Just as the title says, "Strength and Conditioning for Football" by Ellington Darden Ph.D. offers a complete training program for football players, coaches and anyone else involved in the game. Chapters and topics include:
CHAPTER 1: THE BASICS
-- Performance Factors
-- Bodily Proportions
-- Neurological Efficiency
-- Skill
-- Cardiovascular Endurance
-- Flexibility
-- Muscular Strength
-- Traditional Conditioning
CHAPTER 2: PST: THE CORE OF FOOTBALL CONDITIONING
-- How PST Builds Cardiovascular Endurance
-- How PST Increases Flexibility
CHAPTER 3: MAXIMUM MUSCULAR SIZE AND STRENGTH
-- What Is Exercise?
-- The Real Value of Weight Training
-- Rotary Movement
-- Muscular Ability
-- Growth and Recovery
-- The Importance of Proper Form
-- Rules of Proper Form
CHAPTER 4: DRILLS, DRILLS, DRILLS
-- What Are Agility Drills?
-- Differences between Abilities and Skills
-- Types of Transfer
CHAPTER 5: WINNING PST PROGRAMS
-- PST Rules
-- Nautilus Training
-- Training with Conventional Equipment
-- Final Note
CHAPTER 6: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
-- Measuring Neurological Efficiency
-- Neurological Efficiency and Endurance
-- Nutrition and Performance
-- Gaining Bulk
-- Losing Weight
-- Measuring Loss of Body Fat
-- Leg Cramps
-- Flexibility Movements
-- Running
-- Metabolic Conditioning
-- One Set vs. Multiple Sets
-- Mental Practice
-- “Nothing Fails Like Success”
-- Ankle Weights
-- Conditioning without Equipment
-- Negative vs. Positive Work
-- Explosive Power
-- One-on-One Supervision
-- Training Expectations
-- The Invincible Team
-- Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 1: THE BASICS
-- Performance Factors
-- Bodily Proportions
-- Neurological Efficiency
-- Skill
-- Cardiovascular Endurance
-- Flexibility
-- Muscular Strength
-- Traditional Conditioning
CHAPTER 2: PST: THE CORE OF FOOTBALL CONDITIONING
-- How PST Builds Cardiovascular Endurance
-- How PST Increases Flexibility
CHAPTER 3: MAXIMUM MUSCULAR SIZE AND STRENGTH
-- What Is Exercise?
-- The Real Value of Weight Training
-- Rotary Movement
-- Muscular Ability
-- Growth and Recovery
-- The Importance of Proper Form
-- Rules of Proper Form
CHAPTER 4: DRILLS, DRILLS, DRILLS
-- What Are Agility Drills?
-- Differences between Abilities and Skills
-- Types of Transfer
CHAPTER 5: WINNING PST PROGRAMS
-- PST Rules
-- Nautilus Training
-- Training with Conventional Equipment
-- Final Note
CHAPTER 6: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
-- Measuring Neurological Efficiency
-- Neurological Efficiency and Endurance
-- Nutrition and Performance
-- Gaining Bulk
-- Losing Weight
-- Measuring Loss of Body Fat
-- Leg Cramps
-- Flexibility Movements
-- Running
-- Metabolic Conditioning
-- One Set vs. Multiple Sets
-- Mental Practice
-- “Nothing Fails Like Success”
-- Ankle Weights
-- Conditioning without Equipment
-- Negative vs. Positive Work
-- Explosive Power
-- One-on-One Supervision
-- Training Expectations
-- The Invincible Team
-- Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
