Power is crucial for all competitive sports. It is usually the primary goal of all athletes whether training to increase a vertical jump, increasing speed, or protecting the line of scrimmage in American football. Paul Comfort, PhD, has trained athletes with this goal in mind, researched ways to help them improve, and was the editor for NSCA's Developing Power, Second Edition. In this interview, Paul discusses the importance of training for power, differences and similarities of power development for different sports, and how training should be individualized for the athlete.

Paul Comfort, PhD, CSCS, *D

Paul Comfort is a full professor in strength and conditioning at the University of Salford and is an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University. He is a founder and accredited member of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) and was a member of the NSCA board of directors from 2000 to 2023. He is a senior associate editor for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and sits on the editorial board of numerous other journals. Comfort has presented extensively at conferences around the world, coauthored over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, and served as the editor of four books.

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Developing Power, Second Edition

Developing Power provides the latest research-based recommendations for assessing and training for muscular power. You'll learn how to apply assessment protocols for jumps, throws, and ballistic exercises and how to apply the result to designing programs to address specific athletic needs.

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