Product Description

Todays athletes are breaking records that many thought were untouchablein large part due to the major advances in sports training. High-Performance Sports Conditioning combines these superior modern methods with sample training programs workouts and drills to serve as the only conditioning guide youll need this season.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49132 in Books
• Brand: Human Kinetics
• Published on: 2000-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 376 pages

About the Author
Bill Foran is the strength and conditioning coach for the Miami Heat. He has a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Michigan State University and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Foran resides in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

William Kraemer holds multiple appointments at the Pennsylvania State University, where he is professor of applied physiology, director of research in the Center for Sports Medicine, associate director of the Center for Cell Research, and faculty member in the kinesiology department and the Noll Physiological Research Center. He is also editor in chief of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Dr. Kraemer is a former president and vice president of the NSCA; this association honored him with the Sport Scientist of the Year in 1992 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. He is also a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Nikos Apostolopoulos is the founder of Stretch Therapy and the Serapis Stretch Therapy Clinic, the only clinic in the world pioneering in the development of therapeutic stretching. A graduate of the faculty of physical and health education from the University of Toronto, he has over 17 years of experience in gross and functional anatomy. Apostolopoulos is currently writing a book on stretch therapy, titled A Functional Clinical Anatomy Technique, as well as working toward his doctorate of health science. He resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Donald Chu is a licensed physical therapist, a certified athletic trainer through the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), and a CSCS through the NSCA. Dr. Chu, who earned a PhD in physical therapy and kinesiology from Stanford University, is the program director for the physical therapist assistant program at Ohlone College in Fremont, California. He is also a professor emeritus of kinesiology and physical education at California State University, Hayward. Chu, a former president of the NSCA, lives in Alameda, California.

Peter Twist has coached more than 500 professional athletes including Mark Messier, Pavel Bure, and Hakeem Olajuwan. He has authored dozens of articles and two books on the subjects of conditioning and quickness, including Complete Conditioning for Ice Hockey (1997 Human Kinetics). Having coached in the NHL for seven years, Twist is currently the president of the Hockey Conditioning Coaches Association and coeditor of the Journal of Hockey Conditioning & Player Development. Twist resides in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Customer Reviews

Overview of sports conditioning
This book is about "sports conditioning". This can be divided into mobility, strength, power, core stability, agility, speed, co-ordination, flexibility and endurance. Each of these topics is given its own chapter, written by an "expert" in that particular area (some quite well known such as Donald Chu). The whole lot is put together by editor Foran (NBA coach and author of basketball specific coaching books) to form a coherent guide.

As expected, there is a LOT of useful information in the 360 (large) pages. From screening tests to plyometric drills, it is in the book. The text is large and the illustrations, where provided, are clear. There are sport specific sections (including American football, soccer, hockey and basketball) and bonus chapters on periodization and injury rehabilitation. These are welcome.

The only problem is that "sports conditioning" is a very broad subject, so a book such as this must necessarily be economical in places. This leads to my main gripe - there are better books on mobility, better books on plyometrics (Chu's own for example), better books on injury rehabilitation, better books on sports specific conditioning etc etc etc. I expect a serious coach or athlete would either buy or have access to these more comprehensive books. So perhaps this is a book for recreational athletes that don't want to the expense of buying lots of separate books? apparently not e.g. the reader is instructed to refer an athlete experiencing pain on the screening tests to the team's medical staff -- I'm slightly confused.

Another minor gripe is that some chapters feature quite a bit of jargon and generally wouldn't look out of place in an academic journal -- it can be pretty tough reading for the amateur enthusiast.

Overall I feel it's not really aimed at self coached recreational athletes such as myself. Despite this, it is still a good resource, so 4 stars.

Comprehensive and through
This is an excellent resource for both athletes and coaches. A must have if you are serious about your sport.