The basis of contemporary training was founded several decades ago when scientific knowledge was far from complete and athletes' workloads, results, and demands were much lower then they are currently. At that time the traditional training periodization, as a division of the whole seasonal program into smaller periods and training units, was proposed and elucidated. This traditional periodization was republished many times and became a universal and monopolistic approach to training planning and analysis. However, further progress in sport science has reinforced the contradictions between traditional periodization and the successful experiences of prominent coaches and athletes. Gradually, these experiences led to alternative coaching concepts and, ultimately, a revamped training approach called Block Periodization. Its general idea presupposes the use and sequencing of specialized mesocycle-blocks, where highly concentrated training workloads are focused on a minimal number of motor and technical abilities. Unlike traditional periodization, where simultaneous development of many abilities is the norm, the block periodization concept proposes the consecutive training stimulation of carefully selected fitness components. This new approach has been implemented in various sports and has led to outstanding athletic achievements. Therefore, the purpose of this book is to introduce Block Periodization of sport training as a general concept and as the basis for a revamped training system. The adoption of this system requires reformation of many theoretical positions and practical guidelines, which previously seemed unshakable. This book is intended for coaches, athletes, researchers and physical education students. It is unique in the field because it links successful experience from world sport practice with the scientific basis of sport training. It consolidates empirically proved positions with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge

Block Periodization: Breakthrough in Sport Training

Issurin, Vladimir B

Sports & Outdoors

Ultimate Athlete Concepts

This is the first book ever written on the transfer of training from a practical point of view. Written by Anatoly Bondarchuk this book is the culmination of over 20 years of research on the training of high-level athletes and the exercises that were used by them. It brings out how the use of exercises changes with the level of athletic performance and which exercises appear to be most valuable to athletes on a particular level of mastery. In addition, exercises are broken down into different categories ranging from different kinds of general preparatory to specialized preparatory exercises. This breakdown of exercises and the role that they play is the first ever presented. Even though much of the material and many of the examples relate to track and field, the information is applicable to all sports. Strength, speed-strength, speed, power training and the benefits of different exercises are the same regardless of sport. Applications of the information presented in this book can be made to most any sport without any major modifications. This book, that has over 200 pages, and its sequel (Vol. II, published 2010) will be talked about for many years by coaches looking for the latest and most beneficial information on constructing and carrying out the best training programs. It is the first time such information is being made available in the U.S.

Transfer of Training in Sports

Bondarchuk, Anatoliy P.

The Secrets of Soviet Sports Fitness and Training, published in 1987, tells the story of Soviet sports success in the Olympic Games and World championships. It describes the key factors of the Soviet system of training athletes -- a system that is still unsurpassed by any country in the world -- not even after the country was dismantled. Now, after 21 years, an updated version of this book is available. In addition to the original, an addendum has been added to each chapter to bring it up to date with the advances that have been made since the first printing. More information from practicing Russian coaches as well as from the literature has been included. Also added are results from application of Russian methods by coaches who have incorporated one or more aspects of their system.

Secrets of Russian Sports Fitness and Training

Yessis, Michael A

Previously titled Principles and Basics of Advanced Athletic Training, the books was renamed to more accurately capture the content of the book. The purpose of the second book by Dr. Issurin, published by Ultimate Athlete Concepts, is to provide basic knowledge on general training, summarize up-to-date information on the concepts of training effects and athletes' trainability, and to share new knowledge on training design and evaluation in the view of the Block Periodization system. The book contains materials and findings, which taken as a whole are devoted to reaching the aforementioned purposes. The basic terms, methods and principles of sport training, which clarify the comprehensive mechanism of physical fitness improvement, are presented in up-to-date interpretations. In particular, the effects produced by systematic training are a major focus of the author. An unequivocal understanding of training effects requires special elucidation which the author provides. Indeed, practical needs dictate making a distinction between short-term and long-term responses in athletes; such relatively new concepts as delayed and residual training effects have great importance both as a scientific background and practically, for the designing of training programs. Likewise, athlete trainability, meaning the ability to respond positively to training workloads, takes on paramount importance in sport science and athletic training. All these aspects are thoroughly considered with special attention given to the practical needs of coaches and athletes

Block Periodization 2: Fundamental Concepts and Training Design

One of the biggest problems facing athletes and coaches today is how to recover from a training session. The faster the recovery, the harder, longer and more frequent training can occur. In this book you will learn about the best methods of recovery and how to implement them. You will learn how they are to be administered and when they should be used in relation to the type of training session. Covered in the text are various forms of massage, electrotherapeutic,barometric,thermal,psychological and nutritional techniques for restoration. Much time is also given to the fundamental concepts involved.

Russian Sports Restoration and Massage

Explosive Plyometrics can give you the speed and power you need for any sport. This is the definitive book on what are real explosive plyometrics. Keep in mind that although explosive plyometrics uses jumps, not all jump exercises are plyometric. This book gives you the true explosive plyometric exercises for you to develop the greatest speed and explosive power possible. This easy to read and well illustrated book with pictures taken from live digital film, will answer all your questions and give you information never before reported by Verkhoshansky, the creator of plyometrics and others. Individual chapters are devoted to the latest state-of-the-art leg, arm, midsection and total body explosive training. They guarantee that you will increase your explosive power and sport fitness, to become a better performing athlete. Author Michael Yessis, Ph.D., was the pioneer in introducing plyometrics to the United States and played a major role in disseminating the information. He explains how you can get the most benefit from the plyometric exercises and the science that will make you a better athlete. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Understanding Explosive Plyometrics Chapter 2: Explosive Leg Training Chapter 3: Explosive Arm Training Chapter 4: Explosive Mid-Section Training Chapter 5: Total Body Explosive Training Chapter 6: Integration of Plyometric Training Chapter 7: Other Factors

Explosive Plyometrics

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Many runners have bought better shoes or spent longer hours on the track trying to improve, only to end up frustrated with back and leg pain. But the secret to improving is simple - your stride is only as good as your physical abilities allow. In explosive running, Dr Michael Yessis, a respected sports fitness expert, demonstrates the method he has used successfully with thousands of runners. His methods consist of three overlapping steps all runners should go through in order to improve their performance and make the transition to effective, efficient, and faster running

Explosive Running

This book is a practical manual rather than theoretical. It is approximately 111 pages. The main goal of this book is to integrate psychological skills training (PST) with other training processes of the athletic preparation program; several means of achieving this goal in numerous sport types are described. Additionally, we wish to create a relevant body of knowledge for sport psychologists, coaches, athletes, physical education students, and scientists. We trust that the information presented herein will help to improve training processes and to upgrade the preparation of athletes for competition. The chapters contain numerous real-life examples and practical tips of applied sport psychology with top elite athletes and European, World, and Olympic medalists from different sports. Both authors have worked with elite athletes; the first author focused mainly on scientific and psychological services to elite athletes, while the second author was mainly involved with the scientific (e.g. physiological and psycho-physiological) services to elite athletes. Linking theory and practice can affect athletic performance and achievements in competition. While many textbooks and scientific papers have discussed aspects of individual and team sports and provide information on psychological aspects of sport activity, this book focuses on PST and its application to the athletic preparation process. The book provides coaches, athletes, and sport psychologists with theoretical (Chapters 1, 2) and practical (Chapters 3, 4) guidance. In addition to presenting major theoretical concepts related to psychological preparation in sport, this book also shares the vast experience of a sport psychology consultant who has worked with top-level athletes, clubs, and national and Olympic teams for over 35 years

Psychological Skills Training: Application to Elite Sport Performance

Blumenstein, Boris

Weinstein, Yitzhak

Miscellaneous

This edition completes the book Training Transfer in Sport. This book has far-reaching thoughts and ideas as well as very practical information. It brings to light concrete examples of what is involved in the development of sports form - a new concept in the acquisition of the physical and technical qualities being trained for in a specific period of time. In addition, there are extremely beneficial descriptions of different exercises and classification of exercises within GPP and SPP as for example general preparatory, general developmental, specialized preparatory, specialized developmental and so on. Much of this information makes the training all the more effective. Even though much of the material and many of the examples relate to track and field, the information is applicable to all sports. Strength, speed-strength, speed, power training and the benefits of different exercises are the same regardless of sport. Applications of the information presented in this book can be made to most any sport without any major modifications. This book, that has over 200 pages, will be talked about for many years by coaches looking for the latest and most beneficial information on constructing and carrying out the best training programs. It is the first time such information is being made available in the U.S.

Transfer of Training Vol 2 (Volume 2)

Anatoliy Bondarchuk

Biomechanics and Kinesiology of Exercise is the second edition of Kinesiology of Exercise, a best-selling book for the past twenty years. It is has been greatly expanded with the addition of the biomechanical aspects of exercise and new exercises that have been developed over the last decade. The training program, especially when training for strength, has been greatly expanded with new concepts that have proven to be extremely successful in practice. Because of the additional information and the depth of the information, this book should really be considered a new book although approximately half still relates to what was in the original Kinesiology of Exercise book. This is the only book that combines elements of biomechanics with kinesiology when describing, analyzing and discussing the similarities and differences between various strength exercises. All of the most beneficial and effective strength exercises are presented and explained in great detail, accompanied with illustrations. Each exercise description includes the muscles involved, the sports for which it is best suitable and a detailed explanation of exercise execution. All the nuances of each exercise and its relationships to other exercises are fully explained.The exercises are described specific to the joints that they affect, not just body areas. As a result you will have a better understanding of how the exercises are related to specific body areas. This will allow for more precise discrimination when selecting exercises for specific actions or body areas.By reading Biomechanics and Kinesiology of Exercise you will get a much better understanding not only of how the muscles function, but also how you can best strengthen the muscles in the safest and most effective manner. This book can serve as a great textbook for kinesiology students when discussing muscle anatomy and participation in various strength exercises.

Biomechanics and Kinesiology of Exercise

Engineering & Transportation

Michael Yessis

Engineering

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