David Tod is a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Aberystwyth University, UK, and has developed courses on the psychology of strength and conditioning for several other universities. He also sits on the British Association for Sport and Exercise Science Strength and Conditioning Special Interest Group Committee as the psychology expert. David Lavallee is Professor and Head of the School of Sport at the University of Stirling, UK. He is an Associate Fellow and Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society. Professor Lavallee has published over 100 scholarly publications, including four edited books and two authored books, and is an associate editor and on the editorial board for several journals in the field of Sport and Psychology.

• Introduction 1. Mental Skills Training and Strength and Conditioning 2. Social Psychological Theories and Models 3. Perceptual Monitoring in Strength and Power 4. Exercise, Self-Esteem, and Self-Perceptions 5. Resistance Training and Mental Health 6. Exercise Dependence 7. Drive For Muscularity 8. Eating Disorders in Sport 9. The (Ab) Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids 10. Professional Development in Strength and Conditioning Coaches

David Tod is a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Aberystwyth University, UK, and has developed courses on the psychology of strength and conditioning for several other universities. He also sits on the British Association for Sport and Exercise Science Strength and Conditioning Special Interest Group Committee as the psychology expert. David Lavallee is Professor and Head of the School of Sport at the University of Stirling, UK. He is an Associate Fellow and Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society. Professor Lavallee has published over 100 scholarly publications, including four edited books and two authored books, and is an associate editor and on the editorial board for several journals in the field of Sport and Psychology.

• Introduction 1. Mental Skills Training and Strength and Conditioning 2. Social Psychological Theories and Models 3. Perceptual Monitoring in Strength and Power 4. Exercise, Self-Esteem, and Self-Perceptions 5. Resistance Training and Mental Health 6. Exercise Dependence 7. Drive For Muscularity 8. Eating Disorders in Sport 9. The (Ab) Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids 10. Professional Development in Strength and Conditioning Coaches

David Tod is a lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Aberystwyth University, UK, and has developed courses on the psychology of strength and conditioning for several other universities. He also sits on the British Association for Sport and Exercise Science Strength and Conditioning Special Interest Group Committee as the psychology expert. David Lavallee is Professor and Head of the School of Sport at the University of Stirling, UK. He is an Associate Fellow and Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society. Professor Lavallee has published over 100 scholarly publications, including four edited books and two authored books, and is an associate editor and on the editorial board for several journals in the field of Sport and Psychology.

• Introduction 1. Mental Skills Training and Strength and Conditioning 2. Social Psychological Theories and Models 3. Perceptual Monitoring in Strength and Power 4. Exercise, Self-Esteem, and Self-Perceptions 5. Resistance Training and Mental Health 6. Exercise Dependence 7. Drive For Muscularity 8. Eating Disorders in Sport 9. The (Ab) Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids 10. Professional Development in Strength and Conditioning Coaches