New Anatomy for Strength & Fitness Training: An Illustrated Guide to Your Muscles in Action Including Exercises Used in CrossFit (R), P90X (R), and Other Popular Fitness Programs (IMM Lifestyle Books) by Mark Vella

Get an in-depth look into the most magnificent machine ever created — the human body! Over 100 anatomical illustrations of 70 muscles in action, detailed and in full color Over 75 exercises to increase your flexibility and strength Expert instructions for exercises for strength training and gym fitness, stretching and flexibility training, yoga, Pilates, and bodybuilding Learn how each exercise works and understand how it shapes the body, with the science of movement, training concepts, and fitness principles Perfect for beginners and advanced fitness practitioners alike, this is the must-have exercise reference for fitness enthusiasts Using detailed anatomical illustrations, New Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training provides you with visual insight into what happens to the human organic machine during exercise — muscles and tendons working in concert to strengthen your body's building blocks. Read more

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From the Publisher Get an In-Depth Look at Your Muscles Discover what happens to your muscles when you exercise! Learn how to make your workouts more powerful and effective by seeing how your muscles actually work when you exercise with safe and proper form. Boost your performance with more than 75 selected workouts, grouped by body region and involving gym machines, free weights, body weight/stretching, yoga, Pilates, and more. 100+ full-color anatomical illustrations provide an inside look at how exercise affects the 70 main muscles Over 75 exercises cover the major body parts and types of training and will condition your entire body to give you a stronger, more flexible, centered physique Expert instructions for each exercise include difficulty levels, training tips, starting positions, and technical muscle analyses Conditioning and Exercises Conditioning Primer Learn about the musculoskeletal system, then all about joints and movements, fitness concepts, the 3 phases of your fitness journey, CrossFit, Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, SoulCycle, TRX, Orangetheory, and more. Pre-Training Warm-Up Squat Push Press Standing Torso Rotations Bend and Reach Multidirectional Lunges Seated Stride into Saw Stretch Walking Arm Swings And more Abdominals, Stabilization, and Balance Posture Primer (pictured) Abdominal Stabilization Program Forward Stability Ball Roll Plank Pose Stabilization Bodyweight Leaning Side Abdominal Bodyweight Sit-Ups And more Compound and Power Exercises Bent Leg Good Morning Bodyweight/Air Squat Back Squat Front Squat Overhead Squat Medicine Ball Clean (pictured) And more Legs and Hips Barbell Lunge Freestanding Lateral Lunge (pictured) Bench Step Freestanding Barbell Plié Squats Seesaw with Ball Plyometrics and Explosive Conditioning Standing Jump and Reach Box Jumps (pictured) Wall Balls 4-Point Burpee Chest Push-Ups Bodyweight Modified Push-Ups Dumbbell Bench Press Barbell Bench Press (pictured) Dumbbell Flat Bench Flyes Bodyweight Dips Back and Shoulders Machine Cable Front Lat Pulldown Bent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Rows (pictured) Dumbbell Seated Shoulder Press Seated Low Cable Pulley Rows And more Arms Dumbbell Seated Overhead Tricep Extension on a Ball (pictured) Supine Barbell French Curl Barbell Triceps Press Standing Barbell Curl Aerobic and Metabolic Training Skipping/Jump Rope Aerobic Machines (pictured) Jogging and Running Post-Training Cool Down Supine Legs to Chest Side-to-Side Hip Rolls Supine Lying Single-Leg Hamstring Stretch Seated Rotation (pictured) Knee Iliopsoas Stretch And more