Serious Strength TrainingYou’ve put in the time, effort, and sweat to build a solid foundation, but you want more—more muscle mass, strength, and definition. Look no further. Serious Strength Training will bring your workouts and results to the next level. Tudor Bompa (the world’s foremost expert on optimal schedules for training), Mauro Di Pasquale (a leading authority on nutrition for strength training), and former bodybuilder Lorenzo Cornacchia have again teamed up to bring you the latest, greatest, and most effective exercises and programs for hard-core strength. Featuring solid scientific principles and the latest research, Serious Strength Training provides the blueprint for increasing muscle mass and achieving strength gains you might not have thought possible. Follow the general programs or tailor one to your special needs through manipulation of the six training phases—anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, mixed, maximum strength, muscle definition, and transition—and proper application of the individual metabolic profile. Serious Strength Training is essential reading if you want to lift in the big leagues. Choosing from 67 muscle-stimulating exercises and detailed dietary plans, make it your guide to the greatest training you’ve ever done. |
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User Review - caimanjosh - LibraryThingMaybe I'm just a bit saturated due to all of the strength training blogs/studies I read these days, but I wasn't as impressed with this book as I was hoping I would be. I felt like the months-out ... Read full review
Contents
Understanding the Periodization System | |
Designing the Perfect Program | |
Accelerating Muscle Recovery | |
Maximizing Nutrition for Muscle Growth | |
Choosing the Best Exercises | |
Lower Body Exercises | |
Mixed Training | |
Maximum Strength MxS | |
Muscle Definition MD | |
Transition | |
Understanding Food Labels | |
Nutrition for Maximizing the Anabolic Effects of Exercise | |
Maximum Lift Based on Repetitions | |
Maximum Weight Chart | |
Upper Body Exercises | |
Six Phases of Training | |
Anatomical Adaptation AA | |
Hypertrophy | |
Glossary | |
References | |
About the Authors | |
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Serious Strength Training Tudor O. Bompa,Mauro G. Di Pasquale,Lorenzo Cornacchia No preview available - 2012 |