The Complete Guide to Strength and Conditioning Training

The essential guide to strength and conditioning training for anyone delivering targeted exercise programmes



This comprehensive manual offers practical tips for planning, delivering and reviewing a range of strength and conditioning exercise programmes for all ages and abilities. Learn what exercises and testing methods are required to develop your client's performance in areas such as strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, movement competency and more. It includes the latest advice on:



- The fundamentals of strength and conditioning

- Client consultations

- Training methods and sample programmes

- Testing the components of fitness

- Nutrition for strength and conditioning

- Strategies for fatigue, recovery and motivation.



With access to video demonstrations of progressive exercises, this is the ultimate reference book for strength and conditioning practitioners as well as for current and prospective coaches from all sporting backgrounds (from grass roots level to elite). It's also ideal reading for anyone studying sports and health-related exercise courses in schools, colleges and universities.