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Using the latest research, top trainer Donald Chu presents the best methods, strength and power exercises, workouts, and programs for optimizing athletes' performance. Sport-specific plans can be easily integrated into a comprehensive training program. Injury prevention and rehab protocols reduce time on the sidelines.
List of contents
Part I. Knowledge; Chapter 1. Muscular Actions, Sport Performance, and Plyometrics; Chapter 3. Anatomy and Physiology of Plyometrics; Part II. Considerations; Chapter 4. Plyometric Training and Young Athletes; Chapter 5. Plyometric Training in Injury Rehabilitation; Part III. Applications; Chapter 7. Strength and Power Assessment for Plyometric Training; Chapter 9. Essential Plyometric Exercises; Chapter 11. Sport-Specific Plyometric Training Programmes.
About the author
Donald A. Chu pioneered research-supported plyometric training in the Western hemisphere and is credited with bringing plyometric training to the attention of coaches, athletes and fellow professionals in sport. Gregory D. Myer is currently the Director of Research and The Human Performance Laboratory for the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Summary
Using the latest research, top trainer Donald Chu presents the best methods, strength and power exercises, workouts, and programs for optimizing athletes' performance. Sport-specific plans can be easily integrated into a comprehensive training program. Injury prevention and rehab protocols reduce time on the sidelines.
