Study the Body

Here are the books I use to study and learn about the musculature of the human body:

Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training: An Illustrated Guide to Your Muscles in Action. By Mark Vella. New York,, McGraw Hill, 2006. Index, glossary, 144 pages. ISBN: 0071475338.

Strength Taining Anatomy. By Frederic Delavier. Champaign, Illinois, Human Kinetics, 2001. 124 pages. ISBN: 0736041850. Revised edition of "Guide des mouvements de musculation" Paris, Ditions Bigot, 1998. An outstanding illustrated guide to muscles at work. Both male and female models are used.

Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners. By H. David Coulter. Foreword by Timothy McCall. Honesdale, Body and Breath, 2001. Index, bibliography, appendices, 623 pages. ISBN: 0970700601. 2002 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Health, Wellness and Nutrition.

Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork. By Deane Juhan. Foreword by Ken Dychtwald. Barrytown, Station Hill Press, 1987. Index, bibliography, 365 pages. ISBN: 0882681346.

Strength Training. An emphasis on strength training for older persons. Bibliography, links,
resources, quotations. By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.