The Strength Training Anatomy Workout

The Strength Training Anatomy Workout #1

by Frédéric Delavier, Michael Gundill

Over one million readers have turned to "Strength Training Anatomy" for strength training's most effective exercises. Now put those exercises to work for you with "The Strength Training Anatomy Workout."

"The Strength Training Anatomy Workout "is your guide to creating the body and the results you want. Strengthen arms and legs; increase muscle mass; sculpt chest, back, and core; firm glutes; increase hip flexibility . . . it's all here, and all in the stunning detail that only Frederic Delavier can provide!

Over 150 full-color illustrations allow you to get inside more than 200 exercises and 50 workouts to see how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures. You'll also discover how variations, progressions, and sequencing can affect muscle recruitment, the underlying structures, and ultimately the results.

The "Strength Training Anatomy Workout" includes proven programming for strength, power, bodybuilding, and toning that can be used in a gym or at home. You'll find targeted conditioning routines for optimal performance in more than 30 sports, including basketball, football, soccer, track and field, and golf.

Former editor in chief of "PowerMag" in France, author and illustrator Frederic Delavier is a journalist for "Le Monde du" "Muscle" and a contributor to "Men's Health Germany "and several other strength publications. His previous publication, "Strength Training Anatomy," has sold more than one million copies.

Genres: Fitness, Health, Nonfiction, Sports, Reference

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Grace]

One of the nice things about 'The Strength Training Anatomy Workout' is the fact that you only need a few pieces of equipment to do the exercises (dumbbells, a pull-up bar, and elastic bands). This book does a nice job of explaining how muscles work and gain strength as well as how they recover. It helps you customize workouts for your specific needs and gives sample programs for both beginners and advanced trainers as well as different programs for men and women, and customized programs which are helpful for any sports in which you might be active. It gives you helpful hints as well as the advantages and disadvantages of almost every exercise included. But probably my favorite part of this book is the superb illustrations which highlight the muscles which are worked in each exercise. This not only helps you to visualize your own muscles as you do an exercise, but also gives you a feeling as to whether or not you are doing the exercise correctly. This is truly a great book to have around, whether you are a serious body builder or you just want to know more about your own anatomy.

[EyesonArt]

3⭐️ the content is male orientated, only few pity pages for female workout. Well the cover mislead me.

[Rosa]

This book is a good introduction for anyone who wants to know more about strength training. The first part of the book explains the basics, why it works, how to build a routine, when to do stretches, etc. The second part consists of exercises, grouped by muscle group. Next to demonstration photos, the drawings illustrate which muscles are activated in every exercise, and there's additional info on most exercises. All in all, a great way to get started.

I'm knocking off a star though for the author's annoying assumption that people do strength training just to look good, rather than, you know, get strong. He tells you which muscles to prioritise not based on strength but on beach body potential, and don't get me started on the "women's strength" plans with 25-50 reps per exercise...

[J]

Better than the rest of the other Anatomy series. Information better organized and more poignant tops. Pictures rse better than all other. A definite must have in personal library.

[Christian]

the drawings are very good, but i expected much more of them, after reading Strength Training Anatomy.

The beginning with the beginner explanations regarding number of reps, when to train, etc... is just ok. I felt like there was always something missing.

Regarding the exercise explanations: like stated in the beginning, I would have loved to see more of the drawings, and not that many photos. The explanations themselves were ok; very bare bones. Glute Lab set the bar very high in this regard :sweat_smile:

[Bill]

Clear explanations and beautiful, detailed illustrations accompany exercises show the muscles being targeted. The only downside is they fail to go over the minutiae of muscles listed in diagrams. Some are not mentioned after words despite being mentioned in the diagrams. Really disappointing. For the major muscles in does mention, it goes over them well, showing several exercises and variations for them.

[Rory Armstrong]

A good follow on from Strength Training Anatomy offering most of the same useful digrams but with clear explanations of strength training goals, techniques, and implementation.
A good resource for self-coached athletes.

[Darryl Diamond]

Thankful to my father-in-law's suggestion to pick this up.

I'll definitely use for reference when starting up the suggested program.

Very simple and clear read.

I'll update more once weights are actually lifted!

[Wasim]

helpful

[Qais Radwan]

Good

[Dawood AlNajjar]

Great Book, Valuable information, Good for beginners with minimal equipments

[Stijn Forier]

Perfect explanation of every exercice, with awesome visuals!

[Saptadeep]

Just the right balance of text and illustrations....makes it a very useful read.

[Sandy]

This was the most interesting read about strength training and what muscles are targeted by particular exercises. It showed routines focused on particular goals as well.

[Kristan]

Super book for learning what exercises to do.

[Linda]

Good muscle reference book.