Strength Training for the Legs (Strength Training Anatomy)

Delavier, Frederic

ISBN 10: 0736059385 ISBN 13: 9780736059381

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2005

Using the same masterful anatomical artwork that is featured in the bestselling Strength Training Anatomy and Women's Strength Training Anatomy books, the Strength Training Anatomy poster series consists of seven full-color posters that fully illustrate every major muscle group. This region-specific poster, the Legs Poster, is available separately and presents eight exercise illustrations. Squat; Front squat; Inclined leg press; Leg extensions; Lying leg curls; Standing calf raises; Seated calf raises; Machine adductors; Each illustration depicts the anatomy in action, including musculoskeletal attachments and how exercise variations target specific muscles. This poster serves as a blueprint for maximizing the benefits of every leg workout.

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About the Author

The former editor in chief of the French magazine PowerMag, Frederic Delavier is currently a journalist for the French magazine Le Monde du Muscle and a contributor to several other muscle publications, including Men's Health Germany. He is the author of the bestselling Strength Training Anatomy and Women's Strength Training Anatomy, which have sold a combined 350,000 copies in the United States and have been translated into 15 languages. Delavier is a gifted artist with an exceptional knowledge of human anatomy. He studied morphology and anatomy for five years at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied dissection for three years at the Paris Faculte de Medicine. Delavier won the French powerlifting title in 1988 and makes annual presentations on the sports applications of biomechanics at conferences in Switzerland. His teaching efforts have earned him the Grand Prix de Techniques et de Pedagogie Sportive. Delavier lives in Paris, France.

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