Human Kinetics, 2022. — 1022 p. — ISBN: 9781492599715. The need for qualified high school strength and conditioning professionals has never been greater. Whether following the framework for long-term athletic development or teaching weight training as a lifelong fitness activity, you need to offer both the environment and instructional skills to safely develop strong...
St. Martin's Essentials, 2021. — 256 p. — ISBN: 125078719X, 9781250787194. Strong and Lean — Mark Lauren's follow-up to his best-selling book — You Are Your Gym — uses two decades of unparalleled experience to accomplish what most people thought impossible: The ability to immediately begin your workout wherever you are — from living rooms to hotel rooms to yards — and finish 9...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. — 277 p. — ISBN: 978-0544484122 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-0544444744 (ebook). A captivating memoir of one woman’s attempt to finish the Iditarod, led by her team of spunky huskies with whom she shares a fascinating and inextricable bond At age forty-seven, a mother of two, Debbie Moderow was not your average musher in the Iditarod, but that’s where...
Harper Design, 2017. — 120 p. For every dedicated sports fan, a unique lifetime list of the 101 most important games, matches, venues, and events around the world, illustrated with color photographs and collated by a pair of Sports Illustrated veterans. For more than twenty years, Rob Fleder and Steve Hoffman captured the thrill of numerous sporting competitions while working...
Crowood Press, 2016. — 192 p. — ISBN: 978-1785000416. Many coaches train primarily for strength — pressing, pulling, and squatting — but without converting this maximal strength to speed and power. However, the "holy grail" for most athletes is power, and plyometrics is the best way to achieve this. Plyometrics for Speed and Power will guide you through the basics of plyometric...
Oxford University Press, 2014. — 287 p. — (Very Short Introductions). Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a variety of...
Impact Press, 2018. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-1925384376 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1925384383 (ebook). Born to nomadic parents and humble beginnings, Luke Richmond grew up running wild and free in the Australian outback. After finishing school, he joined the Australian Army and served his country overseas as a qualified infantry soldier – an experience that sparked in him an...
Menasha Ridge Press, 2010. — 312 p. — ISBN: 978-0897328968. In March 1990, Will Steger completed what no man had ever before attempted: the crossing of Antarctica, a total of 3,700 miles, on foot. Lured by the challenge and the beauty of Earth's last great wilderness, and determined to focus the world's attention on the frozen continent now that its ecological future hangs in...
VeloPress, 2018. — 160 p. — ISBN10: 1937715779, ISBN13: 978-1937715779. Work In shares new mental and physical recovery techniques for athletes who give it all in every workout. Yoga and recovery coach Erin Taylor gives athletes practical tools and an integrated plan for real recovery from training-and everyday life. By making yoga and meditation easy for anyone, Taylor gives...
Viking, 2018. — 320 p. — ISBN: 9780735221895 (hardcover), ISBN: 9780735221918 (ebook). Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the world of endurance hiking, backpacking, and trail running. With a storyteller's ear for...
Little A, 2016 — 258 p. — ISBN: 978-1503935426 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-1503935419 (paperback). At the dawn of the twentieth century, a small but determined band of barrel jumpers risked their lives in one of the world’s most wondrous waterfalls. Only a few survived. By turns a family drama and an action-adventure story, The Age of Daredevils chronicles the lives of the men and...
Hatherleigh Press, 2016 — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-1578266029, ISBN: 978-1578266036 (eBook). The search to find one’s own limits and surpass them is what defines us as human beings. By consciously choosing to walk the path of most resistance, we come to a better understanding of ourselves, and our potential for physical, mental and emotional growth. And nowhere is this universal...
Lyons Press, 2014 — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-0762786008. Anyone with a thirst for adventure and a courageous spirit will be captivated by the tales of endurance, determination, strength of mind, and perseverance recounted in this outstanding compilation. The stories in this book, be they fact or fiction, represent some of the most gripping and illuminating writing ever penned on the...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. — 328 p. — ISBN: 978-1632204981, ISBN: 978-1632208675. Are you a triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimmer, cross-country skier, or other athlete seeking greater endurance? The Endurance Handbook teaches athletes how to stay healthy, achieve optimal athletic potential, and be injury-free for many productive years. Dr. Philip Maffetone’s approach to...
2nd ed. — Personal Trainer Development Center, 2015. — 185 p. — ASIN: B00THJN2Z0. Repeatedly called one of the "best books for personal trainers", it provides a clear road map teaching you how to become a personal trainer, to getting a personal trainer certification, to building your career from the bottom up so you can build a clientele, your reputation, and income.
Hatherleigh Press, 2014. — 176 p. — (Body Sculpting Bible). — ISBN: 978-1578264780. Unlike traditional dumbbells, the true power of the kettlebell lies in its unique shape. Because the kettlebell's center of mass is extended beyond the hand, more muscle groups are utilized in the swinging and movement of a kettlebell as opposed to the lifting of dumbbells, thus producing a much...
2012. — 288 p. — ISBN: 1408140810. Dave Farrar was like most other gamblers. Fairly low stakes and fascinated by sport, he loved taking on the bookies. And he'd got to a point where he'd started to win more than he lost. He'd started to believe that he had gambling worked out. But then it all went wrong. Dave's brief downward spiral came about because the girl he thought he was...
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