Science of Strength Training: Understand the anatomy and physiology to transform your body (DK Science of) Paperback – International Edition, May 4, 2021

Fantastic book! I’m a beginner and it is answering all my questions and saving me from hours of googling. Love the images and the book is well written. Would recommend to anyone looking to expand their knowledge or start exercising for longevity.

Great to help with my personal trainer course!

Love this series of Exercise Science books. The way the visuals work with the staged detailed information is perfect for learning and applying. Outstanding writing here!

Overall the book is good. There is one feedback raised in another review - The deadlift, the squat and the bench for example are *all* illustrated incorrectly. Page 87 "Bend your knees until your things are parallel to the floor" - not sure if that is a squat or a deadlift.

This has been an incredibly comprehensive book of strength training. I have bought this book for my son and told May others about it. I highly recommend if you currently do strength training, weight lifting, want to start, or like me, start over after decades away from the gym.This book covers all of this and more!* The science behind strength training.* Nutrition* Exercise Details* What muscles, joints are involved.* How to properly perform the movements.* Alternative or variations to exercises.* Detailed drawings.* How to prevent Injury* Returning from injury* Cool down stretches* Mobility* Strength Training programs for 3, 4, and 5 day workouts for the following area.* Muscle building* Strength* Strength and endurance.

Without a doubt - best book purchase to help prepare me for my CPT exam! I just happened to finish all my “exam prep” books and grabbed this to start a few days before the test - SOOOO glad I did! It made everything “click” in very understandable ways.

The images are nice and the information in the book is easy to digest. No pun intended.

I bought 2 other books on strength training but found them lacking--one focused mainly on squats, the other had beautiful photos but nothing about how often to train, how to tell whether you are injured or just sore, what your diet should be, etc. The Science of Strength Training has it all. The color photos show muscles, tendons, bones, etc. in detail. They also show how your muscles change with training, which muscles are worked on which exercise, and how to train for strength versus build. I like this book so much I also bought one for my sister and one for a friend. My fencing coach has also ordered one to help him work with his students. The book is not perfect, I think the section on diet focuses too much on carb, and there's an error on page 9 (the pictures on endomorph and mesomorph body shape do not make sense to me. I think they should be switched). But these are minor problems for such a comprehensive book. Buy this one and chances are you won't need to buy another.