The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Bowling

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No other bowling book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have you increasing your average by focusing on the endurance, strength, and flexibility needed most by bowlers. By following this guide you will get more speed on your rolls, more pin action, and overall higher scored and success on the lanes.
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No other bowling book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have you increasing your average by focusing on the endurance, strength, and flexibility needed most by bowlers. By following this guide you will get more speed on your rolls, more pin action, and overall higher scored and success on the lanes.
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Robert Price is a first class certified personal trainer and a former fitness consultant at the University of Wisconsin. He is a national weight lifting champion and state bench press record holder who had been featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world. Rob is a contributing author to OnFitness magazine, Gold Fitness magazine, and Swimmer's World magazine and is the founder and head trainer of SportWorkOut.com's e-Training service, the #1 Sports-Training Service on the Internet.
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Table of Contents


Bowling-Specific Training
Introduction     9
Muscular Endurance Training     11
Explosive Power Training     13
Year-Round Program     15
Protein: How Much is Enough?     18
Post-Workout Recovery: A Must for Athletes     20
Sports Drinks and Rehydration     22
Pre-Event Fueling for Peak Performance     24
Breakfast: Is It the Most Important Meal?     26
Getting Started     33
Warming Up     35
Cooling Down     36
Abs     37
Stretching     45
Proper Form     51
Proper Breathing     52
Recommended Exercises     53
Substituting Similar Exercises     55
Chest Exercises     55
Back (Lats) Exercises     62
Shoulders Exercises     68
Triceps Exercises     78
Biceps/Forearms Exercises     83
Legs Exercises     89
The Necessities     97
Perfecting Your Technique     99
Estimating Your One-Rep Max     100
The Different Folks, Different Strokes Principle     107
Overtraining and Staleness     108
The Declaration of Variation     110
Muscle Fibers     112
Training Techniques     114
When to Increase     117
Safety Reminders     124
Record Keeping     126
Test Yourself     129
Conclusion     129
Supplemental 4-Week Programs     131
Endurance/Stamina/Fat-burning Programs     133
General Fitness/Power Programs     147
Strength Programs     161
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