Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning Fourth Edition

Read this twice with detailed notes and a useful study method to prepare for the CSCS exam!

This book is very dense and I recommend that you purchase a few other things to accompany it first, one being "Science and Practice of Strength Training, Second Edition". That being said, I still very much like this book.Coming from a background as a college athlete at a major division I program, I was exposed to many of the practices mentioned in this text and can appreciate the acknowledgement of the mental side of performance. The authors attempt to spare no details in terms of they covered a lot about the big things in training, periodization, exercise selection and some basic biology.The one area that left me wanting more was the chapters on periodization. I would have like to see an example of different approaches, ex. more of a side by side comparison of the linear and nonlinear programming mentioned and why things in the individual programs might be less than optimal. There are however entire books about the subject so I can't complain!If you buy this book, you're more looking for science and being able to break down programs and learn what's working well in them. If you're looking for specific programs for your athletes or sample programs you might want to reconsider. I will say that after I've read through this a couple of times I am more able to recognize that many programs can be constructed very well and this book just lets you know a little more about which ones have more good things than the others.If you ever read another "fitness article" your bs meter will quickly be able to detect quality

The book came in great condition with no flaws of any kind. It was the perfect book for my exercise science classes. It had all the material that I needed and more! I would buy again.

Arrived in perfect condition and as made studying for my CSCS so much easier!

As someone who has an exercise science degree I didn't think the online materials were significant. The labs maybe a bit, but there were very few videos in my opinion (10 or 13 maybe). To be worth it I really need some extra insight from an expert, with citations where applicable (as in the text)... I think you could find comparable or better demo's) explanations on YouTube from athleanX, Scott Herman, Jeff nippard and maybe even Scooby or a general search. Just didn't hold up to the text. I thought at first that a question bank may be included. But that's an extra nondescript fee and is for instructors so I don't know if you have to submit a university email or something. I do LOVE the text though; both concise and descriptive with intriguing research cited.

This is the textbook for a college course at Clackamas community college. It is an excellent reference and training textbook for anyone wanting a better understanding of muscle physiology, strength training, and ways to boost their (and potential clients) hypertrophy and physical health through exercise.Unlike most college texts books I foresee myself returning to this one many times over the coming years as I adjust from student to certified strength coach.10/10 would recommend for anyone interested in strength and conditioning methodologies and the “why it works” aspects of fitness, anyone who has fitness goals, and anyone with a mind toward personal training and fitness.Buy it! You won’t be disappointed.

Actually, I’ve already passed this cscs exam but I studied the book in Korean. Back then, there were tons of sentences and words most of which were hard to understand and irrelevant so that I decided to order this original book. Even I’m not around in English stuffs but I could handle this book in English and truly much better understanding this book than any book that is translated. In order to be more closed to the average of cut line more than 70 points on each section, I had to order the original one. As I’m Korean who had never studied in USA, it’s the way more easier than Korea version can you believe that? Hahaha Anyway thank you for Amazon.com.

Happy with the purchase