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Functional training for sports / Michael Boyle.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2004.Description: ix, 195 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 073604681X
  • 9780736046817
Other title:
  • Subtitle on cover: Superior conditioning for today\'s athlete
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.7 BOY
Contents:
Adding functionality to your program -- Analyzing the demands of your sport -- Assessing your functional strength -- Designing your program -- Linear and lateral warm-up -- Lower-body strength and balance progressions -- Hip extensions and healthy hamstrings -- Targeted torso training and rotational strength -- Balanced upper-body strength and stability -- Plyometric training for power and injury prevention -- Olympic lifting for quickness and power -- Performance enhancement programs.
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Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 613.7 BOY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100400572
3 Day Loan Thurles Library Short Loan 613.711 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 0 Available 39002100505412

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:


Reach a higher level of athleticism with Functional Training for Sports !

Functional training is a complete system of athletic development that focuses on training the body the way it will be used in competition, making it the most efficient and effective form of training today.

Author Mike Boyle, renowned strength and conditioning coach formerly with the Boston Bruins, addresses movement, body positions, and abilities that are essential for success in competition. Through Functional Training for Sports , you will improve your total athleticism, enhance your performance, and reduce injuries through exercise progressions that will spur your development potential for specific movement patterns you commonly use in your sport.

Providing tests for you to determine where to start, the progressions focus on training for the torso, the upper body, and the lower body. The book also provides detailed programs that incorporate the exercises and methods for these progressions. As you master each progression, you will be preparing yourself to perform in any situation with notable improvements in stability and balance, reaction time, core strength, and power.

This whole-body, sport-applied system makes Functional Training for Sports your key to today's most effective and efficient training!

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189) and index.

Adding functionality to your program -- Analyzing the demands of your sport -- Assessing your functional strength -- Designing your program -- Linear and lateral warm-up -- Lower-body strength and balance progressions -- Hip extensions and healthy hamstrings -- Targeted torso training and rotational strength -- Balanced upper-body strength and stability -- Plyometric training for power and injury prevention -- Olympic lifting for quickness and power -- Performance enhancement programs.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Chapter 1 Adding Functionality to Your Program
  • Chapter 2 Analyzing the Demands of Your Sport
  • Chapter 3 Assessing Your Functional Fitness
  • Chapter 4 Designing Your Program
  • Chapter 5 Linear and Lateral Warm-Up
  • Chapter 6 Lower-Body Strength and Balance Progressions
  • Chapter 7 Hip Extensions and Healthy Hamstrings
  • Chapter 8 Targeted Torso Training and Rotational Strength
  • Chapter 9 Balanced Upper-Body Strength and Stability
  • Chapter 10 Plyometric Training for Power and Injury Prevention
  • Chapter 11 Olympic Lifting for Quickness and Power
  • Chapter 12 Performance Enhancement Programs

Author notes provided by Syndetics


Michael Boyle is regarded as a leader in the field of strength and conditioning. Before his work with Athletes' Performance, Boyle was owner of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, which emphasized performance enhancement and injury prevention to provide athletes of all ages.

Before opening his business, Boyle spent 17 years as the strength and conditioning coach at Boston University and 10 years as the strength and conditioning coach for the NHL's Boston Bruins. He was one of the first strength and conditioning coaches to prepare athletes specifically for the NFL Combine, a trend that is now industry-wide. He also was the strength and conditioning coach for the 1998 gold medal-winning U.S. women's Olympic ice hockey team.

Widely known for his work with hockey players, Boyle also has trained athletes in many of the major professional sports leagues in North America, including the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, and WNBA. In addition, Mike has produced eight videos, available from MF Athletic (1-800-556-7464 or www.performbetter.com).

Boyle lives in Reading, Massachusetts, with his wife, Cynthia. He can be reached at mboyle@athletesperformance.com.

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