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The first comprehensive history of the social shifts and scientific discoveries that transformed weight lifting from a scorned folly to the ultimate game changer for professional athletes.
List of contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Before Barbells: Strength Training, Athletes, Physicians, and Physical Educators from the First Olympic Games to the Twentieth Century
- Chapter 2. Building the Barbell Athlete: Bob Hoffman, Joe Weider, and the Promotion of Strength Training for Sport, 1932-1969
- Chapter 3. The Science Connection: Thomas DeLorme, Progressive Resistance Exercise, and the Emergence of Strength Training Research, 1940-1970
- Chapter 4. Pioneers of Power: Strength Training for College Sports before 1969
- Chapter 5. An Emerging Profession: Boyd Epley and the Founding of the National Strength and Conditioning Association
- Chapter 6. Bridging the Gap: The National Strength and Conditioning Association and Its Impact
- Chapter 7. 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
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Jason P. Shurley is an associate professor of health, physical education, recreation, and coaching at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and previously served as the director of the kinesiology program at Concordia University–Texas. An NSCA-certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a BOC-certified athletic trainer, he has also worked as a strength coach or athletic trainer in professional baseball, football, and hockey.
Founders and codirectors of the Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports at the University of Texas at Austin, Jan and Terry Todd wrote the classic guide
Lift Your Way to Youthful Fitness. Jan Todd is also a professor of kinesiology and health education at UT-Austin and the author of
Physical Culture and the Body Beautiful. A world-record-setting powerlifter, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame. Terry Todd (1937–2018) was the author of four previous books. His many honors included induction into the International Sports Hall of Fame and being named a Legend by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.
Summary
The first comprehensive history of the social shifts and scientific discoveries that transformed weight lifting from a scorned folly to the ultimate game changer for professional athletes.
