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Increase your strength to improve your health, your appearance, and your performance with Strength Training Past 50. Strength training offers many benefits for active adults, including enhanced athletic performance, reduced risk of disease, and decreased symptoms of arthritis, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Whether you are just getting started or have been training your entire life, Strength Training Past 50 has you covered. In the third edition of this best-selling guide, you’ll find these topics: - 83 exercises for free weights, machines, bands, and balls - 30 workouts for increasing size, endurance, and strength - Sport-specific programs for tennis, golf, cycling, running, and more - Eating plans and nutrition advice for adding lean muscle and losing fat Strength Training Past 50 will keep you active, healthy, and looking great with workouts and programs designed just for you.

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When you’re new to the weight room, it can be hard to know where to begin. How can you ensure you are training properly and getting the most out every workout? Weight Training: Steps to Success, 5th Edition takes the guesswork out of weight training. It provides you with the information to learn proper technique, determine appropriate loads and set up your whole training programme. Combining the experience of strength and conditioning experts Thomas Baechle and Roger Earle, this new fifth edition maximises your development with a progressive approach to weight training for both free weights and machines. The text features over 40 exercises , all accompanied by photo sequences, guidance on how to approach workouts and tips on creating a tailored training programme. ;;This new edition offers options to further advance your training after learning the basics. Plus, the text also features sport-specific training programmes and a high-intensity interval training programme. Whether you’re looking to improve muscular endurance, build strength, increase muscle mass, tone up or reduce body fat, Weight Training: Steps to Success is the essential guide. ;With other 40 exercises, it’s no wonder this text has helped thousands achieve their weight training goals.

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