Weight Training: Steps to Success puts it all together: what exercises to do, why to do them, how to do them, when to do them, and how to design a balanced program. Like the popular first edition, this step-by-step guide follows a carefully developed progression of exercises that gives anyone who trains with weights the confidence and the know-how to set up a personal strengthening program using either free weights or single or multistation pivot and cam machines. This new edition features more than 200 illustrations, updated references, keys to learning exercises, and metric conversions. It also includes more intermediate and advanced exercises. The first few chapters provide essential background information, dispelling myths about weight training and outlining the benefits to expect from a well-designed program. The text covers ? basic physiological information about the way the body reacts and adapts to weight training; ? the interrelationship between diet, training methods, and body size |