Strength Training - The Complete Step-by-step Guide to a Stronger

Strength Training, the Complete Step-by-step Guide to a Stronger,Sculpted Body--------------------------------------------------Strength training has been proven to have a beneficial effect on ourbody image and health, so it's not surprising that the number of peopleparticipating in this activity has been rising steadily over the last20 years (in the US, for example, 21 per cent of all adults now trainwith weights at least twice a week, with women making up one in fiveof those training). Strength Training is the essential guide to buildingand sculpting a better physique, whether your aim is to increase musclebulk, tone up, or improve your strength and endurance. Written by expertsfrom the British Weight Lifting Association (BWLA), it offers a simple,practical, and no-nonsense approach to the subject, with an emphasison clear demonstration of optimum technique. Each exercise is illustratedwith step-by-step artworks to ensure you perform the movements correctlyand safely, and anatomical 'X-ray' illustrations showing targeted musclegroups at a glance. Exercises are also accompanied by helpful featuressuch as pitfalls to watch out for and adaptations to try as you progress.Featuring specially-commissioned programmes for a range of abilitiesand goals - each with beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels -Strength Training offers everything you need to achieve optimum resultsfrom your workouts. Written by strength training experts this is idealfor free and fixed weights, in the gym or at home. It is the ultimateguide to improving your muscle tone, strength and endurance.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: The British Weight Lifters' Association (BWLA), thenational governing body for weightlifting and weight training, wasformed in 1910, becoming a limited company on 25 June, 1957. Now primarilyrecognized as the guardian and governing body of the Olympic sportof weightlifting in the UK, it remains deeply involved in weight trainingof all types, particularly as an aid to improved performance in othersports. As part of its aim to develop weightlifting and weight training,the BWLA has been involved in education for much of its history. Inthe late 1940s, it pioneered the application of resistance trainingto other sports, collaborating with Athletics and Swimming, and drawingon the advanced, research-based knowledge of the Russian system. Recentwork with sports coach UK has now set the BWLA's coach award schemeto fall in line with the UK Coaching Certificate and the BWLA is committedto the UK Coaching Framework. The BWLA now has a small but knowledgeablegroup of coaches adept at the instruction of weightlifting and weighttraining with a strong grounding in academic theory, and, above all,an unrivalled level of practical skill in both performance and teaching.Len Williams is an International Weightlifting Referee and a SeniorCoach for the British Weight Lifters' Association. He tutors at collegesand universities on various training courses. Len is currently in thesquad of officials preparing for the 2012 Olympic games in London.Derek Groves is a professional sports coach and a staff coachwith the British Weight Lifters' Association and a Consultant StaffCoach to the Saudi Arabian Federation of Sport for Disability Powerlifting.He has over 30 years' experience of strength training and conditioningfor elite athletes and is currently an International Classifier forIPC Paralympic Powerlifting. Glen Thurgood is a professional BWLAcoach and Head of Strength and Conditioning at Notts County FC. Withover 10 years' combined experience as an elite athlete and coach, hehas worked with rugby union, football, and baseball teams at university,professional, and national levels.