•OVER 400 CITED STUDIES •TRAINING TEMPLATES FOR ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS•RESEARCH-BASED GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING, NUTRITION, AND SUPPLEMENTATIONCompletely backed by scientific research, The Science of Weight Training provides you with proven tactics for maximizing muscle and strength development. These include the most effective training and nutritional strategies that have been validated for providing maximal results. In addition, The Science of Weight Training debunks numerous myths about training and diet that have no scientific basis. Topics covered include: •EXERCISE SELECTION•PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD •TRAINING VOLUME •TRAINING FREQUENCY •REPETITION RANGES •INTENSITY THRESHOLDS•TRAINING TO FAILURE •REST INTERVALS •CONCURRENT TRAINING •HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING •WARMING UP•THE TOP 5 LIFTS FOR MAXIMIZING MUSCLE AND STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT•THE 10 x 3 METHOD•GERMAN VOLUME TRAINING•PYRAMID TRAINING•REVERSE-PYRAMID TRAINING•DROP SETS •CLUSTER SETS•PERIODIZATION BASICS •PERIODIZATION THEORY •TRAINING CYCLES •TAPER STRATEGIES •PERIODIZATION MODELS •CALORIES •ENERGY BALANCE •METABOLISM•CALCULATING YOUR CALORIE REQUIREMENTS •PROTEIN •CARBOHYDRATES •FATS •HYDRATION•MEAL FREQUENCY •MEAL TIMING•POST-WORKOUT NUTRITION•INTERMITTENT FASTING •SUPPLEMENTATIONAfter reading this book, you will have a complete understanding of the best training and dietary strategies available for optimizing muscle and strength development.Enjoy.