The Strength and Conditioning Bible: How to Train Like an Athlete [9781472908971]

Overview

The ultimate resource for anyone wishing to benefit from the strength and conditioning programs usually available only to professional athletes.

In The Strength and Conditioning Bible, experienced trainer Nick Grantham gives you the key elements of an integrated performance-conditioning program that will elevate your training program to a new level. Using this sixteen-week, four-stage plan that balances total-body strength, endurance, mobility, balance, coordination, and athleticism, you will be able to develop a customizable and realistic fitness program and enjoy productive and pain-free workouts for years to come.

Professional athletes' careers and livelihoods depend on results, so when they train they make sure to get the most from their training sessions. The Strength and Conditioning Bible introduces you to performance-based conditioning, explaining why athletic-based strength and conditioning training programs are superior to all other training methods and providing a strong scientific rationale for an athletic approach to training so that you can develop a better understanding of physical preparation. By following the training S&C strategies and principles used by elite athletes he shows that, regardless of your current fitness and exercise experience, anyone can train like an athlete.