{"product_id":"laboratory-manual-for-strength-and-conditioning","title":"Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning (Paperback, 196 pages) – Routledge, 2023. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning is a comprehensive text that provides students with meaningful lab experiences in the area of strength and conditioning and applied sport science. While each lab may be conducted in a sophisticated laboratory, there are opportunities to conduct the labs in a gym or field environment without costly equipment. It is a useful resource as students prepare for a career as a strength and conditioning coach, athletic trainer, physical therapist, or personal trainer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning is designed to be a practical guide for training students and professionals in the skills to be applied to strength and conditioning. The labs cover seven major aspects of strength and conditioning including speed, power, flexibility, agility, and fitness. The labs are practical and easy to follow with sample calculations, data tables, and worksheets to complete. Each includes suggested tasks\/activities to apply the theory to real-world applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents will explore assessments of strength, aerobic capacity, power output, speed, change of direction, and muscular endurance, and gain understanding in the following areas:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefinitions of commonly used terms within the area of exploration, as well as commonly misused terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessing performance (i.e., power, strength, speed, etc.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding laboratory- and field-based techniques for specific athlete populations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribing optimal methods for testing in all aspects of physical performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluation of test results based upon sport and\/or athlete normative data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lab manual is a valuable resource for strength coaches, personal trainers, kinesiology students, and educators at the undergraduate and beginning graduate-level programs and can be used in a graduate strength and conditioning course.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   About the Author   \u003cp\u003eJoshua Miller, DHSc, CSCS, ACSM-EP, is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Comfort, PhD, ASCC, CSCS*D, is a Professor of Strength and Conditioning and programme leader for the MSc Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK and an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McMahon, CSCS*D, ASCC, is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics at the University of Salford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e                                           ","brand":"Joshua Miller, Paul Comfort, John McMahon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069834580202,"sku":"9781032033259","price":51.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/81h1M9ZogsL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781226997","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/laboratory-manual-for-strength-and-conditioning","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}