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Fitness and lifestyle expert and author of Lose That Baby Fat! Get the core you've always wanted! Always wanted a great core and just not sure how to get it? This handy pocket guide will get you started on your way to a solid core. With beginner exercises to more advanced ones and everything between, you'll find all you need, no matter where you are in your core training. Open the book and find: • Improve your balance and posture • Reshape your...

"Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability in the United States. Twenty percent of American adults accept back spasms, throbbing joints, arthritis aches, and other physical pain as an inevitable consequence of aging, illness, or injury. But the human body is not meant to endure chronic pain. Miranda Esmonde-White has spent decades helping professional athletes, ballet dancers, and Olympians overcome potentially career-ending injuries...

In this all-in-one science guide for building a strong and muscular physique, a professional natural bodybuilder and coach, drawing on the tens of thousands of programs he's designed for athletes and gym-goers, shares his 12 ladder-style fundamentals so you can work your way up confidently-and unlock your hypertrophic potential.

Tom Danielson's Core Advantage offers a simple, highly effective core strength program for cyclists. This comprehensive approach shows the 50 essential core workout exercises that will build strength and endurance in the key core muscles for cycling--no gym membership required.Tom Danielson's Core Advantage offers a simple, highly effective core strength program for cyclists. This comprehensive approach shows the 50 essential core workout exercises...

"Engaging images accompany information about the science of super strength. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"-- Provided by publisher.

Learn the most effective bodyweight exercises to perform anytime, anywhere.
In Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy, Second Edition, renowned trainer and best-selling author Bret Contreras has created the authoritative resource for increasing full-body strength without the need for free weights, fitness machines, or even a gym membership.
Going far beyond standard pull-ups, push-ups, and squats, Bodyweight Strength...

This guide combines step-by-step instructions for performing stretches and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting the primary muscles and surrounding structures engaged. The third edition highlights stretches for the major body joint areas. Each stretch includes a list of stretched muscles and specific stretch notes to help learn the best way to execute the stretch. The book also includes stretching programs for daily mobility and flexibility,...

Explores what strength is and how it can be developed using a comic book character, the Incredible Hulk, to demonstrate, and provides information on that character and how he came to be.

After David Dunn emerges from a horrific train crash as the sole survivor, and without a single scratch on him, he meets a mysterious stranger. An unsettling stranger who believes comic book heroes walk the earth. A haunting stranger, whose obsession with David will change David's life forever.

"Push your personal limits and begin building your dream physique in 90 days by learning how to properly challenge your body during weight training. The 90-day Weight Training Plan is a customizable program that makes nutrition simple, with easy-to-understand, week-by-week guides that explain carb timing, appropriate protein intake, and the right food choices to build lean muscle mass. Start by setting up your home gym and learning important fundamentals...