The complete guide to training with free weights / Graeme Marsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsh, Graeme, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weight training.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, [2008]

Summary:

A key title in the successful Complete Guides series, this is the definitive text on using free weights for strength, conditioning and flexibility training. Free weights are the simplest and most effective pieces of equipment and are found in every gym and many homes. The benefits of their use - as opposed to fixed-weight machines - are becoming increasingly appreciated in the fitness industry, and include: saving money on gym membership with home workouts a wider range of exercises exercises working more muscles than fixed machines for a quicker workout avoiding over-training single muscle groups, which can lead to strength imbalances better co-ordination and core stability In addition to a variety of exercises, the book will also contain sample programmes, tips on technique, and exercises for specific sports, ages and body types.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Dedication

Table of Contents

PART ONE

1 Getting started

2 Equipment

3 Safety

PART TWO

4 Upper body exercises

5 Lower body exercises

6 Total body exercises - an introduction to the Olympic lifts

PART THREE

7 Programme design part 1 - understanding reps, sets, tempo, rest and planning for success

8 Programme design part 2 - spice up your sets and reps

9 Programme design part 3 - planning your training

10 Sample workouts - fat loss, muscle gain and relative strength

11 Closing thoughts

Bibliography

Glossary

Acknowledgements

Also Available

eCopyright.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781408195505

140819550X

9781408195512

1408195518

OCLC:

1057669495