For the Professional
There is a multitude of information available to the fitness professional. The items selected below can serve as useful resources for the fitness professional.
Books
Essentials of Strength and Conditioning
Essentials of Personal Training
Sports and Exercise Nutrition
ACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Disease and Disabilities
ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7th Ed.
Sport Speed and Agility Training
Endurance in Sport
Strength and Power in Sport
The Personal Trainer’s Handbook
The Personal Trainer’s Business Survival Guide
Organizations
National Strength and Conditioning Association
American College of Sport
ACE
ISSN
American Heart Association
Links
Australian Institute of Sport
United States Olympic Committee
Optimal Athlete
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Downloads
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PTJ
Position Statements (ACSM)
March 1, 2007
ACSM POSITION STAND
Exertional Heat Illness during Training and Competition (pdf)
February 1, 2007
POSITION STAND
Exercise and Fluid Replacement (pdf)
November 1, 2006
POSITION STAND
Prevention of Cold Injuries during Exercise (pdf)
November 1, 2004
POSITION STAND
Physical Activity & Bone Health (pdf)
March 1, 2004
POSITION STAND
Exercise & Hypertension (pdf)
March 1, 2002
JOINT POSITION STATEMENT
Automated External Defibrillators in Health/Fitness Facilities (pdf)
February 1, 2002
POSITION STAND
Progression Models in Resistance Training for Healthy Adults (pdf)
December 1, 2001
POSITION STAND
Appropriate Intervention Strategies for Weight Loss and Prevention of Weight Regain for Adults (pdf)
December 1, 2000
ACSM JOINT POSITION STATEMENT
Nutrition and Athletic Performance (pdf)
July 1, 2000
POSITION STAND
Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes (pdf)
NATA Position Statements
Parent and Coaches Guide to Heat Illness (pdf)
Consensus Statement on Heat Illness (pdf)
Steroids (pdf)
