Strength Training Anatomy for Athletes

Informationen zum Autor Frédéric Delavier is a gifted artist with an exceptional knowledge of human anatomy. He studied morphology and anatomy for five years at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied dissection for three years at the Paris Faculté de Médecine. The former editor in chief of the French magazine PowerMag, Delavier wrote for several fitness publications, including the French magazine Le Monde du Muscle, Men's Health Germany, and Iron Man. He is the author of the best-selling Strength Training Anatomy, Women’s Strength Training Anatomy, The Strength Training Anatomy Workout, The Strength Training Anatomy Workout II, The Strength Training Anatomy Workout III, Delavier's Core Training Anatomy, Delavier's Stretching Anatomy, and Delavier’s Women’s Strength Training Anatomy Workouts. Delavier won the French powerlifting title in 1988 and gives worldwide presentations on the sport applications of biomechanics. His teaching efforts have earned him the Prix de Techniques et de Pédagogie Sportive. Delavier lives in Paris, France.Michael Gundill has written 16 books on strength training, sport nutrition, and health, including coauthoring The Strength Training Anatomy Workout, The Strength Training Anatomy Workout II, The Strength Training Anatomy Workout III, and Delavier’s Women’s Strength Training Anatomy Workout. His books have been translated into multiple languages, and he has written over 500 articles for bodybuilding and fitness magazines worldwide, including Iron Man and Dirty Dieting. In 1998 he won the Article of the Year Award at the Fourth Academy of Bodybuilding Fitness & Sports Awards in California. Gundill started weightlifting in 1983 in order to improve his rowing performance. Most of his training years were spent completing specific lifting programs in his home. As he gained muscle and refined his program, he began to learn more about physiology, anatomy, and biomechanics and started studying those subjects in medical journals. Since 1995 he has been writing about his discoveries in various bodybuilding and fitness magazines worldwide. Klappentext Strength Training Anatomy for Athletes offers a wide variety of exercises for athletes who want to get stronger for their sport. Covering warm-up, recovery, injury prevention, and programming for 43 sports, it is a comprehensive and practical guide to optimizing athletic performance. Zusammenfassung Strength Training Anatomy for Athletes offers a wide variety of exercises for athletes who want to get stronger for their sport. Covering warm-up, recovery, injury prevention, and programming for 43 sports, it is a comprehensive and practical guide to optimizing athletic performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Basic Principles of Strength Training by SportRunning Sports Training Your Thighs So You Can Run Faster Can You Skip Strength Training? How Can Strength Training Help You Run Faster? Which Muscles Should You Focus on During Strength Training? These Hidden Muscles Can Make You Run Faster Specific ProblemsTeam Ball Sports Hip Work Classic Hip Problems How Do the Hamstrings Protect the Cruciate Ligaments?Golf and Sports Involving Rotation Problems With Rotation Back Pain: The Golfer's Paradox Improving Abdominal and Lumbar Support How to Stabilize the Shoulders Effectively Beating Golf Elbow Reestablishing SymmetrySwimming and Nautical Sports Muscles Used in Swimming The Different Morphological Assets of Good Swimmers Understanding Shoulder Pain in Athletes Strength Training to Overcome Shoulder PainRacquet and Throwing Sports Ideal Morphology Elbow Pain and Tennis ElbowCycling and Road Sports The Ideal Morphology of a Cyclist The Effects of Strength Training on a Cyclist's Endurance Specific InjuriesCombat Sports Strategies to Prevent InjuriesPart II. Exercise for Every SportExercises for Running Sports Power Runner Lunge Horizontal, Vertical, or 45-Degree Leg Press Glute-Ham Raise (GHR), Razor Curl, a...

Product details

• Authors: Frederic Delavier, Frederic/ Gundill Delavier, Michael Gundill
• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781492597414
• ISBN: 978-1-4925-9741-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 195 mm x 256 mm x 20 mm
• Subject: Guides > Health > Fitness, aerobics, bodybuilding, gymnastics