Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #383890 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 256 pages

Synopsis
When it comes to sport and fitness, Bernie has been there, done it, run it, swum it, ridden it and skied it. A former Marine and a member of the elite Special Boat Squadron, he was British cross-country ski champion and an international at both biathlon and triathlon, as well as a three-time winner of TV's Survival Of The Fittest. Now he has established himself as a key fitness and performance adviser in the ultra-competitive world of Formula 1, and also trains other internationally successful sportsmen and women, including Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell and the British Olympic rowing squad, Britain's top mountain bike rider Ollie Beckinsale, Bath Rugby Club and World Champion rally drivers Colin McRae and Carlos Saintz. In this book, Bernie Shrosbree sets out his personal approach for the first time in a blueprint for total fitness which means that you can benefit from the same advice, encouragement and straight talking as the world's top professionals.

Inspired is a jargon-free total conditioning manual which will tell you how to establish where you are now, plan meaningful personal fitness goals and build really effective programmes - whether you are starting a conditioning programme for the first time, coming back after a lay off or are already training hard. Bernie, with the aid of over 400 photographs, illustrations and charts, demonstrates the absolutely correct techniques which will make your training much more efficient. In "Inspired" dozens of myths are exploded, and the importance of the training environment and the psychology of self-motivation are not forgotten. It shows you how to train for a whole range of specific sports, from running and cycling to basketball and equestrianism, with over 100 resistance, core stability and flexibility exercises carefully photographed and thoroughly explained.

Customer Reviews

Disappointed!
Not much to say - sounds like it should be a great inspiration, but sadly lacks any real technical detail. Tells you everything you know already and gives a great overview, plus a lot of Bernie's own personal achievements. There's nothing here you won't find in any monthly fitness magazine.
I had hoped for something to take me that level higher, to "raise the bar" - I was sadly disappointed.

Helped me back to fitness
I couldn't disagree more with the previous reviewer. I guess if you are a professional sportsperson you should be working with a guy like Bernie anyway. For the rest of us mere mortals it is great to finally have a book that walks you through all aspects of getting fit - including the mental strength required. Having slipped several discs in my back and taking the better part of a year to recover, this book has made a real difference to me.