Products
Coach & Athlete Education
 
 
Home
Back to Coach & Athlete Education
Books
Foundations of Physical ...
So You Want to Become ...
The Way of the Physical...
Winning and Losing
Ask the Master
How to Write Strength Training ...
How to Teach Strength Training ...
Understanding Plyometrics
Videos/DVDs
Foundations of Physical ...
Flexibility Training Series
Injury Prevention and Rehab ...
Flexibility Specialization Series
Strength Specialization Series
How To Teach Strength Training ..
Speed Specialization Series
Plyometrics Training Series
Endurance Specialization
Periodization & Integration Series
Recovery Methods Series
Ian King's Guide to the Power ...
Ian King's Guide to the Olympic ...
Faster, Higher, Stronger with CF...
DVD & Book Combos
Foundations Combo
Plyometric Training Combo
Packages
KSI Starter Package
KSI Flexibility Package
KSI Speed Package
KSI Strength Package
KSI Specialization Package
KSI Professional Pack
Shop

 Member Log-in

Ask the Master (Book)

Content List

Age Groups                                                                                                   
          Children.                                                                                                       
            Pre-pubescent.                                                                                                           
            Pubescent.                 
            Young adults.            
            Middle-aged Adults. 
            Older adults.             
 
Body Composition                                                                          
            Weight training routine to loose fat.
            Cardio or resistance training – which is best to loose weight.
            Anything else to help me loose the rest of the weight?
            Other training techniques to accelerate fat loss.
            Spot reduction – possible?
            Training women interested in losing body fat.
            Gain more weight.
            ‘Making weight’ for the athlete.
 
Body Parts                                                                                                   
          Abdominals.              
            Calves.                                   
            Legs.                           
            Back.                          
            Shoulders.                  
            Lats.                           
            Chest.                         
            Forearms.                   
           
Body Types                                                                                                  
          Tall structure.
            Long levers.
  Taller athletes.
 
Business Development                                                                             
          Creating an athletic preparation business.
            Audiocassettes on business, wealth creation, personal development.       
            Domain name.          
  Married to a strength coach.
  I was hired as the strength and conditioning coach!
  Helping a program that doesn't have much money.
  Outdoors and limited equipment.
  An additional income stream.
 
Endurance/Energy System Training                                                   
          VO2max.
            Off-season rugby training program.
            Cardio is not evil.
            Who said I was anti-aerobics and pro-HIT?
            Interval training and a congenital heart defect.
            Debate as to performing aerobic (cardio) exercise.
            Concerned about the lack of cardiovascular training.
            How can I improve my wind or endurance in strength training?
 
Environment                                                                                              
          Temperature and strength training
            No air-conditioning.
            Music.
            Sweating.
 
Equipment                                                                                                  
          Knee wraps and smelling salts.
            Wrist Straps.
            Shoes.
            Belts.
            Training diary.          
  Swiss balls and balance boards.       
  Hyperextension machine.     
  Smith machines.        
  Trap bar.        
  Selectorized dumbbells.        
  Ab roller.
            Heart rate monitors for strength training. 
            No leg ext/curl machine.
 
Exercise Adherence                                                                                   
          Tips on motivating someone else to train.
            How to inspire or spark interest.
 
Exercises                                                                                                      
         Deadlifting.
           Squats.
           Squat and Deadlift.
           Power Cleans.
           Leg Curls.
           Rowing.
 Bench Press.
 Chin Ups.
 Pulldowns/Shoulder Press.
           Abdominal Exercises.           
 
Fiber Type                                                                                                   
        Slow-twitch individuals shouldn’t reinforce their fiber make-up.
I get weak really fast in certain lifts.                                          
          My strength seems to drop off radically set-by-set.
          What muscle groups respond better to lower reps? 
 
Flexibility Training                                                                                   
Stretching frequency.
Duration of holds.
Stretching and breathing.
Stretching for rehab.
Stretching before a workout.
Stretching between sets.
Static vs. other types of stretching.
PNF stretching.
Allocation of time and effort to specific muscle groups.
Timing of stretching.
Too much flexibility?
The future of stretching.
 
Gender                                                                                                         
           Females and chin-ups.
           Will the Get Buffed!™ programs work for women?
           Woman beginner.
           Any major differences between males and females?
 
Get Buffed!™ Training Programs                                                         
         Get Buffed!™ programs back to back.
           Understanding the periodization in the 12-week programs.
           Stage 2 of the 'Get Buffed' program.
           Clarification on sets and sequence.
           Abbreviations in the GET BUFFED!™ book.
           Selecting loads.
           Safety and technical questions about specific exercises.
           No abdominal training in the GB 1 Program.
 Will I require special equipment to complete the GB programs?
  Calf training frequency and priority.
  Maintaining between Phases.
           The GB squat technique for a powerlifter?
  Control drills.
 
Hypertrophy Training                                                                             
          Should I incorporate sprinting into my size training?
            Fred Hatfield program for hypertrophy.
            The ‘pump’ and hypertrophy.         
            Powerlifting and other explosive movements and hypertrophy.
            Hypertrophy and low reps.
            Why not 3 sets?
            Concurrent hypertrophy and neural training with different muscle groups.      
  Posing and hypertrophy.
 
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation                                                  
          Balancing muscle groups.
            Injury prevention vs. rehabilitation.
            Control drills.
            Rotator cuff training.
            Lower back injuries.
            Knee injuries.
            Behind the neck pulling and pressing.
            Bilateral vs. unilateral Training.
            Quad vs. Hip dominant.
            Shoulder pain while benching.
 
Men’s Health Training Program                                                           
          Article on weight training program in Men's Health magazine.
          Load Selection.
            Question about rest periods.
            Question about sequence.
            What happens after I finish the program?
            Alternate exercises because of lack of appropriate equipment.
            Various questions!
 
Nutrition                                                                                                     
          Post-Training nutrition.
            Which protein source?
            Weight training during dieting.
   When a bodybuilder is dieting to cut body fat. 
            When dieting, do you advise the athlete to continue periodizing their training?
   To eat or not to eat.
   Disappointed you didn't write more about diet.
   Any nutrition websites or authors that you would recommend?
 
Nutritional Supplements                                                                        
          Which supplements?
            Supplements that aids muscle growth.
            Recovery enhancers.
            Vitamin and minerals.
            Vitamin E.
            Caffeine.
            Caffeine and creatine.
            Creatine.
            ZMA.
            Supplements in a fasted state in the morning before training.
            Ephedra.
  With legal anabolics – Can I go to failure more often?
 
Occupation Specific Training                                                                
          Jet fighter pilot.
            Seaman.
            US Navy.
            Preparing for an Emergency Services (Police) test.
            Military fitness test.
 
Personal Education                                                                                   
          Reading list in areas outside of training and sport.
  Questions regarding products.
            Fitness magazines we recommend.
            KSI recommended coaches.
 
Physical Assessment                                                                                
          Daily Monitoring.
            The Beep Test as a fitness test. 
            Strength Testing.
            Strength Ratios.
            Hamstring tests.
            Abdominal tests.
            Flexibility, posture and gait tests.
  Body fat testing.
 
Posture                                                                                                         
          Self-assessment of posture and gait.
            Forward head posture.
 
Professional Development                                                                                        
          Career guidance.
            Internships.
            Courses and products.
            Certification.
            Balancing your professional and personal lives.
            Selling your services.
            Planning high school education in preparation for coaching.
            What is a typical session like?
 
Program Design - Strength Training                                                    
          Frequency.
            Volume.
            Mixed reps.
            Frequency of muscle group exposure.
            Rate of progression in Exercises.
            Speed of movement.
            Muscle group specialization.
            Split programs.
            Sequencing.
            Variety.
            Time of day.
            Double day training.
 
Recovery and Overtraining                                                                    
          Recovery methods.
            Overtraining.
            Optimizing post-workout recovery.
            Sleep.
            Saunas.
            Reducing DOMS.
            Overtraining vs. detraining.
            Hard work vs. overtraining.
            Recovery weeks.
      
Specific Sports Training                                                                          
          Australian Rules.
            Ballroom Dancing.
            Basketball.
            BMX.
            Boxing.
            Fencing.
            Football.
            Ice Hockey.
            Judo.
            Jiu-jitsu.
            Karate.
            Motor Cross.
            Mountain Biking.
            Powerlifting.
            Rowing.
            Rugby.
            Soccer.           
  Sprinting.
            Swimming.
            Tennis. 
            Thai Kickboxing.
            Triathlons.
            Wind Surfing.
            Volleyball.
            World Galaxy Competition.
 
Speed Training                                                                                           
  Speed training – before or after strength training?
            Individualization with a team.        
  Over-speed training.
            Speed ladders.
            Sprinting in a leg program.
            Speed Specialization Video Series.   
            Strengthening hip flexors.
            Agility drills.
             
Spotting                                                                                                       
          Spotting the bench press.     
            Spotting the squat.    
  ‘Touch training’ tips.
 
 
Strength Training                                                                                            
          Types of strength.
            Optimal reps for strength.
            Rate of varying the reps.
            Strength periodization.
            What constitutes a "set"? 
            Time under tension.
            Unilateral exercises.
            Categorizing exercises into line of movement.
            Abs first in the workout?
 
T-mag.com Training Programs                                                             
          The ‘Great Guns’ arm program.
            ‘Super Strength’ workout.
            Should I do the ‘Limping’ program only?  
            Both programs at the same time?
            Can I incorporate the three programs without overtraining?
            What days to do the Limping Series and Chest and Back Routines.
            Can I do the ‘Awesome Abs’ program concurrently?
            Do the programs back to back?
            Which program should I do – beginner or intermediate?
   How many tri-sets for each muscle group? 
            Changing the order of exercises in a busy gym.
           
Training Age                                                                                              
          Training age explained.
            Average optimal rep lowers with advance in training age theory.
            Training age impact on other variables.
            Beginner’s questions.
 
Training Methods (Strength Training)                                    
          Antagonistic Training.
            High Reps.
  Partial Reps.
            Peak Contraction.
            Cheat Movements.
            One-and-a-half’s.
            Eccentric Training.
                    Training to Failure.
                    Back Off Sets.
                    Slow Speed.
                    Isometric Training.
                    Forced Reps.
                    6/1/6/1 Method.
                   10 x 10 Method.
 

Shop

 

Do you have a question or feedback to share about any of the products on this page?  Click here to send us your question or feedback!

- Top -

 
   
   

 

1135 Terminal Way, Suite 209, Reno, NV 89502 USA , Copyright ©2005 King Sports International. All Rights Reserved