Optimizing Strength Training: Designing Nonlinear Periodization Workouts Paperback - 2007 - 1st Edition

William J. Kraemer, PhD, is a kinesiology professor in the Human Performance Laboratory in the department of kinesiology and the department of physiology and neurobiology at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. He is also a professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center's School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Kraemer is past president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He was awarded the NSCA's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 and the Educator of the Year Award in 2002. He is editor in chief of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and coauthor of Designing Resistance Training Programs, Third Edition, and Strength Training for Young Athletes, Second Edition.

Steven Fleck, PhD, is chair of the sport science department at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He was head of the physical conditioning program for the U.S. Olympic Committee, served as strength coach for the German Volleyball Association, and coached high school track, basketball, and football. Dr. Fleck is past president of basic and applied research for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He was honored in 1991 as the NSCA Sport Scientist of the Year and in 2005 was given the NSCA's Lifetime Achievement Award. He coauthored, with Dr. Kraemer, Designing Resistance Training Programs, Third Edition, and Strength Training for Young Athletes, Second Edition.