Strength coaching in America : a history of the innovation that transformed sports /
Jason P. Shurley, Jan Todd, Terry Todd.
- First edition.
- vii, 310 pages ; 24 cm.
- Terry and Jan Todd series on physical culture and sports. .
- Terry and Jan Todd series on physical culture and sports. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Before barbells : strength training, athletes, physicians, and physical educators from the first Olympic Games to the twentieth century -- Building the barbell athlete : Bob Hoffman, Joe Weider, and the promotion of strength training for sport, 1932-1969 -- The science connection : Thomas Delorme, progressive resistance exercise, and the emergence of strength training research, 1940-1970 -- Pioneers of power : strength training for college sports before 1969 -- An emerging profession : Boyd Epley and the founding of the national strength and conditioning association -- Bridging the gap : the national strength and conditioning association and its impact -- Strength coaching in the twenty-first century : new paradigms and new associations -- Appendix. In memoriam : Dr. Terry Todd (1938-2018) : pioneering powerlifter, writer, sport promoter, and historian who changed the cultural paradigm for strength.
1477319794 9781477319796
2019013062
Coaching (Athletics)--United States. Physical education and training--History.--United States Physical fitness--History.--United States Weight training--United States.