Functional Training for Sports: Superior Conditioning for Today's Athlete - Softcover

Boyle, Michael

 
9780736046817: Functional Training for Sports: Superior Conditioning for Today's Athlete
Softcover
ISBN 10: 073604681X ISBN 13: 9780736046817
Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Reach a higher level of athleticism with "Functional Training for Sports"! Functional training is a complete system of athletic development that focuses on training the body the way it will be used in competition, making it the most efficient and effective form of training today. Author Mike Boyle, renowned strength and conditioning coach formerly with the Boston Bruins, addresses movement, body positions, and abilities that are essential for success in competition. Through "Functional Training for Sports", you will improve your total athleticism, enhance your performance, and reduce injuries through exercise progressions that will spur your development potential for specific movement patterns you commonly use in your sport. Providing tests for you to determine where to start, the progressions focus on training for the torso, the upper body, and the lower body. The book also provides detailed programs that incorporate the exercises and methods for these progressions. As you master each progression, you will be preparing yourself to perform in any situation with notable improvements in stability and balance, reaction time, core strength, and power. This whole-body, sport-applied system makes "Functional Training for Sports" your key to today's most effective and efficient training!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michael Boyle is regarded as a leader in the field of strength and conditioning. Before his work with Athletes' Performance, Boyle was owner of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, which emphasized performance enhancement and injury prevention to provide athletes of all ages. Before opening his business, Boyle spent 17 years as the strength and conditioning coach at Boston University and 10 years as the strength and conditioning coach for the NHL's Boston Bruins. He was one of the first strength and conditioning coaches to prepare athletes specifically for the NFL Combine, a trend that is now industry-wide. He also was the strength and conditioning coach for the 1998 gold medal-winning U.S. women's Olympic ice hockey team. Widely known for his work with hockey players, Boyle also has trained athletes in many of the major professional sports leagues in North America, including the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, and WNBA.

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Verlag
Human Kinetics Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
073604681X
ISBN 13 
9780736046817
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
208
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