Teach yourself visually weight training
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Teach yourself visually weight training
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Wiley, c2003
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Teach yourself visually weight training : the fast and easy way to learn
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Description
Weight training has become a popular way to get in shape and maintain good health. People of all ages are now interested in weight training and recognize the benefits of weight training to achieve and keep a healthy body. "Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training" will be an information-packed guide to getting started with a weight training routine and then customizing the routine to constantly meet the readers' needs. The book will cover all the basics of weight training, but will also include more advanced techniques and exercises. "Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training" will also provide supplemental information about nutrition, setting up a home gym and more. "Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training" will contain full-color photographs of exercises for every major muscle group, along with clear, step-by-step instructions for performing the exercises. Useful tips will provide additional information and advice to help enhance the readers' weight training experience. "Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training" will be packed with information useful to people who are just beginning to make weight training a part of their health regime.
For people who have been weight training for some time, the book will provide a refresher course on proper form and will present new exercises readers can add to their routines. "Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training" should include sections on: why you should lift weights; considerations for joining a gym or working out at home; appropriate clothing and equipment for weight training; step-by-step instructions with full-color photographs for performing exercises for the back, chest, shoulders, arms, abdominals and legs; designing a basic workout; warm-up and stretching exercises and considerations; information on aerobic and cardiovascular training; how to achieve proper form and minimize the risk of injury when weight training; easy-to-follow instructions for advanced training techniques, such as supersets and breakdowns; and information on supplements and nutrition.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: WEIGHT TRAINING BASICS. Chapter 1: Weight Training Basics. SECTION 2: WORK YOUR UPPER BODY. Chapter 2: Work Your Chest. Chapter 3: Work Your Shoulders. Chapter 4: Work Your Back. Chapter 5: Work Your Triceps. Chapter 6: Work Your Biceps and Wrists. Chapter 7: Work Your Abdominals. SECTION 3: WORK YOUR LOWER BODY. Chapter 8: Work Your Legs. Chapter 9: Work Your Buttocks. Chapter 10: Work Your Calves. SECTION 4: USING AN EXERCISE BALL AND TUBING. Chapter 11: Using an Exercise Ball. Chapter 12: Using Exercise Tubing. SECTION 5: DESIGN A WEIGHT ROUTINE. Chapter 13: Design a Weight Routine. SECTION 6: STRETCHING. Chapter 14: Stretching. SECTION 7: CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING AND NUTRITION. Chapter 15: Cardiovascular Training. Chapter 16: Nutrition.
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