Author: Stackmedia
Publisher: Triumph Books
Keywords: athlete, training, football
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-12-15
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1600782809
ISBN-13: 9781600782800
Author: Kay Porter
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: athlete, mental
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-07-08
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0736046542
ISBN-13: 9780736046541
The Mental Athlete is the applied sport psychology handbook for competitors and coaches. It contains exercises, tests, and worksheets that will guide you through the steps of mental achievement for improved performance. This conditioning manual for the mind helps you -enhance mental strengths and address weaknesses through effective self-assessments, -increase confidence in personal abilities and overcome the fear of failure, -heighten awareness of inner-thought processes and learn ways to improve them, and -initiate action and respond intuitively and positively to challenges.
Author: George Leonard
Publisher: North Atlantic Book
Keywords: athlete, ultimate
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2000-09-30
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1556433492
ISBN-13: 9781556433498
Moving gracefully from ancient Greek philosophy to school gymnasiums, this book explores the profound connection between physical and mental performance and shows how strengthening the inner athlete leads to a more harmonious life. "It’s enough to make you want to go out and run a mile for the sheer joy of it." - NBC News
Author: William N. Taylor
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Keywords: athlete, steroids, anabolic
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2002-01
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0786411287
ISBN-13: 9780786411283
The first edition of this work, published in 1982, concentrated on the athlete’s use of and the physician’s knowledge of, anabolic steroids. This fully updated second edition discusses the continuing controversy over their use in competitive sports. An introduction of the use and abuse of anabolic steroids is followed by chapters on such topics as anabolic steroid compounds, the anabolic-to-androgen ratio, basic principles of muscle building, current anabolic steroid preparations, anabolic steroid regimes used by athletes, the enhancement of athletic performance, adverse physical eff
Author: Barbara Lehn
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Keywords: titles, single, athlete
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2002-09-01
List price: $21.90
ISBN-10: 0761322582
ISBN-13: 9780761322580
Author: Lauri Stricker
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Keywords: athlete, outdoor, pilates
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-02-15
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 1555915914
ISBN-13: 9781555915919
Boasting more than 10 million American practitioners, Pilates has become a popular path to strength and flexibility. Now outdoor athletes can harness the core strengthening and cross training benefits of Pilates. Combining her love of Pilates, rock climbing, and snowboarding, Lauri Stricker has penned a user-friendly guide to boost outdoor performance and prevent injury. This informative guide includes images of key poses, tips, and training techniques from beginner to expert. While not part of Fulcrum’s Little Kick in the Butt Series, Pilates for the Outdoor Athlete is a
Author: Lee Bergquist
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: athlete, ageless, rise, wind, second
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2009-05-15
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0736074910
ISBN-13: 9780736074919
Meet and learn why older men and women are passionate about fitness and athletics: -Don McNelly has completed more than 150 marathons after the age of 80.-Philippa Raschker has dedicated her life to track and was edged out for the Sullivan Award by swimmer Michael Phelps. -Clarence Bass, in his 70s, has the polished physique of a man 50 years younger. Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete is an absorbing account of a growing subculture of Americans who are challenging the notion of what it means to grow old. Visit the book’s Web site at www.SecondWindAthlete.com.
