Teach Yourself Visually Weight Training (Teach Yourself Visually S.) - Softcover

MaranGraphics

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764525824 ISBN 13: 9780764525827

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 2003

Synopsis

Weight training has become a popular way to get in shape and maintain good health. People of all ages are now interested in weight training and recognize the benefits of weight training to achieve and keep a healthy body. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training will be an information–packed guide to getting started with a weight training routine and then customizing the routine to constantly meet the readers′ needs. The book will cover all the basics of weight training, but will also include more advanced techniques and exercises. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training will also provide supplemental information about nutrition, setting up a home gym and more. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training will contain full–color photographs of exercises for every major muscle group, along with clear, step–by–step instructions for performing the exercises. Useful tips will provide additional information and advice to help enhance the readers′ weight training experience. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training will be packed with information useful to people who are just beginning to make weight training a part of their health regime. For people who have been weight training for some time, the book will provide a refresher course on proper form and will present new exercises readers can add to their routines.

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training should include sections on:

• Why you should lift weights.
• Considerations for joining a gym or working out at home.
• Appropriate clothing and equipment for weight training.
• Step–by–step instructions with full–color photographs for performing exercises for the back, chest, shoulders, arms, abdominals and legs.
• Designing a basic workout.
• Warm–up and stretching exercises and considerations.
• Information on aerobic and cardiovascular training.
• How to achieve proper form and minimize the risk of injury when weight training.
• Easy–to–follow instructions for advanced training techniques, such as supersets and breakdowns.
• Information on supplements and nutrition.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something and skip the long–winded explanations? The Visual Learning System in Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training breaks down the complexities of this intimidating sport into graphical two–page lessons that simplify learning. Inside you ll find clear, step–by–step instructions for beginning a weight training routine, with tips on form, warming up and cooling down, and preventing injury. Full–color photographs show you how to work every major muscle group. Plus, you ll discover how to set up a home gym and progress to more advanced training techniques.

• "Teach Yourself" sidebars provide practical tips and tricks
• Large color photos demonstrate how to correctly perform each exercise
• Step–by–step instructions explain beginner to more advanced moves
• Two–page lessons offer exercises you can practice immediately

About the Author

Mindy Parmar is a Certified Athletic Therapist and Personal Trainer. She instructs and certifies fitness professionals to achieve their personal trainer certifications. Parmar teamed with the maranGraphics Development Group to make Teach Yourself VISUALLY Weight Training easy to follow, medically solid, and adaptable to your personal fitness level.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764525824
• ISBN 13: 9780764525827
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 316