Strength Training Past 50

Increase your strength to improve your health, your appearance, and your performance - with "Strength Training Past 50"! Strength training has numerous advantages for the active adult, including enhanced athletic performance and reduced risk of disease, including decreased symptoms of arthritis, diabetes, and osteoporosis. "Strength Training Past 50" has everything you need to start enjoying these benefits or to jump-start your current routine including 63 exercises for both free weights and machines, 14 workout plans for increasing size, endurance, and strength. Also included are sport-specific programs for running, cycling, swimming, skiing, tennis, and golf and eating plans for increased strength gains. "Strength Training Past 50" will keep you active, healthy, and looking great with workouts and programs designed just for you!

Wayne Westcott is fitness research director at South Shore YMCA in Massachusetts and has served as a strength training consultant for numerous organisations, including the US National Sports Performance Association, the International Association of Fitness Professionals (IDEA), the American Council on Exercise and the YMCA of the USA. Thomas Baechle is co-founder, past president and former education director of the NSCA and is presently the executive director of the NSCA Certification Commission, the certifying body for the US National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Dr. Baechle is also chair of the department of Exercise Science at Creighton University.