Strength Training Anatomy

by Frédéric Delavier

Book Overview

Over 1 million copies sold With new exercises, additional stretches, and more of Fr d ric Delavier's signature illustrations, you'll gain a whole new understanding of how muscles perform during... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736041850
• ISBN13: 9780736041850
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.7" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Bad condition

Book seemed great but was filled with mold, had to throw away

Execllent Anatomical Reference for Weight Training

This book is an excellent weight training reference for insight into the anatomy of the major muscle groups, and the exercises best suited to train specific muscles.The book is broken down into seven major muscle groups: arms, shoulders, chest, back, legs, buttocks, and abdomen. Within each muscle group are multiple exercises, each comprised of detailed anotomical illustrations, instructions on performing the exercises, and key information such as variations (for specific focus on particular muscles) and warnings (to aviod injury).Using this book, one could easily select a variety of exercises to build a total body workout program. The selection of exercises also allows for some routine variation to keep one's workout from getting stale.The illustrations are of an exellent quality, as are the materials. The pages are of heavyweight paper, with a semi-glossy finish.Although I rated this title highly, I did so with the understanding that it suits a very specific purpose, and is not a general purpose introduction or guide to weight training. This is an ANATOMY REFERENCE, specific to selected weight training exercises. It does not contain any other information concerning weight training, diet, exercise, etc. In fact, there is not even a brief introduction by the author, simply the reference material itself. But, in terms of its intended purpose, it is an excellent reference. If you already have some sort of "Bodybuilding Encyclopedia", you probably already posess much of the information contained in this title. Having no interest in the history, self-promotion, and general testosterone driven attitudes of many of those types of titles (as well as the phonebook sized package), I much prefer this concise book as an exercise reference.

Great learning tool

I bought this book because it's hard to find a strength training book that isn't full of oversized bodybuilders talking strictly about building HUGE muscles. This book is perfect for the average person who just wants a scientific explanation of which muscles do what and the proper strength training technique to use for each. I found almost all common exercises included, and they are easily organized by body part.