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A guide to developing individualized training programmes for both athletes and fitness enthusiasts. The book may also be used as an undergraduate textbook for courses in resistance training prescription. This second edition has been updated and includes more discussions, tables and figures that introduce recent studies and current research findings on resistance training and physical conditioning.
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Resistance training, also known as strength or weight training, has become one of the most popular forms of exercise both for enhancing an individual's physical fitness and for conditioning athletes. Read the first page
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Resistance training, also known as strength or weight training, has become one of the most popular forms of exercise both for enhancing an individual's physical fitness and for conditioning athletes. Read the first page
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3.8 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
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This is the real thing, 30 Oct 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing Resistance Training Programmes (Hardcover)
Not for everybody. The average gym member will be lost by all the advanced knowledge. Be warned that it is very technical and the reader should have a background in exercise physiology to fully comprehend it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Why does your training work?, 12 Nov 2006
By Sonbu - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing Resistance Training Programs (Hardcover)
This book can answer it. An incredible overview of the science of resistance training is presented, with a summary of all of the scientific research done for years and years on the subject. If you are looking for the deeper meaning of resistance training concepts and want to know how and why they work, then this is the book for you. If you are a weekend trainer with no education outside of short little seminars and conferences, then you will not enjoy this book. A backround in exercise physiology as well as a thorough understanding of anatomical terminology is definately reccomended. But for those who know their exercise physiology, then this book is a great expansion into the science of resistance training.
If you enjoyed this book, other reccomendations would be "Science and Practice of Strength Training" by Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky and "Supertraining" by Mel C. Siff. "Serious Strength Training" by Tudor Bompa may also be of interest. All of these books are great for those who wish to dive into the deeper level of training. But if you're looking for superficial information, exercise ideas, home gym type stuff, then these books are not for you. These are designed for health professionals, not weekend warriors. Be prepared for science and technical terminology.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Scientists only, 5 April 2005
By GARY A. APPLETON - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Designing Resistance Training Programs (Hardcover)
I agree with the other reviewers that this book is highly advanced, and not for beginners. It contains absolutely everything that has ever been studied on the subject. However, even for the seasoned trainer, it is hard to find what you are looking for, and even harder to understand. There are so many references and technical terms that the essence of what it is saying is almost lost. If it was written in English, and organised into a logical manner, it would be far more useful. The tables are very difficult to read. A gap still exists for a book containing all this information in plain English. It would be half the size and much more readable.
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