Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book is designed for strength training coaches, serious athletes who design their own resistance training programmes, and all scientists interested in learning how strength is developed.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I Foundations of Resistance Training
• Chapter 1 Basic Principles of Resistance Training and Exercise Prescription
• Basic Definitions
• Voluntary Maximal Muscular Actions
• Intensity
• Training Volume
• Periodization
• Progressive Overload
• Rest Periods
• Velocity Specificity
• Muscle Action Specificity
• Muscle-Group Specificity
• Energy-Source Specificity
• Safety Aspects
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Chapter 2 Types of Strength Training
• Isometrics
• Dynamic Constant External Resistance Training
• Variable Resistance Training
• Isokinetic
• Eccentric Training
• Comparison of Training Types
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Chapter 3 Neuromuscular Physiology and Adaptations to Resistance Training
• Physiological Adaptations
• Nervous System Adaptations
• Skeletal Muscle Fibers
• Bioenergetics
• Endocrine System Responses and Adaptations
• Connective Tissue
• Cardiovascular Adaptations
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Chapter 4 Integrating Other Fitness Components
• Aerobic Training
• Concurrent Strength and Endurance Training
• Concurrent Training and Cellular Changes
• Does Resistance Training Affect Endurance?
• Anaerobic Sprint and Interval Training
• Flexibility Training
• Does Resistance Training Affect Flexibility?
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Part II Exercise Prescription of Resistance Training
• Chapter 5 Developing the Individualized Resistance Training Workout
• Program Choices
• The Needs Analysis
• Program Design
• Acute Program Variables
• Training Potential
• Setting Program Goals
• Case Study Exercise Prescriptions
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Chapter 6 Resistance Training Systems and Techniques
• Single-Set System
• Multiple-Set System
• Exercise Order Systems
• Training Techniques Applicable to Other Systems
• Specialized Systems and Techniques
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Chapter 7 Advanced Training Strategies
• Periodization of Resistance Training
• Comparative Studies
• Power Development
• Plyometrics
• Two Training Sessions in One Day
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Chapter 8 The Detraining Phenomenon
• Types of Detraining
• Detraining Effects on Motor Performance
• Physiological Mechanisms of Strength Loss
• Effect of Muscle Action Type
• Detraining Effects on Bone
• Detraining the Bulked-up Athlete
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Part III Women, Children, and Seniors and Resistance Training
• Chapter 9 Women and Resistance Training
• Gender Absolute Strength Differences
• Gender Relative Strength Differences
• Gender Power Output Differences
• Muscle Fiber Types and Power
• Training Effects
• Women's Hormonal Response to Resistance Training
• Menstrual Cycle Alterations Due To Physical Training
• Bone Density
• Hormonal Mechanisms of Menstrual Cycle Disturbances and Bone Density Loss
• Knee Injuries
• General Needs Analysis
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Chapter 10 Children and Resistance Training
• Training Adaptations
• Concerns About Injury
• Acute Injuries
• Chronic Injuries
• Programs for Children
• Needs Analysis
• Developmental Differences
• Individualized Resistance Training Programs
• Sample Programs
• Program Periodization
• Program Philosophy
• Equipment Modification and Organizational Difficulties
• Appropriate Resistance Increases
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• Chapter 11 Resistance Training for Seniors
• Age-Related Loss of Muscular Strength and Power
• Aging Mechanisms and Adaptations to Resistance Training
• Nutrition and Aging
• Developing a Resistance Training Program
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Selected Readings
• References
• Index
• About the Authors

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

The authors of this book had three principal goals: (1) to serve as a comprehensive reference for designing strength-training programs, (2) to present the scientific research on neuromuscular physiology and bioenergenics relevant to strength development, and (3) to provide a structured system for developing strength-training programs. Fleck and Kraemer, who are recognized leaders in the strength and conditioning areas of physical activity, have achieved these goals, producing a clearly written, effectively illustrated, and appropriately referenced book on strength development. Comparable texts include Introduction to Weight Training by Richard A. Berger (CH, Jun '84) and Fitness, Body Development, and Sports Conditioning Through Weight Training by Jack R. Leighton (2nd ed., 1983). Unlike these works, however, the book under review does not present an overview of specific exercises for specific muscle groups but emphasizes theoretical aspects of the strength and conditioning process. It also provides strength-training information for women and children. The chapter organization is questionable, however. For example, physiology and bioenergenics, covered in Chapters 5 to 7, should have been presented in earlier chapters because knowledge about those factors is necessary for understanding strength-training programs. The most likely readers would be upper-division undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty.-A.W. Jackson, North Texas State University

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Steven J. Fleck, Ph.D., is an exercise physiologist with the U.S. Olympic Committee, where he advises athletes and their coaches on training programs. He is a past vice president of basic and applied research for the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Fleck's books include Successful Long-Term Weight Training (1998), Designing Resistance Training Programs (1997), Periodization Breakthrough! : The Ultimate Training System (1996), and Strength Training for Young Athletes (1992). He has contributed to such journals as Muscular Development, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, and the National Strength & Conditioning Association Journal.

(Bowker Author Biography)