Specialized Strength Training

Winning Workouts for Specific Populations

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Wayne Westcott, Susan Ramsden 2000 179 pages, 7"x10" US Price: $17.95 158518408X About the Author | Table of Contents | Words of Praise Specialized Strength Training is a precise, yet easy-to-understand strength training guidelines and suggested programs for specific populations, including: sedentary, time-pressured, overweight, seniors, youth, cardiac rehab patients, wheelchair users, and more.

This book includes a detailed description of "how strength training can have a positive impact on individuals with specific needs". By adhering to the guidelines presented in this book, males and females of all ages can achieve the innumerable benefits of sound resistance exercise.

About the Author

Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., is the Fitness Research Director for the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, Massachusetts. A prolific writer and a highly sought-after speaker, Dr. Westcott is a world renowned health/fitness professional. In his extraordinarily active career, he has made over 450 professional presentations and has written over 200 published articles. A list of the publications that he has written includes twelve books on strength training. In addition, he currently serves as an editorial advisor on health/fitness-related issues for six national/professional journals.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Sedentary Solution: Basic Strength for Average Adults
• Time-Teasing Alternatives: Time-Efficient Programs for Time-Pressured People
• Workout for Weight Loss: Strength and Endurance Program for Winning the Losing Battle
• Senior Strength: Functional Strength Program for Older Adults
• Youth Strength: Practical Strength Program for Children
• Strength on the Links: Strength and Flexibility Program for Great Golf
• Advanced Strength Training: High Intensity Strength Program for Greater Gains
• Heart Start: Heart Healthy Strength Program for Cardiac Rehab Patients
• Workout on Wheels: Upper Body Strength Program for Wheelchair Users
• New Discoveries and Directions: Integrated Strength Programs for Comprehensive Conditioning
• Appendix A: Exercise Descriptions and Illustrations
• Appendix B: Nutritional Topics and Handout Materials
• Appendix C: Workout on Wheels Program Materials
• Appendix D: Standard Nautilus and Free Weight Exercises

Words of Praise

The full range of the benefits of proper strength training extend far beyond the gains in strength that occur. In Specialized Strength Training, the authors show how strength train­ing can have a positive impact on individuals with specific needs. By adhering to the guide­lines presented in this book, males and females of all ages can achieve the innumerable benefits of sound resistance exercise.

Avery Faigenbaum, Ed.D., CSCS University of Massachusetts, Boston

Honest, solid advice for individuals with unique needs about strength training from two authors who are among the world's most knowledgeable sources.

Joann Eickhoff-Shemek, Ph.D., FACSM University of Nebraska-Omaha

Specialized Strength Training is written by experts with firsthand knowledge of the in­terests and resistance exercise requirements of people with unique needs. This practical training guide offers sound advice on winning workouts for special populations.

Michael Spezzano YMCA of the USA

Another excellent book from one of America's foremost strength and exercise scientists. His work has benefited countless individuals with special needs.

Lyle Micheli, M.D., Director, Division of Sports Medicine Children's Hospital Boston