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Title:

Advanced strength and conditioning : an evidence-based approach / edited by Anthony Turner and Paul Comfort.

Publisher:

Routledge,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxi, 359 pages ; 26 cm

Subject:

Physical education and training.
Muscle strength.
Physical fitness--Physiological aspects.
Health and Fitness.
Health and Wellbeing.
Muscle strength.
Physical education and training.
Physical fitness--Physiological aspects.

Other Authors:

Turner, Anthony (Anthony N.), editor.
Comfort, Paul, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The strength and conditioning scientist / Perry Stewart, Paul Comfort and Anthony Turner -- Developing strength and power / Tim Suchomel, Paul Comfort and Michael Stone -- Stretch-shortening cycle and muscle tendon stiffness / John McMahon -- Endocrinology and resistance training / Anthony Turner and Christian Cook -- Training aerobic fitness / Alex Bliss and Rob Harley -- Repeat sprint ability and the role of high intensity interval training / Anthony Turner and David Bishop -- Concurrent training / Richard Clarke, Roigo Aspe and Jonathan Hughes -- Periodisation / Anthony Turner and Paul Comfort -- Monitoring training load, fatigue and recovery / Tim Gabbett -- Strategies for pre-training and competition priming / Mark Russell, Natalie Williams and Liam Kilduff -- Strategies to enhance athlete recovery / Emma Cockburn and Phil Bell -- Fitness testing and data analysis / John McMahon, Paul Comfort and Anthony Turner -- Movement analysis and corrective exercise / Chris Bishop -- Technical demands of strength training / Tim Suchomel, John McMahon and Paul Comfort -- Weightlifting for sports performance / Tim Suchomel and Paul Comfort -- Demands of plyometric training / Chris Sole -- Training change of direction and agility / Sophia Nimphius -- Speed and aceleration training / Peo Jimenez-Reyes, Bret Contreras and Jean-Benoît Morin -- Applied coaching science / Nick Winkelman.

Summary:

Becoming an effective strength and conditioning practitioner requires the development of a professional skills set and a thorough understanding of the scientific basis of best practice. Aimed at advanced students and beginning practitioners, this book explores the latest scientific evidence and applies it to exercise selection and programming choices across the full range of functional areas in strength and conditioning, from strength and power to speed and agility.

ISBN:

1138687367
9781138687363
1138687359
9781138687356

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1007505804

LCCN:

2017022208

Locations:

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)