The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle

Lou Schuler, Alwyn Cosgrove

Penguin, Dec 29, 2005 - Health & Fitness - 320 pages

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 aren't doing exercises based on the movements their bodies were designed to do. Six basic movements - the squat, deadlift, lunge, push, pull and twist - use all of the body's major muscles. And, more important, they use those muscles in co-ordinated action, the way they were designed to work. The New Rules of Lifting, now in paperback and with more than one hundred photographs, gives you more than a year's worth of workouts based on these six basic movements. Whether you're a beginner, an experienced lifter looking for new challenges, or anything in between, you can mix and match the workouts to help you get bigger, stronger and leaner. In addition, the comprehensive nutritional information provided makes The New Rules of Lifting a complete guide to reaching all your goals. If you aren't using The New Rules of Lifting, you aren't getting the best possible results.

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User Review  - MichelleCH - LibraryThing

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.

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User Review  - satyridae - LibraryThing

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 ...

About the author

Lou Schuler is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, and the co-author of popular diet and strength-training books. He has written and edited Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Men's Health Muscle, Men's Journal, and other magazines. Alwyn Cosgrove is co-owner, with his wife Rachel, of Results Fitness in Newhall, California. During his fifteen-year career as a strength and conditioning coach, Cosgrove has earned virtually every major certification, and worked with Olympic and national-level athletes, world champions and professionals in many sports. He's also a contributor to a variety of magazines and websites, including Men's Health and Men's Fitness.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle
• Authors: Lou Schuler, Alwyn Cosgrove
• Publisher: Penguin, 2005
• ISBN: 1101218495, 9781101218495
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Exercise; Health & Fitness / Healthy Living; Health & Fitness / Men's Health