Michael Boyle cofounded Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in 1996 as one of the first for-profit strength and conditioning companies in the world. Athletes trained range from junior high school students to all-stars in almost every major professional sport. The business now includes an adult fitness component.
Prior to founding Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, Boyle served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Boston University for 15 years. From 1996 to 2012, he continued to serve as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Boston University, primarily responsible for ice hockey. In addition to his duties at Boston University, from 1991 to 1999, Boyle served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2012 and 2013, he served as the strength and conditioning consultant to the Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series champions. He was also the strength and conditioning coach for the 1998 and 2010 U.S. Womens Olympic Ice Hockey teams and served as a consultant in the development of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program now in Plymouth, Michigan.
Boyle has been a featured speaker at numerous strength and conditioning and athletic training clinics around the world and has produced 30 educational products in the area of strength and conditioning.
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Contents: Foreword by Dan John
Chapter 1. Designing and Equipping Your Facility
Chapter 2. Building a Strong Program Foundation
Chapter 3. Designing the Perfect Program
Chapter 4. Core Training, Mobility, Activation and Warm-Ups
Chapter 5. Explosive Training
Chapter 6. Strength Training
Chapter 7. Lower-Body Training
Chapter 8. Upper-Body Pulling and Pressing
Chapter 9. Choosing a System of Training
Chapter 10. Creating Efficient and Effective Workouts
Chapter 11. Speed Development
Chapter 12. Conditioning
Chapter 13. Computerizing Your Program
Chapter 14. Designing Programs for Teams or Groups
Chapter 15. Parting Words: The Mirror and the Window
Recommended Reading
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