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Over 1 million copies sold! Translated into over 20 languages. The original and best, just got better! With new exercises, additional stretches and more of Frederic Delavier's amazing illustrations, you'll gain a whole new understanding of how muscles perform during exercise. This one-of-a-kind best-seller combines the visual detail of top anatomy texts with the best strength training advice. Many books explain what muscles are used during exercise, but no other book brings the action to life like "Strength Training Anatomy". Over 600 full-colour illustrations reveal the primary muscles along with all the relevant bones, ligaments, tendons and connective tissue. Like having an X-ray for each exercise, new pages show common strength training injuries in a fascinating light and offer precautions to help you exercise safely.
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Frederic 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 Medecine.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
With over 450,000 copies sold, this book is arguably the best book of its kind. What's it useful for? Mainly to help the reader (from the weekend athlete to the athletic trainer to the professional bodybuilder) figure out what exercises work what muscles.
It's neatly divided up into sections (arms, shoulders, chest, back, etc.), so all you really have to do is flip to one of these sections and it will have detailed pictures of various exercises and exactly which muscles are involved.
A great reference to keep have around, I give it five stars easy. Readers who lift weights regularly might also be interested Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff to avoid shoulder problems a lot of lifters eventually get.
It's neatly divided up into sections (arms, shoulders, chest, back, etc.), so all you really have to do is flip to one of these sections and it will have detailed pictures of various exercises and exactly which muscles are involved.
A great reference to keep have around, I give it five stars easy. Readers who lift weights regularly might also be interested Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff to avoid shoulder problems a lot of lifters eventually get.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a relatively experienced gym-goer - been training regularly for about 15 years and I consider myself knowledgeable on issues relating with weight-training. I still found this book very useful in giving me a better, more professional, insight into how different muscle groups respond during the execution of different variations of exercises. It even helped me realise that some of the routines that I switch to now and then did not really maximise the effectiveness of my workout as they did not exactly target the fibres I thought they did.
All in all, a MUST for anyone who starts or is thinking to start weights training - it will save you developing an awful lot of bad habits (be it poor posture, poor execution or suboptimal use of your workout time). Also, the book gives very useful instructions on stretching routines - which again is a good idea to follow and get used to them from early on as they WILL save you injuries later on.
For more experienced lifters, well my opinion is that it is still a useful reference book. You will of course probably find out that you know most of the exercises cited in there - but again the focus is not as much on teaching you new routines, but explaining in full detail what happens "inside the box" when you execute these routines. Unless you have physio training, you are unlikely to have seen this information before at this level of detail - I hadn't.
All in all, a good investment.
All in all, a MUST for anyone who starts or is thinking to start weights training - it will save you developing an awful lot of bad habits (be it poor posture, poor execution or suboptimal use of your workout time). Also, the book gives very useful instructions on stretching routines - which again is a good idea to follow and get used to them from early on as they WILL save you injuries later on.
For more experienced lifters, well my opinion is that it is still a useful reference book. You will of course probably find out that you know most of the exercises cited in there - but again the focus is not as much on teaching you new routines, but explaining in full detail what happens "inside the box" when you execute these routines. Unless you have physio training, you are unlikely to have seen this information before at this level of detail - I hadn't.
All in all, a good investment.
Format:Paperback
This is a reasonably good book. It provides many useful illustrations of the human musculature that are relevant to those who frequent gyms. You can learn what all the parts are called that you want to know about probably better than you can from a traditional anatomy book.
There is a complaint here, though. The book is titled 'Strength Training Anatomy' but the bulk of the book is devoted to depictions of single-joint isolation exercises, along with their many variations, performed by those who are chiefly concerned with the aesthetic appearance of their physique and not so much by those who train for functional strength. As if to reinforce this, the book's chapters read like a bodybuilder's split routine, with chapters for "Arms", "Shoulders", "Chest", "Back", "Legs", "Buttocks" and "Abdomen". The importance of isolation movements seems to be magnified out of proportion. For example, pages 6-18 are devoted to curl variations alone. When you come to the pages on the squat, the bench press and the deadlift you might be underwhelmed by the paucity of content. The standing barbell press, or simply the press, one of the best exercises for functional strength, and especially of the shoulders, does not even receive a mention in the "Shoulders" section of the book. Instead there is a depiction of the rather specific "seated front press" variation. The Olympic lifts and their power variations also lack any coverage in the book. If the book had been titled 'Bodybuilding Anatomy' then I think this would not be an issue of contention and it would more accurately reflect the content.
There are many interesting tidbits scattered throughout the book. Despite my complaints in the paragraph above, I am not completely unconcerned with aesthetics. In that vein, there are useful pointers about how a particular exercise can emphasize the effort on a particular head of a multi-headed muscle which you might think is lacking. And there is even information that purports to tell you how to place the emphasis on particular fibres of a muscle, or at the muscle's distal or proximal end. Whether this latter information can actually be put into practice or not, I do not know. There are also a few useful hints about the dangers of some exercises or performing them with poor technique. There is not a high word count to this book, however, and the text accompanying the illustrations is often vague and superficial. It seems in places to attempt to instruct on correct technique, but the compound barbell movements in particular are really too complicated to be properly addressed in such a terse fashion. If you did buy or are thinking about buying this because you are seeking instruction on strength exercises, then a better starting place is 'Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training' by Mark Rippetoe, and I recommend you defer to it on correct technique for the exercises it covers.
There is a complaint here, though. The book is titled 'Strength Training Anatomy' but the bulk of the book is devoted to depictions of single-joint isolation exercises, along with their many variations, performed by those who are chiefly concerned with the aesthetic appearance of their physique and not so much by those who train for functional strength. As if to reinforce this, the book's chapters read like a bodybuilder's split routine, with chapters for "Arms", "Shoulders", "Chest", "Back", "Legs", "Buttocks" and "Abdomen". The importance of isolation movements seems to be magnified out of proportion. For example, pages 6-18 are devoted to curl variations alone. When you come to the pages on the squat, the bench press and the deadlift you might be underwhelmed by the paucity of content. The standing barbell press, or simply the press, one of the best exercises for functional strength, and especially of the shoulders, does not even receive a mention in the "Shoulders" section of the book. Instead there is a depiction of the rather specific "seated front press" variation. The Olympic lifts and their power variations also lack any coverage in the book. If the book had been titled 'Bodybuilding Anatomy' then I think this would not be an issue of contention and it would more accurately reflect the content.
There are many interesting tidbits scattered throughout the book. Despite my complaints in the paragraph above, I am not completely unconcerned with aesthetics. In that vein, there are useful pointers about how a particular exercise can emphasize the effort on a particular head of a multi-headed muscle which you might think is lacking. And there is even information that purports to tell you how to place the emphasis on particular fibres of a muscle, or at the muscle's distal or proximal end. Whether this latter information can actually be put into practice or not, I do not know. There are also a few useful hints about the dangers of some exercises or performing them with poor technique. There is not a high word count to this book, however, and the text accompanying the illustrations is often vague and superficial. It seems in places to attempt to instruct on correct technique, but the compound barbell movements in particular are really too complicated to be properly addressed in such a terse fashion. If you did buy or are thinking about buying this because you are seeking instruction on strength exercises, then a better starting place is 'Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training' by Mark Rippetoe, and I recommend you defer to it on correct technique for the exercises it covers.
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Strength Training Anatomy
This is an excellent book for fitness fanatics who want to tone up and work out at the gym and/or at home. Read more
Published 13 days ago by The Mystic Pole
Anatomy and execise
Its the bible of gym work. Helpful tips on training and importantly how to avoid injury, including references to the main types of injury experienced by regular gym users and good... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Matt
Excellent!
I found this book very helpful in putting together a weight training workout to target specific muscle groups on each session. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MC
Strength Training Anatomy
I would not recommend this book to anyone who is a member of a modern machine based gym.
Most of the exercises in this book are free weight related though there are some... Read more
Most of the exercises in this book are free weight related though there are some... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dan
Great!
Just what I needed. It is well categorized into muscle groups so it is easy to refer to on different types of days, depending which muscle groups you want to use. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Frances
very informative book
I bought this book for my husband, he liked the book, found it informative and useful. He suggested that for a person that is starting weight training it is a great starting point... Read more
Published 5 months ago by maxine14170
Very helpful but many backdrops
This book really helped me figure out my routines and exercises. Its suitable for intermediate people and helps excel without a personal trainer but it has a lot of backdrops:... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Immortal
Knowledge is Power!
They say that "Knowledge is Power" and with "Sports Training Anatomy" that's exactly what the author gives you. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dr Dad
From begineer to advanced
A Great book that covers strength training from the complete novice to the seasoned trainer !! Well worth a read
Published 6 months ago by Ivanfthealy
strenght training anatomy
This book not only helps you with good illustrations of different workouts it also shows you what muscles each workout effects so you can make a set more specific to your needs.
Published 7 months ago by Silver
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