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Periodization Training for Sports by Dr. Tudor O. Bompa PhD, 1999This is a PDF generated from an eBook not an OCR scan, consequently the production quality is not ideal.Publisher: Human KineticsISBN-13: 9780585254685Language: EnglishPages: 239Periodization is all about maximizing the results of training. By effectively varying the timing and intensity of workouts, athletes will achieve the greatest gains in strength, speed, power, and endurance. Periodization Training for Sports explains how to schedule and design workouts for optimal results, and it presents sport-specific programs to help athletes reach their conditioning goals. The book also provides a complete set of short- and long-term training sessions for 35 sports, tailored to the functional needs of each sport. Author Tudor Bompa—the world’s foremost expert on periodization—shows how to apply it for superior conditioning. His methods will give you the same training edge he has provided many Olympic and world champions.Train smarter with proven, ready-to-use conditioning plans. Periodization Training for Sports eliminates the guesswork and puts you right on schedule to perform your best when it counts. CONTENTSPrefaceAcknowledgments Part I Foundations of Strength Training Chapter 1 Strength, Muscular Endurance, and Power in Sports Chapter 2 How Muscles Respond to Strength Training Chapter 3 Periodization Principles for Strength Chapter 4 Program Design Chapter 5 Short-Term Planning: Microcycles Chapter 6 The Yearly Training Plan: Periodization of Strength Part II Periodized Strength Training Chapter 7 Phase One: Anatomical Adaptation Chapter 8 Phase Two: Hypertrophy Chapter 9 Phase Three: Maximum Strength Chapter 10 Phase Four: Conversion PhaseConversion to Power Chapter 11 Conversion to Muscular Endurance Chapter 12 Strength Training during the Competitive and Transition Phases