Designing Strength Training Programs and Facilities

In this second edition, Mike Boyle updates his suggestions for building a training facility and developing programs that work for adults and athletes of all ages and abilities. His clients include athletes from kids to professionals, and a full range of adult ages, health histories, athletic abilities, and schedules. Because of this, the readers can expect to learn how to design a facility and training programs to accommodate that breadth of clients and athletes. This book will help with decisions about modern facility design, equipment selection, strength and power programming, conditioning, and speed development, all while giving tips and suggestions on staffing and coaching in today's world.

Coach Boyle's 40 years of coaching history puts him in the rare position and ability to evaluate modern training ideas and implement them, testing on a variety of client and athlete abilities along the way. His coaching skills enable the readers to benefit from his successes and mistakes as they progress through their careers.