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Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

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In this free course you will explore two aspects of strength and conditioning in sport and fitness: speed and power. Strength and conditioning is the physical preparation of athletes and in this course you will explore the physiology of speed before looking at training methods to develop speed. You will also look at power which is a concept closely related to speed.Transcript355

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What are speed and power?
  • 1 What are speed and power?
  • 2 Speed
  • 2 Speed
  • 2.1 The mechanics of speed
  • 2.2 The physiology of speed
  • 2.3 Developing speed: methods
  • 2.4 Speed training in action
  • 3 Power
  • 3 Power
  • 3.1 Power training: physiology and mechanics
  • 3.2 Developing power: plyometric training
  • 3.3 Developing power: weight training
  • 4 End-of-course quiz
  • 4 End-of-course quiz
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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