Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training: An Illustrated Guide to Your Muscles in Action

by Mark Vella

Learn how your muscles work before you work your muscles Perfect for beginning and advanced fitness practitioners alike, this is an in-depth look into the most magnificent machine ever created--the human body. Using detailed anatomical illustrations, Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training provides you visual insight into what happens to this organic machine during exercise--muscles and tendons working in concert to strengthen your body's building blocks. With a basic knowledge of how the body works, you can buff up your body with the book's 90 exercises, grouped by body region and involving gym machines, free weights, and body weight/stretching, as well as yoga and Pilates. Each exercise is vividly illustrated by a full-color anatomical illustration of the targeted muscles, together with instructions on execution and technique.

Genres: Fitness, Health, Nonfiction, Reference

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Abennouj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice

[L · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is very technical in explaining the anatomy of each exercise. It is certainly not an approachable read. Almost 90% of the exercises require machines. I'll be looking elsewhere for a book on strength training.

[Stephen]

Great book with in depth photos of the muscle groups used for various exercises