Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning - 3rd Edition
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Author: National Strength and Conditioning AssociationBrand: Power Systems
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-02
ISBN: 0736058036
Number of pages: 656
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Book Reviews of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning - 3rd Edition
Book Review: Joke of a book.
Summary: 1 Stars
I have a hard time believing that a person, by reading this book and passing the multiple choice test, is qualified to coach or train anybody. This book does not teach you how to coach. It does not teach you how to train. It doesn't come close. It does cover a lot of topics, but simply reading over breifly discussed topics does not teach practical application of those things.
This book very rarely goes into depth about a subject. It doesn't discuss thoroughly the applicaion of Bioenergetics, Biomechanics, technique analysis with slow-motion video, Structural Kinesiology, specialized exercises, time-motion analysis of different sports, and many other very important subjects. Coaches in the former Soviet Union would have looked at this book and thrown it away because it contains very little scientific, proven without a shadow of a doubt, research. To get a better idea on how the Soviet's coached read "Secrets of Russian Sports Fitness and Training" by Dr. Michael Yessis. This book will open your eyes as to what coaching really is and what it could be in the U.S. The Soviets did not succeed because of drugs. It was because of their training. America used drugs just as much as the Soviets did if not more. Since 1960 Russia(Former USSR/Unified Team-1992) has won 72 medals in men's weightlifting, 41 of those were gold. America, since 1960, has won a total of 12... One was a gold in 1960. That's amazing. Results like these are also similar in other events in track and field especially in the hammer throw, shot put, javelin ect.
There is no reason America should not win almost every single gold medal in the Olympics; at least a whole lot more than we are. We have more competitors, most resources, best facilities ect. We just don't have the best coaches. I know I sound negative, but people need to know that there is a whole other galaxy of training information out there other than American based resources, and textbooks. Dr. Michael Yessis provides a lot of quality information, and he makes it easy to read. Another practical training book is Joel Jamieson's Ultimate MMA Conditioning. Half of the book is on bioenergetics. This 160 page book is far more informative than the 600+ page NSCA manual which is written by supposedly the top minds in strength and conditioning.
Football players, basketball players, and baseball players ect. can all improve no matter what level they play at. Yes America is the usually best at football, but what about soccer? We have such a huge talent pool to get athletes from there's no excuse that we can't compete with European soccer teams. We rely on natural talent in America in almost every sport. There is no development process. It's not the same in other countries. They rely on player development to make up for the smaller number of kids so they can actually compete. There needs to be research via slow-motion technique, and time-motion analysis done on the players and the game, and then applying what was discovered. If all strength coaches went through a properly designed qualification process then maybe there wouldn't be so many different strength training styles out there. Pretty much every strength coach does something completely different then the other. This is ok to a point, but there should be some common ground established via exhaustive research which is not currently done.
Bottom line is this book is not adequate in teaching someone how to be a coach or a trainer.
Summary of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning - 3rd Edition
Now in its third edition, Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning is the most comprehensive reference available for strength and conditioning professionals. In this text, 30 expert contributors explore the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of strength training and conditioning as well as their applications to athletic performance.Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning is the most-preferred preparation text for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) exam. The research-based approach, extensive exercise technique section, and unbeatable accuracy of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning make it the text readers have come to rely on for CSCS exam preparation.
The third edition presents the most current strength training and conditioning research and applications in a logical format designed for increased retention of key concepts. The text is organized into five sections. The first three sections provide a theoretical framework for application in section 4, the program design portion of the book. The final section offers practical strategies for administration and management of strength and conditioning facilities.
- Section 1 (chapters 1 through 10) presents key topics and current research in exercise physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, biomechanics, endocrinology, sport nutrition, and sport psychology and discusses applications for the design of safe and effective strength and conditioning programs.
- Section 2 (chapters 11 and 12) discusses testing and evaluation, including the principles of test selection and administration as well as the scoring and interpretation of results.
- Section 3 (chapters 13 and 14) provides techniques for warm-up, stretching, and resistance training exercises. For each exercise, accompanying photos and instructions guide readers in the correct execution and teaching of stretching and resistance training exercises. This section also includes a set of eight new dynamic stretching exercises.
- Section 4 examines the design of strength training and conditioning programs. The information is divided into three parts: anaerobic exercise prescription (chapters 15 through 17), aerobic endurance exercise prescription (chapter 18), and periodization and rehabilitation (chapters 19 and 20). Step-by-step guidelines for designing resistance, plyometric, speed, agility, and aerobic endurance training programs are shared. Section 4 also includes detailed descriptions of how principles of program design and periodization can be applied to athletes of various sports and experience levels. Within the text, special sidebars illustrate how program design variables can be applied to help athletes attain specific training goals.
- Section 5 (chapters 21 and 22) addresses organization and administration concerns of the strength training and conditioning facility manager, including facility design, scheduling, policies and procedures, maintenance, and risk management.
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning also offers new lecture preparation materials. A product specific Web site includes new student lab activities that instructors can assign to students. Students can visit this Web site to print the forms and charts for completing lab activities, or they can complete the activities electronically and email their results to the instructor. The instructor guide provides a course description and schedule, chapter objectives and outlines, chapter-specific Web sites and additional resources, definitions of primary key terms, application questions with recommended answers, and links to the lab activities. The presentation package and image bank, delivered in Microsoft PowerPoint, offers instructors a presentation package containing over 1,000 slides to help augment lectures and class discussions. In addition to outlines and key points, the resource also contains over 450 figures, tables, and photos from the textbook, which can be used as an image bank by instructors who need to customize their own presentations. Easy-to-follow instructions help guide instructors on how to reuse the images within their own PowerPoint templates. These tools can be downloaded online and are free to instructors who adopt the text for use in their courses.
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Third Edition, provides the latest and most comprehensive information on the structure and function of body systems, training adaptations, testing and evaluation, exercise techniques, program design, and organization and administration of facilities. Its accuracy and reliability make it not only the leading preparation resource for the CSCS exam but also the definitive reference that strength and conditioning professionals and sports medicine specialists depend on to fine-tune their practice.
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