Human Kinetics Strength and Conditioning

How important is muscle growth for strength gains? Learn more in Train Smarter, Not Longer: The Minimum Effective Dose for Muscular Development which explores how you can apply the minimum effective dose (MED) principle to resistance training, so you can be sure that you’re not wasting unnecessary time in the gym.

Kettlebell Training, Second Edition, is an easy-to-use, no-nonsense guide for incorporating kettlebells into your workouts. You’ll learn how to exercise safely and efficiently to maximize results with 69 kettlebell programs—from beginner to advanced—for mobility, fat loss, endurance, strength, power, and sport performance, including this program for fat loss.

The nearly 100 included exercises are accompanied by step-by-step instructions, detailed photo sequences, and training tips—instantly accessible and perfect for working with clients in the gym or at home. You’ll also find common errors and error corrections as well as sport-specific cross-training programs.

Nonlinear, or undulating, periodization, involves weekly or daily fluctuations in both training load and volume and trains different adaptations within a particular time period. Learn more in Velocity Based Training takes an in-depth look into how to best incorporate velocity-based training (VBT) into an athlete’s training program.

Learn how to perform the Zercher squat and other strongman exercises in Strongman Training for Strength and Performance.

You don’t need to become a strongman competitor to reap the benefits of this training approach. Learn more about the sport, the exercises used, and how to add variety to your training with Strongman Training for Strength and Performance.