In this post, we will take a closer look at our newest titles developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
The NSCA is the world’s leading organization for strength and conditioning, promoting research-based knowledge and its application to improve athletic performance. The single best resource in the field, Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, in its fifth edition, is released this month and Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning, in its second edition, will also be released later this year.
In light of two new key titles, we look back at previous books developed by NSCA that have had a profound impact on the field of exercise science, giving coaches and athletes trustworthy sources of knowledge and training guidelines.
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
The content of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fifth Edition With HKPropel Access, has been updated to reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of a strength and conditioning professional in today’s world.
Addressing the core proficiencies tested on the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) exam, the evidence-based approach and unbeatable accuracy of this text make it an ideal resource to rely on for CSCS exam preparation.
NSCA’s Guide to Program Design
Created for strength and conditioning professionals, educators, and candidates preparing for certification, NSCA’s Guide to Program Design presents an evidence-based framework for athlete assessment strategies and training principles.
This authoritative text moves beyond the simple template presentation of program design to help readers understand the reasons and procedures for sequencing training in a safe, sport-specific manner. In addition to programming for resistance training, the book also addresses how to design training programs for power, endurance, agility, and speed.
Developing Power
You only need a glimpse of a power forward grabbing a rebound or running back changing direction and turning up field to realize the importance of power for optimal athletic performance. Developing Power, Second Edition, is the definitive resource on training for power so you can sprint, jump, throw, change direction, or strike with explosiveness.
Written by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Developing Power provides the latest research-based recommendations for assessing and training for muscular power. You’ll learn how to apply assessment protocols for jumps, throws, and ballistic exercises and how to apply the results to design programs to address specific athletic needs.
Developing the Core
It’s no secret that a strong midsection is a necessity for elite-level athletes. In fact, research has established a direct correlation between core strength, performance, and injury risk reduction. With Developing the Core, Second Edition,you can gain the performance edge by strengthening your core and achieving greater stability and mobility.
Written by the National Strength and Conditioning Association with contributions from an experienced group of sport coaches and practitioners, Developing the Core, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on the science for core training and its application.
Developing Speed
Speed has long been recognized as a key component of superior sport performance. Whether they are chasing down a long pass in football or sprinting down the court on a fast break in basketball, an athlete’s speed is a major factor in overall athletic ability.
Authored by 19 of the top National Strength and Conditioning Association experts, Developing Speed, Second Edition,is the definitive resource for creating scientifically sound training programs that take speed to the highest level.
Developing Endurance
Endurance sports continue to grow in popularity, with millions of people participating in events each year. To sustain such prolonged activities, athletes need a high level of aerobic and muscular fitness that can only be achieved through a properly designed training program constructed to optimize endurance performance.
Developing Endurance, Second Edition, is your guide to developing effective endurance training programs. Written by 14 of the top National Strength and Conditioning Association experts, the book provides a physiological overview of endurance sports and explains how resistance, flexibility, and aerobic training all contribute to better performance.
Strength Training for Hockey
Ice hockey is said to be the fastest sport played on your feet. It is highly dependent on a number of physical qualities such as strength, speed, power, agility, endurance, and mobility. All these qualities require the ability to produce force at varying amounts and velocities. Because strength is the expression of force, strength training can play a massive role in a hockey athlete’s performance.
Developed with the expertise of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Strength Training for Hockey provides a general overarching biomechanical analysis of hockey and specific analyses of the physical demands of each position: goalie, forward, and defense. Using these analyses, you can design an effective training program that translates to performance on the ice.
Strength Training for Lacrosse
The game of lacrosse requires athletes to be quick, agile, and powerful. Resistance training contributes significantly to the development of speed, agility, endurance, and strength, ultimately making a lacrosse athlete more formidable on the field.
Backed by the NSCA and the knowledge and experience of individuals who have years of experience as strength and conditioning professionals for lacrosse, Strength Training for Lacrosse is the authoritative resource for creating lacrosse-specific resistance training programs.