The Secrets of Soviet Sports Fitness and Training, published in 1987, tells the story of Soviet sports success in the Olympic Games and World championships. It describes the key factors of the Soviet system of training athletes -- a system that is still unsurpassed by any country in the world -- not even after the country was dismantled. Now, after 21 years, an updated version of this book is available. In addition to the original, an addendum has been added to each chapter to bring it up to date with the advances that have been made since the first printing. More information from practicing Russian coaches as well as from the literature has been included. Also added are results from application of Russian methods by coaches who have incorporated one or more aspects of their system.

Secrets of Russian Sports Fitness and Training

Yessis, Michael A

Sports & Outdoors

Ultimate Athlete Concepts

One of the biggest problems facing athletes and coaches today is how to recover from a training session. The faster the recovery, the harder, longer and more frequent training can occur. In this book you will learn about the best methods of recovery and how to implement them. You will learn how they are to be administered and when they should be used in relation to the type of training session. Covered in the text are various forms of massage, electrotherapeutic,barometric,thermal,psychological and nutritional techniques for restoration. Much time is also given to the fundamental concepts involved.

Russian Sports Restoration and Massage

Explosive Plyometrics can give you the speed and power you need for any sport. This is the definitive book on what are real explosive plyometrics. Keep in mind that although explosive plyometrics uses jumps, not all jump exercises are plyometric. This book gives you the true explosive plyometric exercises for you to develop the greatest speed and explosive power possible. This easy to read and well illustrated book with pictures taken from live digital film, will answer all your questions and give you information never before reported by Verkhoshansky, the creator of plyometrics and others. Individual chapters are devoted to the latest state-of-the-art leg, arm, midsection and total body explosive training. They guarantee that you will increase your explosive power and sport fitness, to become a better performing athlete. Author Michael Yessis, Ph.D., was the pioneer in introducing plyometrics to the United States and played a major role in disseminating the information. He explains how you can get the most benefit from the plyometric exercises and the science that will make you a better athlete. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Understanding Explosive Plyometrics Chapter 2: Explosive Leg Training Chapter 3: Explosive Arm Training Chapter 4: Explosive Mid-Section Training Chapter 5: Total Body Explosive Training Chapter 6: Integration of Plyometric Training Chapter 7: Other Factors

Explosive Plyometrics

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Many runners have bought better shoes or spent longer hours on the track trying to improve, only to end up frustrated with back and leg pain. But the secret to improving is simple - your stride is only as good as your physical abilities allow. In explosive running, Dr Michael Yessis, a respected sports fitness expert, demonstrates the method he has used successfully with thousands of runners. His methods consist of three overlapping steps all runners should go through in order to improve their performance and make the transition to effective, efficient, and faster running

Explosive Running

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Secrets of Russian Sports Fitness and Training

Russian Sports Restoration and Massage

Explosive Plyometrics

Explosive Running