Building the Total Athlete: Strength Training and Physical Conditioning for High School Students (Comprehensive Sports Training Program Including Aerobics, Flexibility and Nutritional Emphasis)

Building the Total Athlete: Strength Training and Physical Conditioning for High School Students (Comprehensive Sports Training Program Including Aerobics, Flexibility and Nutritional Emphasis) Review

This practical resource gives coaches and P.E. teachers a comprehensive strength training and conditioning program for boys and girls focusing on the unique requirements of different sports, plus an aerobics program, flexibility exercises, and nutritional emphasis that result in optimal performances for longer periods of time and help minimize injuries. Included are dozens of reproducible charts, workout schedules, letters to parents, and forms for securing signatures-all printed in a big spiral-bound format that folds flat for easy photcopying. Moreover, specific illustrated exercises and safety precautions found throughout are repeated at the end to create a "Total Fitness Booklet" you can copy and give to each of your student athletes. SECTIONS INCLUDE: 1) The Benefits of Total Conditioning 2) Stretching for Perfection 3) The Coach's Pledge 4) Strengthening the Heart and Lungs 5) Strength Training: Explanation and Programs 6) Strength Training: Focusing on the Actual Exercises 7) Eating Your Way to Superior Performance 8) Drugs: Keep Saying No 9) Beyond Athletics 10) Selling the Program