Weight training: steps to success /

"Combining the experience of strength and conditioning experts Thomas Baechle and Roger Earle, this guide will maximize your development with a progressive approach to weight training using either free weights or machines. Learn which exercises target which muscles and how to perform each one c...

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Main Author: Baechle, Thomas R., 1943- (Author)
Other Authors: Earle, Roger W., 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Champaign, IL Human Kinetics, c2012.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Series:First Sports Instruction Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Learning about equipment and its proper use
  • Mastering stretching, lifting, and spotting skills
  • Learning how to select exercises and training loads
  • Selecting chest exercises and training loads
  • Selecting back exercises and training loads
  • Selecting shoulder exercises and training loads
  • Selecting upper arm exercises and training loads
  • Selecting leg exercises and training loads
  • Selecting core exercises and training loads
  • Selecting total-body exercises and training loads
  • Completing your first workout
  • Applying program design principles
  • Learning how to manipulate training variables to maximize results
  • Designing your own program.