Athletic Development. The Art & Science Of Functional Sports Conditioning

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Human Kineticss
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2007
Edition: First Edition

Description: 299 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Athletic Development offers a rare opportunity to learn and apply a career full of knowledge from the best. World-renowned strength and conditioning coach Vern Gambetta condenses the wisdom hes gained through more than 40 years of experience of working with athletes across sports, age groups, and levels of competition, including members of the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, and U.S. mens 1998 World Cup soccer team.The result is an information-packed, myth-busting explanation of the most effective methods and prescriptions in each facet of an athletes physical preparation. Gambetta includes never-before-published and ready-to-use training approaches in Athletic Development explains what works, what doesnt, and why. Gambettas no-nonsense approach emphasizes results that pay off in the competitive season and reflect his work at the highest echelons of sport. Merging principles of anatomy, biomechanics, and exercise physiology with sports conditioning applications and four decades of professional practice, this is the definitive guide to performance-enhancing training.

ISBN: 9780736051002