Anita Bean

The Complete Guide to Strength Training 5th edition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Complete Guide to Strength Training is the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to increase strength and re-sculpt their body.

This updated 5th edition includes:
- New exercises and workouts
- Brand new photos, and detailed descriptions of more than 100 exercises
- Programmes for increasing strength, muscle and explosive power
- Fat loss workouts
- Bodyweight-based workouts
- Plyometric training
- Up to date cutting edge nutrition and supplementation advice for gaining muscle and reducing fat

Featuring proven training programmes and evidence-based nutritional guidance it delivers comprehensive workouts for beginners, intermediates and elite athletes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472910622
• Artikelnr.: 43829545

Autorenporträt

Anita Bean is an award-winning registered nutritionist, health writer, author and champion athlete. She specialises in sport and exercise nutrition, runs her own nutrition consultancy and advises athletes at all levels from recreational to elite. She contributes to many national magazines, is an experienced public speaker and is the author of Food for Fitness, Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes and The Complete Guide to Strength Training.

Inhaltsangabe

List of abbreviationsAcknowledgementsForewordPreface to the fifth edition PART ONE: MUSCLE SCIENCEChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Principles of muscle growthChapter 3 Principles and methods of strength trainingChapter 4 Programme designChapter 5 How to get startedChapter 6 Warming up PART TWO: NUTRITIONChapter 7 Build muscle not fatChapter 8 Sports supplements PART THREE: THE EXERCISES Chapter 9 The lower body Chapter 10 The back Chapter 11 The chestChapter 12 The shouldersChapter 13 The armsChapter 14 The abdominalsChapter 15 Body weight exercisesChapter 16 Power/plyometric exercisesChapter 17 The stretches PART FOUR: TRAINING PROGRAMMESChapter 18 The beginner's programmeChapter 19 The intermediate's programmeChapter 20 The advanced programmeChapter 21 The strength programmeChapter 22 Body weight workoutsChapter 23 Power workoutsChapter 24 Training for sports programmesChapter 25 The cardiovascular programmeChapter 26 Training for specific results AppendixReferencesFurther readingGlossaryIndex