One rep max : a guide to beginning weight training / Phillip A. Sienna.
By: Sienna, Phillip A.
Material type: BookPublisher: Dubuque : Benchmark Press, 1989Description: xii, 257 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0697148262.Subject(s): Weight trainingDDC classification: 613.71Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 613.71 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00031175 |
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.