Leigh Barandon

eBook, ePUB

Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training for Speed and Sport (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

What does it take to succeed in sports? The formula for being a champion can be distilled into several skill sets that are essential for playing at a competitive level, with some of the most important being strength, speed and stamina. This full colour illustrated training guide takes an in-depth look at your muscles at work during various sporting activities, making it crystal clear how to tailor your training to your specific needs. Whether you play football, baseball, tennis, basketball, rugby, lacrosse - the anatomical illustrations used in this book show exactly how your muscles are engaged and how to improve your performance. Not only will athletes get the ultimate look at what happens to their bodies during bursts of speed, they will also find running and sprinting activities, elastic band overspeed activities, stretching activities, exercises to develop the muscles around the knees to limit potential injury, and general lower body development. The book is divided into eight sections that focus on strength training and developing a conditioning programme. Sure to be a valuable reference for professionals and novices alike, Anatomy for Strength & Fitness Training for Speed and Sport features everything readers need to know to utilize and sustain speed and strength the smart way. Leigh Brandon, the founder of BodyCHEK, is a UK accredited strength and conditioning coach, CHEK practitioner (level VI), holistic lifestyle coach (level III), golf biomechanic, metabolic typing advisor and BodyTalk practitioner. He has specialized in injury rehabilitation and sports conditioning since 1996.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 12.81MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Leigh Brandon, the Founder of BodyCHEK has a mission to help as many people as possible to reach their health and performance potential, so they can live more productive, fulfilling and happier lives. He combines a number of professions to provide a truly comprehensive approach to helping his clients and athletes. Leigh has specialised in injury rehabilitation, wellness and sports conditioning since 1996. In addition to his skills as a practitioner, he is an author of four fitness books and two e-books, an international presenter and a member of the C.H.E.K Institute Faculty. Leigh also produced The Tennis Conditioning Series courses Levels 1, 2 & 3 for the CHEK Institute and teaches and lectures all over the world. Leigh has helped many people overcome back, neck, shoulder and knee pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, achieve their ideal weight and has helped athletes both amateur and professional improve performance, win medals and eliminate recurring injuries. Leigh's clients include British and European champions and record holders and Olympic athletes. Leigh's approach has enabled him to help clients with the most difficult conditions to achieve success where other modalities have previously failed. His experience has shown that the conventional approach to health, disease, exercise and nutrition don't sufficiently satisfy the needs of the general population or professional athletes. Leigh is passionate to help people achieve their goals using a holistic approach over the long term and wishes to educate the people about 'the truth' to achieving health, vitality and optimal performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: IMM Lifestyle
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781743371619
• Artikelnr.: 44572771