Sports Performance

Ever wonder why after all of your lessons and practice, you still struggle to improve your game? Or ever wonder how it can be that your performance is great during practice, yet when the heat is on—you choke? Retrain your brain with Laura King’s Awesome Athletic Performance book.

As an athlete, you know you must allow time for your body to rest and recover to improve. If you don’t, you risk overtraining your body, excess fatigue, and injury. Your performance suffers, and you may even stop enjoying your sport.

"Rise and Run" is your invitation to embark on a transformative running journey that transcends the ordinary. Experience running as a mindful practice where the rhythm of your breath harmonizes with the beat of your heart, and each step becomes a path to self-discovery and equilibrium. In this audiobook, you'll unravel the art of running with intention, celebrating your victories, and uncovering joy in every stride. Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or a first-time runner, "Rise and Run" is your compass to infuse purpose into your running experience.

Beyond textbook theory and the research literature there is always a gap to bridge in order to apply this information with 'live' athletes. In this book we delve into the uncharted territory that lies between. As implied in the title, there is an art to this translation of science into practice, and a great deal of wisdom and nuance involved in the process. We explore what differentiates truly elite practice, citing relevant examples and drawing upon applied experience. This is a book for coaches, leaders, practitioners across disciplines, and athletes who wish to be informed. Key themes ...

The Personal Development Book for Performers explores the psychology of success and examines the mindsets of the world’s greatest composers, artists and philosophers. This book is for artists, leaders, performers and creative people from all fields, with practical tips and techniques to take creative success to amazing new levels. Anthony King offers advice and guidance, empowering performers, athletes, leaders – creative talented people of all kinds – to help them exceed potential and express creativity to the best of their ability.This book examines the creative mindset of success, ...

Do you really know what separates champions from others? Learn from Olympic medalist, NCAA champion, and academic all-American Obadele Thompson, the “secrets” of how to: Avoid common student-athlete mistakes and pitfalls, improve your study habits and ace your classes, train better and win bigger and more often, get “paid” now by using your opportunities and resources, establish power habits to succeed in college and beyond, grow your brand, network, and relationships, and prepare for a professional sports career.

Growing up as an undersized white basketball player on a remote island in Alaska, Jesse had nearly every chip stacked against him. Yet despite his size and circumstances, he managed to rise above it all and make it to the big screen in Hollywood. With only the love of the game of basketball and the tenacity to follow a dream driving him, Jesse's persistence has led him to star in national commercials and movies with some of the most recognizable celebrities and professional athletes in the world.

"Ageless Jiu-Jitsu" is a powerful guide for BJJ practitioners over 40 who refuse to let age limit their potential. Aging in BJJ isn’t about slowing down but evolving and mastering a more strategic approach to the sport. This book provides practical strategies for sustaining and enhancing BJJ practice through injury prevention, adaptive training, and mental resilience.

Saviez-vous qu’un simple changement d’état d’esprit pourrait vous permettre de booster vos performances ? Une minorité de sportifs ont adopté cet état d’esprit et c’est ce qui leur permet d’être là où ils en sont aujourd’hui. C’est entre autres le cas de Novak Djokovic, Kylian Mbappé ou encore Victor Wembanyama. Imaginez-vous aller à votre compétition en étant confiant quant à vos capacités à performer. Faire un carton plein. Puis rentrer chez vous avec fierté et satisfaction.

Siamo nati per correre, la natura ci ha reso perfetti per questa attività e la scienza conferma che è la cosa migliore che possiamo fare per la nostra vita: ci mantiene in salute, fa ritrovare il peso forma, mantiene il cervello attivo, scarica lo stress e riduce l'ansia, potenzia il metabolismo, ricarica le energie fisiche e mentali. E infatti i runner sono in continuo aumento. Ma allora perché l'80 per cento di loro subisce infortuni?

Race wisely to achieve your personal best. You've trained for your peak race for months. When the big day comes, how will you perform? All the training in the world is useless if you can't execute your race plan and cope with unforeseen events, and subpar training can be overcome if you approach race day with the right attitude. Whether you are new to racing or have been frustrated by underperformance or setbacks, Racing Wisely gives you tools - from the practical to the philosophical - to perform to the best of your ability.

Born into a family of Irish traveller heritage, Big John Fury descends from a long line of bare-knuckle fighters, including King of the Gypsies. So it’s no surprise that he too found himself fighting outside the ring at a young age. From his early years in Manchester, John learned to box by practising bare-knuckle fighting within the travelling community, before graduating into the sport professionally. The ring has never been far from his sights, and John has played a crucial role in coaching and being a cornerman for his two-time British heavyweight champion son, Tyson Fury.

Balancing soccer, school, family, eating healthy foods, and the many other things requiring your time can be difficult. Consuming food that is working against you can make it even more difficult to stay balanced and succeed. There is no such thing as a perfect diet, but there are definitely eating habits that will lift you to great heights and junk foods that will hold you back from taking your game to the next level.

Nothing in wrestling can match the excitement of the main event. It's the match that everyone wants to see, the match that will have fans talking the next day. Author Patrick Jones takes listeners deep inside the world of pro wrestling and shows how its stars - and the wild characters they portray - have turned pro wrestling into a billion-dollar industry. Take a seat and gear up for the greatest show in wrestling - the main event!

Hacking Fear has tips and tricks to help coaches and parents of high-performing athletes debug those frustrating habit loops. It is not that these athletes do not want to perform at the highest level. Instead, they have developed complex behavioral defense mechanisms to avoid unwanted consequences. In Hacking Fear, we cover many strategies to disrupt these defense habit loops and break through to achieve your athletes' goals.

Are you searching for ways to take your running game to the next level?Perhaps you have recently started running more frequently, and it has enlightened a passion within you to become the best runner you can possibly be. Or maybe you have been an avid runner for some years now, but you are looking for new advice and guidance to take your performance to new heights.

Ever wonder how players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Alex Morgan have been able to remain dominant for so long? Have you ever wanted to know the secret to getting a great night’s sleep every night? Do you sometimes feel like if you lost a bit of weight and gained some muscle that you would make more of a difference on the field? If any of these situations describe you, you are not alone. In this three-in-one bundled book, you get the following three books for the price of two.

This book will show you how to develop and maintain your own powerful mental toughness with a series of advanced technique and strategies. It will reveal how you can use your own mental strength to push through any ordeal to victory, to endure any suffering to gain huge success. If you want to gain victories in every aspect of life, to push forward to spectacular triumphs, then listen to this book. It will change your life forever.

The quintessentially English cricket commentator, writer, oenophile, bon viveur, collector and national treasure, fondly known as "Blowers", tells his colourful life story.Born in Norfolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE, nicknamed "Blowers" by the late Brian Johnston, is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.

This special "live performance edition" of Steve Matchett's highly acclaimed story, Always Ferrari - a work first published under the Italian title of Sempre Ferrari, in his book of short stories, These Desired Things - is an audio recording sure to delight. The story itself is a deeply touching tale: Steve Matchett sitting back in a moment of calm reflection, the erstwhile grand prix mechanic, current Formula 1 author and broadcaster recalling some of his many visits to Maranello...Listen to find out more!