Strength Training: Beginners, Body Builders, Athletes - Philip E Allsen

Strength Training: Beginners, Body Builders, Athletes

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
236 Seiten
2009 | 5th Revised edition
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7575-5932-7 (ISBN)
123,45 inkl. MwSt
Anyone who is interested in increasing their performance, whether in athletics or any other aspect of life, can do so by increasing body strength. This book presents strength development programs for beginning strength trainers, for those who wish to improve their athletic ability, and for those interested in becoming serious bodybuilders.
Anyone who is interested in increasing their performance, whether in athletics or any other aspect of life, can do so by increasing body strength. Strength Training: Beginners, Bodybuilders, Athletes presents strength development programs for beginning strength trainers, for those who wish to improve their athletic ability, and for those interested in becoming serious bodybuilders.



Features Include:





Explains the principles of strength training so readers can develop their own targeted programs.
Includes weight-training exercises for specific sports to help increase athlete's strength where it is needed most.
Includes the Nebraska Test - to determine if the training program is making positive changes for the athlete.
Over 70 photos illustrating correct body position and technique.
Special section on the pro's/con's of dietary supplements.





Philip E. Allsen, inductee to the USA Strength and Conditioning Hall of Fame has supervised strength training programs for thousands of people, ranging from individuals who have never participated in any type of strength program to elite athletes who compete on a professional level. 

About the Author

Preface

Acknowledgments



CHAPTER 1 Why Train for Strength?

Strength and Its Advantages

Health Benefits of Strength Training

Women and Strength Training

Strength Training for Those Over Forty

Strength Training and Children

Commonly Asked Questions Concerning Strength Programs

Conclusion



CHAPTER 2 Principles and Programs

Motor Units

Joint-Lever System

Nervous Tissue

Connective Tissue

Skeletal Tissue

Muscle Tissue

Weakest Joint Angle Principle

Overload Principle

Basic Definitions

Strength Programs

Machines vs. Free Weights

Nutrition and Strength Development

Food Pyramid

Dietary Supplements

Anabolic Steroids

Gaining Body Weight



CHAPTER 3 Variables in a Strength Training Program

Resistance

Repetitions

Sets

One Set Only

Volume 37

Rest Interval Between Sets

Workout Frequency

American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines

Safety Procedures

Weight Lifting Belts

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

Warm-up

Repeated Bout Effect



CHAPTER 4 Body Measurements and Record Keeping

Taking Measurements

Strength Test

Strength Training Record

The Sport Experience



CHAPTER 5 Planning the Strength Training Program

Major Human Muscles

Muscle Action and Sport Use

Body Parts Method

Designing a Strength Program

The Sport Experience

Strength Training Exercises

Neck

Biceps

Triceps

Wrists

Shoulders

Chest

Back

Midsection

Legs/Front

Legs/Back



CHAPTER 6 Strength Training for Athletes

Stress and Overtraining

Periodization

Periodization Phases

Factors in Setting Up a Periodization Plan

Strength Training Exercises for Specific Sports

Core and Supplementary Exercises

Off-Season Strength Training Program

Modified Periodization Program

Nebraska Athletic Test

The Sport Experience



CHAPTER 7 Bodybuilding and Physique TrainingPhysique Athletes

Systems of Training

Set System

Split Routine

Burns

Forced Reps

Preexhaustion

Pyramid System

Mr. Collegiate USA Training Program

Basic Concepts

Split Routine Program

The Sport Experience



APPENDIX A Body Measurement Chart

APPENDIX B Strength Test

APPENDIX C Strength Training Record

APPENDIX D Strength Training Worksheet

APPENDIX E Sports Training Worksheet

APPENDIX F Modified Periodization Worksheet

APPENDIX G Nebraska Athletic Test

APPENDIX H Bodybuilding Training Worksheet

APPENDIX I Periodicals on Strength Training 



Bibliography

Index

 

Verlagsort Iowa
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
ISBN-10 0-7575-5932-8 / 0757559328
ISBN-13 978-0-7575-5932-7 / 9780757559327
Zustand Neuware
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