Athlete Health

Moneyball showed how statistics were revolutionizing baseball. The Sports Gene revealed the role genetics play in sports. Now, Head in the Game examines the next evolution: how mental engineering - the manipulation of the cognitive processes of the brain - can make gifted athletes even better.

After being on yo-yo diets almost all her life, Sue Reynolds was still morbidly obese, but decided to try one more time without much hope for positive results. But this time was different. She was tired of not being able to tie her own shoes, fit in restaurant booths, or walk more than a few feet. She was ready. The Athlete Inside follows Reynolds's journey as she lost 200 pounds and found an athlete hiding inside her body.

The Resilient Young Athlete is your ultimate guide to developing mental toughness, thriving under pressure, and mastering the mindset that sets champions apart! Whether you're a young athlete, a parent, or a coach, this audiobook offers invaluable insights into building the resilience needed to excel in the competitive world of youth sports. For young athletes struggling with confidence or anxiety, you’ll learn practical steps to cultivate a growth-oriented mindset, set and achieve SMART goals, and manage game-day stress like a pro!

It doesn’t matter if you’ve never lifted a barbell before - this book will have you bulking up in no time. It is set to serve as a road map through the weight room. Think of it as a personal trainer who’s always going to be there for you. Increase your strength to improve your health, your appearance, and your performance with Barbell Training for Beginners.

The secret to unlocking human athletic performance has nothing to do with increasing your physical training. It has to do with a new groundbreaking formula (revealed in this book). It has to do with clearing your limiting mind garbage!

AthleanX puts the science into strength training. This unique strength training and conditioning program - including plans for nutrition and supplementation as well as step-by-step guides to the exercises - gives users the lean, muscular, functional bodies of professional athletes. Other fitness books and programs are based on a bodybuilding model, which can make you look stronger, but Jeff Cavaliere shows you how to hit the gym without falling into the common "bro" traps: poor posture and flexibility, muscle imbalances, joint stiffness, pain, and injury.

Maximize your workout with lean proteins and superior carbohydrates. Paleo Diet for Athletes is the ultimate guide to building strength and endurance by feeding your body foods that get results.

The Paleo diet is a lifestyle change, not a weight loss fad. Paleo athletes eat nutritious, natural, and unprocessed foods that build muscle, boost stamina, and increase workout time.

Meatless Power Cookbook for Athletes will provide you all the answers, tips, and secrets on how to build the perfect plant-based diet and meal plan for improved health, better weight loss, and more muscle gain. Also, you’ll get 100 plant-based recipes with a variety of delicious and nourishing dishes for every day, which will give you health, energy, and great mood.

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.

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.

In the high-pressure world of sports, female athletes often face a unique set of challenges. The expectations to be tough, competitive & to win, can conflict with the expectations to be feminine, flexible, and to conform to idealized body standards can be overwhelming. These pressures can impact performance, self-esteem, and well-being.

Are you a young athlete looking to compete with the best? How about a seasoned professional wanting to stay at the top of their game? One of the toughest aspects of being an athlete is consistency; not just performing well at one event, but being the best every time you enter a competition. No matter how hard you train or tweak your diet, you might feel like you’ve hit a plateau. You might not be making any more progress at all. You aren’t alone!

Athletes need to take the right quantity of proteins to maintain their strength! That’s why, the vast majority of the athletes have to follow high-protein eating plans that are almost always meat-based. What if high-protein eating plans could be based on healthier components such as vegetables? In fact, it’s not true that you have to take a lot of meat; you can get even more proteins following a plant-based diet.

Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind meets Christopher McDougall's Born to Run in this immersive, investigative look at the hidden culture of cannabis use among elite athletes (as well as weekend warriors) - and the surprising emerging science behind the elusive, exhilarating "runner's high" they all seek.

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?

This audiobook evaluates one of the best-selling food products in the world, the food that provides us with energy to live a healthy lifestyle. Meal bars help us get that extra mile, extra repetition, or extra set. Understand every single detail of how an energy bar works, and get opinions from some of the most popular nutritionists in the world.

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.

As a youth basketball coach, I’ve witnessed firsthand how a strong foundation in fitness and health can transform young athletes, not just on the court, but in every aspect of their lives. In Building Champions, I share the strategies, conditioning exercises, and fitness routines that will help young players build strength, speed, and agility, setting them up for success in basketball and beyond.

One could say the sports-savvy fan will eventually watch ESPN at least once in their lifetime. What happens one day when his Sports Center is cut off by a CrossFit competition? Is this the next sport? Are CrossFit people alowed to call themselves athletes? What defines an athlete, and under what circumstances is one alowed to call themselves "professional" in an activity? I solve this debate from a neutral, non-biased perspective and get to the bottom of what CrossFit should be labeled.

Hilary Topper was a 48-year-old working mother who, once upon a time, had practically failed high school gym class. She was working 60-plus hours a week, running a small business. In the meantime, her weight kept increasing, and she was unhappy with her life. To turn things around, she joined a gym for the first time. This book will take the listener on Hilary’s journey as she trains for and runs her first 5K, swims the waters of the Caribbean, cycles in Milwaukee, learns how to run-walk through the New York City Marathon, and competes in her first triathlon in Sanibel, Florida.