Scientific Principles of Strength Training: With Applications to Powerlifting

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A comprehensive guide of the various training principles, what they mean, how they interact with each other, and how you can use them to design your own programming for strength sports.

Authored by an expert team of PhD professors, researchers, and high level competitive athletes.

Your ultimate guide to learning how to more effectively and efficiently create training programs to ensure you are getting the most out of your own training and creating programs for others.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

IMPORTANT  TERMS

THE TRAINING PRINCIPLES & WHAT THEY MEAN

SPECIFICITY

OVERLOAD

FATIGUE MANAGEMENT

STIMULUS RECOVERY ADAPTATION

VARIATION

PHASE POTENTIATION

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE

PERIODIZATION FOR POWERLIFTING

MYTHS, FALLACIES & FADS
IN POWER LI FTING

Product Details

Title: Scientific Principles of Strength Training

Sub-title: With Applications to Powerlifting

Authors: MIKE ISRAETEL, PHD, JAMES HOFFMANN, PHD, CSCS, CHAD WESLEY SMITH

Language: English

Format: eBook, PDF

Number of pages: 371 pages

 

About the Authors

MIKE ISRAETEL, PHD

Mike is a professor of Exercise Science at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and was previously a professor at the University of Central Missouri, where he taught Exercise Physiology, Personal Training, and Advanced Programming for sports and fitness. Mike’s PhD is in Sport Physiology, and he has been a consultant on sports nutrition to the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Johnson City, TN. Mike has coached numerous powerlifters, weightlifters, bodybuilders, and other individuals in both diet and weight training. Originally from Moscow, Russia, Mike is a competitive powerlifter, bodybuilder, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappler. He used to hold a bunch of state, national, and world records in raw powerlifting back when everyone was in equipment, so that’s cool!

JAMES HOFFMANN, PHD, CSCS

James Hoffman is professor or Exercise Science at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. James earned his PhD in Sport Physiology under Dr. Mike Stone of ETSU, where he focused on the application of sled pushing to sport performance enhancement in Rugby players. James has coached numerous Rugby players at ETSU as the team’s assistant coach and Head Sport Scientist, where he was also the head strength and conditioning coach and weight room manager. James is a lifetime athlete, having reached high levels of competition in Rugby, American Football, and Wrestling.

CHAD WESLEY SMITH

Chad Wesley Smith is the owner and founder of Juggernaut Training Systems, as well as one of the most accomplished strength athletes competing today. Starting out in track and field, Chad won 2 collegiate national championships in the shot put before moving on to strength sports. As a powerlifter, Chad has risen the ranks of raw powerlifting with a 1050kg/2314# total, the 10th highest of all- time in knee wraps and a 1010kg/2226# total, the 6th highest of all-time in knee sleeves. Chad also earned his professional status as a Strongman in 2012 and has coached and consulted with athletes in the NFL, MLB, UFC, Bellator and Olympics in a variety of sports.

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