Product Description

Bompa demonstrates how to use periodized workouts in order to peak at optimal times by manipulating six different training phases: anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, maximum strength, conversion to power, maintenance, transition. A conditioning planner for coaches & athletes in 32 sports, with ready-made training schedules.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26125 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
Tudor Bompa is recognised worldwide as the foremost expert on periodization training. He first developed the concept in Romania in 1963, as he helped the Eastern Bloc countries rise to dominance in world athletics. Since then, Bompa has used his system to train numerous Olympic and world championship medallists and elite athletes. After working for the past 10 years, both as a student and colleague of Tudor Bompa, Mike Carrera has become a specialist in the field of periodization. As director of the Tudor Bompa Training System, Carrera created international sport and fitness certification and education courses for personal trainers.

Customer Reviews

Extremely valuable work
First off it should be noted that the book should really be called "Periodisation of strength training for sport", as periodisation of an endurance training component is not really considered unless it is as a weights/resistance endurance training component (that is to say any endurance component actually performing the action of an endurance sport, e.g. running, rowing, is not considered).

That is not to detract from the value of this book or criticise it, but the agenda presented by this book is on strength/power/power endurance training by means of resistance work, i.e. weight training. While microcycles are considered, most weight is given to considering the macrocycle over a yearly development plan, through different stages of strength training. The steps of adaptation, muscular hypertrophy training, maximum strength training, power training and muscular endurance are considered and explained in detail, along with their dependency and relationship to each other, and the relevance of each type of training to particular sports.

Well worth the purchase.

Very Very good
This is a very good book for anyone looking to increase their knowledge of how to create effective periodised programs, everything is writen in detail and explained fully,this really is a must for any fitness professional or even for the average jo who wants to write their own programs.

Essential
I fully agree with the review from 29/11/2000 so I will not repeat anything there. This is essential reading if you are serious about sport, as an athlete or coach. I am not aware of any books as affordable that are easily avaiable in the UK. This work also avoids too much complex science so is more accessible than other similar works.