Title:
Essentials of strength training and conditioning / National Strength and Conditioning Association ; Thomas R. Baechle, Roger W. Earle, editors.
Main Entry:
Baechle, Thomas R., 1943-
Earle, Roger W., 1967-
National Strength & Conditioning Association (U.S.)
Publisher:
Human Kinetics,
Publication Date:
c2008.
Publication Place:
Champaign, IL :
ISBN:
9780736058032 (hbk.)
0736058036 (hbk.)
Subject:
Physical education and training.
Muscle strength.
PHYSICAL FITNESS -- PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
Edition:
3rd ed.
Contents:
Contributors -- Contributors to previous editions -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- Section 1 : Concepts and applications of the exercise sciences -- Structure and function of the muscular, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems / Muscular system -- Neuromuscular system -- Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory system -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Bioenergetics of exercise and training / Essential terminology -- Biological energy systems -- Substrate depletion and repletion -- Bioenergetic limiting factors in exercise performance -- Oxygen uptake and the aerobic and anaerobic contributions to exercise -- Metabolic specificity of training -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Endocrine responses to resistance exercise / Synthesis, storage, and secretion of hormones -- Muscle as the target for hormone interactions -- Role of receptors in mediating hormonal changes -- Steroid hormones versus polypeptide hormones -- Heavy resistance exercise and hormonal increases -- Mechanisms of hormonal interactions -- Hormonal changes in peripheral blood -- Adaptations in the endocrine system -- Primary anabolic hormones -- Adrenal hormones -- Other hormonal considerations -- Conclusion -- Learning aids --
Biomechanics of resistance exercise / Musculoskeletal system -- Human strength and power -- Sources of resistance to muscle contraction -- Joint biomechanics : concerns in resistance training -- Movement analysis and exercise prescription -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Adaptations to anaerobic training programs / Neural adaptations -- Muscular adaptations -- Connective tissue adaptations -- Endocrine responses and adaptations to anaerobic training -- Cardiovascular and respiratory responses to acute exercise -- Compatibility of aerobic and anaerobic modes of training -- Overtraining -- Detraining -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Adaptations to aerobic endurance training programs / Acute responses to aerobic exercise -- Chronic adaptations to aerobic exercise -- Designing aerobic endurance programs for optimizing adaptations -- External influences on the cardiorespiratory response -- Individual factors influencing adaptations to aerobic endurance training -- Conclusion -- Learning aids --
Age- and sex-related differences and their implications for resistance exercise / Children -- Female athletes -- Older adults -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Psychology of athletic preparation and performance / Definitions of key concepts in sport psychology -- How the mind affects the athlete's physical performance -- Ideal performance state -- Motivational phenomena -- Influence of arousal on performance -- Mental management of physical resources : controlling psychological processes -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Performance-enhancing substances / Types of performance-enhancing substances -- Hormones -- Dietary supplements -- Conclusion -- Nutritional factors in health and performance / Role of the nutritionist -- How to evaluate the adequacy of the diet -- Macronutrients -- Micronutrients -- Fluid and electrolytes -- Precompetition and postexercise nutrition-- Weight and body composition -- Eating disorders : anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa -- Obesity -- Conclusion -- Learning aids --
Section 2 : Testing and evaluation -- Principles of test selection and administration / Reasons for testing -- Testing terminology -- Evaluation of test quality -- Test selection -- Test administration -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Administration, scoring, and interpretation of selected tests / Measuring parameters of athletic performance -- Selected test protocols and scoring data -- Statistical evaluation of test data -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Section 3 : Exercise techniques -- Warm-up and stretching / Warm-up -- Flexibility -- Types of stretching -- Conclusion -- Static stretching techniques -- Dynamic stretching techniques -- Learning aids -- Resistance training and spotting techniques / Exercise technique fundamentals -- Spotting free weight exercises -- Conclusion -- Resistance training exercises -- Learning aids -- Section 4 : Program design -- Anaerobic exercise prescription --
Resistance training / Step 1 : Needs analysis -- Step 2 : Exercise selection -- Step 3 : Training frequency -- Step 4 : Exercise order -- Step 5 : Training load and repetitions -- Step 6 : Volume -- Step 7 : Rest periods -- Conclusion-- Learning aids -- Plyometric training / Plyometric mechanics and physiology -- Plyometric program design -- Age considerations -- Plyometrics and other forms of exercise -- Safety considerations -- Conclusion -- Plyometric drills -- Learning aids -- Speed, agility, and speed-endurance development / Movement mechanics -- Running speed -- Agility -- Methods of developing speed and agility-- Program design -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Aerobic exercise prescription -- Aerobic endurance exercise training / Factors related to aerobic endurance performance -- Designing an aerobic endurance program -- Types of aerobic endurance training programs -- Application of program design to training seasons -- Special issues related to aerobic endurance training -- Conclusion -- Learning aids --
Applying exercise prescription principles -- Periodization / Responses to training stress -- Periodization cycles -- Periodization periods -- Applying sport seasons to the periodization periods -- Undulating (nonlinear) versus linear periodization models -- Example of a macrocycle -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Rehabilitation and reconditioning / Sports medicine team -- Types of injury -- Tissue healing -- Rehabilitation and reconditioning strategies -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Section 5 : Organization and administration -- Facility organization and risk management / General aspects of new facility design -- Existing strength and conditioning facilities -- Assessing athletic program needs -- Designing the strength and conditioning facility -- Arranging equipment in the strength and conditioning facility -- Maintaining and cleaning surfaces -- Maintaining and cleaning equipment -- Scheduling the strength and conditioning facility -- Litigation issues -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Developing a policies and procedures manual / Mission statement and program goals -- Program objectives -- Job titles, descriptions, and duties of the strength and conditioning staff -- Staff policies and activities -- Facility administration -- Conclusion -- Learning aids -- Answers to study questions -- References -- Index -- About the editors.
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