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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Turner, Anthony (Anthony N.), editor.

Comfort, Paul, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical education and training.

Muscle strength.

Physical fitness--Physiological aspects.

Physical fitness.

Physical Description:

xxi, 359 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

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.

Contents:

1 Strength, and conditioning: Coach or scientist? p. 1 / Perry Stewart and Paul Comfort and Anthony Turner

Part 1 Developing your athlete p. 11

2 Developing muscular strength and power p. 13 / Timothy J. Suchomel and Paul Comfort

3 Stretch-shortening cycle and muscle-tendon stiffness p. 39 / John J. McMahon

4 Endocrinology and resistance training p. 56 / Anthony Turner and Christian Cook

5 Training aerobic fitness p. 72 / Alex Bliss and Rob Harley

6 Repeat sprint ability and the role of high-intensity interval training p. 87 / Anthony Turner and David Bishop

7 Concurrent training p. 101 / Richard Clarke and Rodrigo Aspe and Jonathan Hughes

Part 2 Programming and monitoring for your athlete p. 115

8 Periodisation p. 116 / Anthony Turner and Paul Comfort

9 Workload monitoring and athlete management p. 137 / Tim J. Gabbett

10 Priming match-day performance: Strategies for team sports players p. 151 / Mark Russell and Natalie Williams and Liam P. Kilduff

11 Strategies to enhance athlete recovery p. 168 / Emma Cockburn and Phill Bell

12 Fitness testing and data analysis p. 190 / John J McMahon and Paul Comfort and Anthony Turner

Part 3 Coaching your athlete p. 203

13 Movement screening: An integrated approach to assessing movement quality p. 205 / Chris Bishop

14 Technical demands of strength training p. 229 / Timothy J Suchomel and Paul Comfort

15 Weightlifting for sports performance p. 249 / Timothy J. Suchomel and Paul Comfort

16 Plyometric training p. 274 / Christopher J. Sole

17 Training change of direction and agility p. 291 / Sophia Nimphius

18 Speed and acceleration training p. 310 / Pedro Jiménez-Reyes and Bret Contreras and Jean-Benoît Morin

19 Applied coaching science p. 327 / Nick Winkelman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138687356

1138687359

9781138687363

1138687367

OCLC:

1007505804