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The Second Edition of Explosive Running is almost here!
* Is running a critical skill for your sport -- separating the winners from the losers?
* Do the quickest athletes dominate your sport?
* Do the fastest athletes dominate your sport?
* Do you want to increase your speed-strength to be a star performer in your sport?
This book is for athletes in every sport where running is a major competitive skill.
If you follow the techniques outlined in the book, you will:
• Be a faster runner
• Be a more explosive runner
• Have more running endurance
This book does what no other book has done to make you a better runner:
• Explains the mechanics of running
• Breaks running technique into easy-to-follow steps
• Provides strength and flexibility exercises to improve your running
• Describes specific biomechanical technique analysis -- in simple, everyday language
Explosive Running's integrated training program will improve your speed, endurance & distance!
Dr. Michael Yessis, the author of Explosive Running, is a world-renowned expert on running:
• Professor Emeritus of Exercise Science at California State University, Fullerton
• Editorial Board of the American Running Association
• A pioneer in kinesiology -- muscle and joint movements -- and biomechanical analysis
• The foremost U.S. expert on Russian sports training methods -- brought to the U.S. to benefit American athletes
This book is a book of firsts not seen in any other running book!
If you have ever wanted to improve your running, there has never been a better time to start. Explosive Running is the answer to your running woes. Not only does this book explain the mechanics of running, but it breaks running technique into easy to follow steps. No other book comes close to matching the specificity of the running technique analyses and the strength and flexibility exercises presented in this book. Serious sprinters, long distance and running athletes in other sports should not be without it.
It is the first to have:
* Sequence pictures of different level runners taken from live digital video
* Introduction to specialized strength, flexibility and explosive exercises (compared to general exercises as typically practiced)
* Introduction to active stretching (as opposed to the common static stretching)
* Biomechanical analyses of runners described in simple, everyday language
* Common running faults shown and described and how they can be corrected
* The latest in running specific nutrition
* Integrated training programs to improve your speed and distance of running
* Barefoot running discussed in detail
Table of Contents:
1. Improve Your Running Dramatically 2. Develop Strength and Flexibility 3. The Biomechanics of Running 4. Kinesiology of Running 5. Active Stretches for Runners 6. Special Strength Exercises for Running 7. Explosive Exercises for Running 8. Running Barefoot 9. Troubleshooting: Special Exercises to Resolve Common Problems 10. Nutrition for Optimal Running 11. Developing Your Exercise Program 12. Tips To Maintain Your Running Program
* Is running a critical skill for your sport -- separating the winners from the losers?
* Do the quickest athletes dominate your sport?
* Do the fastest athletes dominate your sport?
* Do you want to increase your speed-strength to be a star performer in your sport?
This book is for athletes in every sport where running is a major competitive skill.
If you follow the techniques outlined in the book, you will:
• Be a faster runner
• Be a more explosive runner
• Have more running endurance
This book does what no other book has done to make you a better runner:
• Explains the mechanics of running
• Breaks running technique into easy-to-follow steps
• Provides strength and flexibility exercises to improve your running
• Describes specific biomechanical technique analysis -- in simple, everyday language
Explosive Running's integrated training program will improve your speed, endurance & distance!
Dr. Michael Yessis, the author of Explosive Running, is a world-renowned expert on running:
• Professor Emeritus of Exercise Science at California State University, Fullerton
• Editorial Board of the American Running Association
• A pioneer in kinesiology -- muscle and joint movements -- and biomechanical analysis
• The foremost U.S. expert on Russian sports training methods -- brought to the U.S. to benefit American athletes
This book is a book of firsts not seen in any other running book!
If you have ever wanted to improve your running, there has never been a better time to start. Explosive Running is the answer to your running woes. Not only does this book explain the mechanics of running, but it breaks running technique into easy to follow steps. No other book comes close to matching the specificity of the running technique analyses and the strength and flexibility exercises presented in this book. Serious sprinters, long distance and running athletes in other sports should not be without it.
It is the first to have:
* Sequence pictures of different level runners taken from live digital video
* Introduction to specialized strength, flexibility and explosive exercises (compared to general exercises as typically practiced)
* Introduction to active stretching (as opposed to the common static stretching)
* Biomechanical analyses of runners described in simple, everyday language
* Common running faults shown and described and how they can be corrected
* The latest in running specific nutrition
* Integrated training programs to improve your speed and distance of running
* Barefoot running discussed in detail
Table of Contents:
1. Improve Your Running Dramatically 2. Develop Strength and Flexibility 3. The Biomechanics of Running 4. Kinesiology of Running 5. Active Stretches for Runners 6. Special Strength Exercises for Running 7. Explosive Exercises for Running 8. Running Barefoot 9. Troubleshooting: Special Exercises to Resolve Common Problems 10. Nutrition for Optimal Running 11. Developing Your Exercise Program 12. Tips To Maintain Your Running Program