Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Chandler, T. Jeff; Bishop, Chris; Chandler, W. Britt

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The field of strength and conditioning is growing and changing rapidly. This new fourth edition of Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance updates the reader with new developments in the field and focuses on the information a strength and conditioning coach needs to be informed and successful.

With a new flow of chapters and modifications to existing chapters, the topics are organized to be relevant and useful to all readers. Providing balanced content to meet the needs of the professor and the student in the field of strength and conditioning, this book is designed for an academic class in strength and conditioning in the final year of an undergraduate program or the first year of a graduate program. No other book provides such a thorough grounding in the science of strength and conditioning or better prepares students for evidence-based practice.

The book is easy to implement for instructors and written to be understandable to the student of strength and conditioning. Students are provided access to PowerPoint slides, key points, case examples, discussion questions, real-world applications, and other ancillary material. In addition, instructors are provided exam questions and other ancillary materials.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 605
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040045213
• Artikelnr.: 72272497

Autorenporträt

T. Jeff Chandler, EdD, CSCS [Ret.], NSCA-CPT [Ret.], FNSCA, FACSM, Editor in Chief, Strength and Conditioning Journal, Professor and Department Head [Retired], Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. W. Britt Chandler, PhD, Managing Editor, Strength and Conditioning Journal ; Adjunct Instructor, University of Kansas Edwards Campus, Overland Park, KS; Adjunct Instructor, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY. Chris Bishop, PhD, Head of Department for the London Sport Institute and Program Lead for the MSc in Strength and Conditioning, Middlesex University, London, UK; Associate Editor, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Strength and Conditioning Journal.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Basic Science of Strength and Conditioning. 1. Bioenergetics. 2.
The Cardiorespiratory System. 3. The Neuromuscular System. 4. The Skeletal
System. 5. Training Responses and Adaptations of the Endocrine System. 6.
Biomechanics of Resistance Training. Section 2: Organization and Planning
of Strength and Conditioning Programs. 7. Facility Administration and
Design. 8. Periodization of Resistance Training: Concepts and Paradigms. 9.
Undertaking a Needs Analysis to Inform Fitness Testing and Program Design.
10. Data Analysis in High-Performance Sport: The Significance of the Single
Athlete. Section 3: Training Athletes to Enhance Performance. 11.
Resistance Exercise Techniques and Spotting. 12. Optimizing the Warm-Up: A
New Twist on an Old Concept. 13. Improving Aerobic Performance. 14.
Strength, Power, and Plyometric Training. 15. Training to Optimize Linear
Speed. 16. Training for Agility and Change-of-Direction Ability. 17.
Maximizing Female Performance: Uncovering the Power of Menstrual Cycles,
Hormonal Contraception, and Training Optimization in Female Athletes. 18.
Long-Term Athletic Development. Section 4: Special Topics in Strength and
Conditioning. 19. Training Tactical Populations. 20. Nutrition and
Ergogenic Aids. 21. Applied Sport Psychology for the Strength and
Conditioning Coach.