Strength coaching in America : a history of the innovation that transformed sports / Jason P. Shurley, Jan Todd, Terry Todd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shurley, Jason P., author.

Todd, Jan, author.

Todd, Terry, author.

Series:

Terry and Jan Todd series on physical culture and sports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical education and training--United States--History.

Physical education and training.

Physical fitness--United States--History.

Physical fitness.

Weight training--United States.

Weight training.

Coaching (Athletics)--United States.

Coaching (Athletics).

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2019.

Contents:

Before barbells : strength training, athletes, physicians, and physical educators from the first Olympic Games to the twentieth century

Building the barbell athlete : Bob Hoffman, Joe Weider, and the promotion of strength training for sport, 1932-1969

The science connection : Thomas Delorme, progressive resistance exercise, and the emergence of strength training research, 1940-1970

Pioneers of power : strength training for college sports before 1969

An emerging profession : Boyd Epley and the founding of the national strength and conditioning association

Bridging the gap : the national strength and conditioning association and its impact

Strength coaching in the twenty-first century : new paradigms and new associations

Appendix. In memoriam : Dr. Terry Todd (1938-2018) : pioneering powerlifter, writer, sport promoter, and historian who changed the cultural paradigm for strength.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-294) and index.

ISBN:

9781477319796

1477319794

OCLC:

1096461786