Lower body training : the definitive guide to increasing size, strength, and athletic performance
(2023)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
613.71888/BROWN,J

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 613.71888/BROWN,J Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2023]
DESCRIPTION

xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781718206878, 1718206879 :, 1718206879, 9781718206878
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. The scientific approach to lower-body training. Meet the muscles -- Create better balance through movement -- Go beyond the basics -- Set realistic training goals -- Part 2. The exercises. Quad-dominant exercises -- Hip-dominant exercises -- Isolation exercises -- Plyometric exercises -- Part 3. The programs. Hypertrophy programs -- Strength programs -- Athletic performance programs -- At home training programs

"A comprehensive guide to lower body training that will contain everything from the classification of exercises based on the specific lower body movement patterns that they target, to bio-mechanical "hacks" for making staple exercises even more effective, to expert programming for readers with wide ranging goals. The book will be appealing to readers who are seeking the most up-to-date, scientifically proven strategies for increasing lower body size, strength, and power"--