Weight Training for Running : The Ultimate Guide

by Price, Rob

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9781932549768

ISBN10:

1932549765

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Pub. Date:

4/1/2012

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Cardinal Pub Group

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Summary

Weight Training for Running is the most comprehensive and up-to-date running-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 runners worldwide. This book features year-round running-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results. No other running book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book enables runners of all skill levels to increase their endurance, stamina, speed and strength. By following the programs contained in this book, you will no longer run out of gas before the race is over, but instead you will be able to sprint at record paces until the finish line. Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs.

Author Biography

Rob Price is a first class certified personal trainer and a former fitness consultant at the University of Wisconsin. He is a national weight lifting champion and state bench press record holder who has been featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world, including the USA Today, for his sports-training expertise. Rob is a contributing author to Golf Fitness Magazine, Swimmer's World Magazine, US Bowler Magazine, and OnFitness magazine and is the founder and head trainer of SportsWorkout.com's e-Training service. In addition to being an internationally recognized fitness expert, Rob also holds a Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University where he was honored as one of ten Moritz Scholars.

Bunning-Specific Training
Introduction	p. 1
Off-season Training	p. 2
In-season Training	p. 8
Bodyweight Exercises and Cardio Drills for Runners	p. 10
Top 10 Running Drills or Exercises	p. 14
Getting Started	p. 19
Warming Up	p. 21
Cooling Down	p. 22
Abs	p. 23
Stretching	p. 33
Foam Rolling	p. 39
Proper Form	p. 45
Proper Breathing	p. 46
Recommended Exercises	p. 47
Substituting Similar Exercises	p. 49
Upper Body Exercises	p. 50
Chest Exercises	p. 51
Back (Lats) Exercises	p. 61
Shoulders Exercises	p. 68
Arm Exercises	p. 79
Triceps Exercises	p. 80
Biceps/Forearms Exercises	p. 87
Lower Body Exercises	p. 94
Legs Exercises	p. 95
The Necessities	p. 105
Perfecting Your Technique	p. 107
Estimating Your One-Rep Max	p. 108
The Different Folks, Different Strokes Principle	p. 115
Overtraining and Staleness	p. 116
The Declaration of Variation	p. 118
Muscle Fibers	p. 120
Training Techniques	p. 121
When to Increase	p. 125
Safety Reminders	p. 132
Record Keeping	p. 134
Test Yourself	p. 137
Conclusion	p. 137
Supplemental4-Week Programs	p. 139
Endurance/Stamina/Fat-burning Programs	p. 141
General Fitness/Power Programs	p. 153
Strength Programs	p. 165
Index	p. 178ÿþ
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