Now the top-selling book on strength training anatomy comes with the leading software in interactive anatomy to create an impressive package. Strength Training Anatomy, Third Edition, offers the most compelling artwork ever applied to the strength training category and returns with more illustrations and techniques for safely building muscle. Strength and fitness enthusiasts worldwide have discovered the benefits of having X-rays of hundreds of exercises, pinpointing the direct anatomical benefits of each one. Like the bestselling second edition, the book provides an intricate look at strength training from the inside out. Not only does Strength Training Anatomy, Third Edition, demonstrate exercises for the entire body and showcase the muscles used, but it also delineates how these muscles interact with joints, bones, and connective tissue. The updated edition features 48 additional pages, 12 new exercises, and 18 stretches. Loaded with more than 600 full-color illustrations, this edition also contains new information on common strength training injuries and preventive measures for each. Accompanying the book in this package is the Primal Pictures DVD-ROM, Essentials of Interactive Functional Anatomy. This learning tool features a complete high-resolution 3-D model of the human musculature and allows the user to remove anatomical structures layer by layer, through 11 layers (from muscles to bone), with a unique strip-away technique. Views of any specific structure on the screen can be rotated 360 degrees and highlighted to view accompanying text about the selected muscle. Additionally, the DVD-ROM includes 34 animations showing clinical muscular function and providing users with a sense of the movement around joints. Four live-action video clips allow for observation of muscle actions during walking, standing from a sitting position, push-ups, and sit-ups. Minimum System Requirements DVD-ROM drive Operating systems: Microsoft XP, Vista, Windows 7 Mac (Intel) OSX 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6 Processor speed: 1.5 GHz with 512 MB of RAM Disk space: 200 MB for all platforms Screen display: 1024 x 768 screen
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN-10
1450441319
ISBN-13
9781450441315
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114826311
Product Key Features
Author
Frederic Delavier
Format
Mixed Media Product
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences: General
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
680g
Height
254mm
Width
193mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Champaign, IL
Spine
20mm
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Frederic Delavier is a gifted artist with an exceptional knowledge of human anatomy. He studied morphology and anatomy for five years at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied dissection for three years at the Paris Faculte de Medecine. The former editor in chief of the French magazine PowerMag, Delavier is currently a journalist for the French magazine Le Monde du Muscle and a contributor to several other muscle publications, including Men's Health Germany. Delavier won the French powerlifting title in 1988 and makes annual presentations on the sport applications of biomechanics at conferences in Switzerland. His teaching efforts have earned him the Grand Prix de Techniques et de Pedagogie Sportive. Delavier lives in Paris, France. Delavier won the French powerlifting title in 1988 and makes annual presentations on the sport applications of biomechanics at conferences in Switzerland. His teaching efforts have earned him the Grand Prix de Techniques et de Pedagogie Sportive. Delavier lives in Paris, France.