You are Your Own Gym versus Body By You
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There was a discussion over on the which is the best lifting program thread about the differences between these two books so here are a few photos.
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Which??1
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I prefer the one that doesn't have a topless man on it.0
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Why in the world is he encouraging the restriction of knee movement over the toes?!?0
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Why in the world is he encouraging the restriction of knee movement over the toes?!?
For the same reason many other trainers do, because until recently (last 10 or so years or maybe a bit more) that was what every trainer was taught as the way to avoid knee issues. Studies have shown that it is not as important as a people thought, but it takes time, usually lots of it, for things to change. YAYOG is still one of the better bodyweight training books out there at the moment.3 -
As to which it better, they are the same author, so I am guessing that while there may be variations, both are probably good. They also probably have a lot of similarities.0
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Maybe having two books was more of a gender marketing thing? (To attract women or men, based on the cover.)1
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BlueSkyShoal wrote: »Maybe having two books was more of a gender marketing thing? (To attract women or men, based on the cover.)
Maybe!
I'm the one guilty of asking the original question over on the other thread - both books are available at my library and I wondered which one I should read, and if there were any major differences between them.
Anyone have any recommendations or comments based on their own experiences with either book?0 -
The one on the right came out two years later and is targeted at women. Since he trained special forces, his first book was probably targeted at men.0
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I only own YAYOG. He talks himself up a lot; the first third or so of the book is him talking about how awesome he is. and I can't figure out why he included a little story about having a hangover right in the middle of explaining an exercise. I like the workouts though.2
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I only own YAYOG. He talks himself up a lot; the first third or so of the book is him talking about how awesome he is. and I can't figure out why he included a little story about having a hangover right in the middle of explaining an exercise. I like the workouts though.
Interesting - perhaps he did that to make himself easier to relate to and seem like "one of the guys"? I don't mind a bit of background to how an author got to the point they're at or why they decided to write the book (especially if they have a "fat to fit" kind of story to tell which might inspire me), but if I'm reading it for the program I feel like I don't need to spend too much time getting to know the author!
If I'd never heard of YAYOG before then I'd be put off of reading the first one just from the cover, because I'd presume it was aimed squarely at men who want to look like that and might not have anything to say to me. It's only because I've seen it mentioned on these forums that I even considered it.1 -
BlueSkyShoal wrote: »Maybe having two books was more of a gender marketing thing? (To attract women or men, based on the cover.)
Maybe!
I'm the one guilty of asking the original question over on the other thread - both books are available at my library and I wondered which one I should read, and if there were any major differences between them.
Anyone have any recommendations or comments based on their own experiences with either book?
The programmes are much the same, a bit of language that's a bit more mass-market gendered; toning etc.
The early part does bang on a bit, but that's typical of books written by former "SF".
It's a solid programme, regardless of variant.1 -
Either one is fine. I'm more familiar with the YAYOG app, but the difference in books is likely relatability to men vs women as already stated.0
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I only own YAYOG. He talks himself up a lot; the first third or so of the book is him talking about how awesome he is. and I can't figure out why he included a little story about having a hangover right in the middle of explaining an exercise. I like the workouts though.
Interesting - perhaps he did that to make himself easier to relate to and seem like "one of the guys"? I don't mind a bit of background to how an author got to the point they're at or why they decided to write the book (especially if they have a "fat to fit" kind of story to tell which might inspire me), but if I'm reading it for the program I feel like I don't need to spend too much time getting to know the author!
If I'd never heard of YAYOG before then I'd be put off of reading the first one just from the cover, because I'd presume it was aimed squarely at men who want to look like that and might not have anything to say to me. It's only because I've seen it mentioned on these forums that I even considered it.
My husband, a hard-working, non-athletic, creative type, was put off by what he perceived as posturing on the cover and in the book. So, maybe the author is going for gender but he's missing the mark in what is probably an under served segment of the population.1 -
I only own YAYOG. He talks himself up a lot; the first third or so of the book is him talking about how awesome he is. and I can't figure out why he included a little story about having a hangover right in the middle of explaining an exercise. I like the workouts though.
Interesting - perhaps he did that to make himself easier to relate to and seem like "one of the guys"? I don't mind a bit of background to how an author got to the point they're at or why they decided to write the book (especially if they have a "fat to fit" kind of story to tell which might inspire me), but if I'm reading it for the program I feel like I don't need to spend too much time getting to know the author!
If I'd never heard of YAYOG before then I'd be put off of reading the first one just from the cover, because I'd presume it was aimed squarely at men who want to look like that and might not have anything to say to me. It's only because I've seen it mentioned on these forums that I even considered it.
My husband, a hard-working, non-athletic, creative type, was put off by what he perceived as posturing on the cover and in the book. So, maybe the author is going for gender but he's missing the mark in what is probably an under served segment of the population.
one of the reasons why Kavadlo and the other dragon door authors are more popular in certain circles.
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stanmann571 wrote: »I only own YAYOG. He talks himself up a lot; the first third or so of the book is him talking about how awesome he is. and I can't figure out why he included a little story about having a hangover right in the middle of explaining an exercise. I like the workouts though.
Interesting - perhaps he did that to make himself easier to relate to and seem like "one of the guys"? I don't mind a bit of background to how an author got to the point they're at or why they decided to write the book (especially if they have a "fat to fit" kind of story to tell which might inspire me), but if I'm reading it for the program I feel like I don't need to spend too much time getting to know the author!
If I'd never heard of YAYOG before then I'd be put off of reading the first one just from the cover, because I'd presume it was aimed squarely at men who want to look like that and might not have anything to say to me. It's only because I've seen it mentioned on these forums that I even considered it.
My husband, a hard-working, non-athletic, creative type, was put off by what he perceived as posturing on the cover and in the book. So, maybe the author is going for gender but he's missing the mark in what is probably an under served segment of the population.
one of the reasons why Kavadlo and the other dragon door authors are more popular in certain circles.
Thanks, I'll look into it.1
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