Cracking the CrossFit Open: How to Outperform Your Peers in Every Workout


Oliver Norris - 2017
    It provides you with the tools to outperform your peers, both in the Workout of the Day (WOD) and in the next CrossFit Open.In this book you will learn: Tactics to outperform athletes of a similar level in CrossFit workouts Mental strategies to ensure sustained motivation and optimal workout performance What matters most, based on analysis of every 2014-2018 CrossFit Open workout Valuable training insights from sports science and elite coaches Effective warm-up, cool-down, and mobilization techniques Frameworks and improvement tips for the three key training areas: strength, skills, and conditioning Unbiased tips for programming an effective training routine How to eat optimally for CrossFit training Practical methods to transition to a healthier lifestyle Principles for choosing dietary supplements and training equipment If you are serious about CrossFit, read this book and begin training in a better way.Full table of contents:IntroductionPART I: APPROACHChapter 1: StrategyChapter 2: TacticsChapter 3: PsychologyPART II: TRAININGChapter 4: PrinciplesChapter 5: ConsistencyChapter 6: WorkoutsChapter 7: ProgrammingPART III: RECOVERYChapter 8: NutritionChapter 9: LifestyleChapter 10: SupplementsConclusionGlossary of Terms

Fit For My King (His Princess)


Sheri Rose Shepherd - 2009
    Today, at nearly 50 years old, Sheri Rose is healthy and free. More than a half a million women have been set free through this life changing teaching.You can win this diet war once and for all! Sheri Rose Shepherd walks through each day with you, supporting you with 30 days of life changing devotions, heartwarming stories, creative cooking, and a daily dose of Scripture to keep you on track. The treasures of truth found in these pages will transform the way you see yourself forever.It's time to get your girlfriends together and become the best version of you! God loves you and will be with you every step of the way.

The CalorieKing Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2012


Allan Borushek - 2011
    - More up-to-date food database. - Improved search and index. - Improved usage instructions for different eReader devices.Ranked #1 in food counters by Amazon.com readers, in major bookstores, and in industry-trade papers. With more than 15 million print copies sold; this book has received the highest average reader-rating of all food counters and books in this category.Whether you want to lose weight, keep track of carbohydrates to help manage your diabetes, reduce other diet-related health risks, or just want make healthier eating choices, the CalorieKing Calorie, Fat and Carbohydrate 2012 is your best choice. It is a national best-seller, and favorite among both consumers and health care professionals. Start making healthier choices today with the CalorieKing convenient and reliable guide. Take it everywhere; look up foods before you eat, when eating choices count the most! The CalorieKing Counter makes it easy to know which foods to avoid. Better yet, provides options to help you make healthier choices to accomplish your weight and health goals.Inside the CalorieKing Counter:• A “book-within-a-book”: Menu items from 200 fast food chains and restaurants – the most comprehensive available• Unique eating out section – international restaurants, carnival and fair foods, movie concession snacks, food court menu items.• 17,000 food listings, both brand name and generic – researched meticulously and regularly updated by the CalorieKing team of dietitians and food researchers • Indispensable guides on diabetes and weight management• Essential sections and bonus counters for: Alcohol, caffeine, fats & cholesterol, fiber, protein, and sodium

Close Friends


Peter Jenkins - 1989
    Meet UFO, the shy Brahman bull who mates only at night; and Tigger, the smartest farm cat ever. Meet Cooper, Peter Jenkin's forever friend, a half Alaskan Malamute dog; and Shocker, the black stallion Peter took to Inner Mongolia. You will also meet the remarkable people who live among animals and who love them as he does. Of all the books Peter Jenkins has written, none is more heartfelt or moving than CLOSE FRIENDS.

Over 50, Overweight & Out Of Breath: A Year Of Going From Super Fat To Super Fit


Laura E. Sinclair - 2013
     "Before I wrote this book, I was diagnosed as MORBIDLY OBESE by my primary-care physician following a yearly visit. The only problem with this diagnosis was that we never discussed this issue. I knew that I was overweight, but it wasn't until I switched doctors and picked up my medical records that I saw this in writing. I saw myself in front of the mirror every day, so I knew things were bad, but it wasn't until I read those words, MORBIDLY OBESE, that the gravity of the situation sunk in." -LAURA SINCLAIR At 55, Laura Sinclair was grossly overweight; the future looked dim and dangerous. Carrying extra weight was setting her up for the possibility of developing a chronic illness--heart disease, stroke, or worse. She decided to take ownership of her life and pave a new road to optimum health and happiness. -Learn how Laura lost over 40% of her body weight and kept it off. -How she reached a level of fitness and athleticism that she thought not possible in her 50s and beyond.

Hidden in Plain Sight 8: How to Make an Atomic Bomb


Andrew H. Thomas - 2017
    It's a great way to learn about nuclear physics!

The Science of Getting Ripped: Proven Diet Hacks and Workout Tricks to Burn Fat and Build Muscle in Half the Time


Raza Imam - 2016
    The result is "The Science of Getting Ripped" This is my step-by-step manual I created for busy guys that want to burn fat, build muscle, get stronger, and increase their athleticism and power. I share the secrets and tips that regular guys can use to get in incredible shape. This is not a typical "bodybuilding" book because it's geared towards regular guys with busy lives.  Here's What You'll Discover How a little known nutrition trick slashes fat! (once you know this, you won't have trouble burning fat) The little used strategy that means you get stronger on ANY lift: (this is a common sense technique I hardly ever see anyone do) Are you looking to lose belly fat? You're in luck... I'll show you a proven way to target your flabby belly... this is great for beer belly's How to get a six-pack and an incredible core with these under-utilized ab movements Imagine increasing strength and muscle growth week after week! Well now you can... this literally transforms your body in a matter of weeks... but surprisingly no one does it The exact time it should take you to lower a rep (I guarantee most people are messing this up) The magic time frame each set should take for optimal growth (are you going too fast?) Why training for too long is counter-productive and often a barrier to muscle growth! (This little tip is the #1 tool to avoid plateaus) The one thing you MUST do to stimulate new muscle growth. (Simple to learn... and once you do... you won't have trouble putting on new muscle) What the TRUE muscle-building hormone is and how to ignite it every single workout Why drastic reductions in calories is counter-productive and damages long term weight loss Banish your cravings with this in your diet (never cave in to cravings again) How to SMASH through plateaus and sticking points: (this scientific principle you MUST incorporate in your workouts to help prevent plateaus) How to eat your favorite "junk" foods and STILL lose body fat: Finally discover how to eat your favorite foods like pasta, chocolate cake, hot dogs, pizza, ice cream, cup cakes, french toast, andcinnamon rolls to HELP you build muscle while STILL dropping body fat! (This one mind-blowing tip shocks most people) How the "afterburn effect" helps you burn more calories while working out less Can't make it to the gym

Fitness over 50: Weekly Workout Plan! (Success Over 50 Book 2)


Christopher Quinn - 2015
    What I eat. And how I stay lean. If you are over the age of 50 there is no better time to get VERY FIT!! And have the body you truly desire despite your age!!Fitness over 50: Weekly Workout Plan! by Christopher Quinn

After the Voyage: An Irish American Story


Brenda Murphy - 2016
    From different counties in Ireland, Maggie Qualter and Richard Terrett both sail to America as young adults in 1870 after surviving Ireland’s Great Hunger as children. Maggie works as a maid for a wealthy family. Richard finds work in a tannery. After the death of the young wife he loves passionately, Richard marries Maggie with the help of a deceptive go-between who brews trouble in their marriage that never goes away. They raise three children in the midst of Irish American culture, the Catholic Church, and Richard’s battles for the workingman in the Knights of Labor. Their daughter Mary dreams of being a nun, while Josie seeks the freedom of big-city life in Boston. Neither reckons on the future she will face, Mary as a wife and mother of nine children and Josie as a single working woman. Tom escapes factory life by joining the Navy, manages to see the world in the midst of two wars, and comes home to marry his sweetheart and start a new life. Their stories are both remarkable and familiar to everyone whose ancestors made their way to and in America.The events in the Terretts’ lives are as they emerge from the public record. But their inner lives, their thoughts, their relationships, their words are imagined as a route to understanding these five complicated and fascinating people

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness


J.C. Herz - 2014
     One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, Learning to Breathe Fire combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die.  The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals.  In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that  cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out. From the Hardcover edition.

Fat Funeral: The Scientific Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss


Daniel Dell'uomo - 2018
    But don’t blame yourself if you’ve struggled losing weight. There’s a lot of conflicting information and nonsense out there. Drawing on years of research, Fat Funeral answers critical questions, busts myths, and introduces The Five Golden Weight-Loss Habits—a system of simple, science-based habits that are proven, practical, and powerful enough to completely change your life.

Dolphins Don't Run Marathons: 26.2 Loving Thoughts On Why You Should Not Run a Marathon


Sam Brand - 2015
     Help!! I cannot find any way to escape the marathon jungle world. Stop being a case study in the runner’s world.Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons will lead you towards a new direction so you will be able to find a way to escape from the world of marathons and move on to a new, positive sporting life.Sam Brand thinks that the peak of the marathons may have been reached. Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons will show you the way to reinvent yourself, to become a new you, with the 26.2 loving thoughts that will change your running world.Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons is Sam Brand’s philosophy behind sports and happiness. You can shape your world, become a dolphin, all other animals are already taken.Go for the human dolphin’s magic life.

IronFit Secrets for Half Iron-Distance Triathlon Success: Time-Efficient Training for Triathlon's Most Popular Distance


Don Fink - 2013
    Full Iron-Distance races require such painstaking planning and sacrifice that it’s difficult to keep life in balance. The Half Iron-Distance is accessible, while remaining challenging.    Also known as the “70.3” for the sum of its 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride, and 13.1 mile run, the half-iron triathlon is not simply a race for which an athlete can use a full-iron training regimen chopped in half. Doing so would in no way approach maximizing an athlete’s performance. The races are performed at completely different intensity levels, with completely different approaches. As a result, the training is completely different.       IronFit Secrets to Half Iron-Distance Triathlon Success does for the half-iron what Be IronFit has done for the full-iron. It provides three sixteen-week training programs—Competitive, Intermediate, and “Just Finish”—and details everything an athlete needs to know to successfully prepare for and maximize performance at this racing distance. In as little as four months, any athlete can be physically and mentally ready for the world’s most popular triathlon challenge.

History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies


Ian Whitelaw - 2015
    Among the countless fly patterns created over the centuries, these 50 have been carefully chosen to represent the development not only of the flies themselves, but also of fly-fishing techniques—and of rods, lines, and reels. These iconic flies also chart the spread of this addictive sport from its modern origins on the chalk streams of southern England and the rivers of Scotland to the U.S., Europe, South America, Australia, and now to every country in the world. Filled with profiles of the key characters involved, tying tips, photographs and illustrations of the flies, and detailed explanations of the techniques used to fish them, The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies is a fascinating companion to the evolution of this fascinating sport.

The Particles of the Universe


Jeff Yee - 2012
    Everything around us, including matter, is energy. A deep look into the mysteries of the subatomic world – the particles that make up the atom – provides answers to basic questions about how the universe works. To solve the future of mankind’s energy needs we need to understand the basic building blocks of the universe, including the atom and its parts. By exploring the subatomic world we’ll find more answers to our questions about time, forces like gravity and the matter that surrounds us. More importantly, we’ll find new ways to tap into the energy that exists around us to power our growing needs. In a new branch of particle physics, where tiny particles are thought of as energy waves, we find new answers that may help us in our quest to find alternative energy sources.