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AUGUST 2013PlyometricsDonald A. Chu and Gregory D. Myer“This is the definitive guide for designing plyometric programsfor individuals with different needs, goals, and abilities. Frominjury prevention to rehabilitation, this book is exceptional.”Avery FaigenbaumLeading Author and ResearcherProfessor, Department of Health and Exercise Science,College of New JerseyStrength and power—which provide the ability to move quicklywith great force—are absolute necessities for today’s athletes.Plyometrics is the most effective guide for developing explosivepower.Plyometric training has become a staple in all sport conditioningprograms over the past two decades. But many athletes are stilldoing it wrong and getting injured or getting far less than theyshould from their training.Paperback • Approx 296 pages • 8.5 x 11Approx 441 illus • ISBN 978-0-7360-7960-0$21.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN • $26.95 AUS • $35.99 NZpromotion plans• Advertising in Training & Conditioning, NSCA Strength &Conditioning Journal, and Journal of Pure Power• National direct mail• National press release campaignBest-selling SPORTS CONDITIONING/POWER TRAINING titlesTraining for Speed Agility and Quickness (978-0-7360-5873-5)The Strength Training Anatomy Workout II(978-1-4504-1989-5)Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength (978-0-7360-5771-4)In Plyometrics, Drs. Donald Chu and Gregory Myer present onlythe best science-based and tested exercises and programs toensure optimal power with minimal risk of injury. They evenprovide protocols for preventing and rehabilitating injuries.And they address key concerns for youth and women withguidelines and prescriptions for safe, successful plyometrictraining. Together, Chu and Myer provide the surest and safeststrength and power exercises and programs ever presented inone resource.This comprehensive guide also includes sport-specific powertraining regimens for basketball, soccer, football, rugby, andvolleyball and shows how to integrate those plans into a totalathlete development program.In short, Plyometrics takes the guesswork and the concernsout of power training and provides the single best tool foroptimizing athletes’ explosiveness.About the authorsDr. Donald Chu, Ph.D.PT, ATC, CSCS, FNSCA is a professor emeritus of kinesiology and physical education at California StateUniversity at Hayward, where he taught for over 20 years. He is director and founder of Athercare Fitness & Rehabilitation inthe San Francisco Bay area. Dr. Chu pioneered research-supported plyometric training in the Western hemisphere andis revered throughout the strength and conditioning community for enhancing modern sports’ most defining athleticfactor: power. The author of six books, he has also written articles in refereed journals and contributed chapters in manybooks on sport medicine. More than 140,000 copies of his seminal book on the topic, Jumping Into Plyometrics, havebeen sold since 1994. Dr. Chu resides in Alameda, California.Gregory D. Myer, PhD, FACSM, CSCS,*D is director of research at the Human Performance Laboratory for the divisionof sports medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He also maintains his primary faculty appointmentin the departments of pediatrics and orthopaedic surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati andsecondary appointments in the athletic training division at The Ohio State University. Dr. Myer is a member, lecturer, andhonoree of the ACSM, NSCA, and NATA for his breakthrough research. He is the author of Strength and Jump Training forVolleyball, several book chapters related to his research on the biomechanics of sport performance and training for injuryprevention, and over 150 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr. Myer resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.4U.S. 1.800.747.4457 • Canada 1.800.465.7301 • Europe +44 (0) 113 255 5665 • Australia (08) 8372 0999 • New Zealand 0800 222 062