Book Description
NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training is the ideal authoritative resource for personal trainers, health and fitness instructors, exercise scientists, and other fitness professionals, as well as the primary preparation source for the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer® examination. Edited by Roger W. Earle and Thomas R. Baechle, editors of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Second Edition, the book includes more than 240 photographs and contributions from leading personal training experts who provide the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of personal training as well as practical applications for health and fitness. Experts in anatomy, exercise physiology, and biomechanics and other exercise scientists work with respected personal trainers, physical therapists, and sport psychologists to provide in-depth coverage of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of personal trainers. Special coverage is given to exercise technique, including teaching approaches involving free-weight and machine exercises, cardiovascular activities, flexibility, and speed training. A special feature of this text is the manner in which the program designs are offered for the typically healthy client as well as for those clients presenting unique challenges to the personal trainer. NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training supplies comprehensive information on proper stretching, resistance training, aerobic endurance training, and plyometrics techniques. Additionally, the text covers critical information about the business aspects of personal training, including facility and equipment maintenance and legal issues that many trainers face. The following are some of the text’s features: · More than 240 full-color photographs that clearly illustrate and accurately explain proper stretching, resistance training, aerobic endurance training, and plyometrics techniques · Student study tools—including chapter objectives, key points, sidebars with practical applications, chapter questions, and a comprehensive glossary—that help readers prepare for the NSCA-CPT® exam · Targeted expert information that will give readers the expertise to deal with clients who have special exercise needs, such as pregnant women, older adults, athletes, and overweight clients · Scientific and applied information geared toward personal training client consultation and evaluation, exercise technique, program design, and safety and legal issues NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training is the most comprehensive reference available for personal trainers and other fitness professionals. As an exam preparation tool, it is unmatched in its scope and relevance to the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer® examination. It is an essential reference for anyone preparing for or already working in a career as a personal trainer.

Book Info
Reviews the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of personal training as well as practical applications for health and fitness for those preparing for the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer examination. Features more than 240 full-color photographs illustrating and explaining proper stretching, resistance training, aerobic training, and plyometrics techniques.

About the Author
Roger W. Earle, MA, is the associate executive director and director of exam development for the NSCA Certification Commission. An NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, he has been a practicing professional for more than 15 years. Earle received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science (magna cum laude) from Creighton University and his master’s degree in exercise science (summa cum laude) from the University of Nebraska. He is coeditor of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Second Edition. Before his work with the NSCA Certification Commission, Earle was a NCAA-Division I strength coach and an exercise science faculty member at Creighton University for nine years. Earle makes his home with his wife and children in Glendale, Arizona. Thomas R. Baechle, EdD, is executive director of the NSCA Certification Commission and professor and chair of the department of exercise science and athletic training at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. In his notable career covering more than 30 years as a fitness professional and academician, Baechle has earned numerous certifications, taught at respected universities, held a variety of professional and civic offices, and volunteered for many national and international associations and organizations related to fitness and personal health. He also is widely published and lectures frequently on topics relating to his area of expertise. Among his recent honors are the 2002 Distinguished Faculty Service Award from Creighton University, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the NSCA in 1998, and the Award of Merit for Excellence in Education and Development of Professional Standards from the International Fitness Institute in 1996. Baechle makes his home in Omaha.

SYNOPSIS

NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training is the ideal authoritative resource for personal trainers, health and fitness instructors, exercise scientists, and other fitness professionals, as well as the primary preparation source for the NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer￯﾿ﾽ examination.

Edited by Roger W. Earle and Thomas R. Baechle, editors of Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Second Edition, the book includes more than 250 photographs and contributions from leading personal training experts who provide the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of personal training as well as practical applications for health and fitness.

Experts in anatomy, exercise physiology, and biomechanics and other exercise scientists work with respected personal trainers, physical therapists, and sport psychologists to provide in-depth coverage of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of personal trainers. Special coverage is given to exercise technique, including teaching approaches involving free-weight and machine exercises, cardiovascular activities, flexibility, and speed training. A special feature of this text is the manner in which the program designs are offered for the typically healthy client as well as for those clients presenting unique challenges to the personal trainer.

NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training supplies comprehensive information on proper stretching, resistance training, aerobic endurance training, and plyometrics techniques. Additionally, the text covers critical information about the business aspects of personal training, including facility and equipment maintenance and legal issues that many trainers face.

The following are some of the text's features:
*More than 250 full-color photographs that clearly illustrate and accurately explain proper stretching, resistance training, aerobic endurance training, and plyometrics techniques
*Student study tools-including chapter objectives, key points, sidebars with practical applications, chapter questions, and a comprehensive glossary-that help readers prepare for the NSCA-CPT￯﾿ﾽ exam
*Targeted expert information that will give readers the expertise to deal with clients who have special exercise needs, such as pregnant women, older adults, athletes, and overweight clients
*Scientific and applied information geared toward personal training client consultation and evaluation, exercise technique, program design, and safety and legal issues