New Rules presents ...more
I'm not sure how new most of the information in this book is, but I found it very helpful in moving off the machines and starting a more functional, more time-efficient weight training program. The writing style is breezy and easy to read and the information very useful to a novice.
This book emphasizes compound movements that work the body the way that it usually functions in real life, such as squatting, deadlifting, lunging, pushing, pulling, and twisting. It contains programs ...more
This book emphasizes compound movements that work the body the way that it usually functions in real life, such as squatting, deadlifting, lunging, pushing, pulling, and twisting. It contains programs ...more
I liked this well enough to chuck my current weightlifting routine and switch to the one laid out here. At least for a couple of months, depending on what sort of results I get.
The book is persuasive, clear, and sensible. The exercises are ones which help your body to do everyday tasks, rather than make pretty bumps in places regular folks don't have pretty bumps. These are routines designed to help one's everyday life work better, and as a bonus they are quick. I was in and out of m...more
The book is persuasive, clear, and sensible. The exercises are ones which help your body to do everyday tasks, rather than make pretty bumps in places regular folks don't have pretty bumps. These are routines designed to help one's everyday life work better, and as a bonus they are quick. I was in and out of m...more
Good strength training reference. Contains sufficient theory and background to back up the accompanying programs. Gives good descriptions of the movements. Programs offer some variety without sacrificing too much program efficiency. The program sections require some careful reading to determine optimal loading, but it's worth spending time on.
This book brings sensible, time-tested advice for getting started or out of a rut in your lifting. (If these guys don't know the right stuff, nobody does!) I cherry-picked some of the information that I found most useful, but if you want to you can use this book as a complete step-by-step guide to lifting effectively and efficiently. It includes information about training, diet, motivation, and lifestyle. Also, the writing style is very accessible and smooth. One failing: the text really exclude...more
Functional compound lifting movements with an emphasis on power are becoming increasingly popular in the weight rooms these days. Likewise, more and more books are coming out with this sort of topic in mind. This one is no exception but it is generally one of the more practically applicable. That said, there are some workout recommendations that really are just not practical at all unless you own your own fully-equipped gym. I'm specifically speaking about the final weight loss series of wor...more
Easy to skim. A bit wordy and self-aggrandizing. Still, it has some good ideas for overall strengthening and fitness: don't focus on isolating muscles or groups. Instead do exercises that work the whole body and help with natural activities, like twisting, lifting, pushing, getting out of a chair when you're 90. Also, vary your workouts to exercise all of your body over time.
Didn't bother with trying the 52+ weeks of workouts.
Didn't bother with trying the 52+ weeks of workouts.
Another great book by Lou Schuler - witty explanations mixed in with a lot of good old fashioned common sense. Halfway through the New Rules for Women ..this is next.
With my recent weight-loss I have been "re-booting" my approach to fitness overall. About half way through my weight-loss I started using the kettlebell. I'm considering a move back into traditional weight lifting.
Contrary to the title, the new rules are pretty much the old rules. I gathered that much thumbing through the book in the book store and that's why I got it. They're very focused on 2 things that I like.
1) Use large muscle groups and multi-joint mo...more
Contrary to the title, the new rules are pretty much the old rules. I gathered that much thumbing through the book in the book store and that's why I got it. They're very focused on 2 things that I like.
1) Use large muscle groups and multi-joint mo...more
Got this from the library and read about half. Enough to know that I'd like to own it. Returned to library and added to my Amazon wish list / queue.
This book is fantastic. I've read and done the program from The New Rules of Lifting for Women but this book goes into a lot more detail about the why of each of the lifts.
This should be required reading for anyone that wants to sign a gym contract.
This should be required reading for anyone that wants to sign a gym contract.
NRoL applies very simple principles to generate an effective strength training programme. It is based on the idea that compound exercises that work your body in the way it evolved to be used are most beneficial - so squats and deadlifts, pullups and presses etc feature heavily. Definitely the best introductory book I've seen. (Although, I slightly prefer the workouts in Built for Show: A Guy's Guide to Looking Good Enough to Hook Up)
This book focuses on using large muscle group exercise to build all muscles. For instance, if you're doing pulldowns, then you're working biceps and forearms and back and so on. While I'd say it works, it does not provide the same kind of sculpting and focus that many other programs do. For me, it caused me to thicken all over - my legs and buttocks grew, as did my waistline. When I stopped, I looked more rectangular than ever before.
So if you're interested in building overall stre...more
So if you're interested in building overall stre...more
Great plan. Enjoyed the workouts.
This is the book that got me to enjoy going to the gym! It has helpful diagrams and (usually) clear explanations of tons of lifts, as well as a whole bunch of workout plans to follow, so it feels like you have a clear path and goals. The philosophy is one that makes sense, and the advice generally accords with methods I have heard and seen people get good results with. He's a decent writer and leavens the book with a little humor, too.
I've heard nothing but good things about the New ...more
I've heard nothing but good things about the New ...more
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Great writing with awesome lifting programs. This book explains why you would want to build your programs around the six basic moves: deadlift, squat, lunge, push, pull and twist. Then it gives you a variety of programs with a variety of workouts that will serve you exceptionally well. This book is targeted at beginning to intermediate lifters.
I searched for a long time to find a book that could teach me something new about working out, and at the same time would offer me suggestions on programs to do while in the gym. This book nailed my expectations. I learned a lot while reading the book, and already started putting a program together based on suggestions in this book.
I find Lou Schuler's writing style to be a little annoying. Way too many corny jokes. However, the content of this book is really fantastic and this book has given me everything I need to start lifting again. Tons of great information if you can ignore the cheesiness.
Fantastic book. It sits in my kitchen, as a constant reminder.
Great combination of nutrition and fitness, rolled into a comedic outlook and writing style. I was laughing from the first page, and nodding along in agreement.
Great combination of nutrition and fitness, rolled into a comedic outlook and writing style. I was laughing from the first page, and nodding along in agreement.
This is a pretty good guide to the state-of-the-art in weight training theory and practice, but the workouts leave a great deal to be desired for uncoached beginners.
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Push/pull. A good, sensible weight training program without the hundreds of "finishing" exercises used to fill the glossy magazines.
Very good workouts and good explanation of what to do and what not to do. A bit too much rambling by Lou Schuler.
This is a great book on weight training and power lifting!
Well put together, well-written and entertaining, to boot!
Well put together, well-written and entertaining, to boot!
An easy to read book with lots of tips and workouts which focus on total body lifts.
Solid training advice; good periodizations available straight from the book.
Lots of workouts and some other useful information.
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