Getting Stronger: Weight Training For Sports Your Weight Training For Life Manual?
Author: Bill Pearl
Publisher: Shelter Publications
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
Bodybuilder Bill Pearl’s ‘Getting Stronger: Weight Training For Sports’ may very well introduce you to a weight training for life program. This 4-time Mr Universe has the experience to give you all the essentials of weight lifting and strength training related to a complete collection of sports. In ‘Getting Stronger: Weight Training For Sports’, Bill Pearl’s previous ‘Keys To The Inner Universe’ gets a make-over to make it suitable for beginners or serious athletes.
Feeling self-conscious about joining a gym? Then this how-to guide may be ideal for you. You won’t need a whole collection of expensive Weider home gyms or other strength training machines. Pearl relies mostly on free weights to get you into the best shape of your life. This all-rounder has a background in running, triathlons and weight lifting.
Aspects targeted in this book:
1. Weight training for beginners.
2. Weight training after a long layoff.
3. Weight and strength training for women.
4. Conditioning for a variety of sports. Who knows, you may just discover that this is the ultimate guide to weight training for boxing, cycling, wresting or tennis.
5. Body maintenance during off-seasons.
6. General fitness. By detailing the essentials of strength training and conditioning, you are encouraged to get into the habit of a 3-day a week workout that can be maintained for life. Yes, even seniors can use this book.
More than 20 different sports are specifically covered in ‘Getting Stronger: Weight Training For Sports’. The illustrated workout charts will guide you every step of the way, even if you are a beginner. You will also become fully equipped to avoid injuries.
Let’s take a look at how this book has been put together. The first section deals with general questions you may have. Discover all you need to know about the basics, from reps and sets, to how often you should work out. You are introduced to the different muscle groups, cardio conditioning and the benefits of resistance training. Step-by-step instructions follow about how you should go about lifting and how to breathe during your workout. Flexibility also gets an innings.
There follows a detailed portion on strength and weight training for women. A number of bodybuilding aspects are discussed. The general section about sports training deals with all the vital elements, from endurance, to the different muscle fibers and the relationship between strength, power and speed. The next section takes a look at stretching, which is often overlooked in weight training plans. In the last segment of ‘Getting Stronger: Weight Training For Sports’, strength training for more than 20 sports are discussed.
As in ‘Getting Stronger: Weight Training for Men and Women’, you will gain a comprehensive overview of all the different techniques and types of exercises. In addition, nutrition and drug use are also outlined in this volume.
You may very well discover that you’re stronger than you think! Your self-confidence will improve drastically and your clothes will soon fit better if you take the principles outlined in ‘Getting Stronger: Weight Training For Sports’ to heart.
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