Hyper Fitness: 12 Weeks to Conquering Your Inner Everest ...

dangerous and poorly written:
i purchased this book because it sounded great according to the reviewers. however, it is so poorly written that one might actually get injured. i work with a personal trainer and i know something about exercise and how important proper form is. this book does a poor job of describing the exercises- and don't get fooled into buying the video- it's horrible too. save your money.

totally ineffective:
I buy, read, and collect these type of books going back to Arnold's bk. in the 60's. I also was PT(Phys. Trng.) Instruct. in the Army. I'm a lifelong fitness(semi)fanatic. I have more time and money now and the bks. are cheap. The author is tremendous athlete for sure. But, 95+% of us are not. We need something safe and effective....very basic; like in the military. And what can also be done in limited space w/o equip. This is not it. Try "Ropesport," by Marty Winkler; or "Bootcamp," by Stew Smith. He does a series of very good, cheap, effective bks. for all. Even really cheap on i/net this bk. won't serve the purpose.

Would be a good book if..:
This would be a great book if it showed you how to do the exercises. Some ( about 1/3) of the exercises are given a description in the book but you need pictures to see how you are supposed to do them which the book does not provide. Strange, the author stresses you need to use proper form to do the exercises but does not show you the exercises!! He will sell you a DVD of each different level on his website for 29 bucks plus shipping. Isn't that wonderful? If the author really cared he would at least provide a short video of each exercise on his website free of charge or would put them on youtube but he DOES NOT DO THIS. I feel ripped off.... If you knew how to do the exercises this would be a good book. The book lacks organization for sure, but it would be worth the cost of the book if you knew how to do the exercises. It does appear to be a great plan overall but without the ability to properly do the exercises, it is simply not worth the money. I feel cheated.

OK program, poor organization.:
I am a personal trainer and I am constantly actively learning and seeking out new programs for myself and my clients. The HyperFitness program looked interesting and promising. But as a started to dig through the material, I was struck by a major flaw... The program is spread out throughout the book, across many pages and as a user of the program you do not get a clear and concise view of the entire plan, making it difficult to follow. I am looking forward to an updated version of this book, with a section specifically dedicated to the training program, with a clearly laid out and organized grid of the training plan. Until than, the material is so poorly organized, that it is extremely difficult to understand and follow. If I gave such a poorly organized plan to my clients, I would be fired.

Excellent Book:
This book is full of unique workouts. I am 6 weeks into the program and I can really feel an increase in endurance and muscle strength in everything I do. I look forward to getting my workouts in and haven't experienced any "workout burnout" or boredom with them. I've never sweat like this before, and that's because I've never had a workout that works every muscle in a single workout. I like the structure Sean lays out in his workouts instead of walking into the gym and trying to figure out what muscle groups I'm going to work that day. I didn't think I would ever be in this good of shape again, and can't wait to see the results at the end of the 12 weeks.