Teach Yourself Weight Training

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Objectives of weight training. 3. Important equipments in weight training. 4. Kinesiology. 5. Breathing. 6. Fundamental principles of body mechanics and athletics. 7. Important weight training exercises. 8. Isometric muscle work. 9. Planning the programme. 10. Training programmes in weight training. 11. Selecting proper place for weight training.

"Weight Lifting is a means of training to develop certain parts of your body for specific purposes. Weight lifting is an Olympic sport, and a sheer test of one\'s strength and power which does require weight training exercises. The desire to lift great weights has been in man for a long time, but the organization of this urge into a competitive sport has all taken place in the 20 century.

Teach Yourself Weight Lifting is an outstanding effort by the author in the field of sports and physical education. By going through this book, any aspirant learner may definitely understand and sharp his/her Weight Training Skills. It includes all the essentials ingredients of Weight Training viz., important Weight Lifting exercises, objectives, equipments of weight training etc., along with relevant illustrations.

The present book will be useful for the new aspirants learners, prospective coaches, teachers and students of sports sciences etc." (jacket)