Strength Training Anatomy - 2nd Edition

I bought 'Strength Training Anatomy' because I am studying anatomy as part of a massage therapy course and because I wanted to improve my weight training routine. This book brings anatomy to the weight room by showing all the muscles in the illustration of a particular exercise pose and highlighting those that are most highly contracted. It illustrates both free weight and machine exercises, showing you how to get the greatest advantage by simple shifts in position or motion. For example, with large muscles like pectoralis major, you can vary the bench press by shifting hand placement or back placement against the bench to work different aspects of the muscle. It also relates one exercise to another, such as back lat pull-downs, which help build strength in the back in order to due chin-ups more effectively. There are 115 total exercise illustrations divided into chapters on arms, shoulders, chest, back, legs, buttocks, and abdomen. The book also points out typical weight lifting injuries and how to prevent them. It is the best overall weight training book I have seen. Fine illustrations, precise instructions, and appealing design. Well worth the price for someone just beginning strength training or the experienced weight lifter who wants to know more about the anatomical aspects.

This is a great book for anyone with a basic knowledge of weight training. It doesn't go into details of how to build a program, how much weight one should lift, how many reps vs. sets one should do, etc. It is merely a book of strength training exercises broken down by muscle group. It highlights which muscles are used per exercise, and goes into some detail about injuries one may incur while working various muscle groups. I have been lifting for over two years now, and this book gave me a multitude of different exercises to shake up my routines. It has a variety of types of equipment to use (free weights, cables, machines) which provides readers with many options based off what you like to do and what is available for you. I thoroughly enjoy the cable exercises. I hardly used cables before this book, but now they are some of my favorite exercises. I have shown this book to fellow weight lifters, and everyone has liked it. Some people have even ordered their own copy. I have to mention that I am in the military, so many people around me value new training ideas.

This book is an excellent tool for anybody looking to sculpt their body through weight training. The illustrations in the book are designed around specific exercises and allow the reader to plan their workouts with specific muscle groups in mind. The book contains a comprehensive amount of exercises - ranging from beginner to advanced - and with detailed illustrations on how best to perform each exercise. Also, below each illustration, the author provides step by step instructions on the mechanics of the exercise, and also provides tips on what to avoid and what to focus on during each repetition. The combination of great illustrations, a comprehensive repertoire of exercises and concise, written instructions make this book a superior tool for anybody interested in learning more about strength training.

I was recommended this book by an acquaintance on the Bodybuilding.com. After using the book, for my own personal workouts it has helped me to know how the exercises are to be done correctly with the smallest chance for injury. This is a great book and worth the money. The artwork on the various muscle groups and associated exercises is very detailed and colorful. However I would suggest additions to the book if there were a 3rd edition: - Having an index section for finding certain exercises or prominently mentioned muscle groups on certain pages throughout the book. - Mention that the barbell triceps extension exercise is aka the skullcrusher. - Have included a poster size version of the muscular skeleton. I know the book cover already has the pictures, but I'd prefer something I could hang on the wall. - If possible, the book in an electronic format like a PDF file on CD. These are just some of my personal suggestions. If you want to buy the book, please go right ahead. It is simple, detailed, and informative.

Great for starting out, or to revisit.

Ever tried feeling your muscles while working out to see what is getting worked? If you are into 0% body fat and just want to be fit overall, then this book is probably not for you. This book is GREAT for people that want to target muscle groups in their workouts. It shows exactly what exercises work exactly which muscles. Want bigger pecs? bigger arms? bigger legs? a flat stomach? Then this book can tell what exercises you should be doing. An example: 'Push ups' taget your pecs and arms, what you might not know is that 'pec-flys' target only your pecs and concentrate the entire workout on your pecs, building that paticular muscle faster giving your pecs a more defined look... faster. My goal is to become ripped all in the right spots. Not too big.. but not too small. Whatever that means. And after years of exercise and using different methods, I have finally fouund out that nothing beats working out every other day by maxing your muscles out in 6 reps about 10 times and changing your target muscle the next time you work out. This book tells you what exercies you need to be performing to target the muscles you want to 'bulk' up. Sidenote: I am 200lbs and consume about 150 grams of protein per day through the use whey powder and food. After 1 month I started recovering faster

The art is a masterpiece theatre(Joy). This will get a young man the alternative to the Arnold Shwartznegger evolution of a good body.

Great book for body knowledge and exercise

Great book. Must need for a person who wants to know anatomy of body. Also great book for bodybuilding.

I picked this up from World of Books, via Amazon, for under £5 including shipping. The book is more or less in mint condition. There's no indication from the spine or the pages that the book has ever even been opened, let alone read. There's a sticker on the front cover and some residue on the back cover, presumably from where a sticker was removed. As for the content, this is not a training manual. You won't find any routines in here or recommendations on how many sets to perform or how often. The author does occasionally mention how many reps to do on an exercise. The book is a detailed breakdown of the muscles involved in roughly a hundred exercises, how to perform those exercises, the variations of such exercises and, occasionally, the dangers of certain exercises and why certain people might want to about them. For example the author mentions why certain people should avoid barbell curls and why everyone needs to find the right range of motion for themselves on lateral raises. However, what really makes this book special is the wonderful illustrations. I've recently gotten bogged down beating myself up with the same heavy compound exercises week after week. I recently started thinking about what exercises if like to introduce for specific muscle groups and this book is just the thing. The illustrations and explanations are so detailed, they really give good for thought as well as inspiration. If you can pick good used for for under a fiver, it's a no brainer. But the the illustrations alone, I think the new edition at full price would be worth it.

Livré rapidement et proprement. Ce livre est une vraie pépite pour la musculation, mais aussi pour connaitre l'anatomie et les muscles qui travail quand on fait tel mouvement avec telle charge. En parallèle, je le recommande également aux dessinateurs qui voudrais apprendre l'anatomie de façon précise.