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Strength training for all body types : the science of lifting and levers / Lee Boyce, Melody Schoenfeld ; foreword by Robert Sacre.

By: Boyce, Lee, 1986- [author.].
Contributor(s): Schoenfeld, Melody, 1973- [author.].
Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781718212671.Subject(s): Exercise -- Physiological aspects | Human mechanics | Anthropometry
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: foundations -- Chapter 1: the importance of body type specificity -- Chapter 2: common body types in sport -- Chapter 3: introduction to fundamental movement patterns -- Chapter 4: levers and forces -- Part II: exercise optimization -- Chapter 5: anthropometry, leverages, and the deadlift pattern -- Chapter 6: anthropometry, leverages and the squat pattern -- Chapter 7: anthropometry, leverages, and the bench press -- Chapter 8: anthropometry, leverages, and the overhead press -- Chapter 9: anthropometry, leverages and the chin up -- Chapter 10: anthropometry, leverages, and the row pattern -- Chapter 11: anthropometry, leverages, and abdominal stability -- Part III: need title -- Chapter 12: accessory work -- Chapter 13: considerations for conditioning training -- Chapter 14: sample workouts
Summary: "This book explains how to modify and cue exercises based on an athlete's different joint angles, bone lengths, and overall structure. The authors explain the ways unique bodies manage various exercises, citing evidence from multiple sources, and how to best take advantage of a given set of levers in order to optimize those movements"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269)

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: foundations -- Chapter 1: the importance of body type specificity -- Chapter 2: common body types in sport -- Chapter 3: introduction to fundamental movement patterns -- Chapter 4: levers and forces -- Part II: exercise optimization -- Chapter 5: anthropometry, leverages, and the deadlift pattern -- Chapter 6: anthropometry, leverages and the squat pattern -- Chapter 7: anthropometry, leverages, and the bench press -- Chapter 8: anthropometry, leverages, and the overhead press -- Chapter 9: anthropometry, leverages and the chin up -- Chapter 10: anthropometry, leverages, and the row pattern -- Chapter 11: anthropometry, leverages, and abdominal stability -- Part III: need title -- Chapter 12: accessory work -- Chapter 13: considerations for conditioning training -- Chapter 14: sample workouts

"This book explains how to modify and cue exercises based on an athlete's different joint angles, bone lengths, and overall structure. The authors explain the ways unique bodies manage various exercises, citing evidence from multiple sources, and how to best take advantage of a given set of levers in order to optimize those movements"-- Provided by publisher.

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