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Fitness Professional's Guide to Musculoskeletal
Anatomy and Human Movement
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 One of the best books (with CD companion)
we have reviewed on the subject of anatomy and human movement
is the Fitness Professional's Guide to Musculoskeletal
Anatomy and Human Movement. It is one of the best because
of its ease for learning and the quick reference of various topics
included. The book begins with a section on terminology, followed
by the anatomy of bones and joint actions. When you delve into
the section on muscles, the page layouts have a logical flow,
with a section each for description, joint crossings, body action,
blood supply, insertion, origin, and nerve supply. Each muscle,
no matter how small, is in color against a black and white background
of the skeletal system, making even the multi-layered muscles
of the lower back and neck obvious in location. The next section
deals with movement analysis, such as the "hip-leg abductors"
making reference to the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor
fascia latae, and the sartorius. Now it is possible to find whatever
muscles are involved in any type of human movement simply through
a quick search. Moreover, the section on movement analysis includes
exercise examples that describe what is occurring among different
muscles during different actions, e.g., when the arms are moved
"down and out". Further movement analysis is provided
through sporting activities, including baseball throwing and
batting, archery, basketball shooting, football throwing and
kicking, golf driving and putting, racquetball, swimming, tennis
serving, and even daily activities such as painting walls and
gardening. Included in the book are dozens of quiz questions
and blank templates to draw muscles, to put your knowledge into
practice. The companion CD would exceed anyone's expectations,
with diverse information on muscle actions and exercises that
would have to be seen to be appreciated, together with hundreds
of video clips and test questions (sample screen shot top right).
In effect, the contents of the book come alive on your computer
screen! For those science students who work on laptops, the CD
is an invaluable resource that is a must have. Highly endorsed,
visit www.Exercise-Explorer.com
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