Book Recommendation: Strength Training Anatomy

Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier

Quite literally the best book out there for anyone interested in strength training, fitness or anatomy in general. 

The book is broken down into target muscle groups: back, chest, legs etc. This latest edition even has sections on stretching and injuries.

Every exercise is broken down in this book with great information and even better illustrations. The last few pages have great illustrations on muscles and the skeleton; listing muscle and bone names. Get clued up on what you're training!


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Strength Training Anatomy by Delavier Review

This book is fantastic and I recommend it highly to everyone. It's drawings, of which there are over 600, are highly accurate and highlight muscle groups that will be targeted from each exercise that the book contains. Highlighted muscle groups are really useful to plan routines, especially if you're new to the gym and not sure which exercises work which muscles. The book is also broken down into different muscle groups, back, legs, chest etc, another useful tool for planning routines.  Not only does this book contain free weight exercises, it also contains resistance machine exercises, so no matter what gym you go to, or even if you workout at home you'll always find exercises in this book to do.  It gives tips on form and safety for each exercise, and this third edition of the book has extra pages on stretching and injury prevention. At the back there are two awesome drawings of Hercules, anterior and posterior, which details muscle names. Extremely useful for any budding fitness enthusiasts, instructors and trainers. I hope you find this review to be of use, I'm happy to answer any questions you may have, just comment below or tweet me @NF_Fitness.