Developing power
2025
Book
This book from the NSCA's Sport Performance Series provides a science-based exploration of power in sport. It presents protocols for assessment of jumps, throws, and ballistic exercises. The chapters for upper body, lower body, and total body power exercises provide exercises and drills along with teaching progressions that can be used safely and effectively for power development. Multiple training methods cover explosive weight training, Olympic lifts, and plyometrics. It also offers programs for popular team and individual power sports.
Main title:
Developing power / Paul Comfort, editor.
Author:
Comfort, Paul, editorNational Strength & Conditioning Association (U.S.), sponsoring body
Work:
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2025]©2025.
Collation:
ix, 349 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
"National Strength and Conditioning Association."Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-334) and index.
Contents:
Chapter 1. The nature of producing powerChapter 2. Assessing power and individual training needsChapter 3. Periodization and programming for maximizing powerChapter 4. Adapting power training to special populationsChapter 5. Upper body power exercisesChapter 6. Lower body power exercisesChapter 7. Anatomical core power exercisesChapter 8. Total body power exercisesChapter 9. Advanced power techniquesChapter 10. Training power for team sportsChapter 11. Training power for individual sports.
ISBN:
9781718220461 (paperback)9781718220485 (pdf)9781718220478 (ebook)
Dewey class:
613.711
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2289152