Basic Weight Training for Men and Women - Softcover

Fahey, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073376582 ISBN 13: 9780073376585

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2009

Synopsis

This popular text is a comprehensive, practical guide to developing a personalized weight-training program with both free weights and machines. Weight training concepts and specific exercises are grouped by body region, and many photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and figures demonstrate proper technique and form.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas D. Fahey (Ed.D.,University of California, Berkeley) is Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico, where he teaches Exercise Physiology and Principles of Strength and Conditioning. In addition to writing college textbooks and trade books on exercise physiology, wellness, and athletic training, he has written hundreds of articles for scholarly journals and popular magazines and is a contributing editor and writer for several fitness magazines. A volunteer assistant coach with the track and field team at Chico, he is a world-class masters discus thrower and has won many international awards and medals. He is a former competitor in powerlifting, highland games, alpine skiing, and tennis.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0073376582
• ISBN 13: 9780073376585
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288