Nick Grantham

The Strength and Conditioning Bible (eBook, ePUB)

How to Train Like an Athlete

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Revealing the training S&C strategies and principles used by elite athletes, this book will show that, regardless of your current fitness and exercise experience, anyone can train like an athlete.

Professional athletes' careers and livelihoods depend on results, so when they train they make sure they get the most from their training sessions. Experienced trainer Nick Grantham introduces you to performance based conditioning, explaining why athletic-based strength and conditioning training programmes are superior to all other training methods. Providing you with detailed information in a highly accessible manner, the book ensures you can elevate your training programmes to a new level.

Providing a strong scientific rationale for an athletic approach to training so you can develop a better understanding of physical preparation, The Strength and Conditioning Bible gives you the key elements of an integrated performance-conditioning programme.

An essential resource, this book contains a 16-week, 4 stage plan that balances total-body strength, endurance, mobility, balance, coordination and athleticism. You will be able develop a customisable and realistic fitness programme and with the knowledge gleaned from the book, you will develop and enjoy productive and pain-free workouts for years to come.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472908988
• Artikelnr.: 43829622

Autorenporträt

Through his work as a Performance Enhancement Specialist working in high performance sport, Nick Grantham has gained a reputation for excellence working with scores of Olympic athletes. He has over 15 years' experience in the development of high performance fitness and sport science service delivery to Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic medallists. Nick has also written for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maxim, Four Four Two, Fighting Fit, Peak Performance as well as a monthly column in Sports Injury Bulletin.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1 - Training Concepts1. Introduction: the role of S&C in being the best you can be2. What is integrated performance conditioning?3. 5 Point Blueprint for SuccessSection 2 - Train Like an Athlete4. Injury reduction5. Movement Preparation6. Strength and Power7. Metabolic Conditioning8. Recovery and RegenerationSection 3 - Programme Design9. Programme Design ChecklistSection 4 - Exercise Reference10. Injury Reduction11. Movement Preparation12. Strength and Power13. Metabolic Conditioning14. Programme templates (month, week, session)Exercise matrix

Rezensionen

If you'd like to make 2016 the year you finally get the body of your dreams, then strength and conditioning coach Nick Grantham can help. In this book, he reveals the training secrets and principles used by top athletes - you'll be planking like a pro in no time. The Sun 20151219