Minimize Injury, Maximize Performance: A Sports Parent's Survival Guide

by Tommy John, Myatt Murphy, Tommy John Jr. (Foreword by)

Overview

Dr. Tommy John's unique program: a diet, lifestyle, and movement plan (Rethink. Rebuild. Replenish. Recover) for injury- and performance-proofing young athletes in every sport

Beginning as early as age 6 and continuing through the teenage years and on into their twenties, both male and female athletes are more at risk of serious injuries at younger ages than ever before. Dr. Tommy John, son of lefty pitcher Tommy John and also a sports performance and healing specialist, offers an invaluable diet, lifestyle, and movement plan (Rethink. Rebuild. Replenish. Recover) for injury- and performance-proofing young athletes in every sport. Dr. John explores the sudden rise of Tommy John surgeries being performed on young athletes today, as well as the many injuries—and the surgeries required to fix them—increasing at an alarming rate in baseball and all youth sports. Dr. John's book outlines the three top causes behind this "injury epidemic": The American lifestyle, the business of youth sports (from coaches to corporations), and the decisions we believe as parents are truly benefiting our children. Minimize Injury, Maximize Performance focuses on prevention, and also offers tips on how to tailor the advice for athletes coming back from an injury, with over 120 black and white photographs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738233802
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	06/05/2018
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	453,692
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr. Tommy John operates Tommy John Performance and Healing Center out of San Diego, a private practice that provides both athletes and entire families with integrative, individualized care plans and treatment to improve their quality of life by reducing physical and emotional pain from injury and aging and minimizing the use of pharmaceuticals or surgery. Dr. John has Master Degrees in Health and Exercise Science from Furman University and a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Life University, in Marietta, Georgia.

Myatt Murphy is a journalist that has worked with the world's top fitness experts, nutritionists, trainers, and exercise physiologists. He is the author and co-author of many bestselling books, including The Body You Want in The Time You Have, Ultimate Dumbbell Guide, Push Pull Swing, Testosterone Transformation, and the Men's Health Gym Bible. He has also written books for many of today's top lifestyle specialists, serving as the co-author for such books as 25Days by Drew Logan, Thinner In 30 by Jenna Wolfe, Sleekify by Michael Olajide, Jr., Face It & Fix It by Ken Seeley, and more.

Table of Contents

Foreword Tommy John Jr. xi

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 The Unspoken Epidemic 1

Chapter 2 The Causes That Compound 5

Chapter 3 From Injury to Evolution-the Tommy John Solution 9

Chapter 4 TJ's Tryout Test 13

Part I Rethink

Chapter 5 Make the Right Turn Together 33

Chapter 6 What Matters Most When Raising a Healthy Human Being 57

Part II Replenish

Chapter 7 Don't Be Foolish When It Comes to What Fuels Them 75

Chapter 8 The Best Foods That Nourish, Boost Performance, and Promote Healing 93

Part III Rebuild

Chapter 9 The Decisions That Lead to De-evolution 121

Chapter 10 Bringing the Body Back into Balance 131

Part IV Recover

Chapter 11 If You're Not Listening to Your Body-You're Losing 225

Chapter 12 Don't Just Accelerate the Healing Process-Own It! 239

Epilogue 257

Notes 261

Acknowledgments 271

Index 275

Editorial Reviews

05/07/2018
John, a baseball player and coach turned chiropractor specializing in injury prevention and rehab, offers parents a straightforward, sensible program of strength-building, nutrition, and injury avoidance for young athletes. He identifies an epidemic of preventable injuries among kids who now practice and compete in organized sports more intensely than ever before. His solution comprises four parts: Rethink, Replenish, Rebuild, and Recover. The program begins with John’s nine-move test for parents to assess their kids’ fitness level, then continues, in Part I, with advice to Rethink the motivation behind kids’ participation, and in Part II, with guidelines for a nondairy, organic, whole-food regimen to Replenish. Part III, Rebuild, focuses on bringing young bodies into balance with breathing and corrective chiropractic techniques and workouts, and Part IV, Recover, outlines the right steps for repair and recovery in case injury does occur. Exercises are illustrated with black and white photos, and a recap of salient info appears at the end of each section. While there isn’t much new information, this guide wisely warns parents against “pushing a passion on their progeny” and will help them ensure their active kids’ health. Agent: Heather Jackson, Heather Jackson Literary Agency. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"Too much organized sports at a young age is bad for nearly all American tweens and teens. Dr. Tommy John's Minimize Injury Maximize Performance is an invaluable guide to reducing young people's orthopedic problems associated with contemporary sports mania.'
—Gregg Easterbrook, author, The Game's Not Over

"Tommy John was one of the fiercest competitors I've ever managed in my career. He never quit—and his son has that same spirit when it comes to protecting kids from what's wrong in youth sports today."—Tommy Lasorda, two-time World Series champion manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers

"Parents are worried about their children being cut from the team, when they should be concerned about needless surgery and an epidemic of injury due to overuse. This book serves as a wakeup call for us all!"—Randy Cross, three-time Super Bowl Champion and football analyst

"A straightforward, sensible program of strength-building, nutrition, and injury avoidance for young athletes...[It] wisely warns parents against 'pushing a passion on their progeny' and will help them ensure their active kids' health."—Publishers Weekly

"This book will serve as an excellent primer for any sports parent (or coach) who needs a real guidebook on how to train and train properly."—Rick Wolff, Ask Coach Wolff

"A great prescription for movement, diet, and other exercises that will help your athletes stay healthy and perform better."—Changing the Game Project

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