New Anatomy for Strength & Fitness Training

Perfect for beginning and advanced fitness practitioners alike, this is an in-depth look into the most magnificent machine ever created--the human body. Using detailed anatomical illustrations, New Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training provides you visual insight into what happens to this organic machine during exercise--muscles and tendons working in concert to strengthen your body's building blocks. With a basic knowledge of how the body works, you can buff up your body with more than 75 selected exercises, grouped by body region and involving gym machines, free weights, and body weight/stretching, as well as yoga and Pilates. Each exercise is vividly illustrated by a full-color anatomical illustration of the targeted muscles, together with instructions on execution and technique.

Author Mark Vella has been involved in the field of health and fitness for more than 15 years as a personal training instructor, lifestyle counselor, massage therapist, and practicing naturopath. He lectures to fitness professionals on a variety of health science topics. He has been active in developing standards and manuals for fitness trainers in his native South Africa. He is also the author of Anatomy and Strength Training for Women. Consultant Dr. Nick Walters, an exercise physiologist with more than 20 years' experience, is the vice principal and head of research at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London.