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Nutrition for Top Performance in Football
Eat Like the Pros and Take Your Game to the Next Level
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
239 kr
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Foreword by Brendan Rodgers, Leicester City FC manager. Nutrition plays a crucial role in the match performance and recovery of the athlete. To apply the principles of sports nutrition in football, this book provides nutrition basics as well as insight into the physiological demands of the game itself by looking into what elite players eat and drink.Appropriate food choices and timing are also important for a player to perform hard, avoid illness, and recuperate from injury. This book uses the UEFA 2020 Expert Group Consensus Review on Nutrition in Elite Football to give evidence-based guidelines for optimizing football performance through appropriate nutrition and the latest comprehensive information on nutrition guidelines for professional players-also relevant to the amateur player. Included are the specific needs of female players and match officials and relevant issues such as eating during travel and food hygiene. Finally, the book provides some example meal plans and snacks for training, match, and recovery days. Meal recipes are provided by elite performance chefs, Rachel Muse and Bruno Cirillo, who regularly prepare meals for elite players.The science behind sports nutrition is evolving fast. Knowing what the top professional players are eating and drinking can help amateur players improve their own performance, recovery, and health.
Mental Game: Tennis
Cognitive Training, Creativity, and Game Intelligence in Tennis
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
187 kr
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Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations. This “mental speed” lays the foundation to build master performances in extremely complex situations. This book offers a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in a tennis player’s ability to win on the court. The diagnostic tools and useful examples aid the training of cognitive abilities. With more than 50 on-court practice drills to build game intelligence, every tennis player will strengthen their mental game and win their matches.
Krav Maga - Combat Mindset & Fighting Stress
How to Perform Under Alarming and Stressful Conditions
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
246 kr
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Originally developed as an elite fighting tactic for the Israel Defence Forces, today Krav Maga has become a popular self-defence method, appealing to government units, martial artists, and even the average person.This innovative Krav Maga book depicts cutting-edge techniques and training methods, covering the core topics that are applicable in a variety of professional and personal situations—in particular the combat mindset and fighting stress. This book gives the reader techniques to perform under all stressful conditions.Originally tailored for law enforcement and military personnel, its methods can also be used by all martial artists, combative sports athletes, and anyone learning self-defence techniques. Written by Master Eyal Yanilov, the successor of Krav Maga’s founder, Imi Sde-Or, this book covers all the core topics of Krav Maga that have been proven to be successful in professional and personal situations.
242 kr
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Thebest training for soccer players is both sport and game specific. Practice isthen run with the aim of perfecting tactics and techniques. But this is not thefull picture. Players must also be fast and agile; they must have speed andendurance. To best train the muscles needed for speed and agility, coachesshould introduce strength training and conditioning into their trainingprograms, and Training & Conditioning for Soccer is the perfect bookto help coaches do exactly that.First,the reader is introduced to the sport of soccer and the fundamentals of thegame; physiological demands and training methodology needed to develop strengthand power are part of the basics of training. Then, the following chapterscover the best training methods for developing game- and position-specificendurance. Included in these chapters are brief discussions of those morepopular yet ineffective training methods used today, clarifying why the methodsin this book are superior for training speed and agility in soccer players.Finally, the reader is given examples of training models, including how tocreate their own models that will train their players in all aspects of thegame. The reader will also find here example training plans for each physicalability that should be developed as well as the best strength trainingexercises to incorporate into soccer practice.Written by Tudor Bompa, the creator of periodizationtraining, Training & Conditioning in Soccer is the best guide forintroducing strength training into soccer practice to develop fast and agile players.
230 kr
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This is a new edition of bestseller, The Run Walk Run (R)Method, by running coach, Jeff Galloway! After developing his own Run Walk Run(R) method, which has a more than 98% success rate, Jeff has helped hundreds ofthousands of walkers and runners achieve their goals. Jeff's plan uses acombination of running and walking intervals that help each person run theirdesired distance-whether it's a 5K race or a half marathon-and achieve theirgoal times. The method is low milage and can be fit into any schedule. In thisbook, Jeff not only outlines how to follow the Run Walk Run (R) method, but healso explores the principles of training as well as its mental and physicalbenefits. He includes a training plan to get beginners started, and he providestips on how to find one's own Magic Mile time, how to set up a runningstrategy, and how to train mental strength. He also includes advice on runningwith proper form and technique, using drills to run better, troubleshootingaches and pains, preparing for and finishing a race, and more. Jeff Gallowaybelieves everyone is designed to run and walk, and he helps them to keep movingand enjoy the exercise with his book, The Run Walk Run (R) Method
264 kr
Pole Dance Fitness is a guide to performing the best pole dance exercises to create one intense workout. The book contains specific information, practical descriptions, and full-color photos designed to help the reader understand the best approach for each exercise, movement, trick, or spin. Included also are detailed exercise sets to create your own best workout as well as information on stretching before and after performing the pole dance tricks. The workouts are designed to progress as your conditioning and fitness progresses, lowering the risk of injury. Technical notes for each pole figure and spin relate to its level of difficulty so you won`t find yourself performing an exercise that is beyond your ability.Not just a workout, the unique composition of the pole dance transitions combine to create different dance and acrobatic routines so not only will you improve your body posture and alignment and your overall fitness, you will also have a great time doing it
151 kr
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This book, written in a style easily comprehended by a child and containing motivating illustrations, was written with the youngest of athletes in mind. By inviting kids to complete individual tasks, to solve puzzles, to answer questions and to complete drawings, the book achieves the feel of an activity book. The little cartoon character "Foily" accompanies the reader throughout the book, as he offers tips and invites the child to practice independently. The contents correspond to the most basic level of fencing training. It is intended as a teaching tool for fencing instructors and trainers, to help promote understanding of the sport of fencing for fencing students, and to improve independence in training. For the parents of fencing children it is an important motivational companion to fencing instruction.
185 kr
This title presents a superbly illustrated and easy-to-follow overview of the basic principles, concepts, and techniques of Aikido. Aikido is the Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba in the early 20th century as a synthesis of other martial arts and a philosophy of peace, the goal of which was to create an art that could be used by practitioners to defend themselves while also protecting the aggressor from serious injury. Filled with full-colour illustrations and written by an enormously experienced and successful Aikido instructor, this volume presents readers with a comprehensive overview of the basic principles, concepts, and techniques of this specialized martial art - from proper foot and hand movements to the 'roles' of both the defender and attacker.
166 kr
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Since the outstanding success of his New Zealand athletes Snell, Halberg, and Magee at the 1960 Rome Olympics, Arthur Lydiard’s name has been synonymous with the best training methods used by the world’s top middle- and long-distance runners. Arthur Lydiard’s methods are just as relevant today as they were 60 years ago and are still used by top athletes looking to enhance their performance.This new edition presents Lydiard’s high-performance training techniques and includes systematic, detailed training programs based on his definition of fitness. Each runner can tailor the programs to his or her goal. Also included are tips for the best running gear, nutrition, preventing injury, and therapy, and the book even delves into the relationship between the coach and the athlete—making it a must-have for all runners and coaches
185 kr
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This book contains 100 workouts that focus on improving general swimming efficiency.The workouts are specific to each of the competitive swimming strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breastroke, and butterfly. Together, the 100 workouts blend swimming drills and conditioning sets that total up to 2,000 yards. Each workout is accompanied by a Focus Point, allowing swimmers to zero in on stroke improvements by eliminating drag, improving feel for the water, and swimming in a core-centered manner.Swimmers at any level will improve their swimming technique, efficiency, and performance with Swim Fast!
166 kr
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Discover a new way to train with dumbbells and add a new dimension to your exercise program for spectacular results. Every piece of exercise equipment serves a purpose, but none more so than the dumbbell, commonly referred to as 'free weights' or 'hand weights. Held in either one hand or as a pair in both hands whilst performing exercises, dumbbells can be used to create a highly effective and successful exercise program. Now, "Dumbbell Training" offers readers a revolutionary new way to get the most out of any exercise plan using the tried-and-tested 3-Stage Dumbbell Training System. Filled with full-colour photos and easy-to-follow instructions, readers will learn how to combine traditional strength training with more functional and dynamic movement patterns to achieve exceptional results.
246 kr
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Krav Maga is a modern and proven self-defence system. Easy to learn because it is based on natural reflexes, it is extremely efficient to use against one or more attackers. There is only one goal: to survive violent conflicts as unscathed as possible. Developed by the Israeli army and formerly an insider tip in military training, this close combat system is booming worldwide. Krav Maga is not a traditional or competitive martial art but pure self-defence. It’s all about survival. Its techniques are constantly developed and adapted to current threat situations.In his book Krav Maga: Effective Techniques for Self-Defense, his second on this self-defence method, the author methodically explains more than 100 Krav Maga techniques for self-defence—including more than 300 detailed photos—by using the principles that make this system so successful. It includes information on both well-founded basics as well as advanced techniques, depending on the distance to the attacker.The effective techniques for self-defence in this book help to demonstrate what Krav Maga is all about, gives exercise tips for more successful and safe execution, and provides information to help the reader further develop the learned techniques, making this the official book about Krav Maga training.
Train Your Fascia Tone Your Body
The Successful Method to Form Firm Connective Tissue
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
156 kr
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Fascia is a building network in our body that gives us support, structure, and form. Whether a thigh is firm and beautifully shaped or like jelly basically depends on the tone of the fibrous connective tissue—the fascia. Therefore, we must train and firm the fascia in addition to strengthening the muscles. Only then will we have defined muscles, a well-toned body contour, and a slender shape. In collaboration with renowned fascia researcher, Robert Schleip, PhD, Divo Mueller has developed a new training that specifically tones connective tissue. Applying the power principles presented in this book—sense, bounce, tone, and nourish—you can reduce cellulite and eliminate bat wings and a flabby bottom.Using the illustrated and detailed full-body workouts presented will tone the seven important fascial chains. This innovative training approach will especially benefit those with weak and flabby connective tissue. Additionally, physiotherapists, Pilates instructors, movement trainers, and fitness coaches can easily adapt these power principles as a part of their training programs.
166 kr
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In this book for runners and walkers, Olympian Jeff Galloway offers an easy, time-efficient method for training for a 5K or 10K. Using Galloway’s proven Run Walk Run® method, the reader will gain control over fatigue while reducing or eliminating aches and pains. Detailed training schedules help beginners finish each training session strong, and time goal programs help advanced runners shave time off their finishes.In addition to the training plans, Galloway provides easy-to-read advice on medical checkups, nutrition for runners, fat-burning workouts, choosing appropriate running shoes, and how to stay motivated. With the race day checklist, every runner will be prepared for the big day, reducing the stress that happens before a runner’s first race.With this book, all runners, at any level, will reduce fatigue and finish each race strong!
- Nyhet
166 kr
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This is a new edition of Running Until You’re 100by running coach, Jeff Galloway. It is the must-have guide that will keeprunners fit as they age and help them run for life. This book offers step-by-stepprogrammes for runners in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. The programmes all use JeffGalloway’s proven Run Walk Run® method and are designed to help themature runner make the adjustments needed for each decade so that they canenjoy exercise and enhance quality of life without injury.After developing his own Run Walk Run® method, which has a more than98% success rate, Jeff has helped hundreds of thousands of walkers and runnersachieve their goals. Jeff’s plan uses a combination of running and walkingintervals that help each person continue to run without risk of injury. Themethod is low milage and can be fit into any schedule. In addition to his training plans, Jeff includes adviceon nutrition and fat burning as well as how to determine current fitness level,set appropriate goals, and stay injury free. Combining healthy eating withthese run-walk, low-mileage programs benefits the bones, joints, and heart, andmost runners can enjoy running with fewer aches and pains.With this book, anyonecan run until they’re 100!
Galloway's Half Marathon Training
Use the Run Walk Run Method to Finish Every Race Strong
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
166 kr
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For any runner considering training for a half marathon, author Jeff Galloway can help them prepare to train, enjoy training, and cross the finish line strong.In this book, the author outlines for each runner how to select a realistic goal and what workouts to use to best prepare for the race. He includes tips for staying motivated while at the same time eliminating aches, pains, and injuries. He also assures the runner that his training will not consume the runner's time so that they can train successfully while still enjoying other aspects of life.The author's successful and unique run-walk-run training method has helped thousands of average people train for half marathons, even if they have never run before. Using this program, even veteran runners can improve their personal bests.With this book, every runner will be given a step-by-step guide on setting up their training each week so that they will finish the half marathon strong.
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Your Guide to the 2026 World Cup
Everything You Need to Know About the Players and Teams
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
260 kr
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YourGuide to the 2026 World Cup takes the reader through theglobally renowned FIFA World Cup, providing in-depth details on all 48 teams,star players, coaches, team strategies, expert game analysis, and more! This isthe perfect book for the enthusiast as well as anyone new to watching thesport.The2026 World Cup is the first to be hosted by three nations: the United States, Canada,and Mexico.Author Shane Stay delves into the World Cup’s historic background, explainingnot only why these games are so exciting, but also what the viewer should watchfor as the matches unfold. He takes the reader through the stadiums andexplains team strategies, formations, styles of play. He provides background onall the star players and teams, and even makes a few predictions for the games’outcomes.Enhancethe experience of watching the world’s most popular tournament with the extradetails and fun anecdotes provided in Your Guide to the 2026 World Cup.
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Building on the book Learning Fencing, this book explains how to train for technique and tactics in the sport of fencing and shows why fencers must improve their endurance, strength, and speed. Young fencers learn to go beyond practice bouts and enrich their training with exercises that may seem to have nothing at all to do with fencing. They discover how important it is to warm up before training and competitions and learn how an athlete gets stiff muscles. The book also includes suggestions about what young athletes can do on their own to improve their skills and to monitor and evaluate their progress. With the help of this book, young fencers learn to manage their own development and to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
- Nyhet
220 kr
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Dareto Dream is the inspiring memoir of Mike Sheridan, a UK and worldrecord-breaker in long-distance running with a unique approach to the marathon.For Mike, age is just a number, and anything is possible for the older athlete.Thisis the complete story of Mike's illustrious career. He candidly shares his ownexperiences with the reader-all of his ups and downs, from a childhood spent inthe endurance running hotbed of Kenyaand an off-putting experience with cross-country running in England tobecoming one of the most decorated masters of marathon running. He was thefirst UKman over 70 to run a marathon in under three hours, and he also shares here histraining methods for older runners. Mike'sstory of perseverance and success is one that is sure to inspire runners of allages.
166 kr
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To swim better, we have to swim more efficiently. While good technique is the foundation of efficient swimming, it is difficult to achieve by simply swimming lap after lap. Ongoing stroke problems leave many people feeling unrewarded. Therefore, swimming drills are a fundamental and ongoing element of practice at all levels of the sport. Each drill is explained step by step. Drill Feedback Charts are included to help swimmers identify problems and make modifications. Underwater and surface photographs give swimmers optimal images to emulate as they practice. 100 More Swimming Drills is an excellent resource for coaches and swimmers at any level in the quest for better swimming. 100 More Swimming Drills follows the successful Strength Training for Faster Swimming published in 2011, the three book series Technique Swim Workouts, The 100 Best Swimming Drills published in 2007, and Masters Swimming - A Manual published in 2006.
Cold Application in Training & Competition
The Influence of Temperature on Your Athletic Performance
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
213 kr
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Temperature plays an important role in sports - regarding both the athlete's performance and health. However, until now, these effects, e.g. thermoregulatory mechanisms as well as the variations of body temperature during physical exertion have barely been considered. This book presents studies and results which prove that cold application has a positive influence on the athlete's performance and regeneration ability. Based on the results of international studies, and considering the control mechanisms and principles of thermoregulation, the effects of cold application should be utilized in training and competition.
Acrobatics for Children and Teenagers
From the Basics to Spectacular Human Balance Figures
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
166 kr
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Acrobatics are exciting for children and teenagers. It is both challenging and fascinating to put your balance to the test and build human figures. Very important for this are team spirit and a willingness to cooperate. Many spectacular human pyramids and partner balance figures are easy to learn and great progress can be made in a short time. This book illustrates the basics of partner acrobatics with children and teenagers in a clear and informative way. The topics include not only how to begin and how to organize a practice session, but also different ways to arrange performances. In addition to many preparatory exercises, a practical section presents simple acrobatic figures that have proved to be of value in practice. The variety of techniques, from pyramids to figures of imagination, from dynamic elements to elegant partner figures, is described in detail in individual chapters.
166 kr
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For All Levels of Performance. This book covers all aspects of training. It shows readers how to assess their fitness, set up their own training plan based on their individual skills and needs. Provides well-founded instructions for mountain bike training while always taking scientific principles of training and discipline-specific criteria into account Cross Country, Marathon, etc..
166 kr
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This new and improved edition of "The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning book" contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic techniques, easy to follow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. All the most common terms from the scene are listed for reference in English and French. History, philosophy, rules of behavior, training advice based on the latest sports science knowledge, interviews from the scene about motivations and trends, advice for schools and explanations of competitions and competition criteria are a few examples of the book's contents.
113 kr
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Taekwondo Kids - From White Belt to Yellow/Green Belt provides you with the first practical guide to the Korean Martial Arts System of Taekwondo and has been specially written with children and youths in mind. It serves as an accompaniment to training as well as providing an introduction to this particular sport. Using simple, easily understood language and numerous appropriate illustrations suitable for children and youths, all the exercises can be carried out or practiced further without any difficulty. Taekwondo Kids is written in the form of a course textbook. The individual sections of the book are arranged according to belt grade, and in addition to the comprehensive lead into the sport itself, all the respective techniques and exercise forms in Taekwondo are included for advancement to the next belt grade in the WTF (World Taekwondo Federation) System.
145 kr
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In his book, Chris Kroeger has compiled the most effective volleyball drills. Packed with numerous illustrations this working manual will help you to improve your fundamental volleyball skills.
151 kr
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Get the most out of your body! Learn how to eat well, lose weight and have energy to exercise even when you are pressed at time. Author of the bestseller The Run-Walk-Run(R) Method, Jeff Galloway now offers an expansive, state-of-the-art book on the importance of proper nutrition for runners. Jeff's trademarked Run-Walk-Run(R) method has helped hundreds of thousands of average people to get off the couch and start running. Nutrition for Runners goes even further by including all the relevant information for runners to treat their body well off the track as well as on. Proper nutrition is a key component to staying healthy. In order to treat our body right, we need to both exercise and eat well. Using material from renowned nutritionist Nancy Clark, Galloway gives the reader tips on how to get the most out of your body. This book offers a detailed program to help you set up your training and change your nutrition in order to reach the goal you have set for yourself. The book is loaded with tips on what to eat, when to eat, how much to eat, and how to combine all that with your training schedule while still retaining the chance to enjoy other aspects of life.
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The Badminton Handbook is a compact, groundbreaking training manual that gives the reader an overall insight into the world of badminton. It is divided into two parts. The first part deals with training theory while the second contains background information about the sport and its stars, thus giving the reader an overall insight into the world of badminton. The Badminton Handbook is groundbreaking in many ways. It combines training theory and information about badminton stars by reinforcing basic explanations on badminton technique with tips from the pros. It not only relates the excitement of this sport with Asian origins, but tells you all you need to know about badminton from A to Z. It is a reliable reference book that readers will want to turn to again and again.
Football Made Simple
An Entertaining Introduction to the Game for Bemused Supporters
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
87 kr
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If you have a player in your life but don't understand the game at all, then this is the book for you. Aimed at friends and family who go along to watch but have no real idea what is going on.This is the first in a series of guides for bemused supporters. After reading this book, you will know all about free kicks (direct and indirect), the difference between a goal kick and a corner kick and of course you will stun everyone with your knowledge of the infamous offside law and the way to beat the offside trap. You may even surprise family footballers by knowing more than them about the history of the game.We'll guide you on choosing kit, keeping it clean and ensuring your favourite player (whatever their relationship is to you) turns up to play looking well prepared and feeling part of the team. We've also included the latest support etiquette guidance if you're going along to matches for the first time.This book is for all bemused supporters, male and female, who loyally turn out to cheer in all weathers.
87 kr
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Im in the team can you come and watch me play? If you will be sitting by a cricket pitch this summer, mystified by the antics on the field in front of you, Cricket Made Simple is the book for you. Not only will it help to explain what is going on from the spectators viewpoint it will also raise you several notches in your loved ones esteem. After reading Cricket Made Simple, you will be able to talk knowledgeably about spin and swing bowling, off drives, knocking in, and know the difference between a googly and an off-break. You might even enjoy the matches much more as a result. Just as well because they can take up a whole day at junior level, or up to five days for a Test match. The author, a mother who has spent many seasons at her sons playing fields, provides a complete guide to the intricacies of cricket for all those bemused supporters to whom this sport is a complete mystery. She also includes valuable advice on supporter etiquette and preparing cricket teas as well as dealing with the inevitable washing mountain. Cricket Made Simple is for all bemused supporters, male and female, who loyally turn out to cheer in all weathers.
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