ACSM's Foundations of Strength Training and Conditioning

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ACSM's Foundations of Strength Training and Conditioning

Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine with author Nicholas Ratamess, PhD, this text offers a comprehensive introduction to the scientific study and practical information regarding the training and testing of athletes and a foundation in basic physiology and kinesiology. The second edition features a new chapter on nutrition, aligns with the latest edition of ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, among other enhancements.

ACSM’s Foundations of Strength Training and Conditioning is divided into four parts:

Historical and strength and conditioning field-related foundations
Basic biomechanics, nutrition, and physiology
Flexibility, sprint, plyometric, balance, agility, aerobic, and resistance training program design and exercise prescription
Testing and evaluation

The new print edition of this title includes lifetime access to the digital version of the book, plus related materials such as videos and multiple-choice Q&A and self-assessments, allowing integrated online access to all content for the title.

This book comes with additional exercise technique video resources.

Student/individual online resources include: interactive question banks, videos, animations, and images of hundreds of additional exercise and exercise

Instructor resources include: PowerPoint presentations, answers, test questions, and image banks. Instructors interested in adopting the new edition of this title can request more information here.

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