This bInternational bStudent bEdition bis bfor buse boutside bof bthebU.9.
,Manual of Structural b b
Kinesiology
b
R. T. Floyd EdD, ATC, CSCS
b b b b b
Director bof bAthletic bTraining band bSports bMedicine
bDistinguished bProfessor bof bPhysical bEducation
and bAthletic bTraining
Chair, bDepartment bof bKinesiology
Chair, bSchool bof bHealth bSciences band bHuman bPerformance
bThe bUniversity bof bWest bAlabama
Livingston, bAlabama
TWENTY-SECOND EDITION b
,MANUAL bOF bSTRUCTURAL bKINESIOLOGY
Published bby bMcGraw bHill bLLC, b1325 bAvenue bof bthe bAmericas, bNew bYork, bNY b10019. bCopyright
b©2024 bby b McGraw bHill bLLC. bAll brights breserved. bPrinted bin bthe bUnited bStates bof bAmerica. bNo bpart
bof bthis bpublication b may bbe breproduced bor bdistributed bin bany bform bor bby bany bmeans, bor bstored bin ba
bdatabase bor bretrieval bsystem, b without bthe bprior bwritten bconsent bof bMcGraw bHill bLLC, bincluding, bbut
bnot blimited bto, bin bany bnetwork bor b other belectronic bstorage bor btransmission, bor bbroadcast bfor
bdistance blearning.
Some bancillaries, bincluding belectronic band bprint bcomponents, bmay bnot bbe bavailable bto bcustomers
boutside b the bUnited bStates.
This bbook bis bprinted bon bacid-free
paper. b 1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 b8 b9 bLWI b28 b27
b
26 b25 b24 b23
b
ISBN b 978-1-266-22465-2
MHID b1-266-22465-3
Cover bImage: bJacob bLund/Shutterstock
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bwebsite b does bnot bindicate ban bendorsement bby bthe bauthors bor bMcGraw bHill bLLC, band bMcGraw bHill
bLLC bdoes bnot b guarantee bthe baccuracy bof bthe binformation bpresented bat bthese bsites.
mheducation.com/highered
, About the Author b b
Conditioning
R. bT. bFloyd bis bin bhis bforty-ninth byear bof bproviding bathletic
b
btraining bservices bfor bthe bUniversity bof bWest bAlabama
b(UWA). bCurrently, bhe bserves bas bthe bDirector bof bAthletic
bTraining band bSports bMedicine bfor bthe bUWA bAthletic
bTraining band bSports bMedicine bCenter, bProgram bDirector
bfor bUWA’s bCAATE baccred- bited bundergraduate band
bgraduate bprograms, band bas ba bdistin- bguished bprofessor bin
bthe bDepartment bof bKinesiology, bwhich bhe bchairs. bHe balso
bserves bas bchair bof bthe bSchool bof bHealth bSciences band bHuman
bPerformance. bHe bhas btaught bnumerous bcourses bin
bphysical beducation, bexercise bscience band bathletic btraining,
bincluding bkinesiology, bat bboth bthe bundergraduate band
bgraduate blevels bsince b1980.
Floyd bhas bmaintained ban bactive bprofessional blife bthrough-
bout bhis bcareer. bIn b2017, bhe bcompleted btwo bterms bas
bPresi- bdent bof bthe bNational bAthletic bTrainers’ bAssociation
b(NATA) bResearch b& bEducation bFoundation bafter bserving
bin bmultiple broles bon bthe bBoard bof bDirectors bsince b2002.
bHe bpreviously bfinished beight byears bof bservice bon bthe
bNATA bBoard bof bDirec- btors brepresenting bDistrict bIX, bthe
bSoutheast bAthletic bTrain- bers’ bAssociation b(SEATA).
bPreviously, bhe bserved bas bthe bDistrict bIX brepresentative bto
bthe bNATA bEducational bMulti- bmedia bCommittee bfrom
b1988 bto b2002. bHe bhas bserved bas bthe bConvention bSite
bSelection bChair bfor bDistrict bIX bfrom b1986 bto b2004 band bhas
bdirected bthe bannual bSEATA bCompetencies bin bAthletic
bTraining bStudent bWorkshop bsince b1997. bHe bhas balso
bserved bas ba bNATA bBOC bexaminer bfor bwell bover ba bdecade
band bhas bserved bas ba bJoint bReview bCommittee bon
bEducational bPro- bgrams bin bAthletic bTraining bsite bvisitor
bseveral btimes. bHe bhas bprovided bover b200 bprofessional
bpresentations bat bthe blocal, bstate, bregional band bnational
blevels band bhas bpublished bseveral barticles band bvideos
brelated bto bthe bpractical baspects bof bathletic btraining. bHe
bbegan bauthoring bthe bManual bof bStructural bKine- bsiology bin
b1992 bwith bthe btwelfth bedition bafter bthe bpassing bof bDr.
bClem bW. bThompson, bwho bauthored bthe bfourth bthrough
bthe beleventh beditions. bIn b2010, bmuch bof bthe bcontent bof
bthis btext bwas bincorporated binto bKinesiology bfor bManual
bTherapies, bwhich bhe bcoauthored bwith bNancy bDail band bTim
bAgnew.
Floyd bis ba bcertified bmember bof bthe bNational bAthletic
bTrain- bers’ b Association, b a b Certified b Strength b &
,Manual of Structural b b
Kinesiology
b
R. T. Floyd EdD, ATC, CSCS
b b b b b
Director bof bAthletic bTraining band bSports bMedicine
bDistinguished bProfessor bof bPhysical bEducation
and bAthletic bTraining
Chair, bDepartment bof bKinesiology
Chair, bSchool bof bHealth bSciences band bHuman bPerformance
bThe bUniversity bof bWest bAlabama
Livingston, bAlabama
TWENTY-SECOND EDITION b
,MANUAL bOF bSTRUCTURAL bKINESIOLOGY
Published bby bMcGraw bHill bLLC, b1325 bAvenue bof bthe bAmericas, bNew bYork, bNY b10019. bCopyright
b©2024 bby b McGraw bHill bLLC. bAll brights breserved. bPrinted bin bthe bUnited bStates bof bAmerica. bNo bpart
bof bthis bpublication b may bbe breproduced bor bdistributed bin bany bform bor bby bany bmeans, bor bstored bin ba
bdatabase bor bretrieval bsystem, b without bthe bprior bwritten bconsent bof bMcGraw bHill bLLC, bincluding, bbut
bnot blimited bto, bin bany bnetwork bor b other belectronic bstorage bor btransmission, bor bbroadcast bfor
bdistance blearning.
Some bancillaries, bincluding belectronic band bprint bcomponents, bmay bnot bbe bavailable bto bcustomers
boutside b the bUnited bStates.
This bbook bis bprinted bon bacid-free
paper. b 1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 b8 b9 bLWI b28 b27
b
26 b25 b24 b23
b
ISBN b 978-1-266-22465-2
MHID b1-266-22465-3
Cover bImage: bJacob bLund/Shutterstock
All bcredits bappearing bon bpage bor bat bthe bend bof bthe bbook bare bconsidered bto bbe ban bextension bof bthe
b copyright bpage.
The bInternet baddresses blisted bin bthe btext bwere baccurate bat bthe btime bof bpublication. bThe binclusion bof ba
bwebsite b does bnot bindicate ban bendorsement bby bthe bauthors bor bMcGraw bHill bLLC, band bMcGraw bHill
bLLC bdoes bnot b guarantee bthe baccuracy bof bthe binformation bpresented bat bthese bsites.
mheducation.com/highered
, About the Author b b
Conditioning
R. bT. bFloyd bis bin bhis bforty-ninth byear bof bproviding bathletic
b
btraining bservices bfor bthe bUniversity bof bWest bAlabama
b(UWA). bCurrently, bhe bserves bas bthe bDirector bof bAthletic
bTraining band bSports bMedicine bfor bthe bUWA bAthletic
bTraining band bSports bMedicine bCenter, bProgram bDirector
bfor bUWA’s bCAATE baccred- bited bundergraduate band
bgraduate bprograms, band bas ba bdistin- bguished bprofessor bin
bthe bDepartment bof bKinesiology, bwhich bhe bchairs. bHe balso
bserves bas bchair bof bthe bSchool bof bHealth bSciences band bHuman
bPerformance. bHe bhas btaught bnumerous bcourses bin
bphysical beducation, bexercise bscience band bathletic btraining,
bincluding bkinesiology, bat bboth bthe bundergraduate band
bgraduate blevels bsince b1980.
Floyd bhas bmaintained ban bactive bprofessional blife bthrough-
bout bhis bcareer. bIn b2017, bhe bcompleted btwo bterms bas
bPresi- bdent bof bthe bNational bAthletic bTrainers’ bAssociation
b(NATA) bResearch b& bEducation bFoundation bafter bserving
bin bmultiple broles bon bthe bBoard bof bDirectors bsince b2002.
bHe bpreviously bfinished beight byears bof bservice bon bthe
bNATA bBoard bof bDirec- btors brepresenting bDistrict bIX, bthe
bSoutheast bAthletic bTrain- bers’ bAssociation b(SEATA).
bPreviously, bhe bserved bas bthe bDistrict bIX brepresentative bto
bthe bNATA bEducational bMulti- bmedia bCommittee bfrom
b1988 bto b2002. bHe bhas bserved bas bthe bConvention bSite
bSelection bChair bfor bDistrict bIX bfrom b1986 bto b2004 band bhas
bdirected bthe bannual bSEATA bCompetencies bin bAthletic
bTraining bStudent bWorkshop bsince b1997. bHe bhas balso
bserved bas ba bNATA bBOC bexaminer bfor bwell bover ba bdecade
band bhas bserved bas ba bJoint bReview bCommittee bon
bEducational bPro- bgrams bin bAthletic bTraining bsite bvisitor
bseveral btimes. bHe bhas bprovided bover b200 bprofessional
bpresentations bat bthe blocal, bstate, bregional band bnational
blevels band bhas bpublished bseveral barticles band bvideos
brelated bto bthe bpractical baspects bof bathletic btraining. bHe
bbegan bauthoring bthe bManual bof bStructural bKine- bsiology bin
b1992 bwith bthe btwelfth bedition bafter bthe bpassing bof bDr.
bClem bW. bThompson, bwho bauthored bthe bfourth bthrough
bthe beleventh beditions. bIn b2010, bmuch bof bthe bcontent bof
bthis btext bwas bincorporated binto bKinesiology bfor bManual
bTherapies, bwhich bhe bcoauthored bwith bNancy bDail band bTim
bAgnew.
Floyd bis ba bcertified bmember bof bthe bNational bAthletic
bTrain- bers’ b Association, b a b Certified b Strength b &
