1. Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Permission Required for Reproduction or Display. Basic Weight Training Chapter 1

2. Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Permission Required for Reproduction or Display. There are two kinds of people—those who think they can and those who think they can’t... They’re both right. —Henry Ford

3. Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Permission Required for Reproduction or Display. Brief History of Weight Training Chou dynasty (3600 BC), China: Soldiers took weight lifting tests Strength feats of athletes carved on rocks in Mesopotamia (Iraq) Strength training practiced by Greek, Roman, and Medieval soldiers Weight training books published in Germany, England, and Scotland, 1531 to 1863 Eugene Sandow popular strongman in late 1800s

4. Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Permission Required for Reproduction or Display. Milo of Kroton: Father of Weight Training Famous Olympic wrestler: Won wrestling event in 6 different Olympics Known for great strength and feats of strength Father of progressive overload: Lifted calf daily until fully grown Greek war hero

5. Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Permission Required for Reproduction or Display. Dr. Gustav Zander, Sweden: Developed more than 70 weight machines. The same design is still used in some modern units. Opened training institute in 1865. Bernarr McFadden (1920s): Encyclopedia of Physical Culture, Physical Culture magazine Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension Course (1920 to present) Muscle magazines popularized bodybuilding and weight training: Muscular Development, Strength and Health, Muscle and Fitness 20 th Century: Western training methods emphasized bodybuilding; Eastern methods emphasized whole body exercises.

6. Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Permission Required for Reproduction or Display. Strength Training in Eastern Europe Vladislav Krayevsky: –St. Petersburg Amateur Weightlifting Society (1885) –Introduced whole-body training techniques: regular workouts, progressive overload, cross training, sports psychology, and general wellness. Registered weightlifters, 1960s: USSR 1 million; America 1000. Russian scientists and coaches developed plyometrics and sophisticated workout cycles (periodization of training).

7. Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Permission Required for Reproduction or Display. Strength Training in the West Sports scientists begin studying strength in 1800s. – Harvard Fatigue Lab 1926-1947 (DB Dill) – Cambridge (AV Hill) 1920s-50s – Delorme & Watkins (1948): progressive overload – ACSM (1954) – Important strength researchers (1940-1970): Berger, O’Shea, Golnick, Henry, Cureton – Fitness emphasis: aerobics and bodybuilding

8. Copyright © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Permission Required for Reproduction or Display. Benefits of Weight Training Healthy, trim appearance Improved quality of life Improved muscle and bone health with aging Improved cardiovascular function Enhanced metabolism Increased strength and power Improved sports performance Enhanced self-image Competitive outlet

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