Israetel Mike, Hoffman James, Smith Chad Wesley. Scientific principles of strength training

N.p., 2015. — 317 p.A comprehensive guide the various training principles, what they mean, how they interact with each other, and how you can use them to design your own programming for strength sports;
Authored by an expert team of PhD professors, researchers, and high level competitive athletes;
Your ultimate guide to learning how to more effectively and efficiently create training programs to ensure you are getting the most out of your own training and creating programs for others.
In Scientific Principles of Strength Training we have created one of the most comprehensive resources ever available on the topic of building strength.
Checking in at nearly 400 pages, Scientific Principles is co-authored by Dr. Mike Israetel (author of The Renaissance Diet), Dr. James Hoffmann (Exercise Science Professor at Temple University) and Chad Wesley Smith (Top 10 Raw Powerlifter of All-Time). This trio of authors has given Scientific Principles a unique combination of scientific and practical knowledge, not found in any other text.
Covered in Scientific Principles of Strength Training are...
In depth definitions of important strength training and programming terms.
Nuanced discussions of the following foundational training principles and how they can influence your training and program design...
Specificity
Overload
Fatigue Management
SRA
Variation
Phase Potentiation
Individual Differences
Various powerlifting periodization schemes and their strengths/weaknesses
Myths, Fallacies and Fads in Powerlifting
Scientific Principles goes far beyond just giving you sets and reps to use for a few weeks or months, rather it will empower you with knowledge to create effective training programs and make informed answers to tough training problems for a lifetime.