Weight Training: Steps to Success

by Thomas R. Baechle, Roger W. Earle

Take the guesswork out of strength training and understand the details of proper exercise technique, weight loads, and reps. The no-nonsense approach of Weight Training: Steps to Success has guided more than 200,000 readers to their strength training goals and it will do the same for you. Combining the experience of strength and conditioning experts Thomas Baechle and Roger Earle, this guide will maximize your development with a progressive approach to weight training using either free weights or machines. Learn which exercises target which muscles and how to perform each one correctly and safely. Gain insight on how to eat smart to maximize results and follow the step-by-step directions to calculate safe training loads and design an overall training program that fits your interests and training preferences. Whether your goal is to improve muscular endurance, build strength, increase muscle mass, tone existing muscles, or reduce body fat, Weight Training: Steps to Success will help you be successful. With more than 30 exercises, each explained and demonstrated through full-color photo sequences, along with guidance on how to approach introductory workouts and create a tailored training program, it’s no wonder this is the book that thousands will use to develop a strong, healthy, and attractive body.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1992

About the author

Thomas Baechle is the executive director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Commission. He is also a professor and chair of the Department of Exercise Science at Creighton University (Omaha, NE).

Reviews

[Mrs C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginners! Looks at the physiology, moves, equipment and breaks it down to make it easy to understand. This book is a great addition together with Delavier and the Strength Training Bible series.

[Ariadna73 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Very nice book; printed out in a high quality paper; with charts and graphics that depict the human muscles in great detail. I liked the explanations about how the dynamics of the muscle-training works and some explanations about how to manage the breath. The exercises per-se didn't provide any new knowledge from what I already knew; although the text-book approach was interesting and helpful.