Track & Field : Conditioning for Greatness

Running, jumping and throwing faster, higher and farther than your opponents. These are the measures of track and field, the world's oldest sport. Since the beginning of recorded time, humans have been running footraces against each other. In today's modern sport, athletes need to prepare well to compete at their best. Different track and field events require different types of preparation. Sprinters like Usain Bolt want to build fast twitch muscle. Distance runners like Genzebe Dibaba build endurance, and hammer throwers like Anita Wlodarczyk work on upper body strength. Read tips from pros like these and many others to help you prepare to compete at your best. Every book in the Preparing for Game Day series takes you through how to physically and mentally prepare for your favorite sport and provides a rundown of the steps you should take when it is time to compete.

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Track & Field : Conditioning for Greatness

Running, jumping and throwing faster, higher and farther than your opponents. These are the measures of track and field, the world's oldest sport. Since the beginning of recorded time, humans have been running footraces against each other. In today's modern sport, athletes need to prepare well to compete at their best. Different track and field events require different types of preparation. Sprinters like Usain Bolt want to build fast twitch muscle. Distance runners like Genzebe Dibaba build endurance, and hammer throwers like Anita Wlodarczyk work on upper body strength. Read tips from pros like these and many others to help you prepare to compete at your best. Every book in the Preparing for Game Day series takes you through how to physically and mentally prepare for your favorite sport and provides a rundown of the steps you should take when it is time to compete.

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Track & Field : Conditioning for Greatness

Track & Field : Conditioning for Greatness

by Peter Douglas
Track & Field : Conditioning for Greatness

Track & Field : Conditioning for Greatness

by Peter Douglas

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Running, jumping and throwing faster, higher and farther than your opponents. These are the measures of track and field, the world's oldest sport. Since the beginning of recorded time, humans have been running footraces against each other. In today's modern sport, athletes need to prepare well to compete at their best. Different track and field events require different types of preparation. Sprinters like Usain Bolt want to build fast twitch muscle. Distance runners like Genzebe Dibaba build endurance, and hammer throwers like Anita Wlodarczyk work on upper body strength. Read tips from pros like these and many others to help you prepare to compete at your best. Every book in the Preparing for Game Day series takes you through how to physically and mentally prepare for your favorite sport and provides a rundown of the steps you should take when it is time to compete.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781422239209
Publisher: Mason Crest
Publication date: 08/15/2017
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Meet Day 7

Chapter 2 The Right Mind-Set 23

Chapter 3 Training for Success 35

Chapter 4 Taking Care of the Body: Injuries and Nutrition 49

Chapter 5 Track and Field: From Marathon to the Modern Olympics and Measuring the Future 60

Series Glossary of Key Terms 72

Further Reading, Video Credits, & Internet Resources 74

Index 77

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