Men's Health Big Book of Exercises

This book is an excellent compendium of exercises....300 pages of general exercises for all the different muscle groups, plus a small section on 'Total Body' exercises, 60+ pages of 'Fat Loss' exercises, 20 pages of 'Warm-up' exercises, 70+ pages of workouts, finishing with a short chapter on nutritionThe only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the lack of explanation or justification for many of the variations. A brief comment along the lines of...'this variation particularly stresses the long head' would have been helpful - a minor quibble perhaps.An excellent supplement to, or alternative to, this text is 'Muscle Exercises Encyclopaedia' by Oscar Moran

There are better books on the subject out there but as a general reference guide this comes in as nearly perfect. The book talks about nutrition without actually talking about nutrition - just lots of rambling around the subject and no real specifics (my own general knowledge is better).Not a book for a serious builder or athlete but for the common "got to get myself fitter" type this book will suffice adequately. Clear pictures and descriptions with regressions and advance moves also so nobody will need to get bored with their workout. Excellent for the frequent gym user who isn't willing to pay for personal training but I will use this as a reference to my personal training as there is always a need to push oneself harder to get fitter. Some very useful little known facts but useful for motivation only.If you have a general understanding of fitness this book "might" be a good guide but you probably already know the contents so it is only a reference guide.There are better books on the market for fitness.

The book starts by explaining the basics and functionalities of different muscles - very informative. I found that this helped me understand my targets better as well as give me a sense of control over my workout.The illustrated exercises are very clear and simple to understand. When there's been an exercise I was not too sure about in the gym, I just asked a gym coach to explain it to me.I found the best feature of the book is towards the end where several workout programmes are given. I've been following a 12-week programme. I am in week 7 of 12 and have been seeing great results.One advice: remember to read the intro to each chapter (one page each) and not just jump straight to an exercise unless you are a regular gym goer.

Really impressed with this book. Loads of great advice, suggested workouts and hundreds of exercises to choose from. Loads of equipment free options as well as options for those people who only have a set of dumbbells. It also has plenty of dietary advice as well.

I was excited to get this book, very colourful and large. However, compared to other books the description of each exercise is minimal relying mainly on pictures and there is very little advice on keeping safe during the movement. And I know it’s a big book on exercises, but perhaps there are too many - each section has a “main move” and then several pages of variations of the main one which gets boring and doubt anyone will ever do. This book could have been cut in half focusing more detail on just the basic prime exercises.

A very well-laid-out, substantial book with a wide range of exercises, workouts and other information clearly presented with excellent photos and diagrams. A clear discussion of each muscle group and exercises is linked to excellent workouts and other useful knowledge. Highly recommend!!

This book was great, so many exercises to choose from, both body weight and weighted. It also has a really helpful section to show the easiest variation of an exercise and how to progress through the variants to the most advanced techniques.As a personal trainer I occasionally hit a “writers block” on exercises and a quick flick through this book is enough to get that spark back.

"The Big Book of Exercises" contains more different exercises as it is in the book "The Little Book of Exercises". The chapter on workouts is totally different. Besides this there are more interesting and useful information as in the little book ... I love it.