A key title in the successful Complete Guides series, this is the definitive text on using free weights for strength, conditioning and flexibility training. Free weights are the simplest and most effective pieces of equipment and are found in every gym and many homes. The benefits of their use - as opposed to fixed-weight machines - are becoming increasingly appreciated in the fitness industry, and include: - Saving money on gym membership with home workouts - A wider range of exercises - Exercises working more muscles than fixed machines for a quicker workout - Avoiding over-training single muscle groups, which can lead to strength imbalances - Better co-ordination and core stability In addition to a variety of exercises, the book also contains sample programmes, tips on technique, and exercises for specific sports, ages and body types.
This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date triathlon-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by top triathletes world-wide. The book features year-round triathlon-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results. No other triathlon book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book was designed specifically for triathletes to increase strength, speed, endurance, and stamina. This guide will have you shaving off time in all three events by using the most advanced and efficient exercises available. It will have you recording new personal records and reaching all of your goals. By following the year-round programs in the book, you will be able to finish meets with the same energy you exerted when you began. Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilise its programs.
Weight Training for Martial Arts is the most comprehensive and up-to-date martial arts-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by martial artists worldwide. This book features year-round martial arts-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results. No other martial arts book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book is the most informative and complete resource for building muscles, speed, and stamina to enable the body to excel in judo, karate, aikido, kung fu, jujitsu, taekwondo, kempo, muay thai, and all other martial arts forms. The book provides martial artists with an abundance of easy to follow training techniques needed to be effective in the martial arts, such as flexibility, joint stabilization, balance, and muscle development. From recreational to professional, martial artists all over the world are already benefiting from this book’s techniques, and now you can too!
Weight Training for Beginners: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide with Tons of Effective Exercises for Strength Training at Home for Men and Women! Do you want to lose weight and improve your cardio health so you can have more energy and accomplish your goals easier? Are you looking for the best way to build strength, endurance and a toned body, even at your own home? THEN THIS ILLUSTRATED GUIDE ON WEIGHT TRAINING MIGHT BE JUST WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR! Do you always have exercising on your to-do list, but never seem to make time for it? Do you lack motivation and organization to start? If you've never had any experience with exercise, it might seem complicated to decide on the best program for you. But the truth is, even 15 minutes of the most basic exercises a day are still better than nothing. You don't have to start with one hour of heavy training. Start small and build up! If you're looking for a guide to design your own exercise plan at home, this book is a perfect choice. It will help you choose the best exercises for your level, and it even has some amazing schedule examples that you can use if you're short on time. No more excuses! Here's what this book can teach you: Five psychological phases of fitness and how each one impacts your training schedule What muscle groups are there and what specific exercises you can do to tone each one How to choose bodybuilding exercises that are right for you and your level of fitness Over 80 strength building exercises clearly explained and illustrated AND SO MUCH MORE! Even if you're a total beginner, you will find this book easy to read and easy to follow! Ready to Become Strong and Fit? Scroll up, Click on 'Buy Now with 1-Click', and Get Your Copy!
100 STEP-BY-STEP EXERCISE PHOTOS AND 100 COLOR ANATOMY ILLUSTRATIONS COMBINE TO CREATE A HELPFUL, INFORMATIVE GUIDE FOR MAXIMIZING YOUR STRENGTH TRAINING RESULTS Picturing hundreds of step-by-step exercises and clearly colored muscle illustrations, Freeweight Training Anatomy reveals precisely which muscle groups are being built, stretched and sculpted in every workout. This extensive anatomy and fitness guide is the ultimate resource for creating smart, balanced fitness routines that employ barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, sandbags and even your own body weight. • Isolate and exercise hard-to-sculpt muscles • Revolutionize your routine with unconventional weights • Add hardcore combination moves for a full-body workout
One of the most versatile and effective forms of equipment, dumbbells have long been part of the training formula for building strength and power and toning the entire body. Now in Dumbbell Training, Second Edition, former NSCA Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Allen Hedrick describes how to use dumbbells as a primary mode of training and shows how dumbbells can be an excellent alternative to traditional barbell workouts for just about anyone. Whether you are an athlete wanting to improve your sport performance or a fitness enthusiast wanting to improve upon your current exercise regime, you can use dumbbells to achieve your goals related to fitness, weight loss, increased muscle mass, or improved athletic performance. Hedrick, the former strength and conditioning coach at the United States Olympic Training Center, guides you through proven exercises and programs based on more than 25 years of experience working with athletes. The book is loaded with more than 110 exercises targeting the core, upper body, lower body, and total body. Exercises feature a variety of variations and are supplemented with photos and concisely written exercise descriptions, making it easy to understand each exercise and implement it on your own. Did You Know? sidebars offer interesting details and tips about the use of dumbbell exercises. You’ll also find 66 ready-to-use programs that target your specific goals. Fitness-oriented plans will help you with fat loss, general fitness, hypertrophy, and strength, while athletes will find plans for increasing power, speed, agility, and balance in eight popular sports: cycling, ice hockey, skiing, soccer, speed skating, swimming, track and field, and wrestling. If you train with dumbbells, or are interested in starting a dumbbell training program, Dumbbell Training will put you on the path to a refined physique or improved performance. Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education course and exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes all the course materials and exam.
This is not your run-of-the-mill fitness book. Developed by world-renowned gluteal expert Bret Contreras, Strong Curves offers an extensive fitness and nutrition guide for women seeking to improve their physique, function, strength, and mobility. Contreras spent the last eighteen years researching and field-testing the best methods for building better butts and shapelier bodies. In Strong Curves, he offers the programs that have proven effective time and time again with his clients, allowing you to develop lean muscle, rounded glutes, and greater confidence. Each page is packed with information decoding the female anatomy, providing a better understanding as to why most fitness programs fail to help women reach their goals. With a comprehensive nutritional guide and over 200 strength exercises, this book gets women off the treadmill and furnishes their drive to achieve strength, power, and sexy curves from head to toe. Although the glutes are the largest and most powerful muscle group in the human body, they often go dormant due to lifestyle choices, leading to a flat, saggy bum. Strong Curves is the cure.
Get strong and get fit with these exercises! Working out can be fun and rewarding, but if you're not doing it correctly, it can seem pointless, and even painful. Knowing the best way to build your strength—and knowing why it's the best way—can mean the difference between a lifelong devotion to exercise or giving up in frustration. In Ultimate Guide to Strength Training, you'll find information on exercises targeted for flexibility or body weight, exercises using weights or equipment, and workout routines specifically for body improvement, sports, and everything in between. Embark on a journey of fitness and health—from basic movements to information on how to build a complete exercise plan. With step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations, it's like having your very own personal trainer.
