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Author : National Strength & Conditioning Association (U. S.)
Edition : 1
Number of Pages : 676
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Company : Human Kinetics
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Product Description NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training is the ideal authoritative resource for personal trainers, health and fitness instructors, exercise scientists, and other fitness professionals, as well as the primary preparation source for the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer® examination. The book includes more than 250 photographs and contributions from leading personal training experts who provide the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of personal training as well as practical applications for health and fitness. Experts in anatomy, exercise physiology, and biomechanics and other exercise scientists work with respected personal trainers, physical therapists, and sport psychologists to provide in-depth coverage of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of personal trainers. Special coverage is given to exercise technique, including teaching approaches involving free-weight and machine exercises, cardiovascular activities, flexibility, and speed training. A special feature of this text is the manner in which the program designs are offered for the typically healthy client as well as for those clients presenting unique challenges to the personal trainer. NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training supplies comprehensive information on proper stretching, resistance training, aerobic endurance training, and plyometrics techniques. Additionally, the text covers critical information about the business aspects of personal training, including facility and equipment maintenance and legal issues that many trainers face. The following are some of the text’s features: - More than 250 full-color photographs that clearly illustrate and accurately explain proper stretching, resistance training, aerobic endurance training, and plyometrics techniques
- Student study tools—including chapter objectives, key points, sidebars with practical applications, chapter questions, and a comprehensive glossary—that help readers prepare for the NSCA-CPT® exam
- Targeted expert information that will give readers the expertise to deal with clients who have special exercise needs, such as pregnant women, older adults, athletes, and overweight clients
- Scientific and applied information geared toward personal training client consultation and evaluation, exercise technique, program design, and safety and legal issues
NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training is the most comprehensive reference available for personal trainers and other fitness professionals. As an exam preparation tool, it is unmatched in its scope and relevance to the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer® examination. It is an essential reference for anyone preparing for or already working in a career as a personal trainer. Customer reviews Fitness Testing  by .. kitalpha212 (CA)
This book is a great asset to a personal trainer; it was in perfect condidtion
NSCA's Essentials of PT by .. Chung S. Ham ()
If you are a personal trainer or want to be a personal trainer, this is the book you need to read. Highly recommended.
Personal Training  by .. Layda (BC Can)
I just took my Personal Training course and this book was recommended to me by the instructor. I think it is a great book and has a lot of information. I think the book would make a little more sense if I had more advanced schooling in Kinesiology or Physiotherapy; however, I was able to pull out the critical information that I needed to complete the course and learn a few things while I was at it.
Incredibly high quality by .. William Haynes (Simpsonville, SC)
This is a great book, incredibly high quality like a college text, and a long term part of your library. No wonder it costs a few bucks, but it's worth it. The information was well laid out and different experts wrote each chapter.
Highly recommended as an NSCA-PT study guide, or reference book. by .. Groovy Vegan (USA)
This is pretty much the only book I've been reading for the past couple of months as I prepared for the NSCA's personal trainer exam. I am fairly sure I passed the exam, and I doubt I could have passed without the help of this book and NSCA's exercise techniques DVD which is sold separately. [Update - I DID pass the exam! :-) ] This 674 text is packed full of information and can not be breezed through Harriet Klausner style.
For the most part, I like the book, both as a study guide for the NSCA-PT exam and as a reference for someone in the fitness industry. Each chapter is written by one or more experts on that area of fitness or nutrition. Since the table of contents is not provided on the product page, I've listed the contents at the end. Most of the content is fairly well written, although it could use some tightening up in spots, or additional clarification in others. Being a visual learner, I appreciate the multitude of illustrations, drawings, and tables, and I can't think of any I didn't find helpful. For example, they don't just tell you what partner-assisted and partner-resisted towing are, they provide photographs of them. They don't just tell you what the barbell grips are, they provide illustrations of four grips. Tables are not just in black and white, but alternate rows have tan or light blue backgrounds, making it easier to read. Information in the tables is detailed, for example table 9.1, Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factor Thresholds from ACSM. Through no fault of the publishers, some of the information in this table is already outdated, as the latest data for hypercholesterolemia uses LDLs at >100 mg/dL (instead of >130 mg/dL) and the low HDLs is considered <40 mg/dL, not <35 mg/dL. That is the only information in the book that I know is out of date. Overall, it's a practical book, both for studying for the exam and as a reference book.
Unfortunately, this book has enough flaws that when combined, knock it down a star:
* Editing - I found scattered typos throughout the book. In addition, in the plyometrics chapter, when I was reading the paragraph titled "Pretraining Evaluation," on page 442, I experienced a deja vous. I had read the exact same paragraph on page 434.
* Study Questions - Many 21st century textbooks are packed with study questions and features to help the student learn and retain the material. Each chapter contains four multiple-choice study questions, which approximate the difficulty of the NSCA exam. That's okay, but I think there should have been more, perhaps 10 per chapter. The four study questions barely scratched the surface in covering the material. In addition, several study questions had typographical errors.
* Some of the material on the exam was not covered in the textbook. Please don't email me about this as it is not ethical for me to share those questions. In my opinion, if the material is important enough to be on the exam, it's important enough to include in the textbook.
*Difficulty of using the index. Throughout my studying and after the exam, there were some things that I know are in the book that I tried to look up-unsuccessfully. I tried several different words or phrases to find a concept, and still couldn't find many of them. For example, they briefly discuss water aerobics in the text, but neither "water aerobics" nor "aquatics" are in the index. I think the index needs to be fleshed out with more words that are likely ways one would phrase a concept.
Despite the flaws, it's a book worth having for the reasons mentioned earlier. After reading the NSCA textbook, I felt much more knowledgeable in certain aspects of fitness compared to when I read the ACE personal trainer manual (the edition used in 1999) or ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Training and Prescription, 6th ed. These areas include special populations, plyometrics, exercise techniques, and the specifics of putting someone on a weight training program (choosing the exercises, determining reps and weights, progressing the weights), etc.
Since there is no table of contents provided on the product page, here's an abbreviated version:
Part I. Exercise Sciences
Ch. 1. Muscle, Nervous, Skeletal Systems
Ch. 2. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems
Ch. 3 Bioenergetics
Ch. 4. Biomechanics
Ch. 5. Resistance Training Adaptations
Ch. 6. Aerobic Training Adaptations
Ch. 7. Nutrition
Ch. 8. Exercise Psychology
Part II. Initial Consultation and Evaluation
Ch. 9. Client Consultation and Health Appraisal
Ch. 10. Fitness Assessment Selection and Administration
Ch. 11. Fitness Testing Protocols and Norms
Part III. Exercise Technique
Ch. 12. Flexibility, Body-Weight, and Stability Ball Exercises
Ch. 13. Resistance Training Exercise Techniques
Ch. 14. Cardiovascular Activity Techniques
Part IV. Program Design
Ch. 15. Resistance Training Program Design
Ch. 16. Aerobic Endurance Training Program Design
Ch. 17. Plyometric and Speed Training
Part V. Clients With Unique Needs
Ch. 18. Clients Who Are Pregnant, Older, or Preadolescent
Ch. 19. Clients With Nutritional and Metabolic Concerns
Ch. 20. Clients With Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions
Ch. 21. Clients With Orthopedic, Injury, and Rehabilitation Concerns
Ch. 22. Clients With Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy
Ch. 23. Resistance Training for Clients Who Are Athletes
Part VI. Safety and Legal Issues
Ch. 24. Facility and Equipment Layout and Maintenance
Ch. 25. Legal Issues in Personal Training
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Author : National Council on Strength & Fitness
Edition : First
Publisher : National Council on Strength & Fitness
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Product Description The Advanced Concepts of Personal Training textbook contains all theoretical concepts, guidelines, and relevant information necessary to pass the NCSF-CPT Exam. Divided into nine (9) units mirroring the certification exam, the textbook progresses from an introduction of Anatomy and Biomechanics through Nutrition, Weight Management, Exercise Prescription, and Training Instruction, and culminates with Exercise Programming for Special Populations. The textbook features learner-friendly highlights throughout each chapter which practically apply chapter concepts to personal training. Reading the Advanced Concepts of Personal Training textbook and applying the information in the NCSF Study Guide will provide you with the information needed to pass the NCSF-CPT Exam and enter the fitness industry as a competent and qualified personal trainer.
The Advanced Concepts of Personal Training textbooks nine (9) units are further divided into 23 content specific chapters covering the following topics:
Chapter 1 Functional Anatomy
Chapter 2 Biomechanics
Chapter 3 Muscle Physiology
Chapter 4 Endocrine System
Chapter 5 Bioenergetics
Chapter 6 Cardiovascular Physiology
Chapter 7 Energy Yielding Nutrients
Chapter 8 Non-Energy Yielding Nutrients
Chapter 9 Nutritional Supplementation
Chapter 10 Body Composition
Chapter 11 Weight Management
Chapter 12 Physical Fitness & Health
Chapter 13 Pre-Exercise Screening & Test Considerations
Chapter 14 Assessment of Physical Fitness
Chapter 15 Exercise Programming Components
Chapter 16 Flexibility Assessment & Programming
Chapter 17 Programming for Cardiovascular Fitness
Chapter 18 Anaerobic Training
Chapter 19 Resistance Training Technique
Chapter 20 Functional Training Concepts
Chapter 21 Creating an Exercise Program
Chapter 22 Working with Special Populations
Chapter 23 Ethics and Professional Behavior Related Search : advanced concepts , personal training
Number of Pages : 299
Publisher : Delta Books
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Product Description Challenging and life-enhancing...these essays are the sum of Rogers' philosophy, his approach to the politics of therapy, to questions of leadership, marriage, international relations. (Rogers is one of America's most distinguished psychotherapists, practicing in California.) Customer reviews Interesting! by .. J. McAndrew (USA)
This is an interesting book. In it Rogers shows really ambitious his person-centered theory is, and how difficult it is to apply. What it boils down to is that if the world was filled with caring relationships, it would be a much better place to live in. Through his encounter groups, Rogers meant to explore how wide varieties of people could learn to get along and work through complex problems in their lives. He goes alittle to far with the free love theories, but as I read the book, especially his final chapter "In a Nutshell," I began to realize he was serious about changing the world into a more person-centered place. He was the nuturer in this vast world of conflict and violence. The power he is referring to here is the power and capacity for human beings to love and appreciate each other during this very short time we have together on this earth.
Another interesting chapter is when he addresses the need for a world government and the abolishing of war. These are quite radical ideas, but he has a point. If we don't have our own houses in order,in a person-centered way, we will not be able to avoid conflict, war, etc, which is based on ignorance.
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Author : Christina Katz
Number of Pages : 272
Publisher : Writers Digest Books
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Product Description Becoming visible is more crucial to landing a book deal than ever, according to agents and editors in every facet of the publishing industry. Simply churning out a book isn't enough. Aspiring authors need to develop a marketing platform in order to get noticed. This book empowers writers to take charge of their writing careers and partner with agents, editors and publishers. Introverts and extroverts alike will find effective and diverse strategies for growing their platform in their areas of expertise in ways that complement their own style and pace of working. From developing a readership, to increasing the odds of a book deal, to having a greater impact on book sales, this book is every aspiring writer's guide to success in the world of publishing. Customer reviews Why you need this book by .. Wendy Burt-Thomas (Colorado Springs, CO)
As the author of three books I can tell you that nowadays more than ever, you NEED to get known before the book deal. New writers are entering a tougher time than any other in history in terms of competition, and if you don't go have a platform when you pitch your proposal, you're in trouble. Writing the book is only about ONE QUARTER of the process. As Katz points out in this book, you've got:
1. Platform development
2. Pitching the book
3. Writing the book
4. Marketing the book
Since platform development is the first step in the process to get published, you need to know what you're doing. "Get Known Before the Book Deal" is by far the most comprehensive book on the topic. Best of all, Katz offers real, affordable steps to build your platform and tells you what's worth skipping. Recommended for beginning, intermediate AND advanced writers. Plain and simple: you WILL NOT find a better book on this subject.
Wendy Burt-Thomas, full-time freelance writer and editor
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Get Known Before the Book Deal Has Real Secrets to Success by .. Samantha D. Waltz (Portland, Oregon)
Get Known Before The Book Deal is a truly useful book. Katz has not only provided a phenomenal number of great ideas, she has organized them in such a way that every reader can easily access and apply them. I have a book shelf full of writing books and don't know of anything like this one. Every writer will find it useful. And, in fact, those interested in marketing a concept in any field can glean useful ideas from it.
Get the definition of "platform" and then get busy building one by .. Robin Mizell ()
Constructing an author's platform--that metaphorical performance stage that raises a writer's head above the crowd--can take more time than building a house, according to Christina Katz, author of GET KNOWN BEFORE THE BOOK DEAL. I consider Katz a friend, and she was kind enough to quote me in one of the book's epigraphs. Now that I've confessed my bias, I suggest writers heed her advice and get busy building their brands a full year before they expect to rely on the results of their labor. Even an individual who has already written an unpublished book should stop, go back, and work on a platform in order to show prospective publishers a large potential readership.
"Platform" is a word most people, including writers to whom words are currency, consider as imprecise as "system" or "process." Conversely, editors, agents, and successful authors who use the word "platform" as shorthand for a writer's marketability are sure of what the jargon means and what is expected from book authors, especially those who write nonfiction.
Katz's book is no glib response to a hopeful writer's inquiry. With enthusiasm and clarity, she teaches the readers of her book how to establish a professional reputation as a writer, gradually and systematically. She covers miles of territory with unflagging optimism and common sense. Among her wide-ranging recommendations are two that will come as no surprise to anyone who has learned the hard way:
1. Hire a professional photographer to capture a series of flattering portraits, so you'll have a high-quality headshot available in multiple formats on demand. You'll need it.
2. Ditch the bad attitude. As Katz puts it, "You are 100 percent responsible for the success of your writing career." Whining is a waste of energy, she insists, and it makes other people uncomfortable.
With GET KNOWN BEFORE THE BOOK DEAL, Katz, who is otherwise known as the Writer Mama, has demonstrated her expertise in platform development. She doesn't doubt for a single moment that other writers can also take charge of becoming known as authorities on their topics. Nonfiction writers and novelists (as well as their agents, editors, and publicists) can be grateful that Katz has shared the sum of her experience.
A Must-Read for Up-and-Coming Writers by .. Jessica Hatchigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Christina Katz's Get Known Before the Book Deal is a new classic for writers on the business of writing. It's comprehensive, realistic and encouraging. Katz generously shares her savvy and offers a wealth of information on the vital issue of what authors need to know and do about platform building. I underlined several passages and dog-eared a few others. In fact, I liked it so much I just ordered Katz's first book, Writer Mama. Fully merits a five-star rating!
Great guidebook for writers of all types by .. Cynthia Hudson (Portland, OR)
Christina Katz's new book, Get Known Before the Book Deal, is an easy-to-follow guide on how writers can become known to a wider audience and increase their chances of landing a book deal with a reputable publisher as a result. As with her first book, Writer Mama: How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids, the author offers practical advice that the reader will want to refer back to over and over again.
The book is divided into three sections that clearly identify how to get started, how to hone your image and how to reach a wider audience all while putting your most professional foot forward. It's a great primer for learning how to market yourself, an essential skill for writers in today's publishing world. Even if you're fairly savvy on promoting yourself, Katz's book offers ideas and details that can only enhance what you are already doing. I plan to use this book to help me set goals for the new year and many new years to come.
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Author : Tamra Orr
Number of Pages : 112
Publisher : Essential Library
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Author : Carl R. Rogers
Number of Pages : 305
Publisher : Trans-Atlantic Publications
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Customer reviews A Daring New Paradigm by .. Mark Poehner (Monterey, CA USA)
Carl Rogers dares to develop a non-hierarchical paradigm of human relationships. He explores key social structures and institutions, including marriage, education, parenting and administration, with the view that all persons in the relationships are inherantly of equal value. "On Personal Power" is refreshingly optimistic, with a tinge of "the dawning of the Age of Aquarius" flavor, which may motivate some baby boomers to ask themselves, "What ever happened to our hopes and endeavors?"
Awesome! by .. Adam Chen (Mercer Island, WA USA)
Books aren't always going to give people insight or truly cover the scope of their feelings, but no matter what your first inclination towards this book is, it will present some things that may even give you a hint of new insight or a new way of looking at things. What Rogers describes becomes almost a "mystical" sensation, one of the few life affirming attitudes that help us rule out logical paradigms and be comfortable with our feelings.
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Author : Jan Harrell, PhD Alan Robins, PhD
Number of Pages : 248
Publisher : BookSurge Publishing
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Product Description PERSONAL STRENGTH ~ SPIRITUAL JOY: Bridging Heaven and Earth Jan Harrell, PhD and Alan Robins, PhD "God wants you to stab your spirit alive and have you wake up your potential. This book will give you the know-how to do it now." - Mark Victor Hansen Co-creator, #1 New York Times best selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ® Co-author, Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire "This is a beautiful, eloquent, wise and compassionate exploration. It speaks to and connects the deep and complex relationship between man and the eternal struggle for the divine." -- Lesley Ann Warren, actress The journey towards psychological growth as humans and the journey towards unity with God are inseparable. Each leads inevitably to the other. Whether you believe your life is directed by God or is at the whim of fate, Personal Strength ~ Spiritual Joy: Bridging Heaven and Earth will enrich your life. With wisdom, compassion and down-to-earth humor, Dr. Jan Harrell and Dr. Alan Robins will teach you how accepting your human limitations will transform your life and allow you to claim your true power in the world. After helping thousands of clients in their private practice for the past 30 years, Al and Jan share their unique and insightful approach which provides a holistic view of faith at work in everyday life. Through personal stories and thoughtfully designed exercises and examples, this book offers concrete solutions and steps that demonstrate: -How to identify the real source of your worry, anxiety, depression and fear -How to triumph when life sends you challenges and hardships -Why you may know something logically and yet act in nonlogical and self- defeating ways -How to dispel the myth of perfection once and for all -How to handle the real feelings behind judgment and criticism -How to become aware of the strength and guidance already within you Al Robins and Jan Harrell show you how to accept your vulnerability, act with faith, and reach for your full potential. And at the end of all your efforts, you may find that the bridge to your best self may also be the bridge to a greater connection with God. "Personal Strength ~ Spiritual Joy: Bridging Heaven and Earth nourishes heart, mind, and soul and illuminates possibilities for full-out living." - J. Fraser Pierson, PhD Professor of Psychology "With compassion and unrelenting commonsense, Jan and Al describe the psychological and spiritual blocks that prevent us from being fully alive, and offer practical help in the human quest for strength, wholeness and joy." -The Reverend Anne Bartlett Trinity Episcopal Church Customer reviews Perfect balance by .. Deirdre Barber (Central Point, OR USA)
This book pulled two things together that seemed necessary for me to get past blocks. I've read a LOT of material, both spiritual and self-help. The spiritual literature seems to demand a leap of faith that I am unwilling to give without more explanation. The self-help books often lack an aspect of faith that I hope to integrate into my plan for change. Personal Strength - Spiritual Joy strikes me as the perfect balance. It pulls the idea of faith into the practical idea that feelings are real, and they are to be honored. It allows us the right to exist, and at the same time gives down-to-earth ideas for getting through difficulties. I recommend this for anyone who wants practical suggestions for difficult times.
Coming Home by .. Jill R. Rothman ()
This is one of those rare books that is worth reading over and over. Now that I have done that, I will continue to refer to it, as a manual for finding my way out of the tangles I can construct. Before I am guided out, to Home, I always feel less alone as I read Jan Harrell's and Al Robins words. They are willing to share their own vulnerability, so completely, that I feel seen. They provide me with a path to My Self. What a gift they have given us. What a gift I gave My Self when I bought this book.
Beautiful, kind, wise look at personal growth by .. Julia S. Skai (Ashland, OR)
This book does something that is so needed in the field of self-help and personal growth: bring God (or the divine) into the conversation. The authors are skilled psychologists with many, many years of combined experience. So they write from a solid psychological foundation. They make great use of exercises and examples which beautifully illustrate the points they are trying to make. And through it all, they encourage us to remember that we are children of God, and thus how we might see ourselves with more loving eyes. It is so much easier to look at our 'foibles' and the things we'd like to change or things we are ashamed or scared of, if we can do it in a loving, compassionate manner. Al and Jan do this beautifully. Pick up this book. It has something for everyone. It will warm your heart, challenge your mind, and perhaps provide a balm to some of the wounded places inside you, and help you start healing them.
Powerful by .. Kathleen E. Finnegan (Ashland Or., OR United States)
This book is wonderful. Full of transparency compassion and strength. I found myself referring to the wisdom of Al Robins and Jan Harrell while working with my own clients...and that was only after reading the first chapter! Love yourself, love others...read the book.
Kathleen Finnegan, Licensed Professional Counselor
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Author : Walt Sutton
Edition : 1st
Number of Pages : 278
Publisher : Silver Lake Publishers
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Product Description What does it take to start a successful company? Concept and timing are critical, but the psychology of the individual at the helm is what makes most businesses distinct. Customer reviews Insightful Advice From Someone That Has Done It by .. Utopian (New York)
I read this book when starting my business four years ago and have found myself thinking of it often since then. The experiences I have had growing my company matched what Mr. Sutton talks about and his advice has worked for me so far. A quick read that I highly recommend.
The REALITY of being an entrepeneur by .. Intrepid Innovator (Pasadena, CA United States)
Walt Sutton brings a real world perspective and down to earth practical advise to the reader. Many business books seem to try to make starting a business sound so easy. He makes it clear it is one of the most difficult things a human being can attempt. I wish every government offical would read it before they vote to regulate businesses even more. The most valuable advice that stuck with me was his pitch to stay debt free, or as debt free as possible in running a business. If you are a business owner or contemplating starting one, do not start without first reading this book, and then every six months thereafter.
This book told the truth about life as an entrepreneur by .. Jan B. King (Marina del Rey CA USA)
Mr. Sutton's book rang so true for me. The three parts: experience, critical tasks, and valuable tools all gave tremendous insights into starting and maintaining a successful business from the CEOs personal perspective. This is one of the few books that I have ever seen that told the "secrets" of the thinking of successful entrepreneurs. I used all the tools such as conducting yearly strategic planing, assessing the core team, having a disaster plan, and many others. I know I will read it more than once.
Leap of Strength by .. Mike Lefroy (Vancouver, Canada)
Walt Sutton captures the essence of the entrepreneur CEO.If you are one, you will enjoy finding yourself in these pages.If you want to be one, read this book and then read it again and again....
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Author : Laila Ali
Edition : 1 Reprint
Number of Pages : 192
Publisher : Hyperion
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Product Description With an undefeated 100 boxing record, Laila Ali can definitely hold her own in the ring. She has received a firestorm of media coverage, and her recent bout with Jacqui Frazier was the most highly publicized female boxing fight ever. Now, she offers her formula for physical, emotional, and mental power in a motivational memoir that delivers 15 rounds of straight-talking, hard-hitting advice. She reveals how she overcame child abuse, weight issues, isolation, and overall bad behavior by tenaciously developing a talent that she enjoyedprofessional boxing. She demonstrates how to sidestep feelings of self-pity and defeatism and achieve success in all arenas: diet, family, personal relationships, physical training, and more. Combining spiritual inspiration with practical guidance, Laila Alis program will show readers of all ages and backgrounds how to transform the demons of self-doubt into positive, winning energy. Customer reviews Great read!! by .. T A Davis (Aurora, CO USA)
If there are certain things that you want to know about her childhood this is the book to read. There are some surprises that may or may not shock you.
Good Read by .. V. Simmons (Dallas, Texas)
I bought the book to inspire my daughter and found it very interesting myself. It's simple and to the point. Very interesting without a boring moment.
Reached?  by .. Aubrey (Boise, ID)
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very insprational and modivated me to realize that my life is really not that bad and i can do whatever i put my mind to!
surprising and educating by .. Dyamondaine (cleveland, oh)
everytime i see a laila ali interview or t.v special, she always comes off as a cocky, conceited b***h (and i don't mean a good conceited like her father)who thinks she can beat the world. after i read this book though, i think of her totally different. a lot of that cockiness is misunderstood for strength. she let down her guard with this book by telling the things she told. it takes a lot of strength to talk about an abortion, an abusive relationship and a rocky relationship with your mother. she's not as tough as she comes off on t.v. she was born and raised in the suburbs and after getting her ass kicked she didn't even think about going to the ghetto school Crenshaw. she wasn't a tough chick who got locked up for being bad, she simply was at the wrong place at the wrong time and made bad (and i might add stupid) decisions. i was very shocked and surprised by this book. you really feel like you know her after reading it, b/c you know somebody just like her down the street, or next door, or at your job/school. she did keep her personal life out of the press. and she did it extremely good. i reccommend this book, b/c it was good enough for me to read in a few hours!!
This is whatz good by .. Lee Lee (The Nati)
Since I am a fan of her it is important to know about her life and how her life realtes to mine. Untill I exactly read her book, I never knew of her personal struggles she went through to being a world champion. I see she has her share of problems that normal young women experience. The book totally shocked me when I learn she really didn't live with her father and how life became harder for her after her mother and father seperated. You would never think that a strong person like Laila would go through the same emotions, thousands of other young women go through today. I learned a lot from this book and I would recommend this to anyone seeking to know more about her life and to all those girls trying to blssom into a Lady.
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