Coaches' Guide to Enhancing Recovery in Athletes: A Multidimensional Approach to Developing a "Performance Lifestyle"

by JEFFREYS IAN

• ISBN13: 9781585186778
• ISBN10: 1585186775
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-25
• Publisher: Coaches Choice

Summary

Underrecovery will always compromise performance, and to be effective any performance-enhancement program must ensure that recovery is as well-planned and programmed as the athlete's training. The Performance Lifestyle provides coaches and athletes with a structure around which to build individualized and multidimensional recovery strategies that both optimize recovery and maximize performance levels. The first part of the book covers the multiple nature of recovery in athletes broken down into three chapters: the nature of fitness, fatigue and recovery, a multidimensional approach to recovery, and the performance lifestyle model. The second part of the book details the seven pillars of the performance lifestyle, which are: pillar 1 - identify and act on dreams, pillar 2 - develop self-awareness, pillar 3 - the power of positive, pillar 4 - the power of rituals, pillar 5 - build capacity and recover, pillar 6 - quality nutrition, pillar 7 - quality sleep.

Author Biography

Ian Jeffreys, BA, MSc, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT, ASCC, PGCE, is the director of athletics, sport science, and athletic performance at the Powys Sports Academy at Coleg Powys in Brecon, Wales. He is also the strength and conditioning advisor to the Welsh Rugby Union National Squad at under 16 level. Jeffreys is one of the leading strength and conditioning coaches in the UK, and through his company, All-Pro Performance, acts as a consultant to a number of athletes and teams. He is the director of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA).

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. 3
Acknowledgments	p. 4
Foreword	p. 5
Introduction	p. 7
The Multidimensional Nature of Recovery in Athletes	p. 9
The Nature of Fitness, Fatigue, and Recovery	p. 11
A Multidimensional Approach to Recovery	p. 24
The Performance Lifestyle Model	p. 31
The Seven Pillars of the Performance Lifestyle	p. 35
Pillar 1-Identify and Act on Dreams	p. 37
Pillar 2-Develop Self-Awareness	p. 55
Pillar 3-The Power of Positive	p. 70
Pillar 4-The Power of Rituals	p. 87
Pillar 5-Build Capacity and Recover	p. 92
Pillar 6-Quality Nutrition	p. 134
Pillar 7-Quality Sleep	p. 145
Bibliography	p. 158
About the Author	p. 162
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