Principles and Practice of Resistance Training
- ISBN-10
- 0880117060
- ISBN-13
- 9780880117067
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 376
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Authors
- Michael H. Stone, Meg Stone, William A. Sands
Description
Aimed at strength and conditioning specialists, health and fitness professionals, personal trainers and exercise scientists, this research-based book details the physiological and biomechanical aspects of designing resistance training programmes for improved power, strength and perfomance in athletes.
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