Designing Resistance Training Programs - Couverture rigide

Fleck, Steven J.; Kraemer, William J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0736081704 ISBN 13 : 9780736081702

Editeur : Human Kinetics, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Designing Resistance Training Programs, Fourth Edition, is a guide to developing individualized training programs for both serious athletes and fitness enthusiasts. In this updated and expanded fourth edition, two of the world s leading experts on strength training explore how to design scientifically based resistance training programs, modify and adapt programs to meet the needs of special populations, and apply the elements of program design in the real world. Fleck and Kraemer provide readers with a thorough understanding of the process of designing resistance training programs from both scientific and practical perspectives. As with previous editions, the fourth edition includes comprehensive tables that compare data and conclusions from research on core topics related to design of resistance training programs. By summarizing research and content for the reader, these tables offer a study guide, on the job reference, or starting point for further research. Designing Resistance Training Programs, Fourth Edition, is the only resource available that presents the body of research in the field in this organized and comprehensive format. The fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to present the most current information while retaining the studies that are the basis for concepts, guidelines, and applications in resistance training. Meticulously updated and heavily referenced, the fourth edition contains the following updates, A full colour interior provides stronger visual appeal for the text. Sidebars focus on a specific practical question or an applied research concept, allowing readers to connect research to real life situations. Multiple detailed tables summarize research from the text, offering an easy way to compare data and conclusions. A glossary makes it simple to find key terms in one convenient location. Newly added instructor ancillaries make the fourth edition a true learning resource for the classroom.

Biographie de l'auteur

Steven J. Fleck, PhD, is an associate professor in health, exercise science, and sport management at the University of Wisconsin Parkside. He earned a PhD in exercise physiology from Ohio State University in 1978. He has headed the physical conditioning program of the U.S. Olympic Committee, served as strength coach for the German Volleyball Association, and coached high school track, basketball, and football. Fleck is a former vice president of basic and applied research and the current president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the NSCA. He was honored in 1991 as the NSCA Sport Scientist of the Year and received that organization's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. William J. Kraemer, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He holds joint appointments as a professor in the department of physiology and neurobiology and as a professor of medicine at the UConn Health School of Medicine Center on Aging. He earned a PhD in physiology from the University of Wyoming in 1984. Kraemer held the John and Janice Fisher Endowed Chair in Exercise Physiology and was director of the Human Performance Laboratory and a professor at Ball State University from 1998 until June of 2001.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Human Kinetics
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0736081704
• ISBN 13: 9780736081702
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 520