Individual Sports category: 1455 books

He's the best loved man in Australian boxing - from training Jeff Fench and Kostya Tszyu to touring with the Kangaroos and appearing on talk back with Alan Jones, Johnny Lewis looms large in Australian sporting life. This is his life. It was the night Jeff Harding came back to the corner at the...

Bowls: Making the Most of Your Game is a comprehensive one-stop-shop detailing the key technical, psychological, tactical and physical aspects of the sport of bowls, including effective teamwork strategies using new and up-to-date approaches. Fundamentally, bowls is brought into the twenty-first century!...

JOHN MCGRAW is the definitive biography of perhaps the greatest figure of the first decades of major league baseball. It is John McGraw the battling third baseman and leader of the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the 1890s, pioneers of the hit-and-run, cut-off throws, and other essential baseball strategies....

The fast and easy way to pin down the sport of wrestling Wrestling is a fast-paced sport with many technicalities, rules, and ways to score points—making it difficult for spectators to follow the score and understand whistles and restarts. In Wrestling For Dummies, author and 2008 Olympic...

Wrestling’s leading drill book is back. With new chapters, drills, coaching advice, and practice planning, The Wrestling Drill Book, Second Edition, is bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever. The Wrestling Drill Book features match-tested drills from the top high school and college...

Obstacle racing is a grueling physical challenge based on elements found in some of the world’s elite special forces training, where competitors test their mettle against obstacles, terrain, and conditioning similar to military boot camps, and this book provides an in-depth look at the training,...

The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery is the first comprehensive, practical exploration of the art and science of athletic rest. If you've hit a wall in your training, maybe it's because your body isn't recovering enough from each workout to become stronger. Hard workouts tear down the body, but...

Are your workouts not taking you where they are supposed to? Do you struggle with plateaus in your muscle, strength or cardio developement? Then this guide could be exactly what you need to get more insights and new ideas for turning your workouts into more productive sessions. In easy to understand...

Bicycling Magazine's New Cyclist Handbook provides proven wisdom and techniques to help new cyclists get on the road to better fitness and safe, skilled riding. Now completely revised and updated with the latest advances in the sport, this comprehensive handbook will help any new cyclist ride...

Bicycling Maximum Overload for Cyclists is a radical strength-based training program aimed at increasing cycling speed, athletic longevity, and overall health in half the training time. Rather than improving endurance by riding longer distances, you’ll learn how to do it by reducing your riding...

This is a book aimed at beginner and intermediate runners who are considering entering a marathon or half marathon. If you are reading this, it’s likely that you fall into that exact category. Know that the challenge you are considering taking on is huge, but achievable if you put in the right amount...

La guía definitiva, Entrenar con pesas para ciclismo es la guía de entrenamiento más completa y actualizada específica para deportes en el mundo hoy en día. Contiene descripciones y fotografías de casi 100 de los ejercicios más efectivos de entrenamiento...

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running is the most comprehensive and up-to-date running-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide....

La guía definitiva, Entrenar con pesas para fútbol es la guía de entrenamiento más completa y actualizada específica para deportes en el mundo hoy en día. Contiene descripciones y fotografías de casi 100 de los ejercicios más efectivos de entrenamiento...