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The Anatomy of Stretching
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| Part No: | 1556435967 |
| Manufacturer: | North Atlantic Books |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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- ISBN13: 9781556435966
- Condition: New
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Books on stretching are common, but
The Anatomy of Stretching takes a more fundamental approach than the others, taking the reader inside the body to show exactly what is happening during a stretch. At the heart of the book are 300 full-color illustrations that show the primary and secondary muscles worked in 115 key stretches arranged by body area. Author Brad Walker brings years of expertise—he works with elite-level and world-champion athletes, and lectures on injury prevention—to this how-to guide. He looks at stretching from every angle, including physiology and flexibility; the benefits of stretching; the different types of stretching; rules for safe stretching; and how to stretch properly. Aimed at fitness enthusiasts of any level, as well as at fitness pros,
The Anatomy of Stretching also focuses on which stretches are useful for the alleviation or rehabilitation of specific sports injuries.
| Excellent pain management resource! | 2010-07-03 | 5 / 5 |
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| This book has been a life-saver! After buying one for ourselves, we have since purchased many for gifts ... it is an excellent resource for pain management through stretching ... the pictures are very clear and easy to understand, and all stretches are explained and described so well - if you buy only one book on stretching, make it this one! |
| Muscles on view | 2010-05-27 | 5 / 5 |
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| Great anatomical pictures of muscles in use. It helps to envision and feel the correct stretch. |
| There is very little anatomy in this book | 2010-05-01 | 2 / 5 |
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Anyone buying this book hoping to learn what stretching (or overstretching as in my case) does to your muscles will get a 1/4 of a page's worth of text entitled "What Happens When a Muscle is Stretched?"
10 of the 16 chapters in this book consist of a catalog of stretches for specific body areas. Each stretch has a colored drawing of the stretch and its affecting muscles and descriptions of how the stretch is executed properly and sports and injuries for which the stretch would be appropriate.
Chapters 2 through 5 discuss the benefits of stretching, types of stretching, and proper stretching preparation and execution. A safe stretching section might be a good place to have a description of the way that pulling or tearing a muscle (or ligament or tendon) affects the muscle and your stretching capabilities. But instead, the book provides a drawing of a torn muscle and does not describe it at all.
The first chapter actually uses the terms physiology and anatomy and is only 3 pages long. Only half of the chapter talks about anatomy; it includes a paragraph for each: Bones and Joints, Ligaments, Tendons, and two paragraphs for Muscles. There is another picture of the parts of a muscle with no description or reference of any kind to the picture in the text. The other half of the chapter is a definition of stretching and some arguments for stretching.
In short, I did not find the fundamental explanations I was looking for in a book titled "The Anatomy of Stretching."
The extra star comes from the fact that it is a good reference for stretches if that is what you're looking for. |
| not what I had hoped | 2010-03-25 | 3 / 5 |
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| Its a good book but just good. I'm a pilates instructor and see a lot of clients with injuries and I had hoped to find more new stretches, which I didn't. If you don't know any stretches this good. This is also good in the respect of muscle break down and which muscles work together. Overall not a bad book to have in my collection but I will keep searching for something more. |
| Great book! | 2010-03-22 | 5 / 5 |
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| I love the drawings that indicate what muscle or muscle group that is stretched...this book is just what I needed to releave muscle tension! |
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