3-Minute Abs

3-Minute Abs
Author: Kurt Brungardt
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1998-03-24
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0060952709

Utilizing four key training principles used by bodybuilders and athletes--body area isolation, recuperation, intensity, and focus--Brungardt, abdominal exercise expert and author of "The Complete Book of Abs", delivers a remarkably effective program that can be finished during a TV commercial break.

Essential Abs

Essential Abs
Author: Kurt Brungardt
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2001-05-18
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781579542924

Provides instructions on following a six-week program designed to help men integrate abdominal exercises into a workout either at home or at the gym, and suggests ways to build abdominal muscle for fitness or participation in sports.

Jim Stoppani's Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength

Jim Stoppani's Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength
Author: Jim Stoppani
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2014-10-17
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492584517

Finally, a research-based book that covers all facets of optimizing the development of muscle and strength. Jim Stoppani’s Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength, Second Edition, is a comprehensive training guide and reference that provides * definitions of key terms and concepts; * evaluations of equipment options, including TRX, BOSU, and kettlebells; * explanations of the role and importance of each muscle group; * latest nutrition information for losing fat and increasing muscle mass; * presentations of the best exercises, including body weight, for adding strength and mass; and * descriptions and examples of many types of workouts and programs and their effects. Choose from 381 exercises presented for 13 muscle groups and the whole body. Proper technique for each exercise is tailored to the type of resistance used, be it free weights, weight machines, or body weight. Plus, each of the 116 training programs is rated according to workout duration, the projected time frame for achieving measurable results, level of difficulty, and overall effectiveness. Past Muscle & Fitness senior science editor Jim Stoppani covers each topic in detail. His advice will help you conquer any problem or plateau you encounter. So build your knowledge base to build a better body. Jim Stoppani’s Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength is the ultimate resource for pinpointing and achieving the results you’re seeking.

The Women's Health Big Book of Abs

The Women's Health Big Book of Abs
Author: Adam Bornstein
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1609618750

The essential diet and fitness guide to lean, sexy abs—including a results-driven 4-week program to lose weight, strengthen your core, and tone your entire body Call it a spare tire, muffin top, or paunch. Men and women consistently cite their belly as their biggest problem area—and it is often the toughest final pounds to lose. Not anymore! Whether readers’ eating habits have been affected by stress, their bodies have changed with age, or they’re constantly doing crunches without results, it’s time to blast belly fat the right way. Using the comprehensive, week-by-week eating and exercise plan, readers can lose up to 20 pounds in 4 weeks—and keep it off, forever. The Women’s Health Big Book of Abs special features include: A delicious, easy-to-follow diet that includes satisfying carbs! A special section on the best pre- and post-pregnancy workouts Hundreds of tips on how to reveal a lean, flat belly and bikini-worthy body! Including a step-by-step, 4-week eating and exercise plan, easy-to-prepare recipes, and hundreds of exercises, The Women’s Health Big Book of Abs is the ultimate guide to a leaner, fitter, sexier body—starting with your core.

Lean in 15 - The Shape Plan

Lean in 15 - The Shape Plan
Author: Joe Wicks
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1509800689

Take your fitness to the next level with Joe Wicks, the record-breaking bestselling author and the nation's favourite Body Coach. Eat more. Build muscle. Burn fat. Featuring one hundred yummy, nutritious recipes – from overnight oats to chicken katsu curry – and new, easy-to-follow workouts. Joe has helped hundreds of thousands of people transform their lives and feel amazing. In Lean in 15 – The Shape Plan, Joe introduces a new way of eating and training, to build lean muscle and burn more fat. Are you ready to transform your life? The man who kept the nation moving during lockdown, Joe has sold more than 3 million books in the UK alone. He has more than 4 million followers on social media, where fans share their journeys towards a leaner, fitter lifestyle.

The Men's Health Big Book: Getting Abs

The Men's Health Big Book: Getting Abs
Author: Adam Bornstein
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2012-12-24
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1609618742

The essential diet and fitness guide to lean, ripped abs—including a results-driven 4-week program to lose weight, strengthen your core, and chisel your entire body Call it a spare tire, muffin top, or paunch. Men and women consistently cite their belly as their biggest problem area—and it is often the toughest final pounds to lose. Not anymore! Whether readers’ eating habits have been affected by stress, their bodies have changed with age, or they’re constantly doing crunches without results, it’s time to blast belly fat the right way. Using the comprehensive, week-by-week eating and exercise plan, readers can lose up to 20 pounds in 6 weeks—and keep it off, forever. Including a step-by-step, 4-week eating and exercise plan, easy-to-prepare recipes, and hundreds of exercises, The Men’s Health Big Book of Abs is the ultimate guide to a leaner, fitter, sexier body.

Jim Stoppani's Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength, 2E

Jim Stoppani's Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength, 2E
Author: Stoppani, Jim
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1450459749

Whether you seek fat loss and lean muscle development or mass development and strength improvement, this comprehensive guide with 382 exercises and 116 ready-to-use workouts featuring the most popular training equipment (free weights, TRX, BOSU, kettlebells, and body weight) will position you for success.

Lean in 15

Lean in 15
Author: Joe Wicks
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1743548362

The record-breaking no. 1 UK bestseller "The Trainer everyone's following" The Times EAT MORE. EXERCISE LESS. LOSE FAT. In his first book, Joe Wicks reveals how to shift your body fat by eating more and exercising less. Lean in 15 features 100 recipes for nutritious, quick-to-prepare meals and guides you through Joe's signature HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) home workouts - revealing how to combine food and exercise to ignite intense fat-burning. PRAISE FOR JOE WICKS "His philosophy is simple: train hard and fuel your body. It's perfect if you're looking for a combination of food and fitness inspiration" Harper's Bazaar

The Abs Diet

The Abs Diet
Author: David Zinczenko
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2004-06-19
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1579549985

Explains how to lose up to twenty pounds and create the washboard abdomen that every man wants, offering a meal plan, a workout program with a focus on lower-body exercises, twelve "superfoods," and a simple maintenance plan.

Maximus Body

Maximus Body
Author: Bobby Maximus
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1623368480

Men's Health magazine's #1 personal trainer delivers cutting-edge, high-intensity workouts to help you pack serious muscle and become unstoppably fit. From the man responsible for the gym that trained the actors in the movie 300 comes cutting-edge fitness strategies, 100 workouts, and a training plan that has successfully transformed A-list actors and actresses, elite special-forces soldiers, all-star athletes, and everyday men and women. With Bobby Maximus’s guidance you too can become one of the most insanely fit people the world has ever seen. The diets and workouts that promise easy results in minutes per day have tricked masses into wasting their money on false promises. Supplements, smoothies, and 4-minute workouts aren’t getting people any fitter. Getting that shredded body requires real commitment and real work—and Bobby can show you how. Maximus Body features circuit-style workouts that will push you to your limits and work your whole body. With a plethora of exercises like “Don’t Ask Me About Your Abs,” that work your core with a combination of sit ups, push ups, pull ups, and even leg raises, you can develop an exercise routine that fits your needs. Whether you are overweight and trying to get back into shape, or a high-level athlete trying to gain that extra edge, Maximus Body offers up thousands of once-secret ways to burn fat, add lean muscle, reveal a shredded 8-pack, and build mind-bending physical fitness.