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Essentials of Strength And Conditioning, Second Edition (Paperback)

by NSCA -National Strength & Conditioning Association (Author)

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Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: Human Kinetics; 2 edition (Jul 27 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0736000895
ISBN-13: 978-0736000895
Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 22.2 x 4.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 2.4 Kg

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David Pearson, PhD, CSCS*D - Board of Directors, National Strength and Conditioning Association

“This second edition is outstanding- a must read and reference for anyone in the field of strength and conditioning...”

Anthony A. Abbott, Ed.D., CSCS D, NSCA-CPT, D - President, Fitness Institute International

“The ’Essentials’ text reflects the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of Strength and Conditioning information available to the public.”

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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Source, Feb 6 2002

By	farquharson (NY) - See all my reviews

[....]This is THE book if you are preparing to take your CSCS exam. Every chapter is followed by sample exam questions. It's all here, from physiological basics to adavanced program design considerations. If you're serious about understanding the in's and out's of numerous modes of exercise (ie. aerobic, anaerobic, plyometric, etc, etc.), and the differing physiological responses that accompany, than this needs to be on your bookshelf! Everything from nutrition to age and sex specific tranining considerations can be found in this book. Written in terminology easily understood by most people with a health sciences background but accurate and in-depth from cover to cover. This is a phenominal book that as a HUGE bonus has one of the most complete indices re: relevant exercise physio literature that I have ever seen published. A must have reference piece for any library or collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A must read for the physical conditioning specialist, Feb 28 2004

By	Alex "Alex fitness" (China) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a high level scientific book. Before reading it you should be familiar with knowledge of human anatomy and exercise physiology - undergraduate level.
If you want to read about everything you need to know about physical conditioning in just one book this is what you were looking for.
I've expected some more information on the athletic training subject, but you can not hope to find everything the exercise science has to offer in a 650 pages book. However the book respects its title ofering you "the essentials".
I also admire the author's objectivity about some athletic nutritive supplements - it is telling you that you shouldn't waste your money on many of them.
Because it is not written by a single author it makes you look back and forth and sometimes repeats some information.
Overall is a complete and reliable resource of scientific knowledge. I go back to it anytime I think I need to remember something.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Tricked by five star reviews, Jul 6 2003

By	JiggyFly (Texas) - See all my reviews

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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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book to start for scientifically inclined people
First what this book is NOT:
If you are in a big hurry to start exercise or if you do not like the thorough scientific approach to bodybuilding, go for other books. Read more

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