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Item Information   Holdings     Author Notes & Sketches     Choice Review     Summary       More by this author     Cissik, JohnN M., author.     Subjects     Physical education and training.     Muscle strength.     Physical fitness -- Physiological aspects.     Athletes -- Training of.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Cissik, JohnN M., author.       by title:      Strength and conditi...         MARC Display

Strength and conditioning : a concise introduction / John Cissik. by Cissik, JohnN M., author. New York, New York : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business, [2020] Subjects Physical education and training.   Muscle strength.   Physical fitness -- Physiological aspects.   Athletes -- Training of. ISBN:  9780367134495 0367134497 9780367134471 0367134470 9780429026546 Description:  xiv, 311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Edition:  Second edition. Contents:  Introduction -- 1. Adaptations from strength and conditioning training -- 2. Techniques -- 3. Assessments -- 4. Components of a training session -- 5. Principles of training -- 6. Needs analysis -- 7. Program design -- 8. Periodization of training -- 9. Injuries -- 10. Age and training -- 11. Level of competition and training -- 12. Putting it all together - 13. Strength and conditioning for individuals with disabilities. Summary:  Strength and Conditioning: A Concise Introduction offers a concise but comprehensive overview of training for athletic performance. Introducing essential theory and practical techniques in all of the core areas of athletic training, the book clearly demonstrates how to apply fundamental principles in putting together effective real-world training programs. This book encourages students and professionals to think critically about their work and to adopt an evidence-based approach. It explains the inter-dependence of aspects of training such as needs analysis, assessment, injury, competition level, athlete age and program design, and it fully explains how those aspects should be integrated. Strength and Conditioning is an accessible, engaging and reflective introduction to the theory and application of strength and conditioning programs. Including clear step-by-step guidance, suggestions for further reading, and detailed sport-specific examples, this is the perfect primer for any strength and conditioning course or for any professional trainer or coach looking to refresh their professional practice. Included in the second edition are in-depth descriptions of free weights, kettlebells, heavy ropes, speed, agility, horizontal force production training, as well as updated research from the strength and conditioning field. Programming chapters and real-world programs provide examples of how to incorporate all the modern strength and conditioning tools. This is the perfect primer for any strength and conditioning course or for any professional trainer or coach looking to refresh their professional practice. (Publisher)   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   McLennan Community College Library Circulating Collection GV711.5 .C56 2020 Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain TextDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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