Richard Boergers, Angelo Gingerelli

Finish Strong (eBook, PDF)

Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

'A must read!' - Kevin Portman, IRONMAN Champion

'This is a guide to staying in endurance sports for the long haul!' - Kathryn Cumming, elite cyclist and coach

'The principles that RJ and Angelo explore in this book are critical to achieving your best performance and staying healthy' - Matthew Back, IRONMAN Champion

Maximise Results - Extend Your Career - Achieve a New Personal Best!

Resistance training delivers results - and Finish Strong is the ultimate guide to using this training method to improve your athletic performance. Whether you are training for a 5K or an IRONMAN, you can experience the phenomenal benefits from incorporating targeting resistance and mobility exercises into your training calendar.

Richard (RJ) Boergers and Angelo Gingerelli are two leading US health and fitness authorities who will introduce and break down the principles of resistance training in a clear, accessible way. Written by athletes for athletes, this expert guide will help you:

- prevent injuries
- build muscular strength
- enhance athletic performance
- find the confidence to achieve a new personal best.

The book will help you Finish Strong!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472977427
• Artikelnr.: 62548743

Autorenporträt

Richard (RJ) Boergers is a certified athletic trainer (ATC) with an earned doctorate degree in Health Science with a concentration in Movement Science. He has had research published in many of the leading Journals in his profession. Boergers is a long-time competitive endurance athlete who considers resistance training essential to his success and well-being.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction SECTION 1: THE LOWDOWN 2 The importance of resistance
training 3 How to avoid chronic and overuse injuries 4 Identifying problems
through movement assessments 5 Fixing movement dysfunctions with resistance
and mobility training 6 Common questions and concerns SECTION 2: THE MOVES
7 From sea to land - general strength training principles 8 There is no
off-season! 9 Movement is medicine - the importance of mobility exercise 10
Unlocking the secret to a stronger core with anti-rotation exercises 11 The
exercises that every endurance athlete needs to know 12 All the right moves
- an introduction to sport-specific exercises 13 Top 10 exercises for
swimmers 14 Top 10 exercises for cyclists 15 Top 10 exercises for runners
SECTION 3: THE PLAN 16 Introduction to our training templates 17 Training
session templates Afterword Exercise index