The Complete Guide to Strength and Conditioning Training
1st Edition
Published on 29. January 2026
272 pages
978-1-3994-2134-8 (ISBN)
Description
The essential guide to strength and conditioning training for anyone delivering targeted exercise programmes
This comprehensive manual offers practical tips for planning, delivering and reviewing a range of strength and conditioning exercise programmes for all ages and abilities. Learn what exercises and testing methods are required to develop your client's performance in areas such as strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, movement competency and more. It includes the latest advice on:
- The fundamentals of strength and conditioning
- Client consultations
- Training methods and sample programmes
- Testing the components of fitness
- Nutrition for strength and conditioning
- Strategies for fatigue, recovery and motivation.
With access to video demonstrations of progressive exercises, this is the ultimate reference book for strength and conditioning practitioners as well as for current and prospective coaches from all sporting backgrounds (from grass roots level to elite). It's also ideal reading for anyone studying sports and health-related exercise courses in schools, colleges and universities.
This comprehensive manual offers practical tips for planning, delivering and reviewing a range of strength and conditioning exercise programmes for all ages and abilities. Learn what exercises and testing methods are required to develop your client's performance in areas such as strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, movement competency and more. It includes the latest advice on:
- The fundamentals of strength and conditioning
- Client consultations
- Training methods and sample programmes
- Testing the components of fitness
- Nutrition for strength and conditioning
- Strategies for fatigue, recovery and motivation.
With access to video demonstrations of progressive exercises, this is the ultimate reference book for strength and conditioning practitioners as well as for current and prospective coaches from all sporting backgrounds (from grass roots level to elite). It's also ideal reading for anyone studying sports and health-related exercise courses in schools, colleges and universities.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Black and white photographs throughout
ISBN-13
978-1-3994-2134-8 (9781399421348)
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Morc Coulson | Matt Brown
The Complete Guide to Strength and Conditioning Training
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Persons
Morc Coulson teaches sport and exercise science at the University of Sunderland and is a fellow of the Higher Education academy. He is a Level 4 Specialist CPD course evaluator and the author of titles including The Fitness Instructor's Handbook and The Complete Guide to Personal Training.
Matt Brown is a sports scientist and strength and conditioning coach who currently works in professional football. He has previously worked within the sports technology industry and at a national football association.
Matt Brown is a sports scientist and strength and conditioning coach who currently works in professional football. He has previously worked within the sports technology industry and at a national football association.
Content
Introducing strength and conditioning
Part 1: Client consultation
1. Screening
2. Needs analysis
3. Goal setting
Part 2: The fundamentals of strength and conditioning
4. The components and principles of fitness
5. Aerobic endurance
6. Anaerobic endurance
7. Stabilisation
8. Muscular strength and endurance
9. Speed
10. Power
11. Agility
12. Flexibility
13. Body composition
Part 3: Testing the components of fitness
14. Performance assessment
15. Aerobic endurance testing
16. Anaerobic endurance testing
17. Stabilisation testing
18. Muscular strength and endurance testing
19. Speed testing
20. Power testing
21. Agility testing
22. Flexibility testing
23. Body composition testing
Part 4: General training strategies
24. Manipulation of training variables
25. Fatigue and recovery strategies
26. Practitioner skills
27. Motivation
28. Legal and ethical considerations
Part 5: Nutrition for strength and conditioning
29. Nutrients
30. Nutritional deficiencies
31. Energy balance
Appendices
Glossary
References
Acknowledgements
Index
Part 1: Client consultation
1. Screening
2. Needs analysis
3. Goal setting
Part 2: The fundamentals of strength and conditioning
4. The components and principles of fitness
5. Aerobic endurance
6. Anaerobic endurance
7. Stabilisation
8. Muscular strength and endurance
9. Speed
10. Power
11. Agility
12. Flexibility
13. Body composition
Part 3: Testing the components of fitness
14. Performance assessment
15. Aerobic endurance testing
16. Anaerobic endurance testing
17. Stabilisation testing
18. Muscular strength and endurance testing
19. Speed testing
20. Power testing
21. Agility testing
22. Flexibility testing
23. Body composition testing
Part 4: General training strategies
24. Manipulation of training variables
25. Fatigue and recovery strategies
26. Practitioner skills
27. Motivation
28. Legal and ethical considerations
Part 5: Nutrition for strength and conditioning
29. Nutrients
30. Nutritional deficiencies
31. Energy balance
Appendices
Glossary
References
Acknowledgements
Index
