Sports Medicine category: 793 books
Performance Psychology E-Book
A Practitioner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Performance Psychology: A Practitioner's Guide is a comprehensive, evidence-based text covering the key aspects of performance culture: performer development, preparation, training and execution. Written by a team of international contributors, including national coaches, training specialists, applied...
Runner's World Run Less, Run Faster
Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary 3-Run-a-Week Training Program
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
The Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (known as FIRST) is dedicated to make running more accessible and limit overtraining and burnout while producing faster race times. FIRST is one of the foremost experts in the world on the science of running; its authority is unmatched and the...
The Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training
Winning Strategies, Inpiring Stories, and the Ultimate Training Tools
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
The first dedicated book on marathon and half marathon training from the renowned experts at Runner's World
Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training gives readers the core essentials of marathon training, nutrition, injury prevention, and more.
The editors of Runner's...
Runner's World Complete Book of Running
Everything You Need to Run for Weight Loss, Fitness, and Competition
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2009
The sport of running is ever changing, be it the shoes we wear or the goals we set, the training methods we use or the role models we emulate. But there is one constant: For 40 years, Runner's World magazine has been recognized worldwide as the leading authority on running. Now the collective wisdom...
by Jamie Barker, Paul McCarthy, Marc Jones
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
What is single-case research?
How can single-case methods be used within sport and exercise?
Single-case research is a powerful method for examining change in outcome variables such as behaviour, performance and psychological constructs, and for assessing the efficacy of interventions. It has innumerable...
Psychology of Physical Activity
Determinants, Well-Being and Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
The positive benefits of physical activity for physical and mental health are now widely acknowledged, yet levels of physical inactivity continue to increase throughout the developed world. Understanding the psychology of physical activity has therefore become an important concern for scientists,...
Runner's World Complete Guide to Minimalism and Barefoot Running
How to Make the Healthy Transition to Lightweight Shoes and Injury-Free Running
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Learn Why Millions of Runners Have Decided That Less Is More!
No topic in running has gotten more attention lately than minimalist shoes and barefoot running. Proponents say that running barefoot or in lighter, lower shoes leads to better running form and fewer injuries. But others caution...
The Awakening of a Surgeon
A Life of Prevention, Health, and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Sports-related injuries have become a public health epidemic. Twelve million student athletes will suffer a sports-related injury this year. Nearly two million injuries will be in recreational softball games and baseball games. The majority of these injuries are preventable. The Awakening of a Surgeon...
Arthroscopy and Sport Injuries
Applications in High-level Athletes
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
This book describes the current applications of arthroscopy in a very wide range of sports injuries involving, among other sites, the hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow, and wrist. For each condition, mechanisms of injury are explained and the role of arthroscopy in diagnosis and treatment is described....
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Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Performance analysis techniques help coaches, athletes and sport science support officers to develop a better understanding of sport performance and therefore to devise more effective methods for improving that performance. Performance Analysis of Sport IX is the latest in a series of volumes that...
Physical Skiing
The Skier's Guide to Understanding Peak Conditioning and Performance for Alpine Skiing
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
Physical Skiing is the first book to thoroughly address the physical training and performance needs of alpine skiers. All skiers want to ski better, avoid injury and ski for a lifetime. As the population gets older, conditioning will be a crucial element in enabling skiers more days per year. While...
Science and Soccer
Developing Elite Performers
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Science and Soccer is still the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to the physiology, biomechanics and psychology behind the world's most popular sport. Offering important guidance on how science translates into practice, the book examines...
The Ultimate Guide to Preventing and Treating MMA Injuries
Featuring advice from UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture, Ken Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Pat Miletich, Dan Severn and more!
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
MMA is one of the world’s fastest growing sports. The Ultimate Guide to Preventing and Treating MMA Injuries offers professional and amateur fighters and fans alike the sound professional advice they need to prevent and treat injuries, find a good training camp and partners, train smarter — not...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The Science of Rugby is the only book to examine the scientific principles underpinning the preparation of rugby players for high performance. Drawing on the very latest scientific evidence, and covering both codes (union and league), the book explores every aspect of preparation and performance that...