Periodization Training for Sports - 2nd Edition Paperback - 2005 - 2nd Edition

Tudor O. Bompa, PhD is recognized worldwide as the foremost expert on periodization training. He developed the concept of periodization of strength in Romania in 1963, as he helped the eastern bloc countries rise to dominance in the athletic world. Since then, periodization training has become a standard method for conditioning champion athletes. Bompa has proven his system time and again, using it to train many world-class athletes including 11 Olympic medalists.

A professor emeritus at York University in Toronto, Bompa has authored several books on physical conditioning, including Serious Strength Training, Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training, Total Training for Young Champions, Training the Team Sports Athletes, and Power Training for Sport: Plyometrics for Maximum Power Development, as well as numerous articles on the subject. His work has been translated into 18 languages, including Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, and Italian, and he has made presentations on training theories, planning, and periodization in more than 35 countries. His publications, conferences, and ideas are highly regarded and enthusiastically sought after by many top professional athletes and training specialists.

Bompa currently offers a certification program in training, planning, and periodization called the Tudor Bompa Training System. The program is designed for personal trainers, instructors, coaches, athletes, and educators. For more information visit www.tudorbompa.com or e-mail tudor.bompa@sympatico.ca.

Bompa lives in Sharon, Ontario, Canada.

Michael C. Carrera is a sought-after health and lifestyle expert, published author, and international presenter who currently serves as vice president of exercise planning and development for Truestar Health (www.truestarhealth.com), a revolutionary Web-based health and fitness site. After working for the past 10 years as both a student and colleague of internationally revered sport-specific training expert Dr. Tudor Bompa, Carrera became a specialist in the field of periodization and director of the Tudor Bompa Training System. In this position he has developed international sport and fitness certification and education courses for personal trainers.

As a leading exercise expert, Carrera has also developed and implemented corporate wellness programs and health management strategies for many large North American companies. He has a master of science degree in exercise science and a specialized honors degree in kinesiology and health science. Nationally certified as a professional fitness and lifestyle consultant (PFLC), he also holds a certificate in fitness assessment and exercise counseling.

Carrera resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with his wife, Sandra, and their son.