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Strength Training for Young Athletes
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Product Description
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Now strength trainers, coaches, physical educators, and parents can designsafe and effective strength training programs with Strength Training forYoung Athletes. This easy-to-use guide
debunks the myths about weight training and kids, helps you learn how to design strength training programs for all majormuscle groups and 16 sports, and presents detailed instructions for more than 100 strength exercises,structured especially for kids ages 7 to 18.
Strength Training for Young Athletes begins with background informationon children and strength training. Youll learn why resistance training issafe for children and what they can gain from it. This guide also helps you design resistance training programs for youths thattake into account their individual differences. Youll learn principles for planning resistance training programs for kids, what physiological aspects should be considered, what questions to ask to determine the goals of the program, ways to vary a program to prevent boredom, and much more.
But Strength Training for Young Athletes is more than just theory andprogram design. This book also has complete instructions for more than 100strength training exercises. For each exercise, youll find a full descriptionthat covers starting position, movement, spotting and safety, and musclesstrengthened.
Each exercise is fully illustrated, too, so you can be sure of proper techniqueand positioning. And these exercises dont require lots of expensiveequipment--many use dumbells, barbells, rubber cords, and partner- orself-resistance.
Strength Training for Young Athletes also has ready-to-use off-season,preseason, and in-season strength training programs for 16 sports andactivities, including programs for improving general fitness. For each program,theres a wealth of information: Approximate time for each session, Number of sessions needed weekly for optimal results, Additional or replacement exercises, Advanced exercises, and number of sets.
Whether youre a coach, strength trainer, physical educator, or parent, StrengthTraining for Young Athletes has everything you need to know to design andimplement safe and effective programs for your kids.
About the Author
William J. Kraemer, PhD, has more than 20 years experience with boththe practical and scientific aspects of resistance training. He is the directorof research for the Center for Sports Medicine at The Pennsylvania StateUniversity, where he is an associate professor of applied physiology. He hasalso coached football and wrestling and taught health and physical education atthe junior high through university levels.
Dr. Kraemer received his PhD in physiology and biochemistry from the Universityof Wyoming. He is a past president of the National Strength and ConditioningAssociation (NSCA) and has received that organizations presidential andexecutive director awards for outstanding contributions to the field of strengthand conditioning.
Dr. Kraemer is an American College of Sports Medicine fellow and in 1992 waselected to the Board of Trustees for Basic and Applied Science. He is also amember of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation andDance (AAHPERD). He serves as editor-in-chief for the Journal of AppliedSport Science Research and is a member of the editorial board for Medicineand Science in Sports and Exercise. He is also a reviewer for the NationalStrength and Conditioning Association Journal, the International Journalof Sports Medicine, and many other publications.
Steven J. Fleck, PhD, heads the department of sports physiology for theUnited States Olympic Committees training center in Colorado Springs,Colorado. His work designing resistance programs for national and internationalcaliber athletes makes him an expert in the field of strength and conditioning.He earned his PhD in exercise physiology from The Ohio State University.
Dr. Fleck is a member of NSCAs research committee, the Certified StrengthConditioning Specialist board, and a past vice president for basic and appliedresearch. He has also served as associate editor of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Journal. In both 1988 and 1990 he received NCSAsPresidents Award for Outstanding Service, and in 1991 he was recognized astheir Sports Scientist of the Year.
Dr. Fleck is an American College of Sports Medicine fellow and the associateeditor for the Journal of Applied Sports Science Research.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Strength Training for Children: The Controversy Resolved
Chapter 2. Growth and Development
Chapter 3. Developing and Administering a Strength Training Program for Children
Chapter 4. Designing Individualized Strength Training Programs forChildren
Chapter 5. Teaching Exercise Techniques
Chapter 6. Strength Training Exercises
Chapter 7. Strength Training Programs for Fitness and Sports
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