Complete Guide to Sports Training

Demystifying sports science and maximising performance

The Complete Guide to Sports Training is the definitive practical resource for anyone wishing to improve their performance and for coaches looking to get the best out of their athletes. It demystifies sports science and provides athletes and coaches with the basic building blocks they need to maximise performance.

Starting with the basics and progressing to speed, endurance and power -

This invaluable handbook explains the theory in simple, easy-to-understand terms before discussing the most effective training methods and techniques.

It also gives guidance on:

• developing a training plan
• sports psychology
• training younger and older athletes.

This is the first time such a wealth of sports science knowledge has been available in one book and written in such an accessible style. It is the essential sports training handbook for athletes, coaches and sports science students.

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part One The Sports Machine - the Human Body
• Part Two Pre-conditioning for Injury-free Training
• Part Three Warming Up for Sport
• Part Four Developing Strength
• Part Five Developing Power
• Part Six Developing Endurance
• Part Seven Developing Speed and Agility
• Part Eight Training Planning
• Part Nine Training the Mind
• Part Ten Boosting Sports Performance: Nutrition
• Part Eleven Effective Coaching

John Shepherd is a well-respected fitness trainer, journalist and the author of Ultra-FIT: Your Own Personal Trainer. He is contributing editor to "Ultra-FIT" magazine and has also written for "GQ", "FHM", "Men's Fitness Peak Performance", "The Times" and various other publications. A sports and leisure centre manager for ten years, he was also a regular member of the Great Britain and England athletic team as a long jumper in the eighties and nineties.