Basic Weight Training for Men and Women - Softcover

The text gives students tools, including a detachable training log, to create a personalized weight training program.
Weight training concepts and specific exercises are grouped by body region.
Plentiful illustrations, diagrams, and figures demonstrate proper technique and form.
Inset drawings next to training illustrations show each muscle group being developed.
The new fourth edition contains the latest information on exercise, including both the 1998 ACSM guidelines and The Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health.
Expanded coverage includes a discussion of weight training and health, resistance training and aging, and isometric training and strength gain.
The text addresses current trends and issues in weight training and answers questions such as 'What's the optimum number of sets and reps for gaining strength?' and 'What do I need to know about supplements such as DHEA and creatine?'
A new Web site appendix includes up-to-date lists of relevant sites for further information.

This book provides current information on ho w to build a healthy, strong body - allowing readers to focu s on the parts of their body they want to develop. It offers safety tips, and covers nutrition and food. '