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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7 EAN: 9780736051002 ISBN: 0736051007 Label: Human Kinetics Publishers Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 299 Publication Date: 2006-12-21 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Very Technical Comment: This book is full of information, but I found it somewhat difficult to get through because it is very technical in nature. Customer Rating: Summary: Vern Gambetta, the E.O. Wilson of Functional Training Comment: Vern Gambetta requires respect. His words and actions speak for themselves. This book doesn't do justice to the depth of his knowledge and experience as a trainer and educator. Customer Rating: Summary: One of the greats Comment: The thing that makes this book so very exceptional is its seamless combination of the author's significant personal coaching experience and the state of the art in exercise and sports science. There is just enough theory and background to understand where the ideas come from, helping to put them into better context. Although there is no formula that works for creating a training program for every athlete, this book probably comes as close as you can get to that goal. It provides you with the basic principles you need for assessing what each athlete needs in order to achieve their potential and training them to attain it. The components of performance are clearly laid out, along with the methods for developing them and also the places where qualities depend critically on other qualities. The author addresses all of the usual questions along the way with unique and practical answers that can be applied to any sport once you understand the needs of that sport. Get realistic, effective answers to your questions about sets, reps, periodizing, plyometrics, machines, bands, weights, strength vs. power, functional strength vs. absolute strength, flexibility vs. mobility and stability; all of the important questions that arise in the mind of any athlete or coach who takes the training process seriously. No fads here, just good solid principles proven by experience and explained in terms of current theory. No matter how much you already know, you can't help learn something about training for human athletic performance if you read this book. If you are a trainer, this book may well become one of your most treasured resources, a place to go to help cut through the fluff and fashions of the industry when you have a real question. Customer Rating: Summary: Great! Comment: Vern has been around the block and he knows his stuff. Read every word of his book and let it sink in. Customer Rating: Summary: A Great CSCS Reference Comment: Athletes, trainers, and anyone studying sports medicine should check out this guide to sports conditioning. It's a great help to prepare for the CSCS exam. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Athletic Development offers a rare opportunity to learn and apply a career full of knowledge from the best. World-renowned strength and conditioning coach Vern Gambetta condenses the wisdom he's gained through more than 40 years of experience of working with athletes across sports, age groups, and levels of competition, including members of the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, and U.S. men's 1998 World Cup soccer team. The result is an information-packed, myth-busting explanation of the most effective methods and prescriptions in each facet of an athlete's physical preparation. Gambetta includes never-before-published and ready-to-use training approaches in sport-specific demands analysis, work capacity enhancements, movement skills development, long- and short-term training program progressions, and rest and regeneration techniques. Athletic Development explains what works, what doesn't, and why. Gambetta's no-nonsense approach emphasizes results that pay off in the competitive season and reflect his work at the highest echelons of sport. Merging principles of anatomy, biomechanics, and exercise physiology with sports conditioning applications and four decades of professional practice, this is the definitive guide to performance-enhancing training.