Periodization Training for Sports

by Tudor O. Bompa, Carlo A. Buzzichelli, Michael Carrera

Book Overview

Sport conditioning has advanced tremendously since the era when a "no pain, no gain" philosophy guided the training regimens of athletes. Dr. Tudor Bompa pioneered most of these breakthroughs, proving... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880118407
• ISBN13: 9780880118408
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Great information

This book is a great source for training intensities, workouts, and theory. That is what I liked most about this book. It does not just tell you to do "so-and-so" workouts if you want to get better... but, it tells you why you want to do those workouts so you can choose which workouts you want to do. I love the theory behind it.

THE book for weight training

Bompa's book is the definite book on periodization strength training. Yes, it's heavy, full of technical terms and overwritten. But it's also comprehensive, relies on solid research and focuses on what works, not what's the latest fad. Bompa speaks from experience and his book is chock full of solid, complete ideas on how to undertake sport-specific strength training program. He outlines strength training programs for 35 sports. That includes all the main sports but oddly leaves out golf while including alpine skiing and kayaking. Go figure. Bompa has a PhD and has had a long and successful career. He speaks from experience and it shows. If you only buy one book on weightlifting and strength training, buy Bompa's book. Work your way through it. It takes some time but the results are worth it.

Bumpa cuts through the bull!

A man of few words Bumpa explains what works and what doesn't. This book teaches how to implement his world famous periodization training programs into your own training. A must have for every serios strength and conditioning coach.

Everything you need to know.

This book explains in depth the theory behind periodization and long term training for sport specific performance. The reading is detailed enough to give u a good foundation on how muscle are made and how they function in various types of performance environments. This book should be required reading for anyone coaching youth sports. Since the book is about training for sport, there are several examples given covering a wide variety of sports, however this can become confusing (too much information that seemingly doesn't apply). It's best to read it with a particular sport in mind and create relationships between sports/examples and your sport. Also, take lots of notes and read every chapter, not just the ones you think you need. Great book!

Another great book on Periodization!

A very well written book on Periodization for sports training. Dr. Bompa has all the bases covered in this book for a complete sports training program. The book includes a sections on training, and theory of Periodization, structure, and format or Periodization for individual sports [ covers every major sport ], an exercises selection, along with some pre, and post exercise information. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a solid training program tailored to their specific sports needs. Another good book on Periodization.