Showcases various muscles used during each exercise and delineates how these muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures. This book offers you a multilateral view of strength training. It is suitable for personal trainers, athletes, coaches, PE teachers, physiotherapists and academics.

The Complete Guide series gives all the theory and practice sports people, coaches and fitness enthusiasts need to incorporate good technique and improve their training regime. Packed with exercises to enhance abdominal training, and written by an experienced physiotherapist.

Fully endorsed by OCR for use with the 2008 OCR PE A Level specification, this Student Book comes with a CD-ROM featuring LiveText - an electronic version of the Student Book - and Exam Cafe, which provides interactive revision support for exam preparation. It also includes tips on exam techniques and revision advice direct from examiners.

Covers maximising endurance, strength and performance; how to calculate your optimal calorie, carbohydrate and protein requirements; advice on improving body composition; specific advice for women, children and vegetarians; eating plans to cut body fat, gain muscle and prepare for competition; and sport-specific nutritional advice.

This training handbook for fitness leaders and other fitness professionals and enthusiasts looks at what core stability is, the muscles that are involved, and the benefits to improving your core stability. Packed with exercises, it also deals with specific exercises for different sports.

Essential reading for anyone wanting to increase strength and resculpt their body. A unique combination of effective training methods and cutting-edge nutritional advice delivers a comprehensive training programme adaptable to both beginner and advanced trainer.

Based on the marathon class offered by the University of Northern Iowa, this book emphasises the psychological aspects of endurance activities. It helps you not only feel more fit, but also to stay relaxed, centered, and positive.

Presents coaches with phrases that effectively communicate key ideas to their teams. Organized by situation, this guide covers the experiences that are common to coaches: motivation, discipline, preseason expectations, skill development, handling pressure, as well as dealing with parents, administrators, and officials.

One out of three children are challenged by excessive body fat and these boys and girls are poorly suited for endurance-type exercise which they are typically asked to perform and which they are typically avoid at all costs. This book presents a myriad of resistance exercises which they tend to enjoy more.

This is a sourcebook for beginners or experienced women runners. It covers training, nutrition, injury prevention, motivation, racing, and includes advice from experts and other women runners.

The definitive practical guide for sports participants and recreational exercisers who are keen to achieve a level of flexibility to enhance their performance. Now in colour, fully updated and with brand new colour photographs. More than 70 exercises included to increase your range of motion right across the body.

An illustrated guide to stretching. It teaches athletes and exercise enthusiasts things they need to know. It explains the physiology behind this breakthrough in sports performance.

Contains a number of different features to ensure you have the best possible chance of success. This title includes: case studies to place the theory into a real-life context; assessment activities to help you achieve the best grade you can; and, think about it features to provoke critical thinking and discussion.

Written by experienced examiners for the AQA specification.

Provides soccer coaching trends and practices. This book covers various aspects of the job; from philosophy to match management, providing key advice for coaches working with players of all abilities. It includes chapters on tactics, which provide advice on team formation and set-pieces for offensive and defensive situations.

An indispensible guide for anyone involved in prescribing exercise programmes for clients or groups. Effective fitness tests are crucial to measure current fitness and then monitor progress to check the effectiveness of training. Includes both the theory and pratice of fitness testing in fitness and sports settings.

A guide to getting into shape from the author of Boxing Fitness .

Master the Game: Defender is THE must-have guide for any footballer who wants to master this essential position.

Written by an expert team of authors, this book provides coverage of the AQA specification, with a focus on assessment. It features model questions and answers with feedback in the Exam Tips boxes delivering advice direct from examiners. It includes the Exam Cafe where students can find ideas to help them prepare for their exams.

Includes the basics from good running technique, goal setting and motivation to schedules, preparation and how to deal with injuries and strains. This title provides advise on running shoes, clothes, accessories and gadgets, and where to buy them.