Authors:Tudor Bompa, Michael Carrera,
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: sports, training, periodization
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2005-04-06
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0736055592
ISBN-13: 9780736055598

Sports conditioning has advanced tremendously since the era when a "no pain, no gain" philosophy guided the training regimens of athletes. Dr. Tudor Bompa pioneered most of these breakthroughs, proving long ago that it?s not only how much and how hard an athlete works but also when and what work is done that determines the athlete?s conditioning level. In Periodization Training for Sports, Bompa demonstrates how to use periodized workouts in order to peak at optimal times by manipulating six different training phases: anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, maximum strength, conversion to power, m

Authors:Robert D. Ward, George B. Dintiman, Bob Ward,
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: speed, sports
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2003-09-08
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0736046496
ISBN-13: 9780736046497

Reach your playing speed potential! As an athlete or coach who knows that faster is better, you?ll appreciate the advice offered in Sports Speed. Learn all aspects of speed development, including -tests and assessment, -strength base building, -ballistic and plyometric training, -speed endurance training, -running technique, -footwork drills, -overspeed training, and -program planning and periodization. All-new techniques and drills will help you improve starts and stops, changes in direction, and acceleration. Boost your performance to its highest level with Sports Speed.

Authors:Susan Jackson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: experiences, performances, optimal, keys, sports, flow
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1999-05-19
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0880118768
ISBN-13: 9780880118767

The experience of flow is still one of the least understood phenomena in sport. And yet it is one of the richest, most memorable experiences an athlete will ever know. Some call it a natural "high." Others refer to it as being "in a zone." Whatever the label, flow is that elusive and desired state of consciousness that athletes, coaches, and psychologists have tried to understand, harness, and employ to their benefit ever since Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi first coined the term back in the early 1970s. Written by Susan Jackson and the world-renowned Csikszentmihalyi, Flow in Sports both explains th

Author: Mark B. Anderso
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: practice, psychology, sport
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2005-07-19
List price: $49.00
ISBN-10: 073603711X
ISBN-13: 9780736037112

Just another applied sport psych book? Hardly. Get ready to take off in uncharted territory with Sport Psychology in Practice, which delves into complex, sensitive, and even taboo topics that many other texts have not approached. Compiled by renowned psychologist Mark Andersen, this text presents comprehensive and realistic dialogues between athletes and sport psychologists. These exchanges provide a real-world sensibility to the topics expressed in the book. The text guides readers through these situations: ? Understanding the dynamics of a variety of issues, including alcohol abuse and viole

Author: Ian McLeod
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: anatomy, swimming
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2009-10-22
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0736075712
ISBN-13: 9780736075718

See how to achieve stronger starts, more explosive turns, and faster times! Swimming Anatomy will show you how to improve your performance by increasing muscle strength and optimizing the efficiency of every stroke. Swimming Anatomy includes 74 of the most effective swimming exercises, each with step-by-step descriptions and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting the primary muscles in action. Swimming Anatomy goes beyond exercises by placing you on the starting block, in the water, and into the throes of competition. Illustrations of the active muscles for starts, turns, and the fou

Authors:Patricia J. Benjamin, Scott P. Lam,
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: massage, sports, understanding
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2004-11-15
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 073605457X
ISBN-13: 9780736054577

Updated and invigorated, Understanding Sports Massage, Second Edition, provides readers with an understanding of the fundamental theory and practical basis for using sports massage to keep athletes in top shape, recover from injuries, and improve performance. Like the successful first edition, Understanding Sports Massage is ideal for sport professionals and students in sports massage training programs. The book illustrates and explains massage techniques in detail and describes the procedures involved in conducting effective sports massage sessions, including determining goals, organizing the

Authors:Arnold G. Nelson, Jouko Kokkonen,  Jason M. Mc
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: anatomy, stretching
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2006-11-16
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0736059725
ISBN-13: 9780736059725

See inside every stretch--and maximize flexibility! Stretching Anatomy will arm you with the knowledge to increase range of motion, supplement training, enhance recovery, and maximize efficiency of movement. You’ll also gain a detailed understanding of how each stretch affects your body. Stretching Anatomy is like having an X-ray of each stretch, only better. Not only do you see full-color illustrations of the muscles in action, but you also find out how changes in position can alter the muscle emphasis and difficulty and how variations can improve safety and effectiveness. Each exercise