Athlete Fitness

Discover the cutting edge of strength science with Faster Reps, Bigger Lifts: Velocity-Based Training for the Modern Athlete. This high-performance guide explores Velocity-Based Training (VBT)—a revolutionary method that uses bar speed to optimize strength, power, and hypertrophy. Whether you're a competitive athlete, coach, or strength enthusiast, this book delivers a practical framework for applying real-time velocity feedback to boost results, manage fatigue, and drive continual progress. Backed by peer-reviewed research and real-world case studies, each chapter breaks down VBT ...

What happens when raw strength meets shredded muscle—and you refuse to choose between them? Heavy Metal Gains is the no-BS manual for powerbuilders who want it all: bar-bending totals and stage-worthy physiques. No fluff, no gimmicks—just a surgically precise breakdown of how to build mass, push maxes, and actually recover from it all without sacrificing either end of the spectrum. Inside, you'll get 30 ruthless chapters covering everything from squat depth and deadlift form to hypertrophy science, periodization strategies, CNS recovery, injury-proof programming, and the myth of "ego ...

Imagine if you had as much energy for your family at 8 p.m. as you have at the office at 8 a.m.? Whether or not you can hit a home run or run a marathon, this program will train you to perform at the highest possible levels in both your professional and family life.

Are you afraid that your new vegan lifestyle will keep you away from your dream body? Do you worry about nutrition and not gaining enough protein for your bodybuilding goals? Not sure what exercises to do, or stressed about going to the gym for the first time? So even if you are a total beginner, you can be a successful vegan bodybuilder with the Fail-Proof Guide to Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness.

Lou Ferrigno didn’t just build muscle—he built a legacy out of silence, discipline, and sheer force of will. Train Like Lou Ferrigno is the unflinching, brutally direct biography of one of the most iconic bodybuilders and cultural figures of the last fifty years. From a childhood marked by profound hearing loss and bullying, to the green-skinned superstardom of The Incredible Hulk, to training routines that redefined dedication, Ferrigno’s story is one of relentless forward motion. This book strips away the gloss and dives deep into the raw details of Ferrigno’s rise—from cement-...

World-renowned energy healer Cyndi Dale presents the ultimate book on applying energy concepts and practices to athletes and coaches of any age and level. Featuring more than fifty-five hands-on exercises, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about subtle energy and sports performance.

Concerned about aging and the inevitable decline it brings in your health, lifestyle, aspirations and goals? Are you concerned that longevity doesn't look very fun if you're locked into a chair or bed hooked to machines and pumped up on medicines? Health Span addresses that concern with finding alternative means of adapting to aging and becoming fit, healthy, vigorous and ready to enjoy the prime of your life. This book looks at the important gains you can make with endurance and strength training for mobility, stability and durability using scientific principles. Through VO2 Max training ...

Emphasizing the fundamentals of sleep, nutrition, and stress management, this second edition features up-to-date research that has emerged to support the importance of these basic recovery strategies and includes a much-needed, careful look at new devices on the market. Whether self-coached, coached, or team-sport athletes, The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery provides listeners with an evidence-based approach to finding the right balance between stress and rest.

Still chasing your 30-year-old self in the gym? You’re not alone—and you’re not crazy. But after 40, your body doesn’t care how motivated you are. Hormones shift, recovery slows, and that "clean bulk" hits different. This isn’t about inspiration. This is about strategy. Bodybuilding Nutrition for the Middle-Aged Meathead is a brutally honest, clinically informed guide for lifters over 40 who want to stay jacked without wrecking their joints, hormones, or sanity. No fluff, no influencer nonsense—just real-world nutrition that supports strength, muscle retention, and metabolic ...

Build muscle without the bloat. Burn fat without starvation. Intermittent fasting isn’t just for biohackers and Silicon Valley desk jockeys—it’s a precision tool for serious lifters. The Intermittent Fasting Bodybuilder strips away the hype, trends, and pseudoscience to deliver a brutally honest, results-driven blueprint for athletes who want to stay lean, strong, and in control of their physique—without eating six times a day. This is not another recycled “diet guide.” Inside, you’ll learn exactly how fasting impacts hormones, metabolism, and recovery when the goal is ...

Discipline alone isn’t enough. It burns hot, then burns out. What you need is a system that functions under pressure, fatigue, and failure—because motivation disappears long before your goals do. This is a no-fluff, zero-hype guide to making high-intensity training sustainable. Built around the proven framework of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), this book delivers obsessively practical tools for athletes, bodybuilders, and coaches who demand more than clichés and cheerleading. You’ll learn how to navigate performance anxiety, emotional rigidity, binge-restrict cycles, and post-...

De’Aaron Fox: Racing to Greatness is the definitive biography of one of the NBA’s fastest, most dynamic guards. From Houston’s gritty playgrounds to leading the Sacramento Kings with poise and precision, Fox’s story is not just about athleticism—it’s about calculated evolution, leadership under pressure, and mastering the mental game. This book goes beyond the highlights. It explores Fox’s formative years, his pivotal season under Coach Calipari at Kentucky, and his breakout as a high-IQ, clutch performer in the NBA. Through behind-the-scenes detail, readers witness how Fox ...

Are you lifting hard—but hurting more? Reset to Lift is your blueprint for reclaiming performance without compromising your joints, spine, or future under the bar. Whether you're a powerlifter plagued by nagging injuries, a strength coach guiding compromised athletes, or a serious gym-goer who’s tired of foam-rolling tightness that never resolves, this book delivers a smarter way forward. Rooted in neuromuscular science and tested in the trenches with lifters and athletes, Reset to Lift reveals how poor movement patterns—not weak muscles—are the hidden cause behind chronic pain and ...

In Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?, physicist and award-winning journalist Alex Hutchinson tackles dozens of commonly held beliefs and looks at just what research science has - and has not - proven to be true. This myth-busting book covers the full spectrum of exercise science and offers the latest in research from around the globe, as well as plenty of practical tips on using proven science to improve fitness, reach weight loss goals, and achieve better competition results.

Have you tried to develop a champion mindset but were confronted with fear, doubt and disbelief? Do you want to learn how to develop amazing mental toughness, resilience and optimism for achieving greatness in life? If so, then this powerful book, Sports Psychology for Athletes 2.0, will teach you how to think, train and eat for optimal physical and mental performance!

You have two choices: Be lucky enough in middle school, junior high or high school to be taught basic body movements and step-by-step instructions in the Olympic lifts, powerlifting, mobility, flexibility, kettlebell training, and tumbling, or apply intervention five principles.

Whatever your fitness goals are, the most important thing to do is set them before you start. If you don't know where you're going, how will you get there? There's no point in getting frustrated when a year down the line and all that time at the gym has yielded no results. Quit worrying about what other people's goals are. Worrying about other people's goals is a waste of time and energy! We're constantly bombarded with messages from advertisers, magazines, and social media telling us that their idea of beauty is the only one that matters—but it isn't true!

Un relato fascinante que no solo conquistará tu mente sino que también inspirará tu cuerpo cuando descubras que el secreto de la felicidad está a tus pies y que todos hemos nacido para correr. Repleto de personajes inolvidables, increíbles hazañas atléticas y ciencia de vanguardia, Nacidos para correr es una aventura épica que comienza con la simple pregunta: ¿por qué me duele el pie?

Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, are not born—they're made. Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation. But if there's a huge pool of individuals who have undertaken the same commitment and steps towards becoming the best, what truly separates the winners from everyone else? Joanna Zeiger believes proper mental preparation is the answer. The Champion Mindset is a much-needed and long overdue look into how to program a competitor's mind to achieve optimal success.

Over the years Ed Nielsen wrote articles for several different magazines and newspapers. Erudite Elucidations is a collection of the very best and most varied articles he wrote for those publications. There are dozens of athlete profiles, from runners to golfers to softball players. Possibly of special interest is an article on Jeff Galloway, 1972 Olympic marathoner. Maybe the rest aren't Olympians, but they excel at what they do and tell you just how they did it. Erudite Elucidations also contains a fascinating profile of Bertil von Boer who for decades taught, composed, conducted, and ...