This is a text for coaches and athletes who want to improve their sporting performance via the application of scientific training and nutritional principles. It gives detailed, practical information on the principles of physical conditioning, and how these relate to explosive events (such as sprinting), endurance events (such as the Ironman triathlon) and team sports (such as rugby and soccer). A chapter on competition preparation has been included ("Getting it right on the day"), as well as an appraisal of scientific aids for athletes (heart rate monitors, altitude training, warm up and warm down, drafting and pacing, and hill training). The book includes contributions from leading coaches, who reveal the secrets to success in their events, and also look at what the future holds for athletes in the year 2008.

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Product Description

This is a text for coaches and athletes who want to improve their sporting performance via the application of scientific training and nutritional principles. It gives detailed, practical information on the principles of physical conditioning, and how these relate to explosive events (such as sprinting), endurance events (such as the Ironman triathlon) and team sports (such as rugby and soccer). A chapter on competition preparation has been included ("Getting it right on the day"), as well as an appraisal of scientific aids for athletes (heart rate monitors, altitude training, warm up and warm down, drafting and pacing, and hill training). The book includes contributions from leading coaches, who reveal the secrets to success in their events, and also look at what the future holds for athletes in the year 2008.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #486992 in Books
• Published on: 1998-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 456 pages

From the Author
Advanced training and nutritional strategies for sport
This book describes the optimal training and nutritional strategies for enhancing athletic performance. It contains new information on the body's power systems for exercise; fitness testing for specific sports; and training programs for speed and power, endurance events and team sports. Training aids and strategies are examined, and techniques to ensure that athletes "get it right" on the day of a competition presented. In addition to advanced training techniques, PEAK PERFORMANCE provides the most recent information available on optimal nutritional practices. The athlete's training diet, pre-event nutrition, and fluid and fuel intake for competition are discussed in detail, as well as eating for recovery. Pills, potions and nutritional supplements are critically evaluated, as are the claims for new training techniques and products. Quotes and practical helpful hints from internationally known sports scientists and athletes are included throughout the text. T! he book concludes with a look into the future, in which several world-class coaches have put their reputation on the line by predicting the limits to performance in their specialist events!

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Customer Reviews

Makes sense,
After batting through what seemed like 100s of journal articles to write a literature review on endurance training, I allowed myself to buy this book as a reward. The verdict? Definitely should have bought it before writing my essay! This book restored my faith in the ability of sports science to provide useful guidance in a field where multiple variables render the usefulness of much research less-than-obvious. I would recommend this book to any athlete who considers the challenge of designing a training program an indispensible part of the fun. If you are looking for step-by-step, do-this-do-that, no-thinking-required instructions on how to train then keep looking, however if you are interested in building an understanding of the principles involved that will allow you to pursue your own training in a more scientific manner then this is well worth a read. The authors' sense of humour and varied content will not disppoint.

An excellent handbook for both athlete and coach.
John Hawley and Louise Burke have produced a comprehensive training manual with a good scientific basis. Along with the wealth of useful information, one also finds a whole lot of interesting quotes and anecdotes, which make the book really enjoyable to read. These days in competition a 1% advantage can mean the difference between an Olympic medal and obscurity. This book may just give you that advantage.