THE COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF EXERCISE SCIENCE, TRAINING & COACHING

The Complete Handbook of Exercise Science, Training & Coaching

Foundations, Training Science, Nutrition, Rehabilitation, Program Design and Professional Coaching Practice

A comprehensive, university-level reference spanning the full discipline of exercise science — 59 chapters across 9 parts, built for students, coaches, and practitioners who need genuine depth, not a casual overview. From the physiology of how the body adapts to training, through resistance training science, the full exercise library, cardiovascular training, sports nutrition, population-specific training, injury rehabilitation, program design, and the business of professional coaching.

Nine parts:

• Part One — Foundations of Human Performance: anatomy, exercise physiology, energy systems, muscle adaptation, and recovery

• Part Two — Resistance Training Science: training variables, hypertrophy, strength, power, and methodology across bodybuilding, powerlifting, and athletic training

• Part Three — Exercise Library: complete technical coverage of lower body, upper body, core, Olympic lifting, and powerlifting movements

• Part Four — Cardiovascular Training: zone training, HIIT vs steady state, and conditioning

• Part Five — Nutrition: energy balance, macronutrients, fat loss, muscle gain, sports nutrition, and supplements

• Part Six — Population-Specific Training: youth, older adults, women's training, pregnancy/postpartum, menopause, and chronic disease

• Part Seven — Rehabilitation and Injury Management: pain science and region-specific injury chapters

• Part Eight — Program Design: periodisation, assessment, and progress tracking

• Part Nine — Coaching and Industry: client communication, behaviour change, online coaching, and running a fitness business