Weight Training for Martial Artists

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Turtle Press, 1999 - Sports & Recreation - 201 pages
Weight Training for Martial Artists details the best way for martial artists to improve speed, strength and power without bulking up or losing flexibility. Lawler discusses common weight lifting theories and misconceptions, proper lifting techniques, use of free weights versus machines, injury prevention, motivation, and designing an individual training plan.

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Contents

Weight Training Basics
11
Setting Weight Training Goals
21
The Martial Artists Training Program
35
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About the author (1999)

Jennifer Lawler, a full-time free-lance writer, was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, but spent most of her live in Kansas City area. For the past ten years, she has lived in Lawrence, Kansas. She earned a Ph.D. (medieval literature) from the University of Kansas in 1996. She had previously earned a MA and a BGS from that institution. For six years, she taught English at the college level, before pursuing a writing career. Since 1996 she has been a full-time free-lancer, and has written numerous books about sports, popular culture and travel.

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