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Title: Introduction to Kinesiology: Studying Physical Activity by Shirl J. Hoffman, Janet C. Harris ISBN: 0-87322-676-3 Publisher: Human Kinetics Pub Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $64.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.46 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best strength training text written
Comment: As a Track and field coach with regional responabilities in the United Kingdom I am constantly scouring literature to gain a better understanding of the theories of strength training and conditioning in general. I have found, without doubt, the best single reference for strength training in this book.
The contributors to the book are all clearly not only academicly qualified to speak upon the subject but also have many years of practical experience to add weight to their thoughts. The book covers all aspects of conditioning from physiology through training aspects including weight lifting, spotting techniques, plyometrics, planning and nutrition amongst many others.
My only criticism of the text would be that those not versed in physiology to a quite high level may find the text quite difficult. It is also easier for some concepts to be understood if you have a degree of practical experience. But these are minor complaints.
I would reccomend this book to any coach or strength professional who wishes to increase their knowledge. In fact any athletic professional that wishes to provide the best service to their charges should purchase and read this outstanding text.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: What a great text ! Here is a deep yet clearly/visually presented text on physical training. I've read a number of
strength-training books, but most are dominated by the
body-building mentality. This book will make you think
like a coach and help you understand sport-specific
training.
Rating: 1
Summary: Tricked by five star reviews
Comment: I purchased this book mainly because of the positive remarks I read here on Amazon. The reviews are helpful in guiding my purchase most of the time but this time I got burned. There are some very important things that I have to clear up.
1. This book is NOT organized well. Similar pieces of information that would make more sense in the same section or chapter are many chapters apart. I spend a great deal of time flipping between chapters linking one fact to another trying to piece together underlying principles or purposes behind similar functionality, AND angrily wondering why so many similar sections were haphazardly scattered throughout the text.
2. The writing is DRY. I am a scientist, and I hate having to plow through technical, monotonous, fact-driven, unispired lectures. Scientific writing does not have to cause headaches or blurry vision. I'm not looking for a text that romances me with an ambiance of literary magic. I just want something worded in a way that is lucid, meaningful, and to the point ("Understanding Nutrition" is an excellent example of intelligent scientific writing that is also very readable). This text in sharp contrast is choppy, cumbersome, and aggravating.
3. "However" I am so sick of seeing this word thanks to this text. However shows up in the strangest places. Over and over again. It is very distracting to have to constantly stumble across this word while trying to make sense of the rest of the drivel surrounding it.
I am sure this book is a wealth of valuable information. It is just not worth it for me to spend the extra time and energy mining the text for that information. There are other books that cover the same material just in a logical order and worded in a more conversational -- less clinical -- way.
My last piece of advice is to do what I didnt do: check out the example pages. They wont convey the weak organization because the Table of Contents actually looks kinda organized but its deceptive. They will at least clue you in to writing style, but keep in mind that it only gets worse as the book goes along.
Compare it to the style in the example pages for a very similar book "Physiology of Sport and Exercise".
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Title: Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier ISBN: 0736041850 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Designing Resistance Training Programs by Steven J. Fleck, William J. Kraemer, William J. Kramer ISBN: 0873225082 Publisher: Human Kinetics Pub Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription by American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine ISBN: 0683303554 Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Pub. Date: 15 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $31.95 |
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Title: Strength Ball Training by Lorne Goldenberg, Peter Twist ISBN: 0736038280 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance by William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch ISBN: 0781725445 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $74.95 |
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