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Get an inside view of the muscles in action during every stretch you perform! Delavier s Stretching Anatomy is your guide for increasing flexibility, improving range of motion, toning muscles, and relieving pain and discomfort. The very best stretches for shoulders, chest, arms, torso, back, hips, and legs are all here, and all in the stunning detail that only Frédéric Delavier can provide. With over 550 full colour photos and illustrations, you ll go inside more than 130 exercises to see how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures and learn how variations, progressions and sequencing can affect muscle recruitment, the underlying structures and ultimately the results. Delavier s Stretching Anatomy includes 13 proven programs for increasing muscle tone, releasing tension and stress and optimizing training and performance in 13 sports, including running, cycling basketball, soccer, golf, and track and field. The former editor in chief of PowerMag in France, author and illustrator Frédéric Delavier is a journalist for Le Monde du Muscle and a contributor to Men s Health Germany and several other strength publications. His previous publications, Strength Training Anatomy and Women s Strength Training Anatomy, have sold more than 2 million copies.
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Frédéric Delavier is a gifted artist with an exceptional knowledge of human anatomy. He studied morphology and anatomy for five years at the prestigious École des Beaux Arts in Paris and studied dissection for three years at the Paris Faculté de Médecine. The former editor in chief of the French magazine PowerMag, 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 best selling Strength Training Anatomy, Women s Strength Training Anatomy, The Strength Training Anatomy Workout, and Delavier's Core Training Anatomy. Delavier won the French powerlifting title in 1988 and makes annual presentations on the sport applications of biomechanics at conferences in Switzerland. His teaching efforts have earned him the Grand Prix de Techniques et de Pédagogie Sportive. Delavier lives in Paris, France. Jean Pierre Clémenceau is a fitness coach to the stars and has trained numerous French celebrities using an approach based on positioning and breathing. He is the author of over 15 health and fitness books as well as numerous exercise DVDs. He has a background in yoga, shiatsu, and reiki. This author is listed second on the cover, if it matters for your copy. We won t have an about the author page in the book, so this material won t appear anywhere else. Michael Gundill has written 13 books on strength training, sport nutrition, and health including coauthoring The Strength Training anatomy Workout. His books have been translated into multiple languages, and he has written over 500 articles for bodybuilding and fitness magazines worldwide, including Iron Man and Dirty Dieting. In 1998 he won the Article of the Year Award at the Fourth Academy of Bodybuilding Fitness & Sports Awards in California. Gundill started weightlifting in 1983 in order to improve his rowing performance. Most of his training years were spent completing specific lifting programs in his home. As he gained muscle and refined his program, he began to learn more about physiology, anatomy, and biomechanics and started studying those subjects in medical journals. Since 1995 he has been writing about his discoveries in various bodybuilding and fitness magazines all over the world.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this, unseen, as Delaviers Strength Training Anatomy is one of the best books I have ever had the joy of reading/owning. I was expecting a book full of Delavier's trademark illusrations and with that in mind this is a massive disappointment - it's largely photographs and is clearly 'churned out' using Delaviers name to attract sales. Buy Strength Training Anatomy and read the bits on stretching in there instead :o)
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An Excellent book, That helps body and mind work together by showing exactly what muscles are being worked. It also delivers top value for money
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
The Human Body - Revealed!
19 Dec 2011
Format:Paperback
I love Delavier's books and own both "Strength Training Anatomy" and "Strength Training Anatomy for Women." "Stretching Anatomy" is just as useful as the strength training books. The key to the success of these books is the detailed anatomical drawings of the human body, without skin, used to explain the effect of exercises and stretches on specific muscles. Any stretching or exercise is easier and better if you understand the hows and whys.
These books are prescriptions for achieving results. For example, the section on the back (meaning the spine), depicts and explains reasons for lower back pain, how to prevent it, and how to relax the back with various stretches.
Delavier uses the correct (Latin) names for the muscles, with anatomical diagrams and color photos to illustrate each movement. Both male and female models demonstrate the stretches.
In addition to basic positions, many of the stretches have advanced and very advanced positions. Delavier includes "WARNING!" where needed to explain possible negative effects. For instance, the section on necks states, in part: "Warning! Since the cervical vertebrae are small but have great mobility, it is easy to injure them. . . "
"Stretching Anatomy" is very complete. The first section, "A User's Manual" explains the reasons for stretching, types of stretches, breathing, and stretching for athletes. The next section describes the stretches for all parts of the body. Devalier concludes with stretching programs for all levels: beginners, intermediates, and advanced. Then, he covers stretching programs for various sports: golf, running, soccer, skating, skiing, combat sports, cycling, throwing sports, horseback riding, swimming and bodybuilding.
Don't be scared by the intro section with the photo of a women who could be a contortionist in Cirque du Soleil. "Stretching Anatomy" is useful for people at all levels of fitness. We all need to stretch.
These books are prescriptions for achieving results. For example, the section on the back (meaning the spine), depicts and explains reasons for lower back pain, how to prevent it, and how to relax the back with various stretches.
Delavier uses the correct (Latin) names for the muscles, with anatomical diagrams and color photos to illustrate each movement. Both male and female models demonstrate the stretches.
In addition to basic positions, many of the stretches have advanced and very advanced positions. Delavier includes "WARNING!" where needed to explain possible negative effects. For instance, the section on necks states, in part: "Warning! Since the cervical vertebrae are small but have great mobility, it is easy to injure them. . . "
"Stretching Anatomy" is very complete. The first section, "A User's Manual" explains the reasons for stretching, types of stretches, breathing, and stretching for athletes. The next section describes the stretches for all parts of the body. Devalier concludes with stretching programs for all levels: beginners, intermediates, and advanced. Then, he covers stretching programs for various sports: golf, running, soccer, skating, skiing, combat sports, cycling, throwing sports, horseback riding, swimming and bodybuilding.
Don't be scared by the intro section with the photo of a women who could be a contortionist in Cirque du Soleil. "Stretching Anatomy" is useful for people at all levels of fitness. We all need to stretch.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Good info...nicely applied
24 Oct 2011
Format:Paperback
The book mixes detailed anatomical art with color photography to depict stretches for all body regions. It inlcudes some background on why certain exersices should be done, as well as some basic overall principles. While the level of content and range of stretching exercises seems fine for the individual looking for general fitness/wellness help, the book may be more valuable yet for the athlete (weekend or serious), as the last section of the book is devoted to stretching routines that are geared toward specific types of sports activities. In addition to listing and picturing individual recommended stretches in this last section, it also refers the reader back to the page where detailed instructions for each stretch are located. A nice touch for anyone who is using the book with sports performance in mind.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Visual learners rejoice!
24 Oct 2011
Format:Paperback
I positively love this new stretching title by Frederic Delavier. I have a few of his previous titles related to strength training and am very happy to add this to my library.
Those not familiar with his art should start by previewing the book with Amazon's Look Inside feature. His work as an anatomical illustrator is without equal. His stunning drawings are both beautiful and informative - a huge benefit to those of us who are visual learners! The book goes even further by adding hundreds of full-color photo sequences explaining stretches as well.
This all-body training tool will benefit men and women who know they should be adding more stretching to their workout routines. Whether you're an athlete hoping to improve results with the stretching programs provided here or are seeking a resource to help relieve back pain or tight hammies, this is the book for you. This is an instructive and gorgeous book. :)
Those not familiar with his art should start by previewing the book with Amazon's Look Inside feature. His work as an anatomical illustrator is without equal. His stunning drawings are both beautiful and informative - a huge benefit to those of us who are visual learners! The book goes even further by adding hundreds of full-color photo sequences explaining stretches as well.
This all-body training tool will benefit men and women who know they should be adding more stretching to their workout routines. Whether you're an athlete hoping to improve results with the stretching programs provided here or are seeking a resource to help relieve back pain or tight hammies, this is the book for you. This is an instructive and gorgeous book. :)
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