Running: The Complete Guide to Building Your Running Program


John Stanton - 2010
    It starts with those basic steps and soon becomes the adventure of a lifetime. Now, in the Running Room's Book on Running, veteran runner/author John Stanton offers expert advice to help you get the most from your running. This wonderfully illustrated book answers all your questions about running, including:- Getting started and keeping it fun- Building a program that works with your lifestyle- Picking the right gear- Running form, posture and breathing- Heart rate training made clear- Types of running—what to do and how to do it- Nutrition for the runner- Strength and cross-training—easy to manage exercise routines- Women's issues related to running and running during pregnancy- Avoiding and dealing with injuries- Mental preperation and the psychology of running- Tips for race day

The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness


Philip Maffetone - 2020
    

The Greyskull LP


John Sheaffer - 2012
    Quite simply the most flexible, and user friendly system for anyone interested in building strength and muscle. This book explains in detail the principles of Johnny Pain's famed Greyskull LP method used in the construction of hundreds of beasts around the globe. Cut through the dogmatic B.S. that pollutes the internet, and produce the outcomes that you desire from your training efforts.A must have for anyone serious about getting strong.

Running Well: Run Smarter, Run Faster, Avoid Injury... And Enjoy It More!


Sam Murphy - 2008
    'Running Well' shows runners how to minimise the risks of injury and other problems by showing the difference between training and straining, avoiding overtraining, varying speed and distance, keeping the running muscles strong and supple and honing technique.

Run: Beyond The 5K - The Complete Training Guide To Running the 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon Race


Michael Thomas - 2013
    You've had thoughts of running another 5K, but faster. You've probably thought about training for a 10K race in your hometown to see if you could run the full 6.2 miles.    The thought may have even crossed your mind about someday running a Half-Marathon as a stretch goal. 13.1 miles is a long way to run, but you're pretty sure if you work hard enough, it can be accomplished.   It's even possible that you have come to love running so much that you've thought about going all the way: running a full Marathon...26.2 miles!   No matter which of these statements is true, one thing is for certain: You are a runner, and you are ready to take the next steps: Beyond The 5K!    Everything you need to start distance running is included in this book!   Topics Covered Include: Proper Nutrition Stretching Warm-Ups and Cool Down Common Running Injuries Fartleks (Speed Running) Core Strength Cross Training Target Heart Rate Training Full training plans for 10K, Half, and Marathon Races!!   Personal Note From The Author: This book blends years of personal experience gained from my successes and failures. I show you my unique approach to running that took me from a complete couch potato to running multiple marathons. I understand the challenges and frustrations of transitioning from being a beginning runner because I went through it personally. I lost over 60 pounds, and I am in the best shape of my life due to the techniques used in this book.   This is why I've put together this step-by-step guide to learning distance running. I'm confident that the techniques I used to turn myself from an out of shape non-runner into a healthy, fit, and efficient runner will work for you as well!   In an effort to provide my readers exceptional value, I also promise a response to all reader emails. All running related questions will be answered with a quick personal reply!   I thoroughly hope you enjoy this book. Happy Running! ~Michael

Half-Marathon: A Complete Guide for Women


Jeff Galloway - 2012
    Jeff & Barbara Galloway provide useful information on how to prepare well, enjoy the training and glow from the achievement of crossing the finish line.

Messi vs. Ronaldo: The Greatest Rivalry


Luca Caioli - 2015
    In doing so, they sparked a rivalry like no other; Messi vs Ronaldo.The seasons that have followed have been truly spectacular, the battle for supremacy increasing in profile and intensity all the while. Their styles, personalities and footballing allegiances continue to divide opinion, but their dominance of the record books has now put one claim beyond debate - this is football's greatest ever head-to-head.Acclaimed football writer Luca Caioli draws on invaluable testimonies from those closest to the two stars, with exclusive insights from friends, families, teammates and managers, to tell the inside story of this fascinating rivalry.

Fix Tight Hip Flexors: The Ultimate At Home Cure


Lauren Bertolacci - 2013
    This means that they are involved in basic movements that we do every day like walking, running and leaning forward while sitting down, just to name a few. When this group of muscles get’s tight you are at a high risk for a lot of different problems. The great news is once you have identified the cause of your problem, you can get rid of the pain and tightness quickly. This book will take your through four key steps to ensure that you get rid of your tight hip flexors and keep them loose. The reasons may not be as simple as you think as this complex group of muscles does a lot of work in every day tasks. Bad posture, repetitive movements and weak muscles will also contribute to your issues. I'll teach you how to release your hip flexors and re-train your body effectively, no matter what the cause of your tight hips.Included are:Key stretches to release the hip flexors.Self massage on important areas to get a deeper release.Exercises that will take your hip flexors through a dynamic range of motion and stretch them actively.Postural exercises that will retrain your body so your hip flexors aren't working when they shouldn't.An understanding of what you need to do during the day to help your cause.A guide on how to put it all together effectively for your situation.

Ten Golden Exercises: (As chosen by a 20 year Physical Therapist)


Daniel Philpot - 2018
    Learn not just what to do, but why it matters- and in simple terms. Presented here is the exercise foundation to preventing the most common biomechanical dysfunctions that we all may face. Whether young or old or somewhere in between- the information in this book will help you physically function better now and throughout your life.

Baseball Prospectus 2013


Baseball Prospectus - 2013
    Baseball Prospectus 2013 brings together an elite group of analysts to provide the definitive look at the upcoming season in critical essays and commentary on the thirty teams, their managers, and more than sixty players and prospects from each team.Contains critical essays on each of the thirty teams and player comments for some sixty players for each of those teamsProjects each player's stats for the coming season using the groundbreaking PECOTA projection system, which has been called "perhaps the game's most accurate projection model" (Sports Illustrated)From Baseball Prospectus, America's leading provider of statistical analysis for baseballNow in its eighteenth edition, this New York Times bestselling insider's guide remains hands down the most authoritative and entertaining book of its kind.

Runner's World Train Smart, Run Forever: How to Become a Fit and Healthy Lifelong Runner by Following The Innovative 7-Hour Workout Week


Bill Pierce - 2017
    This book will teach you how to become a fit, fast, and healthy lifelong runner by following the authors’ innovative 7-hour workout week. In this new approach, Bill Pierce and Scott Murr show how overall fitness and total body health are the secret to longevity as a runner.Runner’s World Train Smart, Run Forever is appropriate for all runners, but is especially helpful if you’re frustrated by injuries or looking to maintain your healthy lifestyle as you age. This book addresses the controversies surrounding the dangers of over training and the stress associated with the constant craving for faster race times. Complete with a comprehensive program to enhance overall fitness, improve race times,and support healthy aging, this book will show you how to achieve your fitness goals at any stage.

Not Your Average Runner: Why You’re Not Too Fat to Run and the Skinny on How to Start Today


Jill Angie - 2017
    With humor, compassion, and lots of love, Jill Angie delivers the goods: overcoming the challenges of running with an overweight body and giving individuals’ self-esteem an enormous boost in the process. This isn't a guide to running for weight loss, or a simple running plan. It shows readers how a woman carrying a few (or many) extra pounds can successfully become a runner in the body she has right now. Jill Angie is a certified running coach and personal trainer who wants to live in a world where everyone is free to feel fit and fabulous at any size. She started the Not Your Average Runner movement in 2013 to show that runners come in all shapes, sizes and speeds, and, since then, has assembled a global community of revolutionaries that are taking the running world by storm. If you would like to be part of the revolution, flip to the inside and find out more!

Running Fast and Injury Free


Gordon Pirie - 1996
    

Hansons Half-Marathon Method: Run Your Best Half-Marathon the Hansons Way


Luke Humphrey - 2014
    Now in Hansons Half-Marathon Method, the coaches of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project reveal the half-marathon training program they’ve used to turn their runners into race winners, national champions, and Olympians. Using this strategic and scientifically grounded training program, runners will mix precisely paced speed, strength, and tempo workouts to forge breakthrough performances in the half-marathon distance.Hansons Half-Marathon Method will prepare beginners as well as intermediate and competitive half-marathoners for their best performance. Detailed nutrition and hydration chapters help runners pinpoint their energy and hydration needs so they know precisely how to fuel during workouts, race week, race day, and for recovery. The Hansons approach to pacing and nutrition keeps runners from hitting the wall before hitting the finish line.Hansons Half-Marathon Method lays out the smartest half-marathon training plan available from one of the most accomplished running groups in the nation. Using this innovative approach, runners will run their fastest half-marathon.

The Complete Running and Marathon Book


Hugo Wilkinson - 2013
    Ideal for runners, personal trainers, coaches, and students, The Complete Running and Marathon Book features detailed anatomical artworks, user friendly step-by-step sequences, advice on optimum techniques and injury prevention, as well as guidance on running psychology.