Product Description

This title is aimed at strength training and fitness enthusiasts. It is a useful reference for strength training professionals, personal trainers and fitness instructors. It provides an introduction to the terminology, principles, equipment, muscle groups, exercises and programmes available in modern strength training. It outlines a wide variety of training techniques and variables for developing strength and gaining muscle mass, such as sets, reps, rest, recovery and speed to help readers tailor their own workouts to their own needs and goals. It also covers all the latest in equipment, techniques and programmes. It is flexible and easy to use with whatever type of resistance training or equipment the reader is using, be it free weights, weight machines or body weight.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72894 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 408 pages

About the Author
Jim Stoppani is the science editor for Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazines. Jim is a regular presenter at strength and conditioning conferences and has competed in both bodybuilding and powerlifting events.

Customer Reviews

An unsurpassed work of reference.
At the beginning of chapter 1 the author, Jim Stoppani, states that the terms strength training, weight training and resistance training are often used interchangeably. But whatever form of training you do and whatever level of experience and/or goals you have you are sure to find the information in this book extremely useful.

The book itself is 399 pages long and all the photographs are in black and white. The book has four parts. Part one details the training essentials such as core concepts, training cycles and equipment. Part two covers the tactics, programs and cycles for building muscle mass. Part three covers the tactics, programs and cycles for gaining maximal strength. Part four covers training exercises for all the major body parts.

The author places great emphasis on periodization. This means that as the body adapts to a particular exercise routine a new exercise routine must be implemented to stimulate new growth and/or strength. Also, more experienced trainers may find the information on Superset, Compound-Set, Tri-Set and Giant Set training useful.

Jim Stoppani has written a truly comprehensive training manual but those trainers with many publications on this subject and/or many years of training experience may not need it. Also, nutrition and its importance is not covered anywhere in the book so trainers will need to look elsewhere. Otherwise I would recommend this book highly.