Strength Training Anatomy Workout II

Frédéric Delavier is a gifted artist with an exceptional knowledge of human anatomy. He studied morphology and anatomy for five years at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied dissection for three years at the Paris Faculté de Médecine. The former editor in chief of the French magazine PowerMag, Delavier is currently a journalist for the French magazine Le Monde du Muscle and a contributor to several other muscle publications, including Men's Health Germany. He is the author of the best-selling Strength Training Anatomy and Women's Strength Training Anatomy. Delavier won the French powerlifting title in 1988 and makes annual presentations on the sport applications of biomechanics at conferences in Switzerland. His teaching efforts have earned him the Grand Prix de Techniques et de Pédagogie Sportive. Delavier lives in Paris, France. Michael Gundill, MBA, has written 13 books on strength training, sport nutrition, and health. His books have been translated into multiple languages, and he has written over 500 articles for bodybuilding and fitness magazines worldwide, including Iron Man and Dirty Dieting. In 1998 he won the Article of the Year award at the Fourth Academy of Bodybuilding Fitness & Sports Awards in California. Gundill started weightlifting in 1983 in order to improve his rowing performances. Most of his training years were spent completing specific lifting programs in his home. As he gained muscle and refined his program, he began to learn more about physiology, anatomy, and biomechanics and started studying those subjects in medical journals. Since 1995 he has been writing about his discoveries in various bodybuilding and fitness magazines all over the world.

• PART 1 NEW GOALS TO HELP YOU KEEP GROWINGFive Factors That Stimulate Muscle Growth Free Weights or Machines: How to Make the Right Choice Compound or Isolation Exercises? How Can You Strengthen a Weak Area? Changing Motor Behavior Advanced Techniques for Increasing the Intensity TNT for Explosive Muscle Growth Adjusting the Speed of Your Repetitions The Best Bodybuilders Train Explosively A Physiological Dilemma: Should You Slow Down the Negative Phase? When the Negative Phase Is Not Accentuated Potentiation Continuous Tension or Full Range of Motion? Burn Manipulate Your Genetics Using Sets of 100 Reps How to Improve Your Mind–Muscle Connection Recovery: An Increasingly Limiting Factor Muscle Soreness Learn to Manage Your Ability to Recover Strategies to Accelerate Recovery Segmenting Muscles So You Can Dominate Them Dealing With Injuries Optimizing Your Strength by Holding Your Breath Paying Attention to Head Position Protective Equipment PART 2 EXERCISES FOR THE MAIN MUSCLE GROUPSGet Bigger Shoulders Shoulder Exercises Develop a Complete Back Back Exercises Latissimus Dorsi Exercises Do Not Neglect the Infraspinatus Infraspinatus Exercises Build Impressive Trapezius Muscles Trapezius Exercises Develop Strong Lumbar Muscles to Protect Your Back Exercises for the Lumbar Region Create Balance in Your Chest Chest Exercises Build Your Biceps Quickly Biceps Exercises Attain More Developed Forearms Forearm Exercises Develop Impressive Triceps Triceps Exercises Take Steps Toward Massive Quadriceps Quadriceps Exercises Bring Your Hamstrings up to Speed Hamstring Exercises Develop the Calves Evenly Calf Exercises Chisel Your Abdominal Muscles Abdominal Exercises PART 3 WORKOUT PROGRAMSBeginner Program for Putting on Muscle Quickly—2 Days per Week Beginner Program for Putting on Muscle Quickly—3 Days per Week Advanced Program—4 Days per Week Advanced Program—5 Days per Week Programs for Building Up Weak Areas