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Posted by blogmaster in Fitness Training Books, tags: Bigger, Build, Conditioning, Health, Men's, Muscles, Performancebased, Power, Stronger, Through, Training
- ISBN13: 9781594865848
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One of the nation’s elite strength and conditioning coaches presents a unique training program designed to help men achieve functional strength and muscular balance throughout their bodies
For decades, the conventional measure of an individual’s strength was the amount of weight he could bench press. Now, that measure is being challenged by expert trainers like Robert dos Remedios who argue that the variety of movement patterns used in functional training is the real key to getting bigger, stronger, and more powerful. In Men’s Health Book of Strength, this acclaimed collegiate strength and conditioning coach describes in detail the methods he has used to develop hundreds of Division I scholarship athletes, including several current NFL players.
The key features that make this book a standout in the fitness field include:
• exercises geared toward functional strength that can be utilized in real-world situations, from playing sports to lifting furniture
• training sessions that are short, intense, and highly effective
• compound, multijoint exercises that replace the less-effective isolation exercises found in many fitness books
• no-nonsense dietary information utilizing a new and innovative food pyramid developed by the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition that will optimize strength gains, recovery, and physical progress
Men’s Health Power Training: Build Bigger, Stronger Muscles with through Performance-based Conditioning
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- ISBN13: 9781605295497
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The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises is the essential workout guide for anyone who wants a better body. As the most comprehensive collection of exercises ever created, this makeover manual is a body-shaping power tool for both beginners and longtime fitness buffs alike. From start to finish, this 480-page makeover manual bulges with hundreds of useful tips, the latest findings in exercise science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world’s top trainers. Inside The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises you’ll find: 619 Exercises!
All expertly demonstrated with color photographs, with dozens of movements for every muscle in your body, including:
* More than 100 core exercises! You’ll never run out of ways to sculpt your abs.
* 74 biceps, triceps, and forearm exercises: Tone your arms faster than ever before.
* 64 chest exercises, to burn more calories and even help give your bosom a lift.
* 103 back exercises, to make sure you turn heads in your backless dress.
* 40 shoulder exercises, so you can wear a tank top with confidence.
* 99 quadriceps and calves exercises, to help you look great in a pair of shorts.
* 62 glutes and hamstrings exercises, for the perfect backside. Hundreds of workouts!
From cover to cover, you’ll quickly see that there’s a training plan for every fitness goal—whether you want to shrink your hip, find your abs, or shape your arms. Highlights include: * The World’s Greatest 4-Week Diet and Exercise Plan
Lose 10 pounds of pure fat in 30 days! This scientifically proven plan, based on research from the University of Connecticut, shows what’s truly possible when you combine the right kind of diet with the right kind of exercise. You’ll build muscle and lose fat faster than ever. * The Get-Your-Body-Back (Fast!) Guide
If you’ve never even picked up a weight, you’ll want to try this plan from Joe Dowdell, C.S.C.S. Joe makes his living training models, athletes, and celebrities, and has worked with such names as Anne Hathaway, Claire Danes, Molly Sims, and Kate Hudson, as well as Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated swimsuit models. And the strategies he uses when designing workouts for his high-profile clientele are the same ones he employs to help you quickly burn fat, firm up, and improve your overall fitness. * The Bikini-Ready Workout
This fitness plan will help you flatten your stomach and tighten your butt. It’s designed by celebrity trainer Valerie Waters, who has perfected the body-shaping workouts you’ll find here on dozens of Hollywood stars, including Jennifer Garner, Rachel Nichols, Kate Beckinsale, and Jessica Biel. Add your name to Valerie’s client list to tone your total body and feel more confident than ever. * The Skinny Jeans Workout
Want to look sexier in a pair of Sevens? Try this routine from Women’s Health fitness advisor Rachel Cosgrove, CSCS. In a pilot study at Rachel’s gym, clients who tried the plan dropped two jean sizes in just 8 weeks. And: * The Wedding Workout
Look great—just in time for the big day (and your honeymoon!) * The Hard-Body Workout
Use this 12-week plan to tone your legs, arms, and abs faster than ever
* The Lose-the-Last-10-Pounds Workout
Your guide to finishing off that last bit of flab for good
* The Total-body Arm-shaping Workout
Blast fat as you shape and firm your arms
* The Best Three-Exercise Workouts
Shrink your hips with just three simple moves
* The Prenatal Workout
Stay fit and healthy during your pregnancy
* The Best Workouts for a Crowded Gym
Sculpt a lean, fit body—no waiting! * The Time-Saving Couples Workout
Burn fat together (it’s the secret to better sex!) * The Best Bodyweight Workouts
Take your workout anywhere with these no-weight routines * The 10 Best 15-Minute Workouts
Bust stress, blast fat, and build muscle in almost no time
Plus:
Every page of The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises is filled with the fitness and nutrition tips and tricks you need to sculpt the body you want. Throughout the book, you’ll discover: * The secret to burning 40 percent more fat.
* The 18 fitness mistakes you should never make
* The best stretch for every muscle
* The fastest cardio workout of all-time (just 4 minutes!)
* The best exercises you’ve never done
* The 8 healthiest foods you aren’t eating
* The 4 perfect fitness foods
* The 25 super snacks that keep you lean
* The 5 biggest nutrition lies—exposed!
* The truth about saturated fat
* The simple way to master the pushup
* The 20 ways lifting weights helps you look great, stay healthy, and live longer
The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Sexier, Healthier YOU!
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- ISBN13: 9780345528582
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From an elite Special Operations physical trainer, an ingeniously simple, rapid-results, do-anywhere program for getting into amazing shape
For men and women of all athletic abilities!
As the demand for Special Operations military forces has grown over the last decade, elite trainer Mark Lauren has been at the front lines of preparing nearly one thousand soldiers, getting them lean and strong in record time. Now, for regular Joes and Janes, he shares the secret to his amazingly effective regimen—simple exercises that require nothing more than the resistance of your own bodyweight to help you reach the pinnacle of fitness and look better than ever before.
Armed with Mark Lauren’s motivation techniques, expert training, and nutrition advice, you’ll see rapid results by working out just thirty minutes a day, four times a week—whether in your living room, yard, garage, hotel room, or office. Lauren’s exercises build more metabolism-enhancing muscle than weightlifting, burn more fat than aerobics, and are safer than both, since bodyweight exercises develop balance and stability and therefore help prevent injuries. Choose your workout level—Basic, 1st Class, Master Class,and Chief Class—and get started, following the clear instructions for 125 exercises that work every muscle from your neck to your ankles. Forget about gym memberships, free weights, and infomercial contraptions. They are all poor substitutes for the world’s most advanced fitness machine, the one thing you are never without: your own body.
You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises
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Posted by blogmaster in Fitness Training Books, tags: Book, Exercises, Four, Health, Leaner, Men's, More, Muscular, Stronger, Weeks
- ISBN13: 9781605295503
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The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises is the essential workout guide for anyone who wants a better body. As the most comprehensive collection of exercises ever created, this book is a body-shaping power tool for both beginners and longtime lifters alike. From start to finish, this 480-page muscle manual bulges with hundreds of useful tips, the latest findings in exercise science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world’s top trainers. Inside The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises you’ll find: 619 Exercises!
All expertly demonstrated with color photographs, with dozens of movements for every muscle in your body, including:
* More than 100 core exercises! You’ll never run out of ways to sculpt your six-pack.
* 74 biceps, triceps, and forearm exercises: Build your arms faster than ever before.
* 64 chest exercises, and featuring dozens of variations of the pushup and bench press.
* 103 back exercises, so you can carve a v-shaped torso.
* 40 shoulder exercises, for a tank-top worthy torso.
* 99 quadriceps and calves exercises, to help you jump higher and run faster.
* 62 glutes and hamstrings exercises, for a more powerful, athletic body. Hundreds of workouts!
From cover to cover, you’ll quickly see that there’s a training plan for every fitness goal—whether you want to shrink your hip, find your abs, or shape your arms. Highlights include: * The World’s Greatest 4-Week Diet and Exercise Plan
Lose 10 pounds of pure fat in 30 days! This scientifically proven plan, based on research from the University of Connecticut, shows what’s truly possible when you combine the right kind of diet with the right kind of exercise. You’ll build muscle and lose fat faster than ever. * 64 Ways to Add Inches to Your Arms
You’ll learn how to mix-and-match the 12 best biceps exercises to create scores of sleeve-busting routines. The upshot: You’ll never get stuck in a muscle-building rut again! * The Get Back In Shape (Fast!) Guide
If you’ve never even picked up a weight, you’ll want to try this plan from Joe Dowdell, C.S.C.S. Joe makes his living training celebrities, cover models, and professional athletes, such as NBA stars Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy. And the strategies he uses when designing workouts for his high-profile clientele are the same ones he employs to help you burn fat, build muscle, and get back in shape. * The Ultimate Fat Loss Plan
You might call this the six-pack workout. That’s because it’s designed to help you finally finish off the flab that’s hiding your abs. Created by Bill Hartman, P.T., C.S.C.S., a top fitness advisor to Men’s Health, it’s based entirely on the new science of fat loss. From the sets to the reps to the rest, every part of this workout is designed to optimize your body’s ability to burn away belly-fat.
And:
* Boost Your Bench Press by 50 Pounds in 8 Weeks
World-class powerlifter Dave Tate shares the strategies that helped him lift a personal best of 610 pounds
* Triple Your Chinups in 6 Weeks
Use this simple routine that to master one of the world’s greatest muscle-building exercises * Add 4 to 10 inches to Your Vertical Leap
This high-flying plan from strength coach Kelly Baggett will have you jumping out of the gym in no time
* The Beach Ready Body Workout
Get-strong to get-big—this 8-week plan shows you how
* The Wedding Workout
Look great—just in time for the big day (and your honeymoon!) * The Best Sports Workout
Train like an athlete, look like an athlete * The Scrawny to Brawny Workout
Pack on muscle fast: your 4-week plan
* The Best Workouts for a Crowded Gym
Sculpt a lean, fit body—no waiting! * The Best Bodyweight Workouts
Take your workout anywhere with these no-weight routines
* The 10 Best 15-Minute Workouts
Bust stress, blast fat, and build muscle in almost no time * The 7-Minute Back-Saving Workout
End low-back pain for good! Plus:
Every page of The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises is filled with the fitness and nutrition tips and tricks you need to sculpt the body you want. Throughout the book, you’ll discover: * The secret to burning 40 percent more fat.
* The 18 muscle mistakes you should never make
* The best stretch for every muscle
* The fastest cardio workout of all-time (just 4 minutes!)
* The best exercises you’ve never done
* The 8 healthiest foods you aren’t eating
* The 4 surprising foods that build muscle
* The 25 super snacks that keep you lean
* The 5 biggest nutrition myths, busted
* The truth about saturated fat
* The perfect foods to fuel your workouts
* The complete guide to protein powders
* The 20 ways lifting weights helps you look great, stay healthy, and live longer
The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Stronger, More Muscular YOU!
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Posted by blogmaster in Fitness Training Books, tags: Back, Core, Fitness, Lifting, MythBusting, PainFree, Plan, Rules, Strong, Want, Women
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An expert fitness team shares their cutting-edge program for achieving stellar abs-in just three hours a week.
A strong, athletic physique, highlighted by a flat midsection with well-defined abdominal muscles, is the goal of everyone who works out, from lifelong gym rats to the New Year’s resolution crowd. But most people who seek these goals undermine their efforts. In The New Rules of Lifting for Abs, Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove offer unique programs based on the latest breakthroughs in exercise science. And, as they did in their previous books, The New Rules of Lifting and The New Rules of Lifting for Women, the authors debunk ab-training myths while showing readers how to strip off even the most stubborn flab.
Surprising revelations include:
• Washboard abs do not always equal a healthy, pain-free back
• The crunch is actually a poor choice for most people
• Extending the core can be much more effective than flexing ab muscles • It’s impossible to isolate the core muscles
• And much, much more
Readers get three months of intense workouts, combining fat-busting conditioning work with intense strength training, which they can easily expand into a yearlong program. Schuler and Cosgrove also include a nutrition component detailing how to eat for fat loss, muscle gain, and improved health. Home-gym friendly, and illustrated with more than 150 black-and-white photographs, The New Rules of Lifting for Abs delivers the goods.
The New Rules of Lifting for Abs: A Myth-Busting Fitness Plan for Men and Women Who Want a Strong Core and a Pain-Free Back
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- ISBN13: 9781451602173
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MAKE YOUR DREAM BODY A REALITYFROM KRIS GETHIN, editor in chief of the world’s leading online fitness site Bodybuilding.com, comes a revolutionary 12-week diet and exercise program—supported by two million members and thousands of real-life success stories. Body by Design is a plan that promotes health from the inside out, starting by breaking down the mental blocks that are holding you back, then by building up the muscles on your body, and finally by adding delicious, healthy food onto your plate.Rather than subtracting things from your life— cutting out calories, losing weight, banishing your belly—here’s how to add more of the right things: more muscle, more support, and more success. Motivation is the key factor that drives permanent change, and with Body by Design you can finally learn how to activate your inner motivation andWith the proper balance of weight training, make fit happen forever. cardiovascular exercise, and nutrition—along with the motivational tools to stick with that program for the long term—even people who have struggled with fitness for their entire lives can achieve spectacular, lasting results. Join the “Transformation Nation” and create your own story that will inspire others—with Body by Design.In Body by Design, you’ll learn the optimal balance of weight training, cardiovascular exercise, and nutrition—along with the motivational tools to stick with your goals and achieve dramatic results. Rather than subtracting things from your life (cutting calories, losing weight, banishing your belly), here’s how to more muscle, more support, and more success.Based on the best practices found at Bodybuilding.com (the world’s leading online fitness site), Body by Design shows that amazing things can happen when people get the tools they need to achieve their fitness goals.***YOU CAN TRANSFORM YOUR BODY. GET AND STAY MOTIVATED.Identify your “Transformation Trigger” and create a system of radical accountability in your life—whether your goal is to lose 30 pounds of fat or gain 30 pounds of muscle.EXERCISE FOR OPTIMUM RESULTS with a fully illustrated, 12-week workout. By changing your routine often, you will “shock” your body into doing more than you ever thought you could.EAT CLEAN TO GET LEAN with simple, inexpensive, and delicious recipes. Supercharge your metabolism and keep hunger under control.***TIFFANY FORNI is a self-professed “fat girl turned fitness nerd” who turned her newfound passion for health into a career as a personal trainer.ROCHELLE FORD came from a family of unhealthy eaters but eventually lost more than 100 pounds—and converted her family to her good habits in the process.CLAUDIO RAMOS has more energy than ever after his 135-pound weight loss—“It’s like I’ve been reborn.”RICKY HOWELL achieved a stronger body and a newfound sense of confidence after his divorce.PLUS, YOU’LL READ AMAZING STORIES— and see remarkable before-and-after photos— from people just like you who have experienced dramatic, life-changing results.Amazon.com Review
A Q&A with Author Kris Gethin
Q: What sets Body by Design apart from other books in the fitness category?
Gethin: When I set out to create Body by Design, I soon realized I have one tool at my disposal that no other fitness book before has ever had – a community of hundreds of thousands of people who know that this stuff works. I’m the editor in chief of BodySpace, the largest fitness-focused social networking site in the world (think of it like Facebook for fitness). Every day I’m talking with our members — giving them advice, listening to their concerns and challenges, and learning what works (and what doesn’t). In addition, I’ve been training athletes, fitness professionals, and regular people who just want to get healthy for more than a decade. I’ve seen people undergo the most amazing transformations when they use all the tools at their disposal — the right diet, a smart exercise regimen, and the lasting mental motivation they need to stick with the program for the long term.
In Body by Design, I’m combining my own expertise with the crowd-sourced wisdom of hundreds of thousands of BodySpace members to create an utterly unique and incredibly inspiring book. The core of Body by Design is the 12-week workout plan, fully illustrated with four-color photos (and, in the enhanced eBook edition, video). I’ll also give you a simple eating plan, dozens of delicious recipes, and motivational tips you won’t find anywhere else to keep you on track. In addition, you’ll read more than 20 Transformation Stories, from people just like you who actually achieved the body of their dreams.
Q: How did you first get involved with fitness and training?
Gethin: Several years ago, I suffered a bad back injury and severe asthma – and then I transformed from an active guy to a couch potato, gaining a circle of friends who liked to party. Soon I was overweight and depressed. I knew I was too weak to change my habits on my own, so I decided to change my social network and surround myself with people who enjoyed working out and taking care of their bodies. Soon fitness was a lifestyle, not just a passing fad for me. I lost weight, eradicated my back pain, regained energy, improved my outlook on life … and then I made it my life’s work to inspire others.
Q: Why do so many people have trouble sticking to a fitness plan?
Gethin: Too many people focus on short-term goals. Trying to reach some “perfect” physique or losing weight for a big event can only motivate you for so long – then you’re right back where you started. I call these kinds of short-term goals “fixed motivation.” True motivation — lasting motivation — is something quite different. If you can tap into your long-term goals and create a group of friends you can relate to, you will never have to make another New Year’s resolution to lose weight, or put all of your hope in an exercise gadget from an infomercial — and you certainly won’t find yourself going through the perpetual cycle of yo-yo dieting.
Extra support can be found online at places like BodySpace (www.bodyspace.com). When you tell yourself that you aren’t going to eat cake anymore, it’s easy to give in to temptation, especially if you are having a bad day or happen to be at a social gathering. Now imagine telling 10, 100, maybe 1,000 friends (who are supportive) that you’ve set healthier eating goals for yourself. All of a sudden, accountability takes on a whole new meaning — it becomes Radical Accountability. You don’t have to log on to BodySpace to enjoy the benefits of Body by Design –- but it’s there if you need it!
Q: How important is diet vs. exercise in a fitness plan? And what changes should someone make in their diet to complement their workouts?
Gethin: One isn’t more important than the other. Trying to get into shape without a strategic nutrition plan, an ever-challenging exercise routine, or a support group is much like shaving off the leg from a stool – you’re going become unstable and likely to fall over. The majority of people focus on removing things from their diets, but Body by Design focuses on adding -– adding more meals to keep the metabolism firing, adding more quality calories to provide energy and recovery from the accompanying training routine, and more adding instrumental training phases to the workout routine to ensure the body doesn’t adapt and plateau.
Q: Any last words of advice?
Gethin: Be transparent with your goals — tell as many supportive people as you can. By putting your reputation on the line and staring in the face of certain embarrassment, you are much more accountable to see your goals through, for life.
Body By Design: The Complete 12-Week Plan to Transform Your Body Forever
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- ISBN13: 9781554073856
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Anatomy of Exercise: A Trainer’s Inside Guide to Your Workout
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Practical Programming offers a different approach to exercise programming. Based on a combined 70+ years of academic expertise, elite-level coaching experience, and the observation of thousands of novice trainees, the authors present a chronological analysis of the response to exercise as it varies through the training history of the athlete, one that reflects the realities of human physiology, psychology, and common sense. Practical Programming explains the differences in response to exercise commonly observed between athletes at the novice, intermediate, and advanced levels, explains these differences in the context of the relevant science, and presents new training models that actually work for athletes at all levels of experience. Complete with new, innovative graphical representation of cutting edge concepts in exercise programming, Practical Programming has become a standard reference in the field of exercise and human performance.
Practical Programming for Strength Training
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- ISBN13: 9781569755594
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Athletes will do anything to be more competitive. They’ll buy the latest equipment, practice for hours, and even pay a personal trainer for lessons. This book offers them a more fundamental way to perform better: improve their overall athleticism.
The plyometrics exercises in this book are proven to help athletes progressively enhance their speed, agility, quickness, and jumping ability. The sport-specific workouts are not about getting in shape, they’re about getting to a crosscourt backhand faster, reaching higher for a rebound, or making a sharper cut to get open in front of the goal.
Plyometrics for Explosive Speed and Power provides the nonprofessional with an easy-to-understand explanation of why plyometrics works, the sports-training research behind it, and how to integrate plyometrics into an overall fitness program. It provides complete illustrated descriptions for each exercise and includes an easy-to-follow index listing each exercise by level and category, based on desired performance outcome.
Plyometrics for Athletes at All Levels: A Training Guide for Explosive Speed and Power
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- ISBN13: 9780736056083
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Add structure and variety to your walks with specific programs and 60 workouts to use on your path to improved fitness and health. Fitness Walking offers a full menu of walks from which you can choose the duration, distance, speed, and nature of the walk you prefer each day while staying on track to meet your overall fitness goals. In addition to the specially designed walks, you’ll find clear-cut training advice, instructions for creating your own walking schedule, and useful tips from one of America’s foremost authorities on the topic. Fitness Walking is like having a personal trainer striding alongside you every step of the way. It’s the best way to ensure you get the physical benefits and enjoyment you deserve out of every trek you take.
Fitness Walking – 2nd Edition
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