Weight Training for a New Body: Over 300 Exercises to Tone, Strengthen, and Build Muscle [Spiral-bound]

Mike Croskery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

Easy to use and extensively illustrated, this book enables anyone - from beginner to advanced - to design a personalized weight training and stretching routine for reaching various fitness goals and a desired body shape. The descriptions of the 300 exercises included in the book contain an exercise difficulty rating and starting weight for both men and women that allows any level of weight trainer to learn new exercises to target problem areas. Additional information includes sample exercise routines for all ages to help increase muscle definition, development, strength, power, or general fitness. A section on stretching covers 26 differentexercises to help increase the range or motion of the joints and information on how to incorporate them into your workout. This comprehensive, user-friendly and essential reference contains all the necessary information readers need to develop and follow a weight trainingand stretching routine to reach their fitness goals quickly. Weight Training for a New Body will sure to be the preferred reference for all fitness professionals and enthusiasts

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

If you, or someone you know, weight trains for exercise, then this book is essential! Designed for both beginner and advanced weight lifters, this handbook guides readers from start to finish through designing their own personalized training routines. In addition there are over 300 weight training and stretching exercises with easy-to-follow pictures and descriptions which makes learning new movements and targeting problem areas easier than ever.

Additional valuable information contained within this handbook includes the following: A difficulty rating tells the reader how hard the exercise could be to perform Estimated starting weights for both men and women give the reader an idea of how much weight should be lifted for the respective exercise.

PLUS - Sample exercise routines to help define. strengthen, and build your muscles the way you want!

About the Author

Mike Croskery holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics and is a certified exercise consultant who has spent more than ten years working with professional and national athletes as well as overa thousand fitness enthusiasts to help then reach their goals. He has researched muscle growth and strength training and has developed and taught many courses and seminars on these topics. Mike is also a former champion bodybuilder.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 346 pages
• Publisher: Myomax Performance Publications (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968836518
• ISBN-13: 978-0968836514
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,755,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)