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Book Synopsis Training Plans for Multisport Athletes by : Gale Bernhardt
Download or read book Training Plans for Multisport Athletes written by Gale Bernhardt and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers multisport athletes advice on how to understand the science of training and effectively self-train, providing sample training plans for different levels of multisport events, specific workouts for each type of plan, ratings for exertion levels, and generic training plans that can be used for all ability levels.
Download or read book The Hurt Artist written by Shane Niemeyer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With troubles beginning as early as childhood, the trajectory of Shane Niemeyer's life seemed to have only one direction: down. His struggles with heroin addiction led him to jail, and he eventually hit rock bottom. Soon, his two pack a day cigarette habit was the healthiest thing he did. One dark night in jail, his suicide attempt failed. What happened next transcends the term recovery. The Hurt Artist is the searing yet luminous travelogue of Shane's powerful journey from suicidal addict to Ironman. He vividly depicts the landscape of pain in which he's lived his life—emotional and physical pain inflicted upon him and that he inflicts upon himself, pain that pulls him down, and, in detailing his training, the pain he harnesses to lift himself up. Ultimately, Shane's story is one of redemption and triumph, a lesson in the value of second chances and a clear reminder that nobody, regardless of how seemingly desperate their circumstances, is beyond the reach of salvation. From inmate #71768 to Ironman Triathlon World Championship competitor #1419, Shane paints a stirring self-portrait in this hilarious, horrifying, and hopeful account that is sure to hook readers of edgy sports biographies.
Book Synopsis 80/20 Triathlon by : Matt Fitzgerald
Download or read book 80/20 Triathlon written by Matt Fitzgerald and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A breakthrough program for triathletes -- beginner, intermediate, and advanced -- showing how to balance training intensity to maximize performance -- from a fitness expert and elite coach. Cutting-edge research has proven that triathletes and other endurance athletes experience their greatest performance when they do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the remaining 20 percent at moderate to high intensity. But the vast majority of recreational triathletes are caught in the so-called "moderate-intensity rut," spending almost half of their time training too hard--harder than the pros. Training harder isn't smarter; it actually results in low-grade chronic fatigue that prevents recreational athletes from getting the best results. In 80/20 Triathlon, Matt Fitzgerald and David Warden lay out the real-world and scientific evidence, offering concrete tips and strategies, along with complete training plans for every distance--Sprint, Olympic, Half-Ironman, and Ironman--to help athletes implement the 80/20 rule of intensity balance. Benefits include reduced fatigue and injury risk, improved fitness, increased motivation, and better race results.
Book Synopsis Fit at Mid-Life by : Samantha Brennan
Download or read book Fit at Mid-Life written by Samantha Brennan and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[Fit at Mid-Life] reinforces the message that fitness can and should be for everyone, no matter their age, size, gender, or ability." ––SELF What if you could be fitter now than you were in your twenties? And what if you could achieve it while feeling more comfortable and confident in your body? In Fit at Mid-Life, bloggers and philosophy professors Samantha Brennan and Tracy Isaacs share the story of how they got the fittest they'd ever been by age 50––and how you can, too. Their approach to fitness is new and different—it champions strength, health, and personal accomplishment over weight loss and aesthetics––and explores the many challenges, questions, and issues women face when seeking fitness in their forties, fifties, and beyond. Drawing from the latest research, Brennan and Isaac deliver a wealth of concrete advice on everything from how to keep bones strong to what types of fitness activities give the biggest returns. Taking a feminist perspective, they also challenge society’s default whats, whys, and hows of every aspect of getting fit to show how women can best take charge of their health—no matter what their shape, size, age, or ability. "Fit at Mid-Life combines personal stories with scientific evidence, feminist reflections and how-to advice for both women and men who don’t want fitness to fade away in their middle years."––The Toronto Star
Book Synopsis The Overachievers by : Alexandra Robbins
Download or read book The Overachievers written by Alexandra Robbins and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of Pledged returns with a groundbreaking look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teens In Pledged, Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in The Overachievers, Robbins uses the same captivating style to explore how our high-stakes educational culture has spiraled out of control. During the year of her ten-year reunion, Robbins goes back to her high school, where she follows heart-tuggingly likeable students including "AP" Frank, who grapples with horrifying parental pressure to succeed; Audrey, whose panicked perfectionism overshadows her life; Sam, who worries his years of overachieving will be wasted if he doesn't attend a name-brand college; Taylor, whose ambition threatens her popular girl status; and The Stealth Overachiever, a mystery junior who flies under the radar. Robbins tackles teen issues such as intense stress, the student and teacher cheating epidemic, sports rage, parental guilt, the black market for study drugs, and a college admissions process so cutthroat that students are driven to suicide and depression because of a B. With a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating investigative journalism, The Overachievers aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.
Download or read book Swim, Bike, Bonk written by Will McGough and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as George Plimpton had his proverbial cup of coffee in the NFL as the un-recruited and certainly unwanted fourth-string quarterback for the Detroit Lions, so, too, did Will McGough immerse himself in a sport he had no business trying. Like Plimpton, whose football folly turned into the bestselling Paper Lion, travel and outdoor writer McGough writes of his participation in, around, and over the course of one of the world's premier triathlons, the annual 140.6-mile Ironman in Tempe, Arizona. McGough chronicles the Ironman’s history, his unorthodox training, the pageantry of the race weekend, and his attempt to finish the epic event. The narrative follows not just his race but also explores the cult and habits of the triathlete community, beginning with the first Ironman competition in Hawaii in 1978. This is a light-hearted, self-deprecating, and at times hilarious look at one man's attempt to conquer the ultimate endurance sport, with a conclusion that will surprise and delight both dedicated triathletes as well as strangers to the sport.
Download or read book Iron Ambition written by John D. Callos and published by . This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UPDATED: Iron Ambition chronicles a CEO's mid-life odyssey from corporate excess and sloth, to completing the Ironman Triathlon. This is NOT a book for those looking for training advice. It is the story of all the mistakes made trying to do too much, too soon, and wasting thousands of dollars on unnecessary equipment that made little difference in the end. This book is really targeted toward mid-career, 6-figure executives who struggle with the daily battle of balancing work and family while harboring the guilt of broken promises and delayed dreams. The wildly-mixed reviews reflect the disappointment of athletes who were seeking training advice or who misinterpreted the author's intention of helping others avoid his costly mistakes by candidly acknowledging his near-obsession with Ironman and how this costly pursuit took over much of his life. Since completing the Ironman, the author has also completed the ULTRAMAN, a 3-day stage race format triathlon consisting of a 6.2 mile swim, 260 miles of cycling and a 52-mile double marathon run on the final day.
Book Synopsis My Training Starts Tomorrow by : Roman Mica
Download or read book My Training Starts Tomorrow written by Roman Mica and published by Pathbinder Pub Llc. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this guide for the everyday triathlete are vignettes and advice derived from the author's experience as a Clydesdale triathlete. He goes the extra mile by meshing in words of advice beyond swimming, cycling, and running including purchasing a bike, detailed race reports, top-ten secrets to a personal best, crediting Ironsherpas, and much more.
Download or read book Tripolar written by Ultra Tim Davis and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having gotten drunk for the first time at only 9 years old. Tim always felt anxious and nervous for as long as he could remember, that instant relief that getting high gave him from the overwhelming anxiety he suffered was heaven. He sought to get buzzed at every opportunity from that moment forward. Introduced to marijuana shortly after that was even better - it became the panacea for all his physical, mental and emotional ills for many years to come. Those drugs worked to ease his discomfort with being maladjusted to life for many years - until they didn't. Then it was on to stronger and harder drugs to escape his self-manifested woes due to his enormous insecurities of never feeling like he fit in or that he was good enough. His childhood memories are dominated by fear and anger from the physical and mental abuse distributed daily by his older brother. Just after he turned 13 years old, a sudden tragic loss at their home would alter the fate of for him and all of his family members from thereafter, and He was blamed for causing this tragedy. He & his father had simply been having tickle wars, playing chase and having fun, while his father was enjoying his weekend drinking as usual. His father's tickling became too hard and not fun anymore, so he decided to run out on to their balcony to escape his father who was still playing chasing after him. His father tripped and plummeted two stories down landing head first on to their driveway below, and was instantly brain dead and left in coma for several months before he died. His mother was left to raise her 7 children alone, and never sought therapy for any of them - as she believed that "the only therapy we needed was a Catholic priest." Unaware that he was suffering from acute PTSD and toxic stress then, he then had lost his faith in God. He thought, "If there was a god, why would he, she, or it allow tragedies like this to happen to us and to countless others the world over." Never able to fill the spiritual void, but just bouncing from one addiction to another - things came to a head when he became a parent himself and faced the reality that he had a problem with drugs and alcohol and he could NOT quit on his own. Several years of battling this disease- falling on his ass repeatedly and digging deeper & deeper bottoms, then miraculously somehow a higher power saved him, restored him to sanity, and taught him to start leading a life that he could be proud of. The hardest race he ever participated in - is this race to save his own life and recover from his many addictions and Type 2 bipolar disorder, and there is no finish line for this race. It's just a daily battle with "my own demons", just trying to stay clean and sober and med-compliant one day at a time and learn to live with life on life's terms and accept those terms as best as possible.He wrote this book in hopes of inspiring people who may be struggling with various issues, primarily ranging from struggling with addictions, mood disorders or other mental health issues, and managing weight loss and/or attaining physical fitness goals. He titled this book TRI-POLAR for many reasons. First and foremost, because he suffers from bipolar disorder and he found that triathlons became an important outlet to help me manage a lot of his mania that goes with being bipolar. Also, because he has had 3 major struggles in life: addictions and alcoholism; mental health issues with being bipolar and suffering from acute PTSD, and struggling with maintaining a healthy weight for himself. He is by no means an expert on these issues, but he has had years of experience suffering from them and enduring them until he eventually began to recover from them.
Download or read book The Long Run written by Matt Long and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident. "The Long Run" is an emotional and incredibly honest story about Long's determination to fight through fear, despair, loneliness, and intense physical and psychological pain to regain the life he once had.
Book Synopsis Courage to Tri by : Bethany Rutledge
Download or read book Courage to Tri written by Bethany Rutledge and published by Meyer & Meyer Sport. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you dreamed of crossing a finish line but felt like you had no idea how to get from where you are now to the starting line? Whether it's a 5K or triathlon, this book will give you all the insights you need to make it to your first race. Even if you've never done anything athletic, completing a triathlon is in reach if you dedicate the time and put in the effort to "tri." This book is also full of inspirational and motivational stories from women who not only successfully completed a race, but also found new confidence and overcame unhealthy lifestyle choices. Meant for each and every woman, this book is the perfect guide to successfully finish a triathlon with just a few months of effort and dedication. After a life-changing experience, the author went from a career-driven woman to a triathlon enthusiast, eventually turning her passion into a coaching career. Within this book she also shares the story of her own journey. After reading Courage to Tri, you'll be inspired to sign up for your first race and equipped to conquer it.
Download or read book Inside the Box written by Murphy T. J. and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Inside the Box, veteran journalist and marathoner T.J. Murphy goes all in to expose the gritty, high-intensity sport of CrossFit®. Murphy faced a future with a permanent limp from one too many marathons. Desperate to reclaim his fitness and strength, the 47-year-old signed up for his first CrossFit® workout with nothing to lose. Anaerobically blasted by each workout of the day, Murphy discovered a sweat-soaked fitness revolution that’s transforming bodies and lives. CrossFit is the sport of fitness, a radical new approach to exercise that is turning the traditional gym workout upside down. Every day at thousands of CrossFit gyms across America, fitness seekers of all shapes and sizes flex their inner athlete by racing to finish fast-paced workouts. Each workout mixes weight lifting and gymnastics into an explosively effective and addictive new way to lose weight and carve out a new physique. Inside the Box is Murphy’s journey through CrossFit. From staggering newcomer to evangelist, Murphy finds out how it feels, why it’s so popular, whether it can fix his broken body.
Book Synopsis Anywhere But Home: Adventures in Endurance by : Anu Vaidyanathan
Download or read book Anywhere But Home: Adventures in Endurance written by Anu Vaidyanathan and published by HarperSport. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anu Vaidyanathan is the first Asian woman to complete Ultraman Canada: a punishing 10-kilometre swim, a 420-kilometre bike ride and an 84.4-kilometre run. She placed sixth. Which is breath-taking. But what is your typical good Indian girl, super-nerd doing at the Ultraman? Anywhere but Home is the funny, heart-breaking, unexpected story of a woman who would not give up. As she followed her passion on the roads of Bangalore and across several Indian cities, coaches advised her to get married. She was stuck in sports facilities that lacked basic support systems, even toilets. If she wanted to compete, it would need to be on her own salary. All she could rely on were her own two feet and the seat of her bike. With self-deprecatory humour and characteristic curiosity, Vaidyanathan tells the story of how she found triathlon, how she came to be training in one of the most challenging sports in the world. She writes of her many firsts in the Ultraman, Ironman, Half-Ironman, but also of motherhood and pushing the boundaries of what a body can do. Heart-warming and heart-breaking, this is most of all a tale of love: for a sport and for life.
Book Synopsis Discovering the Word of Wisdom by : Jane Birch
Download or read book Discovering the Word of Wisdom written by Jane Birch and published by Fresh Awakenings. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a lively exploration of the amazing revelation known to Mormons as the “Word of Wisdom.” It counsels us how and what we should eat to reach our highest potential, both physically and spiritually. New and surprising insights are presented through the perspective of what has been proven to be the healthiest human diet, a way of eating supported both by history and by science: a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet. WFPB vegetarian diets have been scientifically proven to both prevent and cure chronic disease, help you achieve your maximum physical potential, and make it easy to reach and maintain your ideal weight. In this book, you’ll find the stories of dozens of people who are enjoying the blessings of following a Word of Wisdom diet, and you’ll get concrete advice on how to get started! You will discover: What we should and should not eat to enjoy maximum physical health. How food is intimately connected to our spiritual well being. Why Latter-day Saints are succumbing to the same chronic diseases as the rest of the population, despite not smoking, drinking, or doing drugs. How the Word of Wisdom was designed specifically for our day. How you can receive the “hidden treasures” and other blessings promised in the Word of Wisdom. Why eating the foods God has ordained for our use is better not just for our bodies, but for the animals and for the earth. You may think you know what the Word of Wisdom says, but you’ll be amazed at what you have missed. Learn why Mormons all over the world are “waking up” to the Word of Wisdom!
Book Synopsis Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop by : Andy Holgate
Download or read book Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop written by Andy Holgate and published by Pitch Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run makes the Ironman triathlon one of the hardest one-day endurance challenges on the planet. Now take those events and transfer them to a volcanic rock with cruel winds, searing sun, rough seas and nosebleed-inducing hills, and you have Ironman Lanzarote. Why, then, would Andy Holgate - who admittedly has never swum in the sea, who can't cope with the wind, sun or even stairs - take on such an extreme challenge? Simple: Because he can. Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop! continues Andy's inspirational journey from where Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run left off, chronicling his attempt to complete two Ironman triathlons six weeks apart. Already in his fortieth year, would Andy make it to his forty-first? Would Lanzarote prove one triathlon too far - or will Andy succeed against the odds and live to swim, ride and run another day?
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Book Synopsis Financial Fitness by : William Corley
Download or read book Financial Fitness written by William Corley and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William "Chip" Corley began his career as a stockbroker after graduating college, flat broke. Growing up in a middle class family in Clarksville, Tennessee, one thing was clear to him early on: he wanted to be successful and earn a lot of money. Upon becoming a stockbroker, Chip had no contacts, no money, and no experience. What he did have was a burning desire to succeed. While the investment industry offers tremendous financial opportunities for the ambitious and driven, it is also a roller coaster ride of uncertainty, full of highs and lows, and pressure to produce. Being a stockbroker and recommending investments to others is considered one of the most stressful ways to earn a living. The failure rate is 90%. To make it required long hours on the job, endless phone calls, research, and high-volume sales quotas. Chip rose to the challenge, which proved to be a great fit for his relentless work ethic. His early achievements and potential landed him a job on Wall Street in New York City. It was there he rose to the next level in his career. For 20 years, Chip continued to push.By 2004, the toil of it all caught up with him. Chip was diagnosed with hypertension and given a lifelong prescription for medication to control it. It was at that moment Chip understood that it was time to implement changes. He began to make health a top priority. In the decade to follow, Chip transformed himself from a middle-aged workaholic to a top-caliber endurance athlete. By learning to eat properly, incorporating yoga into his routine, exercising regularly, and utilizing mentors and coaches, his health flourished. Fitness became the passion that led him to the next chapter of his life.In 2005, he ran his first 5k with his 11-year old son, Chipper. From there he continued his athletic pursuits by running a 10k, half and full marathons; 70.3 and 140.6 Ironman triathlons; 50k, 50 mile, 100k, and 100 mile ultramarathons; and ultimately Badwater 135, considered the world's toughest footrace. Financial Fitness chronicles Chip's journey in the world of investing and business to his path fueled by fitness and health, and offers tons of tips en route to inspire others to find their own financial and physical well being.
