1.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Muscular Strength & Endurance Chapter 7

2.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Benefits of Strength Training General benefits Muscular strength & aging Gender differences Changes in body composition

3.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Assessment of Muscular Strength & Endurance Muscular strength: Hand Grip Strength Test Muscular Endurance Test Muscular Strength & Endurance Test

4.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Strength-Training Prescription Factors that affect strength Neural stimulation Types of muscle fiber Overload Specificity of training

5.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Principles Involved in Strength Training Mode of training Isometric training Dynamic training Concentric vs. eccentric Free weights vs. machines in dynamic training Advantages of free weights Advantages of machines

6.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Principles Involved in Strength Training Resistance Sets Frequency Training volume Plyometrics Strength gains

7.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Strength-Training Exercises Without weights With weights Alternating exercises

8.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Dietary Guidelines for Strength Development Protein & kcal intakes Timing of meals/snacks

9.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Core Strength Training Pilates exercise system Stability exercise balls Elastic-band resistive exercise

10.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Exercise Safety Guidelines Exercise selection Environment Warm-up Proper work-out techniques Common sense

11.  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth Setting Up Your Own Strength-Training Program Lab 7B Figure 7.8 Table 7.5