Training for Peak Performance (Other Sports)

by WilfPaish (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1991

  $5.77

  Draws on the disciplines of physiology, biomechanics, philosophy and psychology to provide the reader with a deeper appreciation of those factors which contribute to fitness and success at the top in sport. The book is aimed at those sportsmen and women from group and individual activities who are prepared to devote time to develop a fitness programme which will take them to their peak. Outlining routines for improving speed, power, strength, mobility and endurance, it gives advice on training regimes, diet and fitness assessment. It also explains the role sports scientists and the paramedical profession can play in supporting athletes during their quest for high performance levels.