MTU Cork Library Catalogue

One rep max : a guide to beginning weight training /

Sienna, Phillip A., 1947-

One rep max : a guide to beginning weight training / Phillip A. Sienna. - Dubuque : Benchmark Press, 1989. - xii, 257 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.

Includes index.

Introduction to weight training -- Key training principles -- Definitions -- Categories of weight lifters -- Types of resistances -- Weakest point principle -- Types of muscle contractions -- Understanding the neuromuscular system -- Nervous system influences over muscle -- The structure of muscle -- Nutrition for energy production -- Nutrition for muscle development -- Warm-up, stretching and flexibility -- Conditioning the stomach -- Understanding injuries -- Safety in the weight room -- Weight training through the years -- Designing your program - guidelines -- Designing your program - routines -- Exercises.

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Weight training.

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