Velocity-Based Training Online CE Exam With Ebook

This package includes the following:

• Velocity-Based Training ebook
• Online continuing education exam

For years strength coaches relied solely on one-repetition maximum percentages to select loads for specific phases of program design. Today, however, more and more coaches have turned to velocity-based training for its pinpoint accuracy in measuring athletes’ explosive power through the monitoring of bar and body speeds. Velocity-Based Training takes an in-depth look into how to best incorporate velocity-based training (VBT) into an athlete’s training program.

Author Nunzio Signore is one of the most in-demand strength and conditioning coaches in New York and has worked with players from the Minnesota Twins, Anaheim Angels, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Seattle Mariners, to name a few. Signore will show you how bring your athletes to greater levels of strength, speed, and power at a faster rate. You will find the following:

• Descriptions of the different types of VBT devices and the pros and cons of each, enabling you to select the best option for each athlete
• Instructions on how to use VBT to assess athlete readiness and set specific training parameters for maximum results
• Information on how to use VBT to ensure athletes are training at the appropriate intensity according to where they are in their yearly training plan
• Expert guidance on how to use VBT daily with athletes of various training ages and ability levels
• Sample programming that includes exercises, intensities, and tempos for all four training seasons (postseason, off-season, preseason, and in-season), allowing you to set thresholds that minimize the potential for undertraining or overtraining

Eliminate the guesswork by using hard data for the design and implementation of training programs. With the help of Velocity-Based Training, you can safely and efficiently build stronger and more powerful athletes.

After reading the ebook, certified professionals can take the companion CE exam to earn continuing education credits.

Learning Objectives

• Define velocity-based training (VBT) and explain the benefits of using VBT for improved performance.
• Articulate the relationship of concentric and eccentric actions to VBT.
• Choose the type of exercise and measuring protocol to implement VBT for desired adaptations.
• Analyze the various tools available for VBT.
• Explain the basic setup for linear position transducers and accelerometers.
• Describe the four special strength zones used for VBT.
• Connect the four special strength zones to desired adaptations of training.
• Compare the methods of calculating a 1RM.
• Explain the relationship between load and velocity.
• Apply VBT to develop an individual force–velocity profile for training.
• Recognize the relationship between the CNS and fatigue in training.
• Describe the role of VBT in monitoring recovery and fatigue.
• Utilize velocity-loss monitoring to stimulate specific training adaptations.
• Apply the concept of periodization in planning for various athlete and sport needs.
• Use VBT to train in the appropriate special strength zones throughout the year.
• Describe the main goals of the five training phases.
• Apply training parameters to train in the appropriate VBT special strength zones for the early off-season and mid–off-season.
• Apply the correct velocities and velocity losses to the various types of power outcomes.
• Recognize the impact of the characteristics of the sport on the distribution of in-season training time.
• Identify the benefit of undulating periodization when using VBT for in-season training.
• Explain the keys to maximizing the use of VBT in an annual training plan.

Audience

Certified strength and conditioning coaches, personal trainers, and athletic trainers who work with athletes of all levels.

Part I. What Is Velocity-Based Training?
Chapter 1. Breaking the VBT Code
Chapter 2. Understanding the Metrics
Chapter 3. Tools of the Trade

Part II. Getting Started
Chapter 4. The Special Strength Zones
Chapter 5. Calculating a One-Rep Max
Chapter 6. Using Autoregulation and Velocity Loss

Part III. Programming
Chapter 7. Yearly Periodization Using VBT
Chapter 8. Early Off-Season: Tissue Prep and Hypertrophy
Chapter 9. Mid–Off-Season: Submaximal and Maximal Strengths
Chapter 10. Late Off-Season and Preseason: Transfer to Sport-Specific Power
Chapter 11. In-Season: Strength and Power Maintenance
Chapter 12. Sample Programming

Nunzio Signore is a certified strength and conditioning coach and the owner and operator of Rockland Peak Performance (RPP). He is also a member of the American Baseball Biomechanics Society (ABBS) and director of the Pitching Lab in New Jersey. For the past 10 years, he has been one of the most in-demand strength and conditioning coaches in the New York and New Jersey areas, working with players from the Minnesota Twins, Anaheim Angels, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Seattle Mariners, to name a few. He has written articles for publications such as Inside Pitch Magazine and speaks annually at baseball clinics such as Pitch-a-Palooza, Bridge the Gap, NY Coaches Convention, Be the Best, and Inside Baseball Coaches Conventions.

Signore also has served as an adjunct professor at St. Thomas Aquinas College, teaching theories and applications of strength and conditioning. In addition, he is a lecturer at Springfield College, SUNY Cortland, and Penn State and is affiliated with the Wake Forest Pitching Lab.