New Anatomy for Strength & Fitness Training: An Illustrated Guide to Your Muscles in Action Including Exercises Used in CrossFit (R), P90X (R), and Other Popular Fitness Programs (IMM Lifestyle Books)

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Get an in-depth look into the most magnificent machine ever created—the human body!

Over 100 anatomical illustrations of 70 muscles in action, detailed and in full colorOver 75 exercises to increase your flexibility and strengthExpert instructions for exercises for strength training and gym fitness, stretching and flexibility training, yoga, Pilates, and bodybuildingLearn how each exercise works and understand how it shapes the body, with the science of movement, training concepts, and fitness principlesPerfect for beginners and advanced fitness practitioners alike, this is the must-have exercise reference for fitness enthusiasts

Using detailed anatomical illustrations, New Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training provides you with visual insight into what happens to the human organic machine during exercise—muscles and tendons working in concert to strengthen your body’s building blocks.

With this basic knowledge of how the body works, you can buff up your body with the book’s 75+ exercises, grouped by body region and involving gym machines, free weights, and body weight/stretching, as well as yoga and Pilates. Included are comparisons of contemporary training options from CrossFit and P90X to Zumba, SoulCycle, TRX, Orangetheory, and more.

Each exercise is vividly illustrated by a full-color anatomical illustration of the targeted muscles, together with instructions on execution and technique. By understanding how your body responds to each movement, you’ll be able to isolate specific muscle groups and design the most targeted program possible.

Motivate yourself and make your workouts more powerful and effective by seeing how your muscles actually work when you exercise with safe and proper form!

“New Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training is clearly written and designed with highly instructive illustrations. A powerful resource for novice and advanced fitness enthusiasts alike, this book is the Bible of strength and fitness training. It is empowering, and should be in every home and commercial gym.”
—Allan Richter, Editor, Discover Life and Energy Times magazines

From the Publisher

Get an In-Depth Look at Your Muscles

Discover what happens to your muscles when you exercise!

Learn how to make your workouts more powerful and effective by seeing how your muscles actually work when you exercise with safe and proper form. Boost your performance with more than 75 selected workouts, grouped by body region and involving gym machines, free weights, body weight/stretching, yoga, Pilates, and more.

100+ full-colour anatomical illustrations provide an inside look at how exercise affects the 70 main musclesOver 75 exercises cover the major body parts and types of training and will condition your entire body to give you a stronger, more flexible, centred physiqueExpert instructions for each exercise include difficulty levels, training tips, starting positions, and technical muscle analyses

Conditioning and Exercises

Conditioning Primer

Learn about the musculoskeletal system, then all about joints and movements, fitness concepts, the 3 phases of your fitness journey, CrossFit, Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, SoulCycle, TRX, Orangetheory, and more.

Pre-Training Warm-Up Squat Push PressStanding Torso RotationsBend and ReachMultidirectional LungesSeated Stride into Saw StretchWalking Arm SwingsAnd more

Abdominals, Stabilisation, and Balance Posture Primer (pictured)Abdominal Stabilisation ProgramForward Stability Ball RollPlank Pose StabilisationBodyweight Leaning Side AbdominalBodyweight Sit-UpsAnd more

Compound and Power Exercises

Bent Leg Good MorningBodyweight/Air SquatBack SquatFront SquatOverhead SquatMedicine Ball Clean (pictured)And more

Legs and Hips

Barbell LungeFreestanding Lateral Lunge (pictured)Bench StepFreestanding Barbell Plié SquatsSeesaw with Ball

Plyometrics and Explosive Conditioning

Standing Jump and ReachBox Jumps (pictured)Wall Balls4-Point Burpee

Chest

Push-UpsBodyweight Modified Push-UpsDumbbell Bench PressBarbell Bench Press (pictured)Dumbbell Flat Bench FlyesBodyweight Dips

Back and Shoulders

Machine Cable Front Lat PulldownBent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Rows (pictured)Dumbbell Seated Shoulder PressSeated Low Cable Pulley RowsAnd more

Arms

Dumbbell Seated Overhead Tricep Extension on a Ball (pictured)Supine Barbell French CurlBarbell Triceps PressStanding Barbell Curl

Aerobic and Metabolic Training

Skipping/Jump RopeAerobic Machines (pictured)Jogging and Running

Post-Training Cool Down

Supine Legs to ChestSide-to-Side Hip RollsSupine Lying Single-Leg Hamstring StretchSeated Rotation (pictured)Knee Iliopsoas StretchAnd more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ IMM Lifestyle
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 23 July 2018
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1504800516
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1504800518
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 1.91 x 27.94 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 17,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 52 in Medical Teaching Aids 179 in Other Branches of Medicine 195 in Fitness & Exercise
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