Strength Basics: Your Guide to Resistance Training for Health and Optimal Performance - Couverture souple

Cook, Brian B.; Stewart, Gordon W.

 
9780873228435: Strength Basics: Your Guide to Resistance Training for Health and Optimal Performance
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 087322843X ISBN 13 : 9780873228435
Editeur : Human Kinetics Publishers, 1996

Synopsis

A low level introduction to strength development, which demonstrates how to start a resistance training program for sports and recreational activities.

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À propos de l?auteur


Coauthors Brian Cook and Gordon Stewart combine more than 40 years' experience in the health and fitness field. They have taught athletes, instructors, and participants the theory and techniques of resistance training and designed countless individualized programs. They also are the coauthors of Get Strong: A Sensible Guide to Strength Training for Fitness.

Brian Cook has a bachelor of science degree in human performance. He has extensive experience coordinating employee fitness programs and developing and managing private fitness clubs in British Columbia, Ontario, and in Singapore. As a consultant, Cook has trained staff in the fields of fitness, sport training, and rehabilitation. He is the senior kinesiologist at a large and progressive physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinic.

Cook has competed in a variety of sports, from track and field to flatwater canoe racing. An avid cyclist who lives in Burlington, Ontario, he enjoys a regular resistance-training program, and has returned to canoeing as a masters paddler.

Gordon Stewart has a master of science degree in kinesiology and more than 20 years' experience in fitness program management and consulting. Stewart specializes in health communications, serving a wide range of clients from his home base in Victoria, British Columbia. He is the author of several books, including Active Living: The Miracle Medicine for a Long and Healthy Life and Every Body's Fitness Book.

A former decathlete, Stewart competed internationally for Canada in the 1970s. Along with resistance training, Stewart enjoys rowing and running to stay fit.

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Éditeur
Human Kinetics Publishers
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
087322843X
ISBN 13 
9780873228435
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Buchpark GmbH
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