Weight Training Diary For Dummies

by St. John, Allen

• ISBN13: 9780764553363
• ISBN10: 0764553364
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-13
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

From free weights and resistance bands to Pilates and yoga, weight-training is an exciting -- and healthy -- trend. The Weight Training Diary For Dummies is the perfect tool for any avid body builder. Filled with expert advice on health, nutrition, equipment, and accessories, it also includes injury prevention exercises and body fat to weight conversion charts to help you keep track of your progress.

Author Biography

About the Author Allen St. John is the author of Bicycling For Dummies and Skiing For Dummies and is a former senior editor at Condé Nast Women's Sports and Fitness magazine. An avid recreational athlete, he has written about sports and fitness for a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines including Men's Journal, MH-18, U.S. News & World Report, Maxim, and the New York Times. He's a columnist for Skiing magazine, a regular contributor to Tennis, and a founding contributing editor for Bike, and he has covered the New York Yankees for the Village Voice for the past eight seasons as well as contributed to the hardcover book and CD-ROM, The Way Baseball Works. He lives in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife, Sally, and two children, Ethan and Emma.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(7)
Part I: The Training Basics	7	(48)
Creating Your Workout Plan	9	(14)
Just Warming Up	23	(12)
Giving Yourself a Lift	35	(10)
Cooling Down and Fueling Up	45	(10)
Part II: The Weight Training Diary	55	(124)
Your Training Diary	57	(122)
Part III: The Part of Tens	179	(10)
Ten Weight Room Etiquette Tips	181	(4)
Ten Top Weight-Lifting Songs	185	(4)
Index	189