Mr Muscle! - Rated 
Recommended by my massage tutor as a book to be used in addition to the coursework book (which was good as well) As other reviews technically brill with large pictures excellent text with all details required to learn the various muscles of the body, their functions and uses
All I have to do now is take all this information in! (my brain hurts!)
Enjoy!
A good but basic book - Rated 
This book is a good but very basic book. For the major muscles it lists origin, insertion, innervation and basic functional movement. It adds stretching and strengthening for some muscles too. The pictures are mostly very clear and understandable. However, I feel that it lacks considerable detail and, in some cases, significant muscles.
For physiotherapy and medical students this book may be an adequate intro into basic anatomy. For more depth I would suggest Gray's anatomy for students (Drake et al).
Having said that it is not an expensive book and therefore may suit the student budget!
clear but incomplete - Rated 
This book was recommended for my ITEC holistic massage course.
Overall: simple, clear book, good to start with but not a comprehensive resource and you will need another book/other resource to get all the info you need for the course on muscles. Good for a beginner and if bought with the view of starting out learning muscles. Nice and gentle!
There are a lot of muscles to learn and the way this is set out is very easy to read, well laid out and helpfully in colour. My only issues with the book were firstly the limited muscles covered (a significant number of the muscles covered in the course are missing) and those that are covered are sometimes grouped together making it rather hard to recognise each separate one.
Also the lack of labeling for the orientation of the diagrams: it doesn't tell you how you're viewing the 'body' eg. from the back, front, side etc which i would've found helpful and at times vital!
On an up note, it does label a vast quantity of bones needed for the course too.
The best muscle book - Rated
I have seen various muscle books that were ok, including Paul Blakey's and Stone's Atlas, but when I found this one I realised that it was what I had been looking for. It is clear, concise and I liked the additional advice on stretching and stenthening. The pictures show exactly the origin and insertion and give extra information such as basic functional movement and sports which commonly use the muscle. A must have book for all Sports masseurs/ physios etc
Excellent book - Rated
Having come from a non-scientific background I wanted a book that would teach muscles clearly, simply but in a detailed fashion. Having spent ages skim reading all the anatomy books in the Uni. bookshop this book, for me, stood out as being miles ahead of all the rivals. My partner, a physio, unbeknown was also selecting a book for me - she chose this text as well! It's simply an excellent book. It is clear, concise and accurate. The diagrams are exceptionally clear. There are exercises which help to make the info. understandable and relevant. It's a must have book.
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