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Basic Fitness Testing: Field Tests for Sport & Fitness Professionals - Second Edition
Lon Kilgore and Chad Touchberry (August 2008).
A new and improved print edition of the original e-manual is now available. The improved and re-illustrated book provides coaching and PE professional students with a "laboratory" text that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. And one that they can really use in the field once they graduate. In the manual, there are detailed instructions for administration and evaluation of field-based tests relevant to sport and fitness (designed to logically supply the experiential content of a typical 16-week university semester). No metabolic carts, electromyographs, lactate analyzers, or any other specialized laboratory or clinical equipment is needed. Less than $50 worth of basic supplies available at Wal-Mart can support almost all of the 26 assessment activities. All tests can be done easily with the physical plant normally found in any school, club, or clinic. The manual presents 6 pre-exercise participation/testing screening activities and 20 varied testing activities each assessing either strength, endurance, or mobility. Every individual activity section is prefaced with a physiology-based explanation of what is tested, why it is tested, and how the results can be interpreted and applied. A student laboratory report form is included at the end of each activity or related group of activities. A semester calendar is also included as an appendix to enable easy tracking of important testing and assignment dates. Audience - University students enrolled in coaching, fitness, or physical education majors. Working coaches and trainers.
ISBN 097680543X
Book Size - 8.5"x11" - 112 pages - Price $20.00 USD Buy a copy

Lon Kilgore, Ph.D. is a professor of kinesiology at Midwestern State University where he teaches sport & fitness physiology and applied anatomy. He has also held faculty appointments in Exercise Science at Kansas State University and Warnborough University (IRL). He has authored or co-authored several exercise professional textbooks, numerous research articles on the biology of exercise, and many articles that interpret exercise science for the average coach and trainee. A nationally ranked weightlifter from age 13, he has practical experience as an NCAA strength coach, as coach of international caliber competitive weightlifters, and as a consultant for athletes in a variety of sports. His students have become university faculty, high school and university sport coaches, private fitness practitioners, physicians, physical therapists, wellness directors, and US national team coaches in weightlifting and cycling. He has been a member or Chair of the Sports Science Committee for USA Weightlifting for 10 years, a researcher on the USOC Weightlifting Performance Enhancement Team project, and is a member of the Board of Certification for the American Society of Exercise Physiologists.
Chad Touchberry, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral fellow a the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine where he is a researcher in muscle physiology. He is a member of the American Physiological Society, a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and a USA Weightlifting Club Coach. He has many years of experience as a competitor and coach in strength and power sports.

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The Tao of Training
Frank Wyatt (September 1, 2008)
"It is easy to be a holy man when you live on top of a mountain", but can Taoist philosophy actually apply to exercise training in the modern west? University sport physiologist Dr. Frank Wyatt, himself an accomplished baseball player, rugby player, competitive cyclist, marathoner, and black belt in Taekwondo takes on the formidable challenge of explaining the "Way" to better training. Five lessons based on personal observations and experiences allow Dr. Wyatt to illustrate how the reader can implement major concepts of Taoist doctrine into their daily training. The Tao of Training can help make the way to fitness more enriching for the mind, body, and spirit.

ISBN 0976805480
Book Size - 5"x8" - 144 pages - Price $10.00 USD Buy a copy

Dr. Frank B. Wyatt is Department Chair and Associate Professor in Kinesiology at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Dr. Wyatt received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from The University of North Texas, a Master of Arts in Physical Education from San Francisco State University, and a Doctorate of Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from The University of Northern Colorado. A lifelong exerciser, Dr. Wyatt began his collegiate education on an athletic scholarship in baseball, went on to play on a national caliber rugby team, has run two marathons, bicycled across the Western United States, rock climbed in Yosemite, currently is a second degree Black Belt in Taekwondo, and continues to race his bicycle in the venue of cyclo-cross. He has published over 30 articles in scientific journals and presents his research findings at professional conferences world-wide. His work has involved collaborations with some of the most respected physiologists in the exercise sciences, among them Dr. Bruno Balke, Dr. Peter Raven, and Dr. Robert Robergs. He continues to research areas related to cardio-pulmonary performance and consults with endurance athletes on their training programs. Dr. Wyatt has received university awards for teaching and research excellence and more recently graduate students several of his mentored graduate students have produced award winning thesis projects. He is married to his wife Cindy, and has two children Carpenter and Sallisa.

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	Basic Fitness Testing: Field Tests for Sport & Fitness Professionals - Second Edition Lon Kilgore and Chad Touchberry (August 2008). A new and improved print edition of the original e-manual is now available. The improved and re-illustrated book provides coaching and PE professional students with a "laboratory" text that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. And one that they can really use in the field once they graduate. In the manual, there are detailed instructions for administration and evaluation of field-based tests relevant to sport and fitness (designed to logically supply the experiential content of a typical 16-week university semester). No metabolic carts, electromyographs, lactate analyzers, or any other specialized laboratory or clinical equipment is needed. Less than $50 worth of basic supplies available at Wal-Mart can support almost all of the 26 assessment activities. All tests can be done easily with the physical plant normally found in any school, club, or clinic. The manual presents 6 pre-exercise participation/testing screening activities and 20 varied testing activities each assessing either strength, endurance, or mobility. Every individual activity section is prefaced with a physiology-based explanation of what is tested, why it is tested, and how the results can be interpreted and applied. A student laboratory report form is included at the end of each activity or related group of activities. A semester calendar is also included as an appendix to enable easy tracking of important testing and assignment dates. Audience - University students enrolled in coaching, fitness, or physical education majors. Working coaches and trainers. ISBN 097680543X Book Size - 8.5"x11" - 112 pages - Price $20.00 USD Buy a copy	Lon Kilgore, Ph.D. is a professor of kinesiology at Midwestern State University where he teaches sport & fitness physiology and applied anatomy. He has also held faculty appointments in Exercise Science at Kansas State University and Warnborough University (IRL). He has authored or co-authored several exercise professional textbooks, numerous research articles on the biology of exercise, and many articles that interpret exercise science for the average coach and trainee. A nationally ranked weightlifter from age 13, he has practical experience as an NCAA strength coach, as coach of international caliber competitive weightlifters, and as a consultant for athletes in a variety of sports. His students have become university faculty, high school and university sport coaches, private fitness practitioners, physicians, physical therapists, wellness directors, and US national team coaches in weightlifting and cycling. He has been a member or Chair of the Sports Science Committee for USA Weightlifting for 10 years, a researcher on the USOC Weightlifting Performance Enhancement Team project, and is a member of the Board of Certification for the American Society of Exercise Physiologists. Chad Touchberry, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral fellow a the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine where he is a researcher in muscle physiology. He is a member of the American Physiological Society, a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and a USA Weightlifting Club Coach. He has many years of experience as a competitor and coach in strength and power sports.
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	The Tao of Training Frank Wyatt (September 1, 2008) "It is easy to be a holy man when you live on top of a mountain", but can Taoist philosophy actually apply to exercise training in the modern west? University sport physiologist Dr. Frank Wyatt, himself an accomplished baseball player, rugby player, competitive cyclist, marathoner, and black belt in Taekwondo takes on the formidable challenge of explaining the "Way" to better training. Five lessons based on personal observations and experiences allow Dr. Wyatt to illustrate how the reader can implement major concepts of Taoist doctrine into their daily training. The Tao of Training can help make the way to fitness more enriching for the mind, body, and spirit. ISBN 0976805480 Book Size - 5"x8" - 144 pages - Price $10.00 USD Buy a copy	Dr. Frank B. Wyatt is Department Chair and Associate Professor in Kinesiology at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Dr. Wyatt received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from The University of North Texas, a Master of Arts in Physical Education from San Francisco State University, and a Doctorate of Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from The University of Northern Colorado. A lifelong exerciser, Dr. Wyatt began his collegiate education on an athletic scholarship in baseball, went on to play on a national caliber rugby team, has run two marathons, bicycled across the Western United States, rock climbed in Yosemite, currently is a second degree Black Belt in Taekwondo, and continues to race his bicycle in the venue of cyclo-cross. He has published over 30 articles in scientific journals and presents his research findings at professional conferences world-wide. His work has involved collaborations with some of the most respected physiologists in the exercise sciences, among them Dr. Bruno Balke, Dr. Peter Raven, and Dr. Robert Robergs. He continues to research areas related to cardio-pulmonary performance and consults with endurance athletes on their training programs. Dr. Wyatt has received university awards for teaching and research excellence and more recently graduate students several of his mentored graduate students have produced award winning thesis projects. He is married to his wife Cindy, and has two children Carpenter and Sallisa.
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