Best of
Fitness

1983

Beef It!: Upping the Muscle Mass


Robert Kennedy - 1983
    198 champs-in-training photos.

Judo Formal Techniques: A Complete Guide to Kodokan Randori No Kata


Tadao Otaki - 1983
    Although the examples are geared toward judo, the training and conditioning methods set out are valuable for all martial artists and athletes, whatever their art or sport. Judo Training Methods is an "encyclopedia of judo" covering not only Judo techniques and training methods but also dojo etiquette, tournament rules, and promotion requirements. This illustrated judo book features over 1,000 photos and 200 conditioning exercises. A perfect introduction to Judo for beginners, the exercises in this classic text are also valuable conditioning exercises for football, basketball, track, swimming, wrestling, boxing, tennis, baseball, mixed martial arts and more!Chapters introduce readers to the principles and practice of Judo, including:Physical Judo Re-ExaminedClassification of Exercises and Muscle GroupsKinesiological Principles About MuscleJudo Training AdviceJudo and Weight TrainingJudo Training RoutinesPreparatory ExercisesSupplementary ExercisesCompound ExercisesAuxiliary Exercises

The Competitive Runner's Handbook


Bob Glover - 1983
    From the official training program for the New York City Marathon to specific training programs for all levels of runners. Sections on how to prepare your own training schedules make this the definitive guide to training to compete as a runner.

The Feldenkrais Method: Teaching by Handling


Yochanan Rywerant - 1983
    Moshe Feldenkrais. This system is a way of handling the body by communicating specific sensations to the central nervous system in order to improve the functions of the motor-system. Functional Integration is unique in that it evokes changes in the human brain at a level heretofore thought unachievable by any known educational technique.

Surviving Exercise: Judy Alter's Safe and Sane Exercise Program


Judy Alter - 1983
    It contains a complete set of safe head to toe exercises. It steers away from the harmful exercises that may still be practiced. It shows how to listen to the body to tell which exercises are working best.