Weight Training for Life, 9th Edition / Edition 9

Weight Training for Life, 9th Edition / Edition 9

by James L. Hesson
ISBN-10:
0495559091
ISBN-13:
9780495559092
Pub. Date:
02/19/2009
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
ISBN-10:
0495559091
ISBN-13:
9780495559092
Pub. Date:
02/19/2009
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Weight Training for Life, 9th Edition / Edition 9

Weight Training for Life, 9th Edition / Edition 9

by James L. Hesson
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Overview


Learn how to design and maintain a safe, personalized, effective, and enjoyable weight-training program with WEIGHT TRAINING FOR LIFE! Practical, visual, and clear, this best-selling book is ideal for anyone interested in learning about weight training. Preparing you to plan your own weight training programs for a lifetime of fitness, this book builds a solid foundation of current knowledge and practice in weight training for men and women of all ages and skill level. The book contains hundreds of full-color photos demonstrating exercises and proper techniques. It also contains forms for writing goals, planning a personal weight-training program, and recording circumference, strength, and muscle endurance measurements. Once you've read this text, you'll see how weight training, done properly, can be a fun, beneficial, and lifelong activity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780495559092
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication date: 02/19/2009
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author


Dr. James Hesson has been weight training continuously since 1960 and had been teaching weight training since 1964. He has taught men and women of all ages, from beginners to elite athletes. His passion and purpose is motivating and inspiring others to achieve personal success in life.

Table of Contents


Part I: GETTING STARTED. 1. What, Who, and Why. 2. Frequently Asked Questions. 3. Muscle Structure and Function. 4. Warm-Up, Flexibility, and Stretching. 5. Safe and Effective Weight Training. 6. A Beginning Weight Training Program. 7. Recovery. Part II: LEARNING MORE WEIGHT TRAINING EXERCISES. 8. Chest Exercises. 9. Back Exercises. 10. Shoulder Exercises. 11. Arm Exercises. 12. Leg Exercises. 13. Trunk Flexion and Extension Exercises. Part III: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF WEIGHT TRAINING. 14. Measurement and Evaluation. 15. A Formula for Success. 16. Planning Your Personal Weight Training Program. 17. Beyond the Basics. 18. Weight Training for Life.
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