Description: The first comprehensive history of the social shifts and scientific discoveries that transformed weight lifting from a scorned folly to the ultimate game changer for professional athletes.
Brief description: Jason P. Shurley is an associate professor of health, physical education, recreation, and coaching at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and previously served as the director of the kinesiology program at Concordia University-Texas. An NSCA-certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a BOC-certified athletic trainer, he has also worked as a strength coach or athletic trainer in professional baseball, football, and hockey.
Review Quotes: In Strength Coaching in America, the authors examine the historical, social, and scientific factors that led to the development of strength coaching within sports. They argue that the primary responsibility of this new profession was to improve an athlete's strength, power, and agility so that the athlete could achieve maximum performance during competition. The emphasis on strength conditioning by teams at all levels, the authors conclude, has transformed the landscape of sports and physical culture.-- "Journal of Sport History" (10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM)