Youth Strength Training: A Guide for Fitness Professionals from the American Council on Exercise [Paperback]

Avery D. Faigenbaum (Author), Wayne L. Westcott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2005

Youth Strength Training offers the fundamentals needed to create a safe environment for youth activity. Also included are teaching tips and guidelines based both on research and first-hand experience in the development of youth programming. Six complete full-body workouts using various forms of resistance are covered in detail, with accompanying photographs and instructions for modifying each exercise for different skill and fitness levels. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise.

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About the Author

Avery D. Faigenbaum, Ed.D., CSCS, is an associate professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at The College of New Jersey. He is a leading researcher and practitioner in the field of strength and conditioning and lectures across the country to fitness and sports medicine organizations. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Faigenbaum has published over 100 articles on fitness and conditioning and in the author of two books.

Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D. is the fitness research director at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, Massachusetts. He is recognized as a leading authority on fitness and has served as a strength training consultant for numerous professional organizations, including the President’s Council on Physical Fitness ands Sports, American Council on Exercise, the YMCA of the USA, and the U. S. Navy. Dr. Westcott has authored twenty books on strength training and published more than 400 articles in professional journals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 99 pages
• Publisher: Healthy Learning; 1st edition (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585189243
• ISBN-13: 978-1585189243
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,428,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)