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9780312087968

Ultimate Training Gary's Null's Complete Guide to Eating Right, Exercise, and Living Longer

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    9780312087968

  • ISBN10:

    0312087969

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1993-03-15
  • Publisher: Griffin

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Summary

Many training programs increase performance by sacrificing personal health, ignoring the body's important physical and mental needs, and, finally, leading to injury. Ultimate Training shows how to heighten physical stamina while increasing the well-being of the whole body. Null's comprehensive regimen offers specific advice about physiology, nutrition, and how to avoid injuries. It is also designed to integrate emotional, spiritual, and intellectual energy with the tough physical demands of long-distance running and race walking. This book includes: * Information on how to develop a holistic workout, regardless of age or physical condition * A 28-Day Running Plan that can be incorporated into any busy schedule * A detailed list of common running injuries, plus stretches and exercises to prevent them * Key steps to improving the immune system * An extensive nutritional guide The founder of the Natural Living, Walking, and Running Club, Gary Null has developed a holistic running regimen that has been used by over ten thousand runners, including Olympians and triathletes. This is the first book on his increasingly popular training philosophy and it is geared toward a general audience.

Author Biography

Gary Null has a Ph.D. in nutrition and public-health science and hosts the nationally syndicated "The Gary Null Show." He has set numerous indoor and outdoor track records and is a top-ranked athlete, winning an average of fifteen to twenty races each year in his age group. He lives in New York City.

Howard Robins is a doctor of podiatry who serves as Director of Sports Medicine for the Natural Living, Walking, and Running Club. He lives and practices in New York.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Introduction: A True Fable xiii
Part One: Holistic Living 1(4)
What Is Holism?
3(2)
Part Two: The Holistic Approach to Running 5(90)
Benefits of Running
7(1)
Running and Your Heart Rate
8(3)
Injury-Free Running
11(2)
Muscles
13(6)
Strains
15(1)
Cramps
15(1)
DOMS
16(1)
Shin Splints
16(1)
Plantar Fasciitis
17(1)
Hamstring Injury
18(1)
Tendons
19(2)
Ligaments
21(2)
General Prevention and Treatment of Muscle, Tendon, and Ligament Injuries
23(2)
Bones and Skeletons
25(7)
Metatarsus Adductus
25(1)
Excessive Pronation
26(1)
Short-Leg Syndrome
26(1)
Temporomandibular Joint Imbalance
27(1)
Leg and Spine Deformities
28(1)
Bone and Stress Fractures
29(1)
Bursitis
30(1)
Runner's Knee
31(1)
Cartilage Damage
31(1)
Skin
32(4)
Blisters
32(1)
Sunburn
33(1)
Black Toenails and Fungus
34(1)
Poisonous Plants and Insect Bites
35(1)
Genito-Urinary System
36(2)
Bladder Conditions
36(1)
Precautions for Women
36(1)
Precautions for Men
37(1)
Respiratory System
38(2)
Proper Breathing
38(1)
Air Pollution
39(1)
Asthma and High-Altitude Pulminary Edema
39(1)
Circulatory System
40(5)
Measuring Results
41(1)
Testing Heart Functioning
41(2)
Detraining and Overtraining
43(1)
Sports Anemia
44(1)
Gastrointestinal System
45(1)
Endocrine System
46(1)
Hyperthermia
46(5)
Heat Rash
47(1)
Heat Cramps
48(1)
Heat Fainting
48(1)
Heat Exhaustion
48(1)
Heat Stroke
48(1)
Preventive Measures
49(2)
Hypothermia
51(3)
Frostbite
52(1)
Chills and Chapping
53(1)
Preventive Measures
53(1)
The Holistic Workout
54(12)
The Pre-Run Routine
55(6)
The Run
61(2)
The Post-Run Routine
63(3)
A 28-Day Plan for Runners
66(7)
Basic 28-Day Plan
69(1)
Option A
70(2)
Option B
72(1)
Healers and Therapies
73(8)
Diagnosers
75(2)
Therapies
77(4)
Nutrition for Runners
81(5)
Allergies
82(1)
Fats and Protein
82(1)
Carbohydrates
83(1)
Supplements
84(1)
Eating at Night
84(1)
Post-Exercise Nutrition
85(1)
Equipment
86(2)
Running Shoes
86(1)
Clothing
87(1)
The Use of Weights
88(1)
The Marathon
88(7)
Training
89(1)
Pacing
90(2)
Water
92(1)
Form
92(1)
Gear
93(1)
Diet
94(1)
Part Three: The Larger Picture 95(22)
Types of Exercise
97(3)
Aerobics
97(1)
Anaerobics
98(1)
Isometrics
99(1)
Isotonics
99(1)
Isokinetics
99(1)
Forms of Training
100(3)
Aerobic Training
100(1)
Interval Training
101(1)
Fartlek Method
101(1)
Circuit Training
102(1)
Local Muscle Endurance and Strength Endurance Training
102(1)
Alternative Exercise for Runners
103(8)
Aerobic Alternatives
103(6)
Cross-Country Skiing
104(1)
Swimming
104(1)
Walking
105(1)
Bicycling
106(1)
Jumping Rope
107(1)
Miscellaneous Aerobics
108(1)
Anaerobic Alternatives
109(2)
Weight Training
109(1)
Racket Sports
110(1)
Golf
110(1)
Exercise and Weight Management
111(6)
The Setpoint
112(1)
Lean Body Mass
113(1)
Developing a ``Fit Cycle''
114(1)
Eating Plans
115(2)
Part Four: Nutrition 117(94)
A Focus on the Basics
119(4)
Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination
123(7)
Digestion
123(4)
Absorption
127(2)
Elimination
129(1)
Carbohydrates
130(11)
The Need for Carbohydrates
130(1)
Complex Versus Refined
131(1)
Carbohydrate Requirements
132(2)
Sources of Complex Carbohydrates
134(1)
Preparing and Digesting Carbohydrate Foods
135(2)
Common Carbohydrate Values
137(4)
Fat
141(4)
The Need for Fat
141(1)
Saturated and Unsaturated Fats
142(1)
Fat Requirements
143(1)
High-Fat Diets
143(1)
The Dangers of Fat
144(1)
Common Fat Values
144(1)
Proteins
145(8)
The Need for Protein
146(1)
Protein Requirements
147(1)
The Essential Amino Acids
147(1)
Preparing Protein Foods
148(1)
The Dangers of Too Much or Too Little
149(1)
Common Protein Values
150(3)
Vitamins
153(10)
Vitamin A
153(1)
B-Complex Vitamins
154(5)
Vitamin C
159(1)
Vitamin D
160(1)
Vitamin E
161(1)
Vitamin K
161(1)
Bioflavonoids
162(1)
Minerals
163(7)
Calcium
163(1)
Chromium
164(1)
Iodine
164(1)
Iron
165(1)
Magnesium
166(1)
Manganese
166(1)
Phosphorus
167(1)
Potassium
168(1)
Selenium
168(1)
Sodium
169(1)
Zinc
170(1)
The Body's Use of Fuel
170(2)
Supplements for Marathon Runners
172(12)
The Role of Supplements
173(1)
Optimizing Your Performance
174(1)
Vitamins and Minerals
175(3)
Amino Acids
178(5)
Special Supplements
183(1)
Food Allergies
184(5)
Causes of Hypersensitivity
185(2)
Types of Food Allergies
187(1)
Environmental Medicine
188(1)
What About Sugar?
189(4)
Types of Sugar
190(1)
Sugar's Link With Disease
191(1)
A Final Word
192(1)
What About Fiber?
193(4)
The Need for Fiber
194(1)
Fiber Requirements
195(1)
Grain Sources
195(1)
Fruit and Vegetable Sources
196(1)
Protopectin
197(1)
A Physician's Clinical Perspective
197(14)
Pre-exercise Assessment
199(3)
The Physiology of Exercise
202(1)
Food in Health and Disease
203(2)
Nutrients for Exercise
205(2)
Patient Experiences
207(4)
Appendix A: How to Make the Natural Healing Oil 211(2)
Appendix B: How to Make the Herbal Soak for Fungus Nails 213(1)
Appendix C: Logbook Work Sheet 214(1)
Index 215

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