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Strength training / National Strength and Conditioning Association ; Lee E. Brown, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Second editionDescription: vii, 391 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781492522089 (print)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.7 23
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3 Day Loan Thurles Library Short Loan 613.7 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39002100613737

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In an age when information is everywhere, the challenge is finding safe, effective, and evidence-based science. Cue the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the world's leading organization in strength and conditioning. The first release of Strength Training redefined exercise instruction with no-nonsense, straightforward science. Now the new second edition raises that bar even further.

Written by a team of experts chosen by the NSCA, Strength Training combines the most valuable information with best instruction for proven results:

* Assessing strength to personalize programs

* Incorporating new exercises and equipment for increased intensity

* Increasing muscle mass as well as strength, power, and muscular endurance

* Preventing injuries

* Improving performance

Serving more than 30,000 members from the sport science, athletic, allied health, and fitness industries, the NSCA is the authoritative source on strength training. Now the proven techniques developed by these renowned experts are available to you.

Whether you're launching a lifting program or fine-tuning a serious training regimen, Strength Training will fill any knowledge void and correct the misconceptions to ensure proper technique, safety, and progressions. Multiple program options for specific machines, free weights, body weight, and other types of apparatus provide the flexibility to tailor your training to personal preferences or needs. It's the authoritative guide from the world's authority on strength training.



Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education course and exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes all the course materials and exam.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. vii)
  • Part I The Origin of Strength
  • 1 Muscle Anatomy 101 (p. 3)
  • Muscle Organization (p. 3)
  • Muscles of the Body (p. 9)
  • Muscle Actions (p. 13)
  • Motor Unit Recruitment: The Size Principle (p. 18)
  • Types of Muscle Actions (p. 22)
  • 2 How Muscle Grows (p. 29)
  • Muscle Growth (p. 31)
  • Magnitude of Skeletal Muscle Growth (p. 32)
  • Disruption, Damage, and Injury Signals for Hypertrophy (p. 43)
  • 3 Types of Muscle Training (p. 49)
  • Acute Program Variables (p. 50)
  • Muscle Training Programs (p. 56)
  • Training Modalities (p. 68)
  • 4 Nutrition for Muscle Growth (p. 75)
  • Muscle Metabolism (p. 76)
  • Macronutrients (p. 81)
  • Water (p. 88)
  • Micronutrients (p. 89)
  • Supplements (p. 89)
  • Part II Resistance Training Guidelines Strength Assessment (p. 97)
  • 5 Setting Goals (p. 97)
  • Assessing Strength (p. 98)
  • Assessing Power (p. 106)
  • Interpreting the Results (p. 114)
  • 6 Types of Strength and Power Training (p. 115)
  • Isometric Training (p. 115)
  • Isotonic Training (p. 118)
  • Isokinetic Training (p. 122)
  • Plyometric Training (p. 123)
  • Medicine Ball Training (p. 127)
  • Kettlebell Training (p. 129)
  • Suspension Training (p. 130)
  • Resistance Band Training (p. 132)
  • 7 Workout Schedule and Rest (p. 135)
  • Adjusting Training Variables to Goals (p. 136)
  • Organizing Workouts (p. 140)
  • 8 Safety, Soreness, and Injury (p. 147)
  • Lifting Safely (p. 147)
  • Injury (p. 154)
  • Identifying and Treating Injuries (p. 156)
  • Part III Exercise Technique
  • 9 Upper-Body Exercises (p. 161)
  • Shoulders (p. 163)
  • Chest and Shoulders (p. 174)
  • Upper Back (p. 186)
  • Upper Arms (p. 193)
  • 10 Lower-Body Exercises (p. 207)
  • Upper Legs and Gluteals (p. 209)
  • Upper Legs (p. 219)
  • Lower Legs (p. 238)
  • 11 Torso Exercises (p. 241)
  • Abdominals (p. 243)
  • Lower Back and Abdominals (p. 259)
  • Lower Back (p. 260)
  • 12 Explosive Movements (p. 267)
  • Full Body (p. 268)
  • Upper Body (p. 290)
  • Upper and Lower Legs (p. 293)
  • Part IV Sample Programs
  • 13 Beginner Programs (p. 301)
  • Program Design Considerations (p. 302)
  • Suggested Beginner Program (p. 306)
  • 14 Intermediate Programs (p. 313)
  • Program Design Considerations (p. 313)
  • Suggested Intermediate Programs (p. 317)
  • 15 Advanced Programs (p. 327)
  • Chronic Program Adaptations (p. 327)
  • Periodized Programs (p. 330)
  • 16 Youth Programs (p. 341)
  • Benefits of Strength Training for Youths (p. 342)
  • Risks and Concerns (p. 345)
  • Program Design Considerations (p. 346)
  • Age-and Skill-Appropriate Programming (p. 353)
  • 17 Senior Programs (p. 357)
  • Benefits of Strength Training Older Adults (p. 358)
  • Program Design Considerations (p. 360)
  • Safety Considerations (p. 360)
  • Programs for Older Adults (p. 365)
  • References (p. 369)
  • Index (p. 375)
  • About the NSCA (p. 383)
  • About the Editor (p. 385)
  • About the Contributors (p. 387)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is the world's leading organization in the field of sport conditioning. Drawing on the resources and expertise of the most recognized professionals in strength training and conditioning, sport science, performance research, education, and sports medicine, the NSCA is the world's trusted source of knowledge and training guidelines for coaches and athletes. The NSCA provides the crucial link between the lab and the field.

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