Double Play: Training and Nutrition Advice from the World's Experts in Baseball - Brossura

Bob Alejo

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1591201802 ISBN 13: 9781591201809

Casa editrice: BASIC HEALTH PUBLICATIONS, 2008

Riassunto

Roughly 12 million people play baseball in the United States. Add to that the popularity of the sport in Japan, the Dominican Republic, and other Caribbean countries and you have one of the few truly global sports. Double Play was written to help athletes get in better shape to play the best baseball of their lives. Eating right, taking the right supplements, and engaging in a proper training regimen all contribute to overall baseball performance. In the game of baseball, no swing or throw comes from one muscle--the whole body is generating movement and in turn creates power or speed. So for optimal game performance, the entire body has to be effectively strengthened. The comprehensive training program in this book includes; Interval training for proper conditioning Drills for increasing ''baseball speed '' Training schedules for off-season, pre-season, and during season Baseball-specific weight training Double Play provides healthy eating tips, in general and also for game days, and advice on how athletes can safely gain or lose weight. Sports supplements to enhance baseball performance are discussed, as are restorative measures (whirlpools, massages, rehabilitation). The authors of this book call on athletes (and their coaches) to get away from the old-school (and wrong-school) methods of nutrition and training for baseball and embrace the latest scientific advances from the leading experts.

Su questo libro

L'autore

Bob Alejo, C.S.C.S., Strength and Conditioning Director at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has nearly twenty-five years of experience training athletes. He was the conditioning coach for the Oakland Athletics baseball team from 1993 to 2001, and also trained mens and womens teams at UCLA. Jose Antonio, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., F.A.C.S.M., earned his doctorate at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, where he completed a post-doctoral fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. William Campbell, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., is an assistant professor at the University of South Florida, where his primary research focuses on sports nutrition and exercise metabolism.

Product Description

Baseball is one of the few truly global sports. This book is about how to get your body in better shape to play the best baseball of your life. Eating right, taking the right supplements and engaging in a proper training regimen all contribute to our overall baseball performance. The game of baseball is played with the entire body. No swing or throw comes from one muscle - the whole body is generating movement and in turn creates power or speed. So, the entire body has to be effectively strengthened in order for you to be the best player possible. Balance in a weight-training program is critical to performance and injury prevention. The comprehensive training programme in this book includes the following: * Interval training for proper conditioning * Drills for increasing "baseball speed" * Training schedules for off-season, pre-season, and during season * Baseball-specific weight training The book provides healthy eating tips, in general and also for game days. Sports supplements to enhance baseball performance are discussed; with an emphasis on safety and restorative measures (whirlpools, massages, rehabilitation) may be added to help the athlete reach the highest level of achievement. There's also advice on how athletes can safely gain or lose weight.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: BASIC HEALTH PUBLICATIONS
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1591201802
• ISBN 13: 9781591201809
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 128