Springer, 2025. — 358 p. — ISBN 978-3-031-76046-4. — (Springer Optimization and Its Applications). This book delves into the dynamic intersection of Data Sciences, data mining, Machine Learning, and optimization within sports. It compiles and presents the latest achievements in this vibrant and emerging research area, offering a comprehensive overview of how these technologies...
Lyons Press, 2014 — 224 p. — ISBN 978-0762786008. Anyone with a thirst for adventure and a courageous spirit will be captivated by the tales of endurance, determination, strength of mind, and perseverance recounted in this outstanding compilation. The stories in this book, be they fact or fiction, represent some of the most gripping and illuminating writing ever penned on the...
Allen & Unwin, 2020. — 267 p. — ISBN 978-1988547305 (paperback), eISBN 978-1760873455. What do you do when you reach rock bottom? Matt Calman's most consistent tool for dealing with problems throughout his life was alcohol. But it got to the stage where he was no longer willing to put up with the dark side of his drinking. So he quit. But the problems that had been simmering...
Summersdale Publishers Ltd., 2015. — 241 p. — ISBN: 978-1849537308 (paperback), eISBN 978-1783726202. What do fierljeppen, running 156 miles in the Sahara desert and coal-carrying all have in common? They’re just some of the wackiest, toughest and most extreme manpower races and challenges dreamt up by the human race. This fact-packed miscellany is bursting with all the...
Little A, 2016 — 258 p. — ISBN: 978-1503935426 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-1503935419 (paperback). At the dawn of the twentieth century, a small but determined band of barrel jumpers risked their lives in one of the world’s most wondrous waterfalls. Only a few survived. By turns a family drama and an action-adventure story, The Age of Daredevils chronicles the lives of the men and...
Oxford University Press, 2014. — 287 p. — (Very Short Introductions). Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a variety of...
Viking, 2018. — 320 p. — ISBN: 9780735221895 (hardcover), ISBN: 9780735221918 (ebook). Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the world of endurance hiking, backpacking, and trail running. With a storyteller's ear for...
2012. — 288 p. — ISBN: 1408140810.
Dave Farrar was like most other gamblers. Fairly low stakes and fascinated by sport, he loved taking on the bookies. And he'd got to a point where he'd started to win more than he lost. He'd started to believe that he had gambling worked out. But then it all went wrong.
Dave's brief downward spiral came about because the girl he thought he...
2nd ed. — Personal Trainer Development Center, 2015. — 185 p. — ASIN B00THJN2Z0. Repeatedly called one of the "best books for personal trainers", it provides a clear road map teaching you how to become a personal trainer, to getting a personal trainer certification, to building your career from the bottom up so you can build a clientele, your reputation, and income.
Hatherleigh Press, 2014. — 176 р. — (Body Sculpting Bible). — ISBN: 978-1578264780. Unlike traditional dumbbells, the true power of the kettlebell lies in its unique shape. Because the kettlebell's center of mass is extended beyond the hand, more muscle groups are utilized in the swinging and movement of a kettlebell as opposed to the lifting of dumbbells, thus producing a much...
Harper Design, 2017. — 120 р. For every dedicated sports fan, a unique lifetime list of the 101 most important games, matches, venues, and events around the world, illustrated with color photographs and collated by a pair of Sports Illustrated veterans. For more than twenty years, Rob Fleder and Steve Hoffman captured the thrill of numerous sporting competitions while working...
St. Martin's Essentials, 2021. — 256 p. — ISBN 125078719X, 9781250787194. Strong and Lean--Mark Lauren's follow-up to his bestselling book--You Are Your Own Gym--uses two decades of unparalleled experience to accomplish what most people thought impossible: The ability to immediately begin your workout wherever you are--from living rooms to hotel rooms to yards--and finish 9...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. — 328 p. — ISBN: 978-1632204981, ISBN: 978-1632208675. Are you a triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimmer, cross-country skier, or other athlete seeking greater endurance? The Endurance Handbook teaches athletes how to stay healthy, achieve optimal athletic potential, and be injury-free for many productive years. Dr. Philip Maffetone’s approach to...
Human Kinetics, 2022. — 1022 p. — ISBN 9781492599715. The need for qualified high school strength and conditioning professionals has never been greater. Whether following the framework for long-term athletic development or teaching weight training as a lifelong fitness activity, you need to offer both the environment and instructional skills to safely develop strong...
Springer, 2024. — 247 p. — ISBN 978-3-662-68312-5. In recent years, computer science in sport has grown extremely, mainly because more and more new data has become available. Computer Science tools in sports, whether used for opponent preparation, competition, or scientific analysis, have become indispensable across various levels of expertise nowadays. A completely new market...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. — 277 p. — ISBN: 978-0544484122 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-0544444744 (ebook). A captivating memoir of one woman’s attempt to finish the Iditarod, led by her team of spunky huskies with whom she shares a fascinating and inextricable bond At age forty-seven, a mother of two, Debbie Moderow was not your average musher in the Iditarod, but that’s where...
Impact Press, 2018. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-1925384376 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1925384383 (ebook). Born to nomadic parents and humble beginnings, Luke Richmond grew up running wild and free in the Australian outback. After finishing school, he joined the Australian Army and served his country overseas as a qualified infantry soldier – an experience that sparked in him an...
Hatherleigh Press, 2016 — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-1578266029, ISBN: 978-1578266036 (eBook). The search to find one’s own limits and surpass them is what defines us as human beings. By consciously choosing to walk the path of most resistance, we come to a better understanding of ourselves, and our potential for physical, mental and emotional growth. And nowhere is this universal...
Speedy Publishing, 2013, 2014, 2013. — 35 p.,130 p. & 35 p. The first book in this amazing trilogy is 'Marathon Training - The Underground Plan To Run Your Fastest Marathon Ever' by Jason Scotts. Participating in a marathon is a serious endeavor. It requires months of planning and road work. It’s not like a 3k run where you can just wing it, finish in 30 minutes or less, and...
Pavilion, 2023. — 417 p. — ISBN: 9781911682578 The new guidebook for outdoor adventurers, to brave the cold and reconnect with nature Icy inspiration for playing, exploring and surviving in the snow. Don’t be put off by the cold – get out there and be dazzled by the wonder of winter. With fifty projects for having fun and staying safe in the snow, you’ll never be short of...
Menasha Ridge Press, 2010. — 312 p. — ISBN: 978-0897328968. In March 1990, Will Steger completed what no man had ever before attempted: the crossing of Antarctica, a total of 3,700 miles, on foot. Lured by the challenge and the beauty of Earth's last great wilderness, and determined to focus the world's attention on the frozen continent now that its ecological future hangs in...
Bloomsbury Sport, 2022. — 651 p. — ISBN 978-1-4729-9272-7. Crickonomics explores all of this and much more – including how Jayasuriya and Gilchrist transformed Test batting but T20 didn't; English cricket's great missed opportunity to have a league structure like football; why batters are paid more than bowlers; how Afghanistan is transforming German cricket; what the rest of...
VeloPress, 2018. — 160 p. — ISBN10: 1937715779, ISBN13: 978-1937715779. Work In shares new mental and physical recovery techniques for athletes who give it all in every workout. Yoga and recovery coach Erin Taylor gives athletes practical tools and an integrated plan for real recovery from training-and everyday life. By making yoga and meditation easy for anyone, Taylor gives...
Crowood Press, 2016. — 192 р. — ISBN: 978-1785000416. Many coaches train primarily for strength—pressing, pulling, and squatting—but without converting this maximal strength to speed and power. However, the "holy grail" for most athletes is power, and plyometrics is the best way to achieve this. Plyometrics for Speed and Power will guide you through the basics of plyometric...
2nd edition. — Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2013. — 327 р. — ISBN: 1782550208. This book contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic Parkour and Freerunning techniques, easy to follow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. History, philosophy, rules of behavior, training advice, explanations of competitions and competition criteria are a...
Riverhead Books, 2023. — 336 p. “Up to Speed is a roadmap and toolbox for athletes of all ages. Every coach should read it and discuss it with their athletes. I wish I had been able to read this book while I was competing.” —Kara Goucher, Olympic long-distance runner and author of The Longest Race How the latest science can help women achieve their athletic potential? Over the...
Издательские решения, 2016. — 64 с.
Как тренироваться? Приходя в любой зал, вы можете видеть множество сильных атлетов, но кто вам скажет, сколько людей ушло отсюда по разным причинам? Обращаясь к очередной тренировочной программе, вы можете видеть, сколь много атлетов достигают существенного прогресса, но сколько людей получило травмы и не выдержало нагрузок? Систематическая...
Минск: Попурри, 2017. — 260 с. — ISBN: 978-985-15-3051-5. История австралийского спортсмена-паралимпийца, который в молодости был весьма перспективным регбистом, пока случай не усадил его в инвалидное кресло. Тем не менее, Джон нашел в себе силы не только не сдаться, но и помогать другим инвалидам найти себя в спорте. Для широкого круга читателей.
Москва: Спорт, 2015. — ISBN: 978-5-9906734-3-4. 2-е издание книги, вышедшей в 2003 году. Тогда это стало первым методическим изданием, в котором излагались основные аспекты тренерского мастерства с анализом многих актуальных проблем: как завоевать тренерский авторитет; спортсмен – цель или средство; профессиональные и воспитательные аспекты работы тренера. Приводимые в книге...
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