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Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
by Human Kinetics Publishers (Hardcover)
In this revised and expanded second edition of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, now with over 300 color photographs, leading exercise science professionals explore the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of strength training and conditioning as well as their practical applications to athletic performance. Students, coaches, strength and conditioning specialists, personal trainers, athletic trainers, and other sport science professionals will find state-of-the-art, comprehensive information on structure and function of body systems, training adaptations, testing and evaluation,exercise techniques, program design (aerobic and anaerobic) and training facility organization and administration. Edited by Thomas R. Baechle and Roger W. Earle, Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Second Edition, is an excellent text for students preparing for careers in strength training and conditioning. It is the most comprehensive reference available for ...
Eric Cressey, Matt Fitzgerald
Maximum Strength: Get Your Strongest Body in 16 Weeks with the Ultimate Weight-Training Program
by Da Capo Press (Paperback)
An innovative approach to weightlifting, emphasizing increasing strength along with muscle size--from a renowned strength coach and nationally ranked powerlifter, and a veteran fitness journalist. Most of the 23 million American men who lift weights do so to get bigger; unfortunately, many of them are going nowhere with watered-down bodybuilding routines that don't help them actually get stronger. Eric Cressey's cutting-edge four-phase program, featuring constant progression, variation, and inspiring goals, keeps you focused on increasing strength along with muscle mass, helping you achieve the fittest, most energetic, and best-looking body you've ever had--with fewer hours at the gym.
Nate Green
Built for Show: Four Body-Changing Workouts for Building Muscle, Losing Fat, andLooking Good Enough to Hook Up
by Avery (Paperback)
No-nonsense workouts to build a lean, strong, eye-catching physique. Every guy is looking for an edge, some way to get single women his age to notice him more than they do now. Unfortunately, most guys have absolutely no idea what kind of body automatically flips a girl's attraction switch. Nate Green does. Built for Show is the first fitness book to address young men on the prowl. It’s not just written for them; it’s written by one of them. Green, who’s just twenty-three years old, is already a veteran fitness professional who’s been quoted in Men’s Health and Maximum Fitness magazines. Green offers four twelve-week workout programs, each with a seasonal theme. The fall and winter workouts add muscle size and strength that’ll show even under layers of clothing. The spring and summer workouts burn fat and chisel the showpiece muscles—creating a lean, cut, beach-ready physique. But Built for Show is more than just a workout book. It also provides: · ...
Mark Rippetoe And Lon Kilgore
Practical Programming for Strength Training
by The Aasgaard Company (Paperback)
Practical Programming offers a different approach to exercise programming than that typically found in other exercise texts. Based on a combined 60+ years of academic expertise, elite-level coaching experience, and the observation of thousands of novice trainees, the authors present a chronological analysis of the response to exercise as it varies through the training history of the athlete, one that reflects the realities of human physiology, sports psychology, and common sense. Contrary to the one-size-fits-all models of periodization offered elsewhere, Practical Programming explains the differences in response to exercise commonly observed between athletes at the novice, intermediate, and advanced levels, explains these differences in the context of the relevant exercise science, and presents new training models that actually work for athletes at all levels of experience. Complete with new, innovative graphical representations of cutting-edge concepts ...
Robert Kennedy
Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding: The Complete A-Z Book on Muscle Building
by Robert Kennedy Publishing (Hardcover)
Brad Hudson, Matt Fitzgerald
Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach
by Broadway (Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-07-29)
Do you want to run faster? Are you trying to peak for a particular race? Would you like to find your true running potential? Brad Hudson, former Olympic Trials marathoner and current coach to Olympians like Dathan Ritzenhein, will show you the way in this practical, reader-friendly guide. Hudson is the most innovative running coach to come along in a generation. Until now, only a handful of elite athletes have been able to benefit from his methods. Now Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon shows all runners how to coach themselves as confidently and effectively as Brad coaches his world-class athletes. Becoming your own best coach is the ticket to running faster at any distance. First you will learn to assess your abilities. Then you’ll learn how to devise a training program specifically geared to you. Filled with easy-to-follow sample training programs for distances ranging from the 5K to the marathon and abilities ranging from novice to advanced, Run Faster is the ...
Robert G. Price
Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running, Second Edition, (Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running)
by Sportsworkout.com (Paperback)
The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running is the most comprehensive and up-to-date running-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round running-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.No other running book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book has been designed specially for runners to increase endurance, stamina, speed and strength. By following the programs contained in this book, you will no longer run out of gas before the race is over, but instead you will be able to sprint at record paces until the finish line.Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all ...
John Little, Doug McGuff
Body by Science: A Research Based Program to Get the Results You Want in 12 Minutes a Week
by McGraw-Hill (Paperback)
Building muscle has never been faster or. easier than with this revolutionary once-a-week. training program. . In Body By Science, bodybuilding powerhouse John Little teams up with fitness medicine expert Dr. Doug McGuff to present a scientifically proven formula for maximizing muscle development in just 12 minutes a week. Backed by rigorous research, the authors prescribe a weekly high-intensity program for increasing strength, revving metabolism, and building muscle for a total fitness experience.. . .
Men's Health Home Workout Bible:
by Rodale Books (Paperback)
You dont need to muscle your way in to the gym to get a great workout. While recent statistics show that strength training is one of the countrys fastest-growing exercise activities, there is a corresponding rise in dollars spent on home exercise equipment. If a home workout is your style, this encyclopedic volume shows you how to get the results you want no matter what gear you own or what your experience level. Each chapter focuses on different types of equipment (dumbbells, barbells, cable station, full multistation home-gym apparatus, or even no equipment at all) with workout advice appropriate to the beginning, intermediate, or advanced weight lifter. Learn how to create a customized workout program based on your goals, equipment, and experience. Those interested in creating or expanding their home gym will find valuable consumer tips for making the wisest choices and getting the best deals.
The Editors of Runner's World Magazine
Runner's World Training Journal
by Rodale Books (Spiral-bound) (Release Date: 2006-09-19)
With updated facts, motivational quotes, and more than 150 tips based on the latest scientific information, this revised edition is the ultimate week-by-week training journal for runners of all abilities—from the top experts in the sportWith the imprimatur of the leading authority on running, the Runner’s World Training Journal provides the perfect framework to help runners track a year’s worth of runs and reach all of their goals—whether they seek better aerobic conditioning, weight loss, or world records. The only runner’s training journal with full-color photos throughout and top-notch tips from the experts at Runner’s World, this handsomely redesigned journal provides:• heavyweight smearproof paper that stands up to sweaty hands and a handy spiral binding that guarantees ease of use• ample space for readers to record facts about each day’s run—including route, distance, time, and cross-training—and to note how they felt at the time• a Week-at-a-Glance ...