Strength Coaching in America : : A History of the Innovation That Transformed Sports / / Jason P. Shurley, Terry Todd, Jan Todd.

It’s hard to imagine, but as late as the 1950s, athletes could get kicked off a team if they were caught lifting weights. Coaches had long believed that strength training would slow down a player. Muscle was perceived as a bulky burden; training emphasized speed and strategy, not “brute” strength. F...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports
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Physical Description:1 online resource (310 p.)
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