Learn How Muscles Work Before Working Your Muscles; "Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training" Just Released
Essential exercise reference uses detailed, full-color anatomical illustrations of muscles and tendons to provide visual insight into what happens to the body during exercise.
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 17, 2006
More than just a “how to” of exercise and fitness training, "Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training" (McGraw-Hill) is an essential exercise reference that uses detailed, full-color anatomical illustrations of muscles and tendons to provide visual insight into what happens to the body during exercise. Focused on workouts that increase flexibility and strength, this book offers not just proper technique, but helps readers understand how the exercise works to shape the body.
Each section of the book starts with a basic introduction that focuses on the body part or type of training covered. Part One provides a basic introduction to anatomical definitions and terminology. Part Two presents over 90 exercises featuring illustrations, together with instructions on execution and technique.
The exercises have been selected from a wide spectrum of activities, including strength training and gym fitness, stretching and flexibility training, yoga, Pilates, and bodybuilding, and are grouped by region. For reading and referencing ease, each exercise is classified by type, joint movement, action and skill level, and features an introductory paragraph with fascinating facts and trivia relating to the exercise. Supporting sidebars and graphics demonstrate the proper start and finish positions, stabilizing muscles, detailed analyses of the joints and muscles worked, along with other useful facts and training tips.
"Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training" is also complete with a glossary of terms, index, and resources and Websites for further reading and information.
Mark Vella, who has been involved in the field of health and fitness for more than 15 years, and Dr. Nick Walters, an exercise physiologist with more than 20 years of experience, have designed this easy-to-navigate manual to be helpful for anyone who is participating in a fitness program, from the power-lifter who hits the gym daily, to the person who does Pilates or yoga at home in his or her spare time. This is an invaluable resource for understanding and maintaining your body.
Turn to "Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training" for:
200+ muscle-by-muscle illustrations for an inside look at how exercise affects 70 different muscles
90+ exercises – ranging from free weights to machines to yoga and Pilates – that will sculpt your entire body
Tips for good form to maximize safety and effectiveness
Expert commentary on each exercise covering everything from history to cautions and benefits
Specific exercise programs for muscle tone and strength
A difficulty rating for every exercise ranging from beginner to advanced
A brief overview of anatomy, from anatomical definitions and terms to how to analyze an exercise
Mark Vella has been involved in the field of health and fitness for more than 15 years as a personal trainer, lifestyle counselor, and massage therapist. He lectures to fitness professionals on a variety of health science topics.
Dr. Nick Walters, an exercise physiologist with more than 20 years of experience, is the vice principal and head of research at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London.
Bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts learn how their muscles work before they work their muscles, and so should you!
"Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training"
An Illustrated Guide to Your Muscles in Action
By Mark Vella, with Dr. Nick Walters
144 pages, 215 color illustrations
Paper, $19.95. ISBN: 0-07-147533-8
Publication Date: September 2006
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