muscles

Explores the muscular system, including what it is, how it works, and why it matters.

"Simple text describes the real-world science of strength and how it compares to Superman's abilities"--Provided by publisher.

"Readers learn about the importance of resistance training, which increases strength and endurance while working on your muscles and making them larger. After studying the three main methods of resistance training, which are free weights, resistance machines, and individual body weight, readers are taught how to pick the best practice for their individual needs and goals and are given sample exercises. This book also teaches students the science behind weight lifting and explains the function of different muscles so that students are able to understand what parts of their bodies they're training. This text ends with a focus on yoga and stretching to increase flexibility, a key component of strength"--Provided by publisher.

The more people learn about their hardworking heart, breathtaking lungs, and brilliant brain, the more they marvel at the amazing machine that's called the human body.

"Without muscles we would not be able to move. Muscles keep our digestive system working too, and our heart is a large muscle that works all the time. This book looks at how muscles, tendons and nerves all work together to help us move every part of our body"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the muscular system, including what it is, how it works, and why it matters.

"Provocatively written yet grounded in science, Unlock Your Muscle Gene argues that human fitness is a well-defined system rooted in our biology and programmed in our genes. We all possess the genes that retain and develop muscle and extend our lives, but to turn them on we need to learn how to use the right nutritional and physical triggers. Doing so unleashes innate mechanisms that literally transform pain to power, weakness to strength, and sickness to health. Fitness expert Ori Hofmekler describes the main causes of muscle degradation and aging and offers specific exercise and nutrition practices for counteracting them. He argues that the human body is programmed for hardship rather than leisure and emphasizes the primary roles of hunger and hardship in triggering the mechanisms that make our bodies thrive. Hofmekler also details how to combine food; the right meal timing and meal size; why we need to separate AM foods and PM foods; the ideal fuel to prevent "hitting the wall"; how long and how often to train; and whether we can develop a super muscle fiber hybrid that can outperform any other fiber type. Unlock Your Muscle Gene is both practical and inspiring in pointing the way to a leaner, stronger, healthier body"--.

Find out why muscles are strong and how they get even stronger, how many bones make up your skeleton, and how your body twists, bends, and moves.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the muscular system, describing the different kinds of muscles, the bones, how the muscles work together, the role of various parts of the body in movement, and more.

An illustrated introduction to the muscular system.