Loren Landow

Ultimate Conditioning for Martial Arts

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Strike and kick with explosive power. Grapple and wrestle with sustained strength. Counter and evade opponents with speed and agility. Ultimate Conditioning for Martial Arts is your guide to achieving all of these performance goals and more. It includes sample training plans for the most popular martial arts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 177mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781492506157
• ISBN-10: 149250615X
• Artikelnr.: 43853472

Autorenporträt

Loren Landow has been an athletic performance specialist for more than 20 years. He has trained over 500 professionals from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), National Football League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, and National Hockey League, as well as Olympic gold medalists and a world-record holder. Landow was the strength and conditioning coach on season 16 of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show. He is widely recognized as an authority on speed and power development and presents nationally and internationally for renowned organizations in the sport performance and fitness industries. He is often hired as a consultant for many club and professional teams. Currently he is the owner/director of performance at Landow Performance in Denver, Colorado. During his career, Landow has been fortunate to work with some of the best martial artists in the world, including UFC fighters Brendan Schaub, Neil Magny, Shane Carwin, Cat Zingano, and Strikeforce champion Nate Marquardt. He has coached some of the top practitioners of Brazilian jiujitsu, muay tai, taekwondo, karate, judo, and Russian sambo along with world-class boxers and wrestlers. Landow's philosophy is simple: Maximize human performance through efficiency. With a full arsenal of exercises and a leave-no-stone-unturned mentality, he aims for efficiency in training, which transfers to each athlete's specific sport or individual playing position. He firmly believes that speed, power, strength, agility, flexibility (mobility and stability), balance, and conditioning are biomotor skills an athlete must develop for success.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Physical Requirements for Martial Arts
Chapter 2. Evaluating Martial Arts Fitness
Chapter 3. Dynamic Warm-Ups and Flexibility
Chapter 4. Exercises for Base Conditioning
Chapter 5. Exercises for Striking and Kicking
Chapter 6. Exercises for Wrestling and Grappling
Chapter 7. Exercises for Speed and Agility
Chapter 8. Recovery and Nutrition
Chapter 9. Program Planning and Periodization for Martial Arts
Chapter 10. Programs for the Striking and Kicking Arts
Chapter 11. Programs for the Wrestling and Grappling Arts
Chapter 12. Blending and Customizing Programs for MMA