Gut Busters : The 15-Minute-A-Day, 12-Week Plan

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Summary: Very good start on abdominal excercise.
Review: Good book for its day, which has been superseded by a book on a different level: "The Complete Book of Abs" by Kurt Brungard.

Rating:
Summary: Very good start on abdominal excercise.
Review: Good book for its day, which has been superseded by a book on a different level: "The Complete Book of Abs" by Kurt Brungard.

Rating:
Summary: The best of the abs books
Review: My informal surveying of guys shows that they wouldn't buy such a book as this because all you need to do to get "flat abs" is to do more crunches or sit-ups.

As I've written about in "Exercise & Health" and "Men's Workout" magazines many times, that is not the only solution. There are many guys who do serious crunches every day and don't lose their middle.

To really get lean abs, you have to know a variety of facts, and Vedral has included all of them in this book without going on in useless detail. It's sort of a little book, which makes it easy to read and later refer to. Absolutely crucial information is here: why a low-fat diet will help, how the number of repetitions vs. the form you use affects your progress, and the many varieties of exercises you need to do. Most people don't know that simply doing basic crunches won't make your stomach lean. That only works one part of your ab muscle structure.

There are other ab books out there, but if you don't care to read 250 pages about abs, and need a get-to-the-point guide, here it is.

Rating:
Summary: Very effective if you are disciplined
Review: This book provides a simple, straight-forward method for strengthening your abdonminal muscles and eliminating a "gut". If you follow the instructions, it works. It does require discipline, especially at first. After the first 12 weeks, it becomes much easier to maintain.