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    Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning: A Trainer's Guide to Building Strength and Stamina
    Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning: A Trainer's Guide to Building Strength and Stamina
    Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning: A Trainer's Guide to Building Strength and Stamina
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    Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning: A Trainer's Guide to Building Strength and Stamina

    By Hollis Lance Liebman

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    Reviews for the print edition of Anatomy of Exercise (in the same series):

    Fascinating ... useful for anyone interested in enhancing their fitness routine as well as fitness instructors who want to visually show their customers the benefits of each exercise. --American Reference Book Annual

    One of the best books written as a reference manual for understanding exercise... Great how-to instructions. --Men's Exercise

    The winning format of the Anatomy of... series was established quickly with the first title, The Anatomy of Exercise. The success of the series lies not only in the innovative presentation but in the variety of titles offered, which gives readers the opportunity to pick and choose according to their needs and goals.

    Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning is a great how-to reference for those who wish to "up their game" and train for activities requiring high performance -- strength, speed, aerobic capacity and accuracy -- all essential to success in such sports as soccer, hockey, skiing, climbing and rowing as well as marathons and other endurance activities. The book is also an ideal way to achieve overall fitness.

    Like each of the other titles in the series this book:

    • Opens with two (front/back) full-body annotated anatomical drawings
    • Shows specific exercises with instructions and annotated anatomical drawings and corresponding photographs
    • Labels all muscles used with bold text to indicate target muscles
    • Provides helpful notes throughout to amplify the how-to instructions: Best For (the muscles getting the maximum effect), Targets (muscles worked), Benefits (effect of the exercise).

    Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning offers 29 Strength Exercises and 28 Conditioning Exercises, plus a full set of Warm-Up Exercises. There are six specialized Workouts to choose from: Beginner's, Sports, Mixed-Modalities, Range, Melting-Pot and Kamikaze. Lifelike anatomical illustrations demonstrate each exercise and reveal in colorful detail exactly which muscles are engaged -- a great way to focus exercises to a specific problem area.

    No other book provides such rich detail tailored to the general reader. Athletes of all experience levels, fitness trainers, coaches, physiotherapists and many others will find Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning instructive and extremely practical.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFirefly Books
    Release dateJan 16, 2015
    ISBN9781770855687
    Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning: A Trainer's Guide to Building Strength and Stamina
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    Hollis Lance Liebman

    Hollis Lance Liebman is a personal trainer, former fitness magazine editor (Exercise for Men, Men's Exercise, and Natural Bodybuilding and Fitness) and national bodybuilding champion. He is the author of Anatomy of Core Stability and Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning. He has also served as a bodybuilding and fitness competition judge for the International Federation of Bodybuilders. Currently a Los Angeles resident, Hollis has worked with some of Hollywood's elite, including Hugh Jackman, Jane Lynch (Glee), Chris Jericho (WWE Superstar), Pussycat Dolls Melody and Karmit, and Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar), amongst others.

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      Anatomy of Strength and Conditioning - Hollis Lance Liebman

      Note

      While every effort has been made to ensure that the content of this book is as technically accurate and as sound as possible, neither the author nor the publishers can accept responsibility for any injury or loss sustained as a result of the use of this material.

      Published by Firefly Books Ltd. 2014

      Copyright © 2014 Moseley Road Inc.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher.

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      Published in the United States by

      Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc.

      P.O. Box 1338, Ellicott Station

      Buffalo, New York 14205

      Published in Canada by

      Firefly Books Ltd.

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      Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 0A7

      Printed in China

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      Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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      www.bloomsbury.com

      For Moseley Road Inc.

      President: Sean Moore; General Manager: Karen Prince; Art Director: Tina Vaughan; Production Director: Adam Moore; Editors: David & Sylvia Tombesi-Walton; Designer: Simon Murrell; Photographer: Fine Arts Photography; Models: Miguel Carrera, Tara DiLuca

      Digital book by Firefly Books Ltd.

      Digital layout design by George Walker

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Full-Body Anatomy           

      Warm-Up Exercises

      Rolling Exercises

      Hamstrings/Glutes

      Iliotibial Band/Quadriceps

      Lower Back

      Stretching Exercises

      Shoulders

      Chest/Lower Back

      Glutes/Quadriceps

      Strength Exercises

      Barbell Squats

      Barbell Squat Snatch

      Barbell Deadlift

      Bench Press

      Barbell Power Clean

      Barbell Power Clean and Jerk

      Standing Barbell Press

      Barbell Shoulder Shrug

      Barbell Upright Rows

      Dumbbell Pullover

      Dips

      Wide-Grip High Pull

      Reverse Close-Grip Front Chin

      Lat Pulldowns

      Barbell Curl

      Goblet Squat

      One-Arm Kettlebell Clean

      Alternating Kettlebell Row

      Alternating Renegade Row

      Alternating Kettlebell Press

      Double Kettlebell Snatch

      Plyo Kettlebell Push-Up

      Advanced Kettlebell Windmill

      Kettlebell Figure 8

      Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Clean

      Band Pull-Apart

      Band Good Morning (Pull-Through)

      External Rotation with Band

      Hip Extension with Band

      Conditioning Exercises

      Depth Jumps

      Lateral Bounding

      Cone Jumps

      Box Jumps

      Burpees

      Air Squats

      Crossover Step-Up

      Reverse Lunge

      Mountain Climbers

      Star Jumps

      Plyometric Push-Up

      Skier

      Turkish Get-Up

      Farmer’s Walk

      Pullover Pass

      Medicine Ball Pike-Up

      Plank

      Side Plank

      T-Stabilization

      Swiss Ball Roll-Out

      Swiss Ball Jackknife

      Bent-Knee Sit-Up

      Stability Ball Exchange

      Medicine Ball Wood-Chop

      Medicine Ball Slam

      Seated Russian Twist

      Swiss Ball Hip Crossover

      Kneeling Cable Crunch

      Workouts

      Beginner’s Workout

      Sports Workout

      Mixed-Modalities Workout

      Range Workout

      Melting-Pot Workout

      Kamikaze Workout

      Glossary

      Credits & Acknowledgments

      INTRODUCTION

      The aim of strength and conditioning training is to enable you not only to handle a heavier load but also to carry that load in a better way. This is achieved by improving your aerobic capacity through the grouping together of various types of exercise. In plain speak, we are talking about enabling greater performance through increased strength, speed, capacity and accuracy. It is only through the continual application and eventual mastery of these four skill sets that an athlete can achieve his or her best.

      Strength training and conditioning, though different in definition and result, are reliant onone another and complement each other perfectly. A strong athlete may be able to lift an enormous load, but this is of limited use if he or she doesn’t also have the conditioningand requisite lung capacity to go the distance in a chosen discipline. It also follows that anathlete with great stamina but lacking explosive power will not reach his or her full potential.

      Generally speaking, a bigger muscle tends to be a stronger muscle; however, one need not be overly developed to showcase unparalleled strength. This is because the best, most rounded sporting performance depends on the application of four major elements: strength, speed, capacity and accuracy. Combining strength training with conditioning work allows an athlete to master these skill sets; he or she will not only be able to handle a heavier load but will also develop greater aerobic capacity.

      What is Strength Training?

      In its simplest terms, strength training can be definedas the act of movinga weight from point Avia point B to point C. Although straightforward, this pathway requires progressively moreeffort, forcing the muscle to work increasingly hard. Performance in strength training can be compared to that of a coiled spring – first, there is a slow winding or cranking of the muscle; and then a quick, explosive release.A very obvious example of this is the Barbell Power Clean and Jerk (see page 38), in whichthe barbell is lifted first off the floor and tothe chest (the movement from A to B), then from the chest to an overhead position (the movement from B to C).A few repetitions of this type of muscular contraction will result in increased anaerobic output and muscular power.

      Strength training usually calls for the assistance of a group of muscles to complete a multi-jointed movement. The squat, for example – perhaps the ultimate exercise for lower-body strength – is widely considered a thigh exercise; however, it also uses the glutes, hamstrings and core muscles to stabilize the body properly during motion and to fire during execution. This synergistic combination of opposing body parts working together to complete a given movement is an important difference between strength training and conventional bodybuilding. In the latter, the tendency is to isolate and focus on one muscle, minimizing

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