Strength Coaching in America: A History of the Innovation That Transformed Sports

It's hard to imagine, but as late as the 1950s, athletes could get kicked off a team if they were caught lifting weights. Coaches had long believed that strength training would slow down a player. Muscle was perceived as a bulky burden; training emphasized speed and strategy, not "brute&qu...

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Main Author: Shurley, Jason P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin University of Texas Press [2021]
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Summary:It's hard to imagine, but as late as the 1950s, athletes could get kicked off a team if they were caught lifting weights. Coaches had long believed that strength training would slow down a player. Muscle was perceived as a bulky burden; training emphasized speed and strategy, not "brute" strength. Fast forward to today: the highest-paid strength and conditioning coaches can now earn
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Sep 2021)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781477319802
DOI:10.7560/319796

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