STRENGTH TRAINING FOR
YOUNG ATHLETES
WILLIAM J. KRAEMER, PHD AND STEPHEN J. FLECK, PHD
ISBN: 0873223969
1993 224 Pages
US Price: $19.95 plus
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About Strength Training
for Young Athletes...
Now strength trainers, coaches, physical educators,
and parents can design safe and effective strength training programs with
Strength Training for Young Athletes. This easy-to-use guide: debunks
the myths about weight training and kids, helps you learn how to design strength
training programs for all major muscle groups and 16 sports, and presents
detailed instructions for more than 100 strength exercises, structured especially
for kids ages 7 to 18.
Strength Training for Young Athletes begins with background information
on children and strength training. You’ll learn why resistance training
is safe for children and what they can gain from it.
This guide also helps you design resistance training programs for youths
that take into account their individual differences. You’ll learn
• principles for planning resistance training programs
for kids,
• what physiological aspects should be considered,
• what questions to ask to determine the goals of
the program,
• ways to vary a program to prevent boredom,
• and much more.
But Strength Training for Young Athletes is more than just theory
and program design. This book also has complete instructions for more than
100 strength training exercises. For each exercise, you’ll find a full
description that covers starting position, movement, spotting and safety,
and muscles strengthened.
Each exercise is fully illustrated, too, so you can be sure of proper technique
and positioning. And these exercises don’t require lots of expensive
equipment--many use dumbells, barbells, rubber cords, and partner- or
self-resistance.
Strength Training for Young Athletes also has ready-to-use off-season,
preseason, and in-season strength training programs for 16 sports and activities,
including programs for improving general fitness. For each program, there’s
a wealth of information:
• Approximate time for each session
• Number of sessions needed weekly for optimal
results
• Additional or replacement exercises
• Advanced exercises
• Number of sets
Whether you’re a coach, strength trainer, physical educator, or parent,
Strength Training for Young Athletes has everything you need to know
to design and implement safe and effective programs for your kids.
About the authors...
William J. Kraemer, PhD, has more than 20 years’ experience with both
the practical and scientific aspects of resistance training. He is the director
of research for the Center for Sports Medicine at The Pennsylvania State
University, where he is an associate professor of applied physiology. He
has also coached football and wrestling and taught health and physical education
at the junior high through university levels.
Dr. Kraemer received his PhD in physiology and biochemistry from the University
of Wyoming. He is a past president of the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA) and has received that organization’s presidential
and executive director awards for outstanding contributions to the field
of strength and conditioning.
Dr. Kraemer is an American College of Sports Medicine fellow and in 1992
was elected to the Board of Trustees for Basic and Applied Science. He is
also a member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance (AAHPERD). He serves as editor-in-chief for the Journal of Applied
Sport Science Research and is a member of the editorial board for Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise. He is also a reviewer for the National
Strength and Conditioning Association Journal, the International Journal
of Sports Medicine, and many other publications.
Steven J. Fleck, PhD, heads the department of sports physiology for the United
States Olympic Committee’s training center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
His work designing resistance programs for national and international caliber
athletes makes him an expert in the field of strength and conditioning. He
earned his PhD in exercise physiology from The Ohio State University.
Dr. Fleck is a member of NSCA’s research committee, the Certified Strength
Conditioning Specialist board, and a past vice president for basic and applied
research. He has also served as associate editor of the National Strength
and Conditioning Association Journal. In both 1988 and 1990 he received
NCSA’s President’s Award for Outstanding Service, and in 1991 he
was recognized as their Sports Scientist of the Year.
Dr. Fleck is an American College of Sports Medicine fellow and the associate
editor for the Journal of Applied Sports Science
Research.
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