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Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning 3rd Edition
This new third edition of a classic text explores the scientific principles, concepts and theories of strength training and conditioning as well as their practical applications to athletic performance.
Section 1 (chapters 1 through 10) presents key topics and current research in exercise physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, biomechanics, endocrinology, sport nutrition, and sport psychology and discusses applications for the design of safe and effective strength and conditioning programs.
Section 2 (chapters 11 and 12) discusses testing and evaluation, including the principles of test selection and administration as well as the scoring and interpretation of results.
Section 3 (chapters 13 and 14) provides techniques for warm-up, stretching, and resistance training exercises. For each exercise, accompanying photos and instructions guide readers in the correct execution and teaching of stretching and resistance training exercises. This section also includes a set of eight new dynamic stretching exercises.
Section 4 examines the design of strength training and conditioning programs. The information is divided into three parts: anaerobic exercise prescription (chapters 15 through 17), aerobic endurance exercise prescription (chapter 18), and periodization and rehabilitation (chapters 19 and 20). Step-by-step guidelines for designing resistance, plyometric, speed, agility, and aerobic endurance training programs are shared. Section 4 also includes detailed descriptions of how principles of program design and periodization can be applied to athletes of various sports and experience levels. Within the text, special sidebars illustrate how program design variables can be applied to help athletes attain specific training goals.
Section (chapters 21 and 22) addresses organization and administration concerns of the strength training and conditioning facility manager, including facility design, scheduling, policies and procedures, maintenance, and risk management.
Chapter objectives, key points, key terms, and self-study questions provide a structure to help readers organize and conceptualize the information. Unique application sidebars demonstrate how scientific facts can be translated into principles that assist athletes in their strength training and conditioning goals.
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning also offers new lecture preparation materials. A product specific Web site includes new student lab activities that instructors can assign to students. Students can visit this Web site to print the forms and charts for completing lab activities, or they can complete the activities electronically and email their results to the instructor. The instructor guide provides a course description and schedule, chapter objectives and outlines, chapter-specific Web sites and additional resources, definitions of primary key terms, application questions with recommended answers, and links to the lab activities. The presentation package and image bank, delivered in Microsoft PowerPoint, offers instructors a presentation package containing over 1,000 slides to help augment lectures and class discussions. In addition to outlines and key points, the resource also contains over 450 figures, tables, and photos from the textbook, which can be used as an image bank by instructors who need to customize their own presentations. Easy-to-follow instructions help guide instructors on how to reuse the images within their own PowerPoint templates. These tools can be downloaded online and are free to instructors who adopt the text for use in their courses.
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Third Edition, provides the latest and most comprehensive information on the structure and function of body systems, training adaptations, testing and evaluation, exercise techniques, program design, and organization and administration of facilities. Its accuracy and reliability make it not only the leading preparation resource for the CSCS exam but also the definitive reference that strength and conditioning professionals and sports medicine specialists depend on to fine-tune their practice.
Additional Information
656 pages
Contents
Section 1: Concepts and Applications of the Exercise Sciences
Chapter 1. Structure and Function of the Muscular, Neuromuscular, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Systems
Gary R. Hunter, PhD, and Robert T. Harris, PhD
Chapter 2: Bioenergetics of Exercise and Training
Joel T. Cramer, PhD
Chapter 3: Endocrine Responses to Resistance Exercise
William J. Kraemer, PhD, Jakob L. Vingren, PhD, and Barry A. Spiering, PhD
Chapter 4: Biomechanics of Resistance Exercise
Everett Harman, PhD
Chapter 5: Adaptations to Anaerobic Training Programs
Nicholas A. Ratamess, PhD
Chapter 6: Adaptations to Aerobic Endurance Training Programs
Ann Swank, PhD
Chapter 7: Age- and Sex-Related Differences and Their Implications for Resistance Exercise
Avery D. Faigenbaum, EdD
Chapter 8: Psychology of Athletic Preparation and Performance
Bradley D. Hatfield, PhD, and Evan B. Brody, PhD
Chapter 9: Performance-Enhancing Substances
Jay R. Hoffman, PhD, and Jeffrey R. Stout, PhD
Chapter 10: Nutritional Factors in Health and Performance
Kristin Reimers, PhD
Section 2: Testing and Evaluation
Chapter 11: Principles of Test Selection and Administration
Everett Harman, PhD
Chapter 12: Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation of Selected Tests
Everett Harman, PhD, and John Garhammer, PhD
Section 3: Exercise Techniques
Chapter 13: Warm-Up and Stretching
Ian Jeffreys, PhD
Chapter 14: Resistance Training and Spotting Techniques
Roger W. Earle, MA, and Thomas R. Baechle, EdD
Section 4: Program Design
Part I: Anaerobic Exercise Prescription
Chapter 15: Resistance Training
Thomas R. Baechle, EdD, Roger W. Earle, MA, and Dan Wathen, MS
Chapter 16: Plyometric Training
David H. Potach, MPT, and Donald A. Chu, PhD, PT
Chapter 17: Speed, Agility, and Speed-Endurance Development
Steven S. Plisk, MS
Part II : Aerobic Exercise Prescription
Chapter 18: Aerobic Endurance Exercise Training
Benjamin H. Reuter, PhD, and Patrick Hagerman, PhD
Part III: Applying Exercise Prescription Principles
Chapter 19: Periodization
Dan Wathen, MS, Thomas R. Baechle, EdD, and Roger W. Earle, MA
Chapter 20: Rehabilitation and Reconditioning
David H. Potach, MPT, and Terry L. Grindstaff, DPT
Section 5: Organization and Administration
Chapter 21: Facility Organization and Risk Management
Michael Greenwood, PhD, and Lori Greenwood, PhD
Chapter 22: Developing a Policies and Procedures Manual
Boyd Epley, MEd, and John Taylor, MS
Developer / Author(s)
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Editor(s)
Thomas R. Baechle, EdD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, is chair of the exercise science and athletic training department at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. In his career covering more than 35 years as a fitness professional and academician, Baechle has earned numerous certifications and awards, taught at various universities, held a variety of professional and civic offices, and volunteered for many national and international associations and organizations related to fitness and personal health.
Baechle is widely published and lectures frequently. His recent honors include receiving the Outstanding Writing Achievement Award from Human Kinetics in 2007, Merit for Excellence in Education and Development of Professional Standards from the International Fitness Institute in 2006, the Distinguished Faculty Service Award from Creighton University in 2002, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the NSCA in 1998.
Roger W. Earle, MA, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, earned his master's degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in exercise science. He is the associate executive director for National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification, where he is responsible for developing the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) certification exams. Previously Earle served as the head strength and conditioning coach and a faculty member of the exercise science and athletic training department at Creighton University in Omaha.
Earle has over 20 years of experience as a personal fitness trainer for people of all age and fitness levels, and he frequently gives lectures at national and international conferences about designing personalized exercise and training programs. He coauthored the first and second editions of Fitness Weight Training and coedited both the NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training and the first and second editions of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning.
| Product Code / ISBN |
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| ISBN13 (if applicable) |
9780736058032 |
| Issue / Publication Date |
Aug 2008 |
| Product / Publication Type |
Hardback |
| Developer / Lead Author |
Thomas Baechle |
| Model / Edition |
3 |
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