3rd Edition
Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance Third Edition
Fully revised and updated, the third edition of Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance provides strength and conditioning students with the clearest and most accessible introduction to the scientific principles underpinning the discipline. Covering bioenergetics and nutrition, a systematic approach to physiological and endocrinological adaptations to training and the biomechanics of resistance training, no other book provides such a thorough grounding in the science of strength and conditioning or better prepares students for evidence-based practice.
PART 1: Basic Science
1. Bioenergetics
T. Jeff Chandler, W. Britt Chandler, and C. Eric Arnold
2. The Cardiorespiratory System
Andy Bosak
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, T. Jeff Chandler, and Clint Alley
5. Biomechanics of Resistance Training
Scott K. Lynn, Guillermo J. Noffal, and Derek N. Pamukoff
6. The Endocrine System
Andy Bosak
7. Nutrition
Colin D. Wilborn, Lem Taylor, and Jaci N. Davis
PART 2: Organization and Administration
8. Facility Administration and Design
Allen Hedrick
9. Warm-up and Flexibility
Duane V. Knudson
10. Test Administration and Interpretation
Megan A. Wong, Ian J. Dobbs, Casey M. Watkins, and Lee E. Brown
11. Resistance Exercise Techniques and Spotting
Ryan T. McManus and Andrew J. Galpin
PART 3: Exercise Prescription
12. Needs Analysis
Andy V. Khamoui, Michael C. Zourdos, and Lee E. Brown
13. Program Design
Nathan Serrano and Andrew J. Galpin
14. Periodization of Resistance Training: Concepts and Paradigms
William J. Kraemer and Matthew K. Beeler
15. Aerobic Exercise Prescription
Anthony B. Ciccone, Loree L. Weir, and Joseph P. Weir
16. Resistance Training Prescription
Michael C. Zourdos, Andy V. Khamoui, and Lee E. Brown
17. Plyometric, Speed, Agility and Quickness Exercise Prescription
Casey M. Watkins, Saldiam R. Barillas, Megan A. Wong, and Lee E. Brown
18. Implement Training
Allen Hedrick
PART 4: Special Topics
19. Applied Sport Psychology
Traci A. Statler
20. Strength Training for Special Populations
Marie E. Pepin, Joseph A. Roche, and Moh H. Malek
21. Age and Gender Training Considerations
Tammy K. Evetovich and Joan M. Eckerson
22. Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Todd S. Ellenbecker, Jake Bleacher, Tad Pieczynski, and Anna Thatcher
23. Ergogenic Aids
Colin D. Wilborn, Lem Taylor, and Jaci N. Davis
Biography
T. Jeff Chandler, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, FACSM, FNSCA, has previously served as Professor and Department Chair at Marshall University, USA, and as Professor and Department Head at Jacksonville State University, USA. Dr. Chandler has 12 years of experience in a clinical sports medicine setting at the Lexington Clinic Sports Medicine Center, USA. He is the Editor in Chief of the Strength and Conditioning Journal, the professional journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, serving in that position since 1998.
Lee E. Brown, EdD, CSCS*D, FNSCA, FACSM, was on the faculty at California State University, Fullerton, USA, from 2002–2017 and was the Director of the Center for Sport Performance and the Human Performance Laboratory. He was President of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the NSCA Foundation, and the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine (SWACSM). He also sat on the Board of Trustees of the national American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is a Fellow of both the ACSM and the NSCA.
