Science of Strength Training: Understand the Anatomy and Physiology to Transform Your Body
Is it time to lose weight, gain muscle, and speed up your metabolism? Discover the hard science needed to perfect each exercise and build your strongest body – at home or in the gym
Packed with research that supports the notion that body weight exercises help you reach your weight and fitness goals, this simple to follow guide also gives you valuable insight into how nutrition and exercise can improve your health.
Inside the pages of this strength training book, you’ll discover:
– The physiology and benefits of strength training
– Workout plans for beginners, enthusiasts, and personal trainers
– The hard dietary science that debunks common myths and important information to properly fuel your body
– Depictions of 33 exercises: how to do them, common mistakes, and the benefits of each
Work towards your strength goals
In this book, Author Austin Current takes readers through the science of strength training, weight loss, nutrition, and overall health. The book looks at why many people fear strength training, why they shouldn’t, and how they can incorporate it into their daily lives. Filled with CGI artwork and science-backed information, this exercise book will help you transform your body and improve your well-being.
Not only that, but this title also includes full workout plans and over 100 individual exercises. You’ll learn how your muscles engage at each stage, how to do movements properly and without injury, and it shows you different variations for home and gym. This book is also packed with nutritional information and includes dietary advice for vegans and vegetarians.
Discover more in the series
DK’s Science of series dives into the science of various types of exercises such as weight training, running, and yoga. Each book discusses the benefits of the specific type of workout and how you can transform your outlook about health and fitness.
Facilement compréhensible car très peu de termes techniques.
ACE Certified Personal Trainer Exam Prep
and passed the ACE CPT exam on my 1st attempt! Looking forward to continuing my career as a fitness professional and sharing this knowledge with my clients!
Must buy for fitness student.
Illustrations 5/5
Language 5/5
Print quality 5/5
Glad to see there are references for using resistance bands as I am a believer in progressive resistance to get the most out of an excercise. Also includes gobs of information on the whole biological process. I would like to see an addendum added for the differences/variations that are age related.
For a beginner who just started lifting or an intermediate who has been lifting for 1.5-2 years (with some basic idea about the science behind workouts), this book aims at equipping you with the correct information about the anatomy, movements and the response of body to resistance workouts. Having read this, you can discuss with your trainer in gym or rather yourself incorporate the techniques in your routine for better results and a balanced workout.
Pros which were covered:
1. Anatomy of human skeletal and muscular system.
2. Concept of progressive overload, hypertrophy, supersets etc. How do muscle fibres respond to resistance training.
3. Strecthing exercises.
4. Difference between aerobic and anaerobic workouts.
5. Variety of exercises for different muscle groups along with the primary and secondary muscles worked.
6. Alternate exercises to main workout.
7. Nutrition (macros and micros) required to maintain, gain or lose weight.
8. Workout planner focusing on increasing strength/muscle mass/endurance for different levels.
9. Cool down exercises and focus on postures.
Cons:
Not much to mention over here. However if you have already read about the science of strength training in detail through other sources then you might not find anything new over here. Even then, it still leaves you with an advantage of everything compiled at one place for your reference. You can use this as a base to search the internet for more information if you want to.
This book delivers what you expect. There are more books in the market which dive further into the depths of workout and might be better than this. But if you are just diving into the basics for the first time, this one is a must have.
It's actually insane how detailed this book is for its price. Whether you're a trainer, lifting enthusiast, or true beginner, picking up this book and referencing it when you need it is one of the best low-hanging fruit things you can do for your personal growth!
This book is changing that.
Illustrations are very useful in understanding topics.
Small mixup of endomorph and mesomorph pics on page 9.
I tried the kindle sample on my iPad, and found it difficult to see illustrations
and get comprehensive view of topics.
The price is a STEAL and well worth the money!!