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TERRY TODD (1938-2018): PIONEERING POWERLIFTER, WRITER, SPORT PROMOTER, AND HISTORIAN WHO CHANGED THE CULTURAL PARADIGM FOR STRENGTH. ~ ~~~ and figurative giant in wife, Dr. Jan Todd, Terry LEFr~4 A the world of strength, Todd established the &5. c and his will be an endurStark Center as a library 4,- ~' / ing legacy in the world of physical culture. and research center dedicated to the history of strength and physical Terry, at about 12 months of age, in the arms of his mother, Ima Todd. Terry's father, Branch Colquitt Todd, known as "B.C'., Beaumont, Texas, on 1 feet in the north end owned one of the first radio stations in Texas, but sold it in the 19405 January 1938, to B.C. zone of UT's football and moved his family back to Austin. Terry Todd, Inside Powerlifting (Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1978), Man for All Seasons", Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 15, 91-92. no. 4 (2001): 401-404; Terry Todd and Jan Todd, "Herbert A. deVries: 60 28. [Extracted from the article]

The article acknowledges Charles H. McCloy for his influence and contribution in the field of physical education, strength training research, and sport skills at the University of Iowa from 1940 to 1959. Topics discussed include his role in the acceptance of weight training as a significant factor in sport performance, his investigations into the effects of strength training on athletic performance, and his contributions in the field of research and in the "Journal of Physical Education."

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) formed in 1978 when a group of 76 strength and conditioning coaches banded together to start an organization whose goal was to facilitate the exchange of ideas on strength training for sports. At the time, very little research existed regarding strength training protocols or their effects. Members clamored for scientific information, however, and by the group's second meeting, they moved to establish a research committee and a professional journal. In the years that followed, more members with experience both as practitioners of strength coaching and training and as scientists joined the organization. As membership demographics shifted, the NSCA's mission changed from exchanging ideas about strength training to creating research on its effects. The group sought to "bridge the gap" between scientists and practitioners, and to that end, the NSCA Journal published features like the "Sport Performance Series" and "Roundtable" articles containing applied science and investigations of claims made by strength equipment manufacturers about the efficacy of their products. In 1987, a second journal, The Journal of Applied Sport Science Research, was established to provide more access to research-based publications, now renamed the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. With over 400 articles published in the JSCR in 2014 alone, the science of strength has advanced dramatically since the NSCA's founding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article recounts the life and works of weight trainer Joe Weider and the role of his publication "All American Athlete: The Magazine That Builds Champions" in the promotion of strength training for sport from 1940 to 1969. Weider made efforts to dispel the negative mythology surrounding weight training on several occasions in the magazine "Your Physique." He launched a series of sport-specific instructional articles that were significant to the evolution of weight training for sports.

The article discusses the role of strength coach Boyd Epley in forming the strength coaching profession in the U.S. It notes that the demand of strength training increased by the end of the 1970's when athletes are less likely to compete for a championship in any sport without having spent the requisite time in the weight room. The authors explore how Epley was able to convince others to join him and form the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).