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

by Jason P Shurley, Terry Todd, Jan Todd, et al.

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 $700,000 a year. Strength Coaching in America delivers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477319794
• ISBN13: 9781477319796
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"