Strength training
(2017)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
613.7/STRENGTH
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Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2017]
EDITION
Second edition
DESCRIPTION
vii, 391 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781492522089, 1492522082
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Muscle anatomy 101 -- How muscle grows -- Types of muscle training -- Nutrition for muscle growth -- Strength assessment -- Types of strength and power training -- Workout schedule and rest -- Safety, soreness, and injury -- Upper-body exercises -- Lower-body exercises -- Torso exercises -- Explosive movements -- Beginner programs -- Intermediate programs -- Advanced programs -- Youth programs -- Senior programs
Presents information on muscle anatomy, detailed guidelines for resistance training techniques, and multiple strength training programs for machines and free weights, individualized for beginner, advanced, and senior levels of fitness