Strength Training for Baseball (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL, 2021
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Paperback. Strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, or other related professionals who supervise and train athletes for baseball; also for baseball coaches with intermediate or advanced understanding of strength and conditioning concepts and applications. Explore the benefits of targeted resistance training for baseball athletes at every level. Discover how to design position-specific programs, apply evidence-backed testing protocols, and use detailed exercises with photos and coaching tips to structure effective off-season, preseason, in-season, and postseason training. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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- Title
- Strength Training for Baseball (Paperback)
- Author
- A. Eugene Coleman
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1492598259
- ISBN 13
- 9781492598251
- Series
- Book 3 of 6: Strength Training for Sport
Developed with the expertise of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Strength Training for Baseball explains the value of resistance training for baseball athletes-backed by practical experience, evidence-based training methodologies, and research. The book will help you understand the specific physical demands of each position-pitchers, catchers, middle infielders, corner infielders, center fielders, and corner outfielders-so you can design program that translate to performance on the field. You will also find the following:
- 13 detailed protocols to test baseball athletes’ strength, power, speed, agility, body composition, and anthropometry
- 11 total body resistance exercises with 13 variations
- 19 lower body exercises with 29 variations
- 28 upper body exercises with 38 variations
- 23 anatomical core exercises with 11 variations
- 34 sample programs for off-season, preseason, in-season, and postseason resistance training
Backed by the NSCA and the knowledge and experience of successful high school, college, and professional baseball strength and conditioning professionals, Strength Training for Baseball is the authoritative resource for creating baseball-specific resistance training programs to help your athletes optimize their strength and successfully transfer that strength and power to the baseball field.
Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education course and exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes all the course materials and exam.
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About the Author
A. Eugene (“Gene”) Coleman, EdD, RSCC*E, is a professor emeritus in the exercise and health science program at University of Houston–Clear Lake. He serves as a strength consultant for the Texas Rangers and as a content editor for the Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society website. Coleman was the first strength and conditioning professional in Major League Baseball (MLB) and worked with the Houston Astros from 1978 to 2012. He was also the first strength and conditioning professional invited to the MLB All-Star game in 2012, the same year in which he earned the NSCA Lifetime Achievement Award.
David J. Szymanski, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E, FNSCA, is the department chair and a professor of kinesiology at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. He is the director of baseball performance for the Louisiana Tech baseball team and formerly served as the head strength and conditioning coach and as an assistant baseball coach for that team as well as at Auburn University and Texas Lutheran University.
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