Periodization of Strength Training for Sports

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<JATS1:p>“Periodization of Strength Training for Sports can be used as a guide for coaches as well as for athletes who want to reach their full potential and avoid overtraining and injuries. I designed my annual training plan according to this book, and it helped my 3×3 basketball team achieve a #1 world ranking.”</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>—Darko Krsman, MSc, ISCI-SSC, CSCS, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Coach of FIBA’s Top-Ranked 3×3 Basketball Team</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>“Periodization of Strength Training for Sports is a must-read book for coaches in all sports who want their athletes to reach maximum performance. This resource has helped me train national-level athletes to elite-level athletes.”</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>—Lucian Nicolescu, Strength and Conditioning Coach for Elite Tennis Players and Track and Field Olympians, 2018 Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year (Awarded by the International Strength and Conditioning Institute)</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>Tudor Bompa revolutionized Western training methods when he introduced his groundbreaking theory of periodization. He is now a world-renowned exercise scientist and the foremost authority on periodization. In Periodization of Strength Training for Sports, Fourth Edition, Bompa partners with international strength and conditioning expert Carlo Buzzichelli to go beyond the simple application of bodybuilding or powerlifting programs to show you what training to schedule—and when—to build athletic strength and maximize performance at the right time.</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>Periodization of Strength Training for Sports demonstrates how to use periodized workouts to peak at optimal times by manipulating strength training variables through six training phases—anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, maximum strength, conversion to specific strength, maintenance, and peaking. Coaches and athletes in 30 sports now have at their fingertips proven programs that take into consideration the specific phases and unique demands of their sport, along with information about the dominant energy system, limiting factors for performance, and objectives for strength training. No more guessing about preseason conditioning, in-season workloads, or rest and recovery periods—now it’s simply a matter of implementing the strategies in this book.</JATS1:p> <JATS1:p>Rather than experiment with untested training regimens, let the ready-made training schedules and proven science in Periodization of Strength Training for Sports eliminate the guesswork and establish a clear path to achieving the best results at the ideal time.</JATS1:p>

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