Complete Guide to Strength Training 5th edition

Anita Bean is an award-winning registered nutritionist, health writer, author and champion athlete. She specialises in sport and exercise nutrition, runs her own nutrition consultancy and advises athletes at all levels from recreational to elite. She contributes to many national magazines, is an experienced public speaker and is the author of Food for Fitness, Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes and The Complete Guide to Strength Training.

• List of abbreviationsAcknowledgementsForewordPreface to the fifth editionPART ONE: MUSCLE SCIENCEChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Principles of muscle growthChapter 3 Principles and methods of strength trainingChapter 4 Programme designChapter 5 How to get startedChapter 6 Warming upPART TWO: NUTRITIONChapter 7 Build muscle not fatChapter 8 Sports supplementsPART THREE: THE EXERCISES Chapter 9 The lower body Chapter 10 The back Chapter 11 The chestChapter 12 The shouldersChapter 13 The armsChapter 14 The abdominalsChapter 15 Body weight exercisesChapter 16 Power/plyometric exercisesChapter 17 The stretchesPART FOUR: TRAINING PROGRAMMESChapter 18 The beginner’s programmeChapter 19 The intermediate’s programmeChapter 20 The advanced programmeChapter 21 The strength programmeChapter 22 Body weight workoutsChapter 23 Power workoutsChapter 24 Training for sports programmesChapter 25 The cardiovascular programmeChapter 26 Training for specific resultsAppendixReferencesFurther readingGlossaryIndex