Weight Training Workouts and Diet Plan that Work

James Orvis

Mar 2008 · Ideal Publishing

Ratings and reviews

My brother and I have both used this plan to much success and neither of us was previously a gym junkie. The plan is easy to follow and well-documented. Meals and workout routines are easy to follow and the spiral bound book is perfect. My only complaint? It needs better editing: some of the weight routines use different names for the same things, and there are typos throughout. Those are really just nits anyway. If you want to lose weight and gain lean muscle - this book works.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and effective, highly recomennded, December 28, 2010 By R. Hein (IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Weight Training Workouts and Diet Plan that Work (Spiral-bound) This is the third weight training exercise book that I have used from James Orvis, the first was Weight Traing Workouts That Work (WTWTW) and then WTWTW Volume II. Each book is very well organized and easy to use. These are well thought through workouts that systematically go through each muscle group using muscle confusion. Because each workout is carefully scripted, it takes much of the decision making out of the effort. I greatly appreciate this element because it helps speed me through the workout. The book has pictures for each exercise that answer any questions of technique. There is enough information to get the most out of your exercise effort while avoiding information overkill. Other exercise books I have purchased spend too much time trying to turn the reader into a personal trainer. Those books have been relegated to a secondary role in my routines as I use them only to supplement the exercise routines in WTWTW. I went through each of the first two book's twelve week programs three or four times before moving on the next book, each time increasing weight and at times supplementing additional exercises for areas I wanted too emphasize. The third book increases the intensity of the workouts and adds more emphasis on diet and nutrition that is a helpful next step. After I started using WTWTW, my wife tried it and found she enjoyed the workouts. She and her girlfriends now use these books as the core of their exercise routines. This is an excellent series of books if you want to improve your muscle tone and fitness level. I think James Orvis has put together a very useful, practical and effective series with WTWTW and have recommended it to many of my friends.

I am 42 years old. Not a gym junkie and didn't have the first clue how to go about getting back the body I had before 2 kids. This is truly everything you need to lose weight, get in shape and feel great about yourself. It has the workout rountines and the menu plan all laid out for you. There is no guess work. It is written in simple terms even I could understand. I love the fact that this book is spiral bound-especially since this book has so many pages. Makes it really easy to bring to the gym and USEABLE! I can lay it on the floor and follow along. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a piece of their youth back!