Advanced Strength and Conditioning An Evidence-based Approach

Introduction to the 2nd edition -- Strength and conditioning: coach or scientist? / Perry Stewart, Paul Comfort and Anthony N. Turner -- Part 1: Developing your athlete -- Developing muscular strength and power / Timothy J. Suchomel and Paul Comfort -- Stretch-shortening cycle and muscle-tendon stiffness / John J. McMahon -- Understanding and developing aerobic fitness / Richard Blagrove -- Repeat sprint ability: physiological basis and implications for training / Anthony N. Turner and David Bishop -- Concurrent training / Richard Clarke, Rodrigo Aspe and Johnathan Hughes -- Part 2: programming and monitoring for your athlete -- Periodisation / Shyam Chavda, Anthony N. Turner and Paul Comfort -- Strategies to enhance athlete recovery / Vince Kelly, Patrick Holmberg and David Jenkins -- Priming match day performance: strategies for team sport players / Mark Russell, Natalie Brown, Samuel P. Hills, and Liam P. Kilduff -- Fitness testing and data analysis / John J. McMahon, Paul Comfort and Anthony N. Turner -- Analysis and presentation of fitness test results / John J. McMahon, Anthony N. Turner and Paul Comfort -- Eccentric training: scientific background and practical applications / Mellissa Harden, Paul Comfort and G. Greg Haff -- Cluster sets: scientific background and practical applications / G. Greg Haff and Mellissa Harden -- Part 3: coaching your athlete -- Movement screening: a systematic approach to assessing movement quality / Louis Howe and Chris Bishop -- Technical demands of strength training / Timothy J. Suchomel and Paul Comfort -- Weightlifting for sports performance / Timothy J. Suchomel and Paul Comfort -- Plyometric training / Christopher J. Sole, Christopher R. Bellon, and George Beckham -- Training for change of direction and agility / Tom Dos'Santos and Paul Jones -- Speed and acceleration training / Pedro Jimenez-Reyes and Jean-Benoît Morin -- Applied coaching science / Nick Winkelman -- Developing as a coach: leadership, culture and purpose / Brian Gearity and Christopher Szedlak.