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A unique guide, reference work and graphic education tool suitable for any woman interested in understanding how her body functions during exercise and in formulating a personal exercise program. Over 90 exercises that will help you sculpt your entire body, ranging from free-weights and fixed weights to routines employing machines and aerobics. All exercises accompanied by detailed anatomical illustrations that show exactly which muscles are being used and how. Comprehensive separate sections covering the abdominals, chest, legs and hips, back and shoulders and arms. Unique fitness assessment tests to help you construct your own personal exercise program, whatever your fitness level, body shape and life stage.

Аннотация

Perfect for beginning and advanced fitness practitioners alike, this is an in-depth look into the most magnificent machine ever created–the human body. Using detailed anatomical illustrations, New Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training provides you visual insight into what happens to this organic machine during exercise–muscles and tendons working in concert to strengthen your body's building blocks. With a basic knowledge of how the body works, you can buff up your body with more than 75 selected exercises, grouped by body region and involving gym machines, free weights, and body weight/stretching, as well as yoga and Pilates. Each exercise is vividly illustrated by a full-color anatomical illustration of the targeted muscles, together with instructions on execution and technique.