As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, "Vince Lombardi: Toughness" discusses the struggles and triumphs of Vince Lombardi's life. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself. What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life, but also an inspiration for the reader. Each story is followed by a small quotation from literature to amplify …

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Cricket is the most comprehensive and up-to-date cricket-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round cricket-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results. No other cricket book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have players increasing speed, strength, and agility which will translate into becoming a more effective bowler with …

Le Guide Suprême de l’Entrainement avec des Poids pour le Rugby est le plus complet et le plus à jour des guides d’entrainements spécifiques par sport dans le monde aujourd’hui. Ce manuel contient des descriptions et des photos de près de cent exercices d’entrainement avec des poids, des exercices de souplesse, et des exercices d’abdominaux utilisés par les athlètes du monde entier. Il contient aussi des programmes d’entrainement avec des poids uniques, tout au long de l’année et spécifiques par sports, garantis pour améliorer vos performances et vos résultats. Aucun autre manuel sportif à ce jour n’a été aussi bien …

Le Guide Suprême de l’Entrainement avec des Poids pour le Golf est le plus complet et le plus à jour des guides d’entrainements spécifiques par sport dans le monde aujourd’hui. Ce manuel contient des descriptions et des photos de près de cent exercices d’entrainement avec des poids, des exercices de souplesse, et des exercices d’abdominaux utilisés par les athlètes du monde entier. Il contient aussi des programmes d’entrainement avec des poids uniques, tout au long de l’année et spécifiques par sports, garantis pour améliorer vos performances et vos résultats. Aucun autre manuel sportif à ce jour n’a été aussi bien …

Is there something you want to achieve or obtain? Jenny Gallagher provides a new approach to creating positive change through seemingly unrelated and enjoyable activities. If you are not getting the results you want from your yen or what you may call your longings, yearnings, desires, goals, or dreams, then you need to give this eBook a try. "Mind Over Mat - The Mat: A Grounding Practice" is part of a four eBook series geared to helping you achieve your dreams. The other eBooks in the series are: Mind Over Mat - The Mind: Having Fun While Focusing on What …

If you've reached a plateau in your workout and your training routine has become stale and boring, it's time to shake things up. ''The Best Trapezius Exercises You've Never Heard Of'' is the essential workout guide for anyone looking to find new trap exercises, get stronger and train more efficiently. You'll find some of the most unique trap exercises ever created. Each exercise is expertly demonstrated with photographs, detailed instructions, tips and tricks on how to incorporate the exercises into your workout and how to avoid common errors. This book will help you break through plateaus and get the most …

Designed by nationally renowned author, exercise physiologist, sports nutritionist, and triathlon coach, Ben Greenfield, this comprehensive daily nutrition plan for Ironman triathletes goes far beyond simple "meal suggestions". Instead, you'll receive an exact weekly plan for base training, building to a race, carb loading, race day fueling, and even off-season and recovery weeks. With the life of a busy Ironman triathlete in mind, the meal plan includes minimal meal preparation times and food choices that are easily accessible at commercial grocery stores. In addition, nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids for each period of the training year are included, complete with …

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Cycling is the most comprehensive and up-to-date cycling-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round cycling-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results. No other cycling book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have cyclists of all skill levels achieving quicker times with less of a chance of injury and …

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Baseball is the most comprehensive and up-to-date baseball-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round baseball-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results. No other baseball book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have players increasing arm strength, bat speed, and overall quickness and power on the diamond, leading to …

Saving Sacramento tells the story of how a small-market city accomplished the impossible – keeping the Kings in Sacramento. 2002 was an amazing year for Sacramento. Fans of the Kings saw their beloved basketball team come within one game of the NBA Finals for the first time ever, losing in a controversial game to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Kings owners, the Maloof Family, had built a team that Sports Illustrated called "the Greatest Show on Court," and they had the city in the palms of their hands. For perhaps the first time in history, Sacramento was relevant in the …

Far from “just another book on how to wager and win at the races”, this insightful text provides an in-depth glimpse into the sport of horseracing, with a special focus on the often-overlooked area at the racetrack: the paddock area. “The Paddock” brings the reader up-close to the horses for a better understanding and appreciation of the beauty of the racehorse as well as the allure and excitement of a day spent at the racetrack. One can also learn to make several vital observations within the paddock that will aid in making an intelligent wager. "The Paddock" is intended to …