Developing Power Print CE Course

Course components are delivered as printed products:

• Developing Power text

• Study guide

• Continuing education exam

The Developing Power CE Course introduces training programs and techniques to help you increase power production in your athletes to maximize their athletic performance. Based on a book written by 10 top experts from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the course offers research-based guidelines on assessment protocols, training methods, and effective progressions for continued development. You’ll find instructions for exercises and drills and ready-to-use programs for 12 popular sports.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to do the following:

• Explain the science of power development, the components of power, and the relationship between strength and power.

• Use a variety of testing and assessment tools to evaluate power and measure the effectiveness of power training programs.

• Apply evidence-based principles and effective power training program design for athletes and a range of populations.

• Identify a variety of power training exercises and drills for the lower body, upper body, and total body.

• Design effective power training programs to maximize performance in various individual and team sports.

Mike McGuigan, PhD, CSCS,*D, is a professor of strength and conditioning at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand. From 2009 through 2012, he was a sport scientist with High Performance Sport New Zealand, where he worked with many elite athletes. He has worked in a variety of academic roles in universities in Australia and the United States. McGuigan is an associate editor for the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, and International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance.

McGuigan lives in Auckland, New Zealand.