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 color
Over 75 exercises to increase your flexibility and strength
Expert instructions for exercises for strength training and gym fitness, stretching and flexibility training, yoga, Pilates, and bodybuilding
Learn how each exercise works and understand how it shapes the body, with the science of movement, training concepts, and fitness principles
Perfect 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-color anatomical illustrations provide an inside look at how exercise affects the 70 main muscles
Over 75 exercises cover the major body parts and types of training and will condition your entire body to give you a stronger, more flexible, centered physique
Expert 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 Press
Standing Torso Rotations
Bend and Reach
Multidirectional Lunges
Seated Stride into Saw Stretch
Walking Arm Swings
And more

Abdominals, Stabilization, and Balance

Posture Primer (pictured)
Abdominal Stabilization Program
Forward Stability Ball Roll
Plank Pose Stabilization
Bodyweight Leaning Side Abdominal
Bodyweight Sit-Ups
And more

Compound and Power Exercises

Bent Leg Good Morning
Bodyweight/Air Squat
Back Squat
Front Squat
Overhead Squat
Medicine Ball Clean (pictured)
And more

Legs and Hips

Barbell Lunge
Freestanding Lateral Lunge (pictured)
Bench Step
Freestanding Barbell Plié Squats
Seesaw with Ball

Plyometrics and Explosive Conditioning

Standing Jump and Reach
Box Jumps (pictured)
Wall Balls
4-Point Burpee

Chest

Push-Ups
Bodyweight Modified Push-Ups
Dumbbell Bench Press
Barbell Bench Press (pictured)
Dumbbell Flat Bench Flyes
Bodyweight Dips

Back and Shoulders

Machine Cable Front Lat Pulldown
Bent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Rows (pictured)
Dumbbell Seated Shoulder Press
Seated Low Cable Pulley Rows
And more

Arms

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

Aerobic and Metabolic Training

Skipping/Jump Rope
Aerobic Machines (pictured)
Jogging and Running

Post-Training Cool Down

Supine Legs to Chest
Side-to-Side Hip Rolls
Supine Lying Single-Leg Hamstring Stretch
Seated Rotation (pictured)
Knee Iliopsoas Stretch
And more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Design Originals; First Edition (August 14, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1504800516
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1504800518
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches