Kennedy starts with medically sound principles, continues with the latest information on proper nutrition, and then gives a thorough explanation of recommended techniques. A surefire winner for reluctant readers."--School Library Journal.

    638 pages (8 1/2 x 11) of photographs, anatomical drawings, charts, exercises and sound reading covering every aspect of bodybuilding and weight training from the novice to the heavy weight. An Invaluable aid and a MUST for Coaches, Trainers and Gym Instructors. Nothing is forgotten, not even dieting or the psychology behind it all. Covers every aspect of bodybuilding and weight training A Must for Coaches, Trainers and Gym Instructors Currently in it's Ninth Printing Over 250,000 copies sold Basic Nutrional Facts Conduct Becoming a Champion Covers Every Aspect of Bodybuilding and Weight Training Exercises for Champion Physiques Fully Illustrated Chapters on the Ten Basic Muscle Groups Learning to Pose Muscle Charts Muscles and Energy Nutrition and Virility Pearl s Contest Career Prolonging Your Productive Years Proper Attitude Proper Breathing for Weight Training Summary List of Nutrition Women and Weight Training

    Refining the conceptual model of human performance developed in the popular first edition, it also includes opportunities to "learn by doing." Students are shown how to apply the principles of motor learning and performance in a variety of contexts, including teaching, coaching, rehabilitation, and ergonomics (human factors engineering). Authors Richard Schmidt and Craig Wrisberg immerse students in the material by presenting real-life problems throughout the book. They show students how to ask the right questions, draw upon relevant principles and research findings, and then devise strategies that address the problem. Often the strategy varies depending on such factors as the characteristics and goals of the learner, the task to be learned, and the conditions under which the movement task must eventually be performed. This problem-based learning approach challenges students to develop the ability to think critically, helping them not only to understand the process of skill performance, but also to gain the ability to select, assimilate, and apply the concepts and principles covered in the book to real-world settings. Once students have a solid grasp of the fundamental principles and research findings for motor performance and learning and have developed some effective problem-solving strategies, they will be able to help individuals learn or relearn nearly any motor skill.

    Training is efficient if this result is achieved with a minimal expenditure of time and energy. In accordance with the above statements, Science of Sports Training tells the reader how to achieve maximal results with minimum of effort. The book describes optimal sequence of types of efforts (exercises) in a workout, in a weekly cycle of workouts and in longer periods, and explains physiological basis for these arrangements. It covers all effective methods of developing any physical ability, skill or mental ability and it tells how and when to change the training loads, how to make training plans for any period of time (single workout, week, month, year, several years). You will learn, during a day and during a workout, when the best time is for technical, speed, strength, endurance, or flexibility exercises; when during a week should you do a given type of a workout; when and how much should you work on any ability or skill during an annual training plan. The examples, illustrating the principles of training and the methods of controlling it, are taken from sports with which most people are familiar (track and field, swimming, boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, and ball games). Furthermore, these examples are presented in such a way as to make it easy to apply the conclusions to any other sport. For example, the indicators of boxer's good or bad form described in this book apply equally to taekwon-do fighters or kick-boxers. The methods of controlling the training process described in this book do not require complicated equipment or technicians to make this information applicable in training.

    Built around physical fitness components, this text shows readers first how to assess each component and then how to design exercise programs based on that assessment. Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription synthesizes concepts and theories from exercise physiology, kinesiology, measurement, psychology, and nutrition to provide a clearly defined approach to physical fitness testing and the design of individualized exercise programs. Unlike other introductory texts, which typically focus on field testing for evaluating physical fitness, this text includes both field and laboratory assessment techniques. This user-friendly text offers the latest physical activity and exercise recommendations for health benefits, weight loss, and weight maintenance as well as practical guidelines for designing individualized exercise programs for your clients. Readers will find the latest information on maximal and submaximal graded exercise testing in healthy populations, muscular fitness testing protocols and norms for children and adults, and field tests and norms for evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, body composition, flexibility, and balance. The sixth edition of Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription presents updated content throughout, including new guidelines for exercise testing and prescription from the 2010 edition of ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, plus new physical activity recommendations from the U.S. government, American Dietetic Association, and the American Heart Association. Several topics have also been added or expanded to include updated information on -using new technologies--including global positioning systems (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), interactive video games (such as Wii), and persuasive technology--to promote physical activity and to change exercise behaviors; -behavior change theories and models, including the health belief model, decision-making theory, theory of reasoned action, theory of planned behavior, and self-determination theory; -certification and licensure of exercise science professionals; -OMNI pictorial scales for assessing ratings of perceived exertion of adults and children; -exercise recommendations for preventing low back pain from the North American Spine Society; and -assessing balance and designing balance programs (new chapter). Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription begins with an overview of physical activity, health, and disease. Next, preliminary health screening, risk classification, and the principles of fitness assessment, exercise prescription, and exercise program design are discussed. The remainder of the text provides in-depth coverage of assessment and exercise prescription for each of five physical fitness components: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular fitness, body weight and composition, flexibility, and balance. Within each chapter, key questions alert readers to essential information, while key points, review questions, and key terms reinforce important concepts and content. For instructors, online access to an instructor guide, test package, and presentation package provides helpful tools for lecture preparation, creative content delivery, and class assessment. In addition, for those who prefer the convenience of an electronic text, the sixth edition is now available as an e-book. By integrating the latest research, recommendations, and information into direct and clear guidelines for application, the sixth edition of Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription bridges the gap between research and practice for fitness professionals. Its unique scope, depth of coverage, and clearly outlined approach make it a valuable resource for students and exercise science professionals to increase their knowledge, skill, and professional competence.

    Award-winning fitness expert Joyce Vedral--author of Now or Never and The 12-Minute Total-Body Workout--offers an age-fighting plan to tone muscles and burn off fat.

    The study of strength and power is one of the major components of sports science as the relationship between nerve, muscle and supporting skeleton is central to athletic performance. This broadly-based book examines all basic and applied aspects of strength and power in sport, from the neurophysiology of the basic motor unit to training for specific activities. Contributions to this volume come from an international team comprised of leading physiologists, biomechanists and clinicians. The broad yet detailed content of Strength and Power in Sport covers a wide range of disciplines including sports medicine doctors, general practitioners, physical therapists, athletic trainers and coaches, and the health related professions.

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