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

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

Shurley, Jason P.
Todd, Jan
Todd, Terry

Hardcover

Series: Terry and Jan Todd Physical Culture and Sports

FictionBodybuilding & Weight TrainingGeneral Fitness

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ISBN10: 1477319794
ISBN13: 9781477319796
Publisher: Univ Of Texas Pr
Published: Dec 13 2019
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.46
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Shortlisted for the North American Society for Sports History 2020 Monograph Prize

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 the fascinating history behind this revolutionary shift.

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