Biomechanics of Human Motion
Biomechanics of Human Motion: Applications in the Martial Arts, Second Edition, explores the biomechanical principles of nine different forms of martial arts, with specific attention paid to their anatomical features. Within this examination, Prof...
Football Periodization to Maximise Performance
Football Periodization to Maximise Performance
Football Conditioning A Modern Scientific Approach
Adam Owen (UEFA Professional Coaching Licence / Ph.D in Sport & Exercise Science) is the Sport Science & Fitness Coach for the Wales National Team and a Research Science Consultant at SL Benfica. Previously he was Head of Sport Science at Rangers FC and has held senior roles at many other European professional clubs. Assistant author Dr. Alexandre Dellal is the Head of Physical Preparation at OGC Nice and a leading researcher in the world of football science. The primary aim of this book set is to make use of modern coaching methods and football science principles to educate coaches working with players of all ages and levels. This book will help increase the efficiency of all training sessions and ensure that key components of the game (technical, tactical, physical and physiological) are being developed in conjunction with each other, rather than in isolation, which is fundamental to the development of football players. In this book (Part 1) we analyse the Distance and Intensity of
Szycher's Handbook of Polyurethanes
A practical handbook rather than merely a chemistry reference, Szycher's Handbook of Polyurethanes, Second Edition offers an easy-to-follow compilation of crucial new information on polyurethane technology, which is irreplaceable in a wide range o...
Warm Ups to Maximise Performance
Warm Ups from a World Leading High Performance Expert to Maximise the Performance of Your Players and Team Following the success of his best-selling book, 'Football Periodization to Maximise Performance,' and his unparalleled expertise in football science and performance coaching, Adam Owen PhD (High Performance Expert and UEFA Pro & A License Educator) now focuses on optimising the warm up phase of training for coaches at all levels. Key Benefits of this Book for Coaches: Strategic Planning: Learn to plan engaging and progressively challenging warm up practices tailored to your team's needs.Targeted Preparation: Discover how to adapt warm ups for specific training days to prime players physically and mentally.Alignment with Objectives: Seamlessly integrate warm ups with session objectives, incorporating conditioning, technical skills, and mental readiness.Injury Prevention: Reduce the risk of injuries by using the correct warm up types and intensity for specific training
Mother Maiden Crone: Shamanic Ceremonies for Women's Transitions: A Facilitator's Guidebook
From the Introduction: Mother, Maiden, Crone...The birth of a daughter. A celebration. A young girl, a daughter, marking her first menstrual period, standing between the women who love and support her. Celebrating. Or a girl, becoming an adult, between the women who lovingly guide her. Women supporting and guiding the next generation. Or those women, as their roles in life change from young adult roles to their next ones, no longer focused on young adult societal demands, transitioning into what has been called the midlife crisis. Or the woman entering menopause, another major transition, this time to Wise Woman, the Crone. What an accomplishment One that is neither supported nor recognized, but rather is often full of physical and emotional angst. This time, instead, surrounded by women who are walking the same, but different, paths. Young and old celebrating that transition with her. Then, the woman walking and passing from the sunset of her life to the winter; the death. Not alone,
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Are you struggling to connect with your child now that they've left the nest? Are you feeling the tension and heartache as your relationship dynamic begins to change? In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, bestselling author and parenting expert ...
A Guide to Rational Living
A Guide to Rational Living
Yogasana
Packed with over eight hundred poses performed by renowned practitioner Yogrishi Vishvketu, this encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and authoritative yoga asana guide to date. With poses adapted to every skill level, this volume is an invaluab...
Have Serious Fun
After hearing the words no one wants to hear--"you have cancer"--Jim Burns set out to articulate the most important principles for a life well lived and now shares them with you as a collection of essential truths for a healthy, balanced...
Finding Joy in the Empty Nest
When the kids are gone, you can discover a richer, deeper, and more fulfilling life than you ever imagined! Whether you've been looking forward to it or dreading it, the experience of coming home to an empty nest brings with it a well of emotions,...
7-Day Zone Diet
One week to a fitter, healthier you with the revolutionary Zone diet plan. Find out what to eat, when to eat it, and how this is better than any other high protein diet. The Zone books have sold over 4 million worldwide. Dr Barry Sears is the auth...
Go for Java Programmers
Get an in-depth introduction to the Go programming language and its associated standard runtime libraries.¿This book is targeted towards programmers that already know the Java programming language¿and uses that Java knowledge to direct the learnin...
Anti-Ageing Zone
Maintaining physical and mental performance with a revolutionary diet that helps prevent age-related diseases. Sears explains that it is possible to reverse our 'biological' age (which is different to our 'chronological' age) if we look at our hor...
Love Addiction
Love Addiction