4th Edition
Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance
The field of strength and conditioning is growing and changing rapidly. This new fourth edition of Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance updates the reader with new developments in the field and focuses on the information a strength and conditioning coach needs to be informed and successful.
With a new flow of chapters and modifications to existing chapters, the topics are organized to be relevant and useful to all readers. Providing balanced content to meet the needs of the professor and the student in the field of strength and conditioning, this book is designed for an academic class in strength and conditioning in the final year of an undergraduate program or the first year of a graduate program. No other book provides such a thorough grounding in the science of strength and conditioning or better prepares students for evidence-based practice.
The book is easy to implement for instructors and written to be understandable to the student of strength and conditioning. Students are provided access to PowerPoint slides, key points, case examples, discussion questions, real-world applications, and other ancillary material. In addition, instructors are provided exam questions and other ancillary materials.
Section 1: Basic Science of Strength and Conditioning
1. Bioenergetics
W. Britt Chandler and T. Jeff Chandler
2. The Cardiorespiratory System
Jay R. Hoffman, Joe Rogowski, Andy Bosak, edited by T. Jeff Chandler
3. The Neuromuscular System
Jared W. Coburn, Travis W. Beck, Herbert A. Devries, Terry J. Housh, Kristen C. Cochrane-Snyman, and Evan E. Schick
4. The Skeletal System
W. Britt Chandler and T. Jeff Chandler
5. Training Responses and Adaptations of the Endocrine System
Andrew C. Fry, Disa L. Hatfield, Jay R. Hoffman, and Andy Bosak, edited by T. Jeff Chandler
6. Biomechanics of Resistance Training
Scott K. Lynn
Section 2: Organization and Planning of Strength and Conditioning Programs
7. Facility Administration and Design
Allen Hedrick and Chris Bishop
8. Periodization of Resistance Training: Concepts and Paradigms
William J. Kraemer and Brett A. Comstock
9. Undertaking a Needs Analysis to Inform Fitness Testing and Program Design
Chris Bishop and Anthony Turner
10. Data Analysis in High-Performance Sport: The Significance of the Single Athlete
Anthony Turner and Chris Bishop
Section 3: Training Athletes to Enhance Performance
11. Resistance Exercise Techniques and Spotting
Ryan T. McManus, Andrew J. Galpin, and Joanette M. Gonzalez
12. Optimizing the Warm-Up: A New Twist on an Old Concept
Ian Jeffreys
13. Improving Aerobic Performance
Anthony B. Ciccone, Loree L. Weir, and Joseph P. Weir
14. Strength, Power, and Plyometric Training
Paul Comfort, Matthew Cuthbert, and Nicholas J. Ripley
15. Training to Optimize Linear Speed
James Wild, Helen Bayne, Stuart McMillan, and Neil Bezodis
16. Training for Agility and Change-of-Direction Ability
Warren Young
17. Maximizing Female Performance: Uncovering the Power of Menstrual Cycles, Hormonal Contraception, and Training Optimization in Female Athletes
Debby Sargent, Jonathan D. Hughes, and Ross Julian
18. Long-Term Athletic Development
Rhodri S. Lloyd, Lucy S. Kember, Sylvia Moeskops, Stephanie J. Morris, Jon L. Oliver, Jason S. Pedley, and John M. Radnor
Section 4: Special Topics in Strength and Conditioning
19. Training Tactical Populations
J. Jay Dawes, Robert G. Lockie, and Robin M. Orr
20. Nutrition and Ergogenic Aids
Majid S. Koozehchian, Colin D. Wilborn, and Haley Woeller
21. Applied Sport Psychology for the Strength and Conditioning Coach
Brian Gearity and Andy Gillham
Biography
T. Jeff Chandler, EdD, CSCS [Ret.], NSCA-CPT [Ret.], FNSCA, FACSM, Editor in Chief, Strength and Conditioning Journal, Professor and Department Head [Retired], Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL.
W. Britt Chandler, PhD, Managing Editor, Strength and Conditioning Journal; Adjunct Instructor, University of Kansas Edwards Campus, Overland Park, KS; Adjunct Instructor, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY.
Chris Bishop, PhD, Head of Department for the London Sport Institute and Program Lead for the MSc in Strength and Conditioning, Middlesex University, London, UK; Associate Editor, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Strength and Conditioning Journal.
