Rating  - This book/dvd got me going!
This book is just what I needed! I purchased it after one of the reviews here stated that the included DVD showed proper weight training form. The book itself starts by listing the benefits of weight training. Reno advises the reader to start slow with light weights and build gradually. She says to have realistic goals and make a plan. Correct form is stressed and pacing of the workout is discussed. Reno recommends keeping a weight training journal. An official "Eat-Clean Diet Workout Journal" is available, but unnecessary. You can simply use a spiral notebook and list the date,exercise, weight used, number of sets and reps. There are also sample pages from the journal in the back of the book that can be copied.
Of course Reno says to eat healthy (eat-clean) and drink plenty of water. Bodybuilding tools and vitamin supplements are discussed. There is a chapter on building ideal proportions that interested me and was the final clincher for purchasing the book. After that are charts for beginner, intermediate and advanced routines. This is followed by a chapter on each body part: chest, thighs and calves, biceps and triceps, abs, shoulder shaping, and the back. Exercises are shown with clear directions for each and their specific target. The book then goes into training principles for competition.
The DVD is 30 minutes long and is essentially a primer on weight training. It is not a workout routine (I already have many of those) but rather a demonstration of how to do 9 moves correctly. 5 - 20 pound weights are used. The moves demonstrated are: seated shoulder press, dumbbell bench press, lunges, reverse crunch (toe to ceiling for bad backs), stiff leg dead lifts, single arm rows, standing dumbbell curls, single arm triceps extension and single leg raises. Reno advises resting 1 -2 minutes betweens sets and 24-48 hours between working a particular body part. She begins with warm-up suggestions and after showing the proper form for the 9 moves, shows 8 stretches. You will need to pause the video while you complete the moves. I used a portable DVD player and found that worked well. I did find the oil on her body to be distracting. I also wish that she had demonstrated squats. However, squats are covered in the book.
This book/DVD has motivated me to begin weight training at the age of 61 which is why I gave it 5 stars. I have purchased other weight training books such as the Body Sculpting Bible for Women, which also has a DVD, but I found it too dry and have not used it. The conversational style of The Eat-Clean Diet Workout works for me and I feel healthier already after working with the DVD.
Rating - Great for the beginner!
I enjoyed this book very much! All of Tosca Reno's books are excellent! I recommend them all!
Rating - Not worth the money
I love Tosca, Oxygen magazine, and all of her other books. This one was a huge disappointment. I was hoping for workout routines like you find in the womens weight training bible. This was geared to beginners for sure. The advanced weight training woman should look elsewhere.
Rating - Just What I needed
Tosca Reno was just like you and I. Someone who had let her body go, and finally had the right motivation to turn it around. People can tell you day in and day out what you need to do. But one day it will just click into place and you know its the right time. Tosca's Eat Clean Diet workout is a great all round lifestyle change. Basically we need to change what we are fuelling our bodies with and start moving our hips. It takes time. I am easing into it. Trying to sort my nutrition out first and doing some exercise. Now I feel I have that right, its time to open the workout pages and start focusing on starting to tone up. You are an inspiration Tosca. I recomend purchasing the whole set of books, it has all the information and yummy recipes we will ever need.
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