Muscle Exercises Encyclopedia: More Than 400 Excercises to Increase Your Muscle Size

Any beginner starting a program of workouts will be concerned to know how to do the exercises involved to achieve his or her goals. __Muscle Exercises Encyclopedia__ is intended as a work of reference for the beginner, the advanced athlete, the enthusiast, or the fitness professional, whatever the users level. This book contains over 440 exercises with comments and illustrations based on empirical know-how and scientific research are described. It includes all the basic and numerous less common exercises with comments and illustrations. __Muscle Exercises Encyclopedia__ is an authentic encyclopedia of exercises and biomechanical information, but the language used is easily comprehensible at all times. Cover......Page 1 About the Author and Illustrator......Page 2 Half Title......Page 3 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Introduction pg 9......Page 11 Theory of Muscle Stretching pg 13......Page 15 Group 1: Chest pg 34......Page 36 Group 2: Back pg 71......Page 72 Group 3: Neck and Shoulders pg 104......Page 106 Group 4: Biceps. pg 158......Page 160 Group 5: Triceps . pg 178......Page 180 Group 6: Forearm pg 204......Page 206 Group 7: Leg pg 218......Page 220 Group 8: Abdomen and Lower Back pg 272......Page 274 Appendix 1: Joint Movements and Primary and Secondary Muscles Involved. pg 306......Page 308 Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms pg 308......Page 310 Appendix 3: Table of Percentages and Repetitions pg 311......Page 313 Index of Exercises pg 312......Page 314 Describes over 440 exercises with comments and illustrations based on empirical know-how and scientific research. It includes all the basic and numerous less common exercises with comments and anatomic illustrations. It is an authentic encyclopedia of exercises and biomechanical information. The language used is easily comprehensible at all times This Encyclopedia is intended as a work of reference both for the beginner and the advanced athlete, for the enthusiast or the fitness professional, whatever the user's level 'More than 400 exercises to increase your muscle size'--Cover.