Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy

Increase strength, build mass, burn fat, and define your muscles. With full-color anatomical illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and training advice, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy is the authoritative resource for sculpting your physique without free weights, machines, or expensive equipment.

Targeting all muscle zones and primary muscle regions—arms, chest, shoulders, back, core, thighs, glutes, and calves—Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy presents 156 of the most effective bodyweight exercises that can be performed anytime, anywhere. With expert advice from renowned strength trainer Bret Contreras, you’ll learn how to modify, combine, and sequence exercises to ramp up your routine and avoid plateaus.

In depth yet practical, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy takes you inside every exercise through stunning anatomical artwork that reveals primary muscles worked along with the relevant surrounding structures, including bones, ligaments, and tendons.

Whether you are just beginning your quest for a better body or simply seeking a proven approach for training at home, on the road, or on the go, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy is a one-of-a-kind resource that you’ll refer to again and again.

From the Publisher

Side-to-Side Push-Up

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Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy by Bret Contreras, PhD, MS, CSCS

Increase strength, build mass, burn fat and define your muscles

With full-color anatomical illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and training advice, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy by Bret Contreras is the authoritative resource for sculpting your physique without free weights, machines, or expensive equipment.

Features 156 of the Most Effective Bodyweight Exercises that can be Performed Anytime, Anywhere

Wall handstand push-up

Bent-leg sit-up

Shoulder-elevated hip thrust

Three-point bench dip

Best-selling anatomy guide to bodyweight exercise

‘If you want to learn the science and art of bodyweight training, there is no better resource.’ — Brad Schoenfeld, MSc, CSCS, CSPS.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Human Kinetics; First Edition (September 6, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1450429297
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1450429290
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.5 x 10 inches