TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shepherd,John
TI  - Sports training
SN  - 9781554073290
AV  - GV711.S548.S667 2007 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Richmond Hill, Ont.
PB  - Firefly Books
KW  - Athletes
KW  - Training of
KW  - Physical education and training
KW  - Coaching (Athletics)
N1  - "The complete guide to" on t.p. runs perpendicular to main title; 1 (pages 217) and index; part 1. The sports machine, the human body --; The body as 'sports machine' --; The cardiovascular system --; Understanding the energy-creation processes --; Muscles --; Hormones, the endocrine system and sports training --; Adaptation and rest --; Young and master athletes and the sports life cycle --; Should women train differently from men? --; part 2. Preconditioning for injury-free training --; When is the right time to precondition? --; Preconditioning factors --; Preconditioning exercises --; Sample preconditioning routines --; Further preconditioning thoughts --; X-training as a form of preconditioning --; part 3. Warming up for sport --; The sport-specific warm-up --; Sport-specific warm-up exercises --; The relevance of static stretching to sport --; 'Sharpening' drills in warm-up --; part 4. Developing strength --; 'Channeling' weights strength and the specificity of exercises --; Weight-training systems --; Back safety and neutral spine position --; Selected sport-specific weight-training exercises --; Weight training for endurance --; Kettlebells --; Weight training and hormonal response --; part 5. Developing power --; Plyometric exercises --; Selected plyometric exercises --; Making plyometric exercises even more sport-specific --; Power combination training --; part 6. Developing endurance --; How to improve endurance --; Building endurance for speed --; Base-building versus sharpening/interval training methods --; Measures of endurance performance --; Fat max --; Rate of self-perceived exertion --; Altitude training --; Use of resting heart rate to determine overtraining --; Lactate and the production of lactic acid --; Interval training --; Endurance and the brain --; Avoiding overtraining syndrome --; Training for endurance and weight training, the interference effect --; part 7. Developing speed and agility --; Speed types --; Running technique --; The impact of footwear on speed performance --; Developing rotational speed/agility speed --; Developing agility and rotational speed for rugby and soccer --; Further useful sources of information for the speed athlete/coach --; Overspeed training --; part 8. Training planning --; Goal-setting and training planning --; Being a full-time athlete --; Testing --; The training pyramid --; Recovery strategies --; The training variables --; Competition and peaking --; part 9. Training the mind --; How to apply mental training --; Mental toughness --; Confidence/self-efficacy --; Skill acquisition --; part 10. Boosting sports performance : nutrition --; The macronutrients --; How to calculate an athlete's calorific requirements --; Micronutrients : vitamins, minerals and antioxidants --; Nutritional strategies to combat training-induced soft tissue and cellular damage --; Supplements --; Hydration --; part 11. Effective coaching --; Coaching styles --; Self-reflection --; Coaching philosophy, art or science? --; Positive approaches for coaching children --; Recording coaching information --; Selected useful Websites for coaches and athletes; 2
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