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When Bob Anderson first published Stretching in 1980, the fitness movement was new to most Americans. The term aerobics had just been coined in 1968, and few people outside bodybuilding circles had heard of Arnold Schwarzenegger yet.
Now, fitness is such old hat that it's even had a backlash or two. Lots of the original ideas have been called into question, including the preeminence of aerobic exercise. But flexibility is bigger than ever; Pilates and yoga are two of the fastest-growing fitness programs in the U.S. in the early 2000s. The type of stretching Anderson recommends--called "static," meaning you sit in one place and hold the stretch for a specified amount of time--isn't exactly trendy, but it remains the most accessible way for entry-level exercisers to improve their flexibility. (Or, perhaps more important, to keep from losing whatever flexibility they have as they get older.)
Those who already have the version of the book that's been put out by Shelter Publications since 1980 won't find a whole lot that's new in this 20th-anniversary version. Some of the simple drawings by Anderson's wife, Jean, have been updated to show athletes in sport-specific outfits doing stretching routines, and there are more routines than before. The new edition includes routines for children, stretches to do in front of the TV, and some exercises to do before and after gardening. Plus, the old staples remain--stretching routines for all muscle groups, and pre- and postplay sequences for common sports (football, baseball, basketball) and a few uncommon ones (equestrian, motocross, rodeo). He's also created routines for sports that barely existed in 1980, such as snowboarding, triathloning, and inline skating.
The constant in Stretching is ease of use. Anderson doesn't need a lot of complex explanations because the drawings are so easy to follow. He makes it clear that stretching should make you feel better, not worse, and that it's not a competition. Any little bit you can do is better than not doing anything. That's a timeless message, which is why his book has been such an valuable reference for the past 20 years. --Lou Schuler
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Now the 2000 edition of STRETCHING is available in an attractive plastic spiral binding for easy use.
Customer Reviews:
One of the best fitness book.......2007-10-10
It is one of my preferred exercise books. It's very easy to follow the routines, due to a very good structurated combination of excercises instructions and drawings. I ussually run and I used to make certain stretching exercises, however now that I have tried the book guidelines of how to stretching and the routines included in the book, I realized that I was stretching in a wrong way. I ussually stretch in the morning, after been seating for a long time and before going to bed and I feel really great!!
A very flexible book........2007-09-29
I liked this book on stretching for several reasons. The first is its simplicity. The pictures and instructions are very straightforward, making it quite easy to do basic stretches. Stretches are given for just about every muscle and limb you'd ever want to stretch and the author has even included some suggested stretching routines for various sports. Whether you're a competetive athlete, business person or housewife, I feel that this is book will have something to offer everyone making it a very handy and "flexible" book. Also recommend Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff for anyone looking for more specific rotator cuff and shoulder stretches.
Excellent Ideas For Stretchin.......2007-09-26
I got more ideas for stretching from this book, than I thought possible. I am definitely feeling looser from it. Also, it recommended the theracane, which I also got. Cool stuff.
Every family should own a copy.......2007-09-07
I was surprised that stretches are for everyone. The older you are and the poorer your health, the more important stretches are to you. There are also streches for particlular sports and for youngsters.
The stretches are pictured using easy to interpret cartoon drawings with simple descriptions.
Definitely not just for health-care professionals but for everone.
Stretchinng.......2007-06-13
I have had 2 neck surguries and 2 lower back surguries and this book is a life saver, have tried others but none are as clear or simple to understand.
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Athletes will do anything to be more competitive. They'll buy the latest equipment, practice for hours, and even pay a personal trainer for lessons. This book offers them a more fundamental way to perform better: improve their overall athleticism.
The plyometrics exercises in this book are proven to help athletes progressively enhance their speed, agility, quickness, and jumping ability. The sport-specific workouts are not about getting in shape, they're about getting to a crosscourt backhand faster, reaching higher for a rebound, or making a sharper cut to get open in front of the goal.
Plyometrics for Explosive Speed and Power provides the nonprofessional with an easy-to-understand explanation of why plyometrics works, the sports-training research behind it, and how to integrate plyometrics into an overall fitness program. It provides complete illustrated descriptions for each exercise and includes an easy-to-follow index listing each exercise by level and category, based on desired performance outcome.
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Introduction to Plyometrics.......2007-04-10
Learn the basics of plyometrics with the clear descriptions and great photos in this book. There are also some helpful programs for you to try.
Good for beginners.......2007-01-10
This book covers all the basics of Plyometrics, has good descriptions and pictures. However, people who already know the basics will want something a little more advanced.
It's a good investment overall.
Great for specific training programmes.......2007-01-09
Very clear and prescriptive programmes set out with photos for each sport. I used the ski programmes this year and was very happy with results...
Brian
London
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In an age when the winning edge is measured in milliseconds, athletes must apply every resource to gain that edge. Ultimate Sports Nutrition offers state-of-the-art methods of diet and supplementation for achieving super fitness and peak athletic performance. Nutrition and fitness expert Dr. Fred Hatfield not only gives the latest advancements in nutritional sciences but tells you how to implement them into a total nutritional program that can drastically improve both strength and endurance. More importantly, he explains--in layman's terms, perhaps for the first time--how to enhance chemical interactions to achieve superior performance capabilities, carrying the reader light years beyond Durk Pearson's formula for "life extension" into the realm of life enhancement. Interspersed with graphics, charts, and anecdotes from top athletes and coaches, this book details guidelines for gaining weight, losing weight, improving muscle-to-fat ratio, and eating and supplementing during the season, off-season, and preseason. While keeping in mind the specifics of each sport and its physical demands, Hatfield discusses it all--from amino acids to energy enhancers, from herbs to metabolic activators to effective Soviet formulas--giving today's athlete the ultimate in peak performance. Dr. Frederick C. Hatfield, author of the bestselling Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach, has written more than 15 books on training, conditioning, nutrition, and bodybuilding.
Customer Reviews:
very un informative.......2004-01-04
is book has just the basic things not worth buying as are all the dr squat books all the books are very uninformative they just revert to untruthful science and none logic and make no sense at all
go for the nautilus nutrition book it has unbiased veiws and hels yu separate fact from fiction
Good informative facts about nutrition.......2002-03-19
This is a book I brought while I was competitively bodybuilding. It is not a book you buy to set up a nutrition plan/diet. It explains the benefits of putting certain things in your diet. It's really written for someone who is into competitive bodybuilding. If you are looking for a good healthy diet this book is not for you. If you want to know more facts about vitamins, fats, calories, etc. than you would be interested in this book.
Waste of money.......2001-12-07
I bought this book to get simple and to the point information on how to put up a healthy and efficient nutrition plan for bodybuilding and martial art purposes. This book failed to deliver.
The book had very simple (I mean EXTREMELY simple) definitions of what protein, carbs and fats are, but nothing more about them. Then it briefly described vitamins and minerals. That's all ok, but does it help yet? No it doesn't. When it comes down to figuring what to eat and how much, you can throw this book out the window. How much weggies? How many fruits, what kind? You're on your own.
The book then goes on to describe the "ultimate" supplementation plan. BCAA's ok. Then you get a whole chapter on Bee Pollen(!) and many chapters on other (stuff) that nobody would buy today. The stuff mentioned in this part of the book is just so outdated (...) that it is sad and disturbing stuff to even read. The book has not been updated for creatine, vanadyl, MRPs or anything from the 90s.
In the end of the book, there are three chapters on weight management (gaining, losing, peaking for competition). The gaining chapter is too simple, gee eat more. That's about it. The weight loss chapter is not much better (but a little bit yes). I think the third chapter may actually help some competitive bodybuilders, but I haven't tried it.
Last part of the book is a collection of some food recipes. I didn't find much of interest there.
I found this book to be a major disappointment and mostly waste of money. Unless you have no idea whatsoever about what carbs, protein and fats are in the most basic sense, you are better off with some other book.
Book Description
·A new chapter on balance includes exercises for improving athletic performance as well as balance tips for seniors
·Includes the latest information on strengthening the lower back, preventing back injuries, and what to do if you have a back problem
·A new take-to-the-gym aerobic exercise calendar and chart
Learn key aerobic and strength training concepts to design and improve your exercise program with the updated edition of Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness. Written by a team of sports fitness experts, this book explores how each region of the body works and describes convention and functional exercises to improve your fitness and activity performance.
With new information on everything from exercising with tendonitis to footwear and orthotics, people of all fitness levels will find something to help them to the next level.
Customer Reviews:
Science Meets the Great Outdoors.......2007-04-10
Outdoor fitness fanatics will love this training manual. Learn the science behind your training and then put these practical tips to work.
Outdoor Fitness.......2007-01-29
This book is well written and offers practical information for those who are in training. It is a useful handbook for the outdoor fitness fanatic!
Nothing new.......2006-03-05
Poorly organized and difficult to read. The new edition adds more pages but no new information -- if anything, it's worse than the original. If you are looking to improve your performance, this book leaves a lot to be desired.
Good in a scholarly sort of way.......2006-02-03
Second book by this author with too much unimportant science and not enough plan. I don't care about atp. Just tell me how to win the western states 100.
Book Description
The demand for accurate sport nutrition information is greater than ever before and with the vast amount of misinformation available, keeping up with sport nutrition can be an overwhelming task. Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance is designed to sort fact from fiction and help students and practitioners obtain the knowledge they need to give sound nutritional advice to athletes and active individuals. As a reference, this text will keep practitioners on the cutting edge of exercise and nutritional science.
Written by two of the industry's leading authorities, Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RD, FACSM, and Janice L. Thompson, PhD, FACSM, this text combines the authors extensive backgrounds in nutrition, exercise physiology, and fitness to help bridge the gap between scientific literature and practical application. The book provides an in-depth overview of sport nutrition. In addition, the reader will learn about
• the metabolic role of carbohydrate, fat, and protein in fueling the body during physical activity,
• energy balance, methods for achieving a healthy body weight, body composition measurements, and nutrition and fitness assessment,
• the physiology of fluid and electrolyte balance,
• vitamin and mineral concerns associated with sport and exercise,
• nutrition and exercise issues specific to the active female,
• evaluating ergogenic aids. Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance is different from other texts and reference books on the subject because the authors add the “why” behind the “what” to do. Both students and practitioners will benefit from the clear and comprehensive presentation of the nutrition and exercise science explained in this book, as well as the practical application of this research as it applies to counseling athletes and active individuals.
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Really good book !.......2005-08-28
Don't hesitate to buy this book, especially those who want to understand more about sports nutrition without any medical background. Discribe everything very clear and I think I found every information I need in this book. Can't wait to purchase the new edition when they're out.
Great book concerning the food aspect of sports.......2001-01-29
One can not reach peak potential without the right diet. So if your going to be buying books on how to workout and ect. dont forget to get this book. It covers all most of the stuff that you ever wondered about in your food intake and how to make your body work with you to reach your potential.
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Outdoor recreation is attracting more and more participants every year, and winter is no longer seen as an off-season or a time to be shut indoors. Winter sports, once the select domain of ski racers, now attract all outdoor enthusiasts. Cyclists, runners, kayakers, and hikers use winter sports as a catalyst to their off-season fitness, while winter athletes use summer sports for the same purpose.
"The Winter Athlete" covers both endurance sports—nordic skiing, polar paddling, snowshoeing, winter mountain biking, winter mountaineering, and multisport competition—and skill sports—alpine skiing, ice climbing, snowboarding, telemarking. Ilg offers yearround sport-specific training prescriptions, exercise descriptions, nutritional guidance, and photos from his thirteen-year span as a nationally sponsored multisport athlete.
The perfectly balanced training regimens in "The Winter Athlete" are appropriate for winter competitors, summer competitors who need to maintain year-round peak condition, and recreational athletes who just want to get outdoors and stay in shape.
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Great Resource to Improve your health.......2003-08-17
Steve Ilg is an interesting character and an incredibly fit man. I have been working out for 15 years, but when I tried some of the programs in this book--they tested my will! Its a terrific book to give an athlete new training ideas. The concept of changing your training routine it really useful. How many of us fall into the routine of doing the same thing over and over again? Of course, Ilg's merging of the spiritual, intellectual and physical is also awesome.
An Athlete's Priority.......2000-03-19
"The books arrived today. I have informed Messr. Albert Camus that, despite his having won a Nobel prize in literature, he would have to share my mind, bedstand, and reading focus with The Winter Athlete." - George Watson, Boulder, CO
a life changed.......2000-02-15
I never dreamed that working out could be such a spiritual journey.This work is TRULY innovative.There is NOTHING like it in the world. I have studied this work for over 7 yrs.It has taken me taken me on a journey that to this day continues to inspire me.We are blessed to have this book!
ilg's winter athlete.......2000-02-13
this book is one of the best bargains about outdoor sport on the market today. it's 450+ pages are jam packed with tips on equipment and technique, other books to read, phone numbers . .on and on and on.
nearly one third of the book is devoted to sport specific training programs-complete with illustrations-distilled from a lifetime devoted to outdoor sport both competitive and non competitive.
besides nordic and alpine skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, ice climbing and mountaineering, the winter athlete covers a lot of ground that's not snow covered as well. there are chapters on cycling (road & mtb), skating, rock climbing, trail running, kayaking . .
there is something in this book for everyone. everytime i pick it up i learn something new.
along with sport specific training advice, ilg also covers general strength and endurance training, nutrition, flexibility and mental preparation.
ilg's training philosophy is not without it's critics. he believes that everything an athlete does can be considered training. how you live your life is how you perform your sport. ilg is apt to tell a weight lifter to free his mind and his body will follow or a runner to "run with the earth not upon it." ilg's writing style is informative and fun. he loves the natural world and it shows.
you can accept his philosophy or not. for the humble sum of twenty bucks you get a stunning buffet of information that you can partake of or leave alone.
what more can i say. winter athlete rocks.
Get up & Get outside.......2000-01-27
This book is a must read for all people who venture outdoors in pursuit of sport. While the emphasis is on the winter sports, the lessons transfer easily to all seasons. What is refreshing & unique about Steve's approach is his refusal to compartmentalize sport and exercise into another item to be checked off a to do list. His approach teaches that the lessons of effort and grace and persistence learned on the slopes & trails & tracks can and should transfer to the daily activities of life. A more unique book you will not find. Buy this to increase your enjoyment & skill of your chosen winter sport and you will get that benefit & much more.
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* New approaches and the latest research on the benefits of training over 50
* Will inspire aging athletes to maintain and increase fitness levels
* Covers individual outdoor/indoor activities, including techniques and workouts
As the baby boomers hit 50, our notions of aging are changing rapidly. Instead of viewing 50 as a stop sign for strenuous activities, scientists find that we can keep getting stronger, faster, and more durable at 50 and beyond.
Staying Fit Over 50 provides all the inspiration, evidence, advice, and insights needed for developing or maintaining new levels of fitness or new outdoor activities in an aging body. The first section examines attitudes toward aging, the effects of aging and the benefits of exercise, gender myths, psychological hurdles and rewards, nutrition, and more. The second half explores in individual sections the physiology of each major endurance training sport-running, cycling, rowing (plus kayaking and canoeing), swimming, skiing, walking, snowshoeing, and climbing. The book includes tips on how to get started; how to improve your current sport; equipment; techniques; workouts; mental approaches; injuries; and lists of other specialized resources.
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Motivational without being specific. Too bad........2007-01-25
I'm not a "jock" but I am a reasonably fit 50+ male that still runs, backpacks and cycles. This book does a very good job of explaining why men need to be working out and staying fit, and provides good motivational information towards that end.
But much of the message is "To stay fit over 50, you should have been working out while you were in your 40's". Well, DUH!
And as others have well said in these reviews, this book is way too short on specific examples of workouts and examples of how and why a reasonably healthy male can increase their flexibility and strength. It's very strategic (30,000 feet) rather than dropping down in the weeds and getting specific. I don't want strategic- I already know that I need to stay active to stay healthy. I wanted specifics, and this didn't deliver.
Unless you want a book on WHY you need to stay fit over 50, instead of the specifics of "Conditioning for Outdoor Activities" (as the title states), don't buy this one. Sorry.
Someone else still needs to write a book on the subject.......2004-11-22
Not everyone will agree with me (I'm sure), but based on my own being a fifty-something male who is fighting Father Time as part of my never-ending quest to stay reasonably fit, I think that any book that purports to cover the subject of "fitness over fifty" needs to address the realities of what happens to the human body as it ages. This requires more than a trivial reference to a few measurements of physical decline, including percentage loss of "VO2 max," it demands frank and full discussion of what it actually means to be aging and yet trying to remain athletically active.
Here's the deal, like it or not: as we get older, we get more brittle, less flexible, more prone to gaining weight, and more prone to injuries, which in turn take longer to heal. And on and on. Consequently, it becomes increasingly important to be smart, prudent, and strategic in the way one approaches physical activities.
A good book on this topic would devote a great deal of its contents to these realities of aging, and would serve as a guide to avoiding injury, dealing with various kinds of soreness and other age-related physical issues, and addressing the *psychological* issues related to the realization that one's body no longer can do what once it did.
Instead, this book is, for the most part, just another general treatise on "beginning exercise," with but a very few comments that might be helpful to 50+ people in particular. In fact, the first part of the book is actually counter-productive, in my opinion, as its message is essentially the old "inspirational" saw about how "age is only a number," etc. Folks, this isn't true, and even the best-trained athletes over fifty years old will confess as much.
Most of the book is a slog through "how to begin" various sports, including running, swimming, cycling, and cross-country skiing. This information may be useful for people who absolutely have never done any serious exercise, but these sections are addressed to a general audience, with practically no information that is of particular use to an "over fifty."
With so many people who have exercised one way or another getting older, there remains a crying need for a book that actually addresses the issues that aging athletes will encounter as the years go by. As the old saying goes, aging isn't for cowards, it's a tough process that has to be addressed head-on, not sugar-coated and pep-talked out of existence.
STAYING fit into your fifties.......2003-05-24
I am one of the 30% of very fat adults. I have always been overweight and don't really know how to exercise and get fit. This is a good book, well written but it is not the kind of book i need right now.
It is scientific in tone and attitude, full of good facts and the kind of knowledge that is testable in a college classroom. Weak on motivation and push to get and keep going. The first half is a introduction to exercise physiology, with the chapter on the brain(6) especially well done. The second half is a introduction to several different outdoors sports to open up vistas to the already fit---skiing, swimming, running, walking, rowing. And that is the problem for me with the book, it is preaching to the choir, those who are already fit. Who exercised through their 40's rather than reading and playing with the computer as did i. So if you are in the targetted audience this is a very good book, but if not it is just ok....
Motivation, push, desire. These are the things needed by novice walkers, not provided by the book. It assumes you are already on the positive feedback curve where you feel better because you are fit and now need a variety of things to do with your body. Assuming this type of person the book is a very good buy as it will give you a few new facts and lots of choices to investigate.
So it is not directed to me, or the rest of us need to get fit bfore the fat kills us....But rather to the rest of you who approach 50 worrying that the best years are behind you. This is a good place for you to start.
Don't Stop At Fifty, or Sixty, or Seventy.......2002-09-07
I used this book, along with "Body for Life", to work out a routine that matched my lifestyle and capabilities, and get rid of 30 pounds of fat that I had accumulated since college days. I just finished my first Power Walk marathon this spring, and am training for my first 10K next year at age 70. This book leads you through many, many options; swimming, hiking, walking, running, bike riding, etc. with great advice on each. I keep it filed with my jogging shoes and my hand weights for quick reference. It's not the only book you will need to get in shape, but it is one of the few, and it is one you will refer to weekly as you progress from couch potato to 'ramblin Grandpa'.
Good material, could have been better for non-jocks.......2002-05-02
This book teaches a lot about the body, its production of energy, diet, and philosophy behind a training program. It's focused on aging jocks. It's weak on specific examples for non-jocks like me. But it does explain what happens to the body as it ages and how physical activities are affected and what can be done about it (and, at times, what can't), which no other book deals with that I've seen. I'm glad I bought/read it. I can now converse with my cross-country runner & cyclist 17-year old son! For more specifics on exercises you'll need another book, such as "Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness", authored by Musnick & Pierce.
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