Encyclopedia of Exercise Anatomy

Hollis Lance Liebman has been a fitness magazine editor and national bodybuilding champion. Currently a Los Angeles resident, Hollis has worked with some of Hollywood's elite, earning rave reviews. His web site is www.holliswashere.com.

[Review of hardcover edition: ] [starred review] Fitness magazine editor and national bodybuilding champion Liebman's no-nonsense title goes back to the basics, educating users on how to do specific exercises, illustrating in anatomical sketches how the body is affected by them, and listing which exercises best prepare the body for various sports. Part 1 offers general comments and tips on exercise and nutrition as well as large-format computer-generated images (CGI) of the human body with its muscles labeled. The other sections of the book show exercises and stretches in a spread each, with one page offering a photo-illustrated how-to, and the opposite page featuring a CGI of the body at work with the relevant muscles highlighted. Most helpful is the segment of workouts, with instructions for two routines each for beginner, intermediate, and advanced practitioners who want to focus on a particular part of the body or prepare for a particular sport. The sports-specific entries ready readers for common pastimes such as baseball, cycling, and various martial arts but also for sports such as archery, hurling, and water polo. Closing the book are glossaries of English and Latin terms. VERDICT This useful title, which will also work well as a circulating item, presents that something extra for fitness enthusiasts who want to become serious about their conditioning.-- (10/15/2014)

• Contents Part 1: Introduction Upper-Body Anatomy Lower-Body Anatomy Part 2: Exercises and Stretches Upper Body Exercises Barbell Deadlift Barbell Row Dumbbell Row Dumbbell Pullover Lat Pulldown Scapular Range of Motion Alternating Kettlebell Row Alternating Renegade Row Incline Bench Row Rope Pulldown Reverse Close-Grip Front-Chin Flat Bench Hyperextension Rotated Back Extension Barbell Bench Press Roller Push-Up Dumbbell Fly Cable Fly Dips Push-Up Push-Up Hand Walk-Over Dumbbell Shoulder Press Overhead Press Rotation Exercises External Rotation with Band Lateral Raise Shoulder Raise and Pull Barbell Upright Row Reverse Fly Swiss Ball Reverse Fly Front-Plate Raise Barbell Shoulder Shrug Biceps Curl Alternating Hammer Curl Barbell Curl Single-Arm Concentration Curl Rope Hammer Curl Rope Pushdown Lying Triceps Extension Triceps Roll-Out Chair Dip Rope Overhead Extension Wrist Flexion Wrist Extension Crunch Plank Side Plank T-Stabilisation Swiss Ball Walk-Around Swiss Ball Jackknife Medicine Ball Wood Chop Lower Body Exercises Swiss Ball Wall Sit Barbell Squat Dumbbell Lunge Reverse Lunge Lateral Low Lunge Dumbbell Walking Lunge High Lunge Crossover Step Goblet Squat One-Legged Step-Down Knee Extension with Rotation Star Jump Mountain Climber Burpee Adductor Extension Hamstring Abductor Swiss Ball Hamstrings Curl Inverted Hamstring Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift Hamstring Pull-In Sumo Squat Stiff-Legged Deadlift Single-Leg Calf Press Dumbbell Calf Raise Dumbbell Shin Raise Core ExercisesAbdominal Kick Abdominal Hip Lift Turkish Get-Up Bicycle Crunch Reverse Crunch Cobra Stretch Swiss Ball Pelvic Tilt Plank Press-Up Seated Russian Twist Wood Chop with Resistance Band Hip Abduction and Adduction Swiss Ball Roll-Out Thigh Rock-Back Swiss Ball Hip Crossover V-Up Medicine Ball Slam The Windmill Stretches Chest Stretch Shoulder Stretch Triceps Stretch Standing Biceps Stretch Latissimus Dorsi Stretch Spine Stretch Supine Lower Back Stretch Kneeling Swiss Ball Lat Stretch Iliotibial Band Stretch Hip-to-Thigh Stretch Standing Hamstrings Stretch Lying Hamstrings Stretch Piriformis Stretch Calf Stretch Shin Release Standing Quadriceps Stretch Butterfly Toe Touch Child's Stretch Unilateral Seated Forward Bend Bilateral Seated Forward Bend Seated Hip and Spine Stretch Pretzel (Spinal Rotation) Stretch Knee-to-Chest Flex Wide-Legged Forward Bend Pregnancy Stretches Torso Rotation Hand-on-Knee Stretch Lying Pelvic Tilt Unilateral Good Morning Stretch Cat Stretch Downward-Facing Dog Part 3: Workouts Sport-Specific WorkoutsAmerican Football Archery Australian Rules Football Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoeing Climbing Cricket Cross-Country Skiing Cycling Diving Equestrianism Fencing Field Hockey Figure Skating Fly Fishing Gaelic Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Hurling Ice Hockey Judo Karate Kayaking Lacrosse Mountain Biking Paddle Board Racquetball Rowing Rugby Running Sailing Shooting Skateboarding Skiing Snowboarding Soccer Squash Surfing Swimming Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball Water Polo Water Skiing Wrestling Functional Workouts Healthy Back Knee Problems Office Fit Belly Buster Cardio Plan Stronger Legs Core Stability Overall Strength 60+ Weight Free Full Body Resistance Bigger Arms Stronger Chest Strong Glutes Part 4: Appendix Glossary: General terms Glossary: Latin terms Credits and Acknowledgements