Weight training for dummies
By: by LaReine Chabut, Liz Neporent, and Suzanne Schlosberg
Contributors: Neporent, Liz, author; Schlosberg, Suzanne, author
Edition: 4th edition.
Series: For dummies; --For dummies
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781118940747
Subjects: Weight training; Physical fitness
Description: Weight Training For Dummies makes it easy to get started with weight training by offering trusted and straightforward guidance on the latest circuit and resistance training, and all-new information on the highly popular bodyweight and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Whether you're working with dumbbells, free weight sets, or machines, you'll find out how to combine weight training with other exercise to properly strength train and get in the best shape of your life. Along with aerobic exercise and flexibility, body weight training is an integral part of a complete physical activity program. But with all the different equipment and techniques available, getting started can feel overwhelming. Want to get pumped about weight training? Consider these facts: strength training, whether via free weights or a machine, builds muscle. And the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism and the less prone you are to injuries--in and out of the gym. Plus, strength training promotes bone strength, which can significantly reduce your odds of developing osteoporosis. If that's not enough, strength training--unlike cardio workouts like running--reaps benefits almost immediately. So what are you waiting for? Weight Training For Dummies has everything you need to get started.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started with weight training. Weight training for life ; The principles of training : concepts and terminology ; Testing your strength, setting goals, and tracking your progress ; Weight-training tools and equipment ; Safety first : protecting yourself and preventing injury; title: Gaining weight-training wisdom. Setting up your own gym at home ; Exercising away from home : clubs, trainers, and classes ; Your muscles and how to use them properly; title: Tackling the exercises. Working your back ; Working your chest ; Working your shoulders ; Working your arms Working your abdominals ; Working your butt and legs ; Weights for core strength ; Stretching : the truth; title: Setting up your workout programs. Basic workouts to get started ; 20-minute workouts for the time challenged ; Tackling more-advanced programs ; Workouts for the family : new moms, moms-to-be, kids, and teens ; Workouts for baby boomers and beyond ; Adding yoga and Pilates for flexibility; title: The part of tens. Ten (or so) ways to use exercise bands to tone and tighten ; Ten (or so) ways to have a ball with exercise balls.