usmcmp wrote: » Why in the world is he encouraging the restriction of knee movement over the toes?!?
BlueSkyShoal wrote: » Maybe having two books was more of a gender marketing thing? (To attract women or men, based on the cover.)
Sara1791 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.
SueSueDio wrote: » 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?
SueSueDio wrote: » Sara1791 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.
Sara1791 wrote: » SueSueDio wrote: » Sara1791 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.
stanmann571 wrote: » Sara1791 wrote: » SueSueDio wrote: » Sara1791 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.
