Title:
Build your running body : a total-body fitness plan for all distance runners, from milers to ultramarathoners' run farther, faster, and injury-free
Author:
ISBN:
9781615191024
Physical Description:
xi, 434 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Build your running knowledge. Building your running motivation ; Building your running history ; Build your running gear ; Build your running vocabulary -- Build your running body : components and workouts. Build your running muscles ; Build your running connective tissue ; Build your running cardiovascular system ; Build your running powerhouses ; Build your running pH ; Build your running energy system ; Build your running nervous system ; Build your running hormones ; Build your running brain -- Build your running program : principles and schedules. Build your running approach ; Build your training schedule ; Build your running recovery ; Build your running injury prevention -- Build your running diet : protein, carbs, calories, and nutrition. Build your running diet with real food ; Build your running carbohydrates ; Build your running protein ; Build your running fats ; Build your running nutrients ; Build your running weight-loss program -- Build your race strategy. Build your race approach ; Build you race -- Injury prevention.
Summary:
Whether you're a miler or an ultramarathoner, if you want a fit, fast, and injury-resistant running body, there's a better way to train than relentlessly pursuing mileage. This easy-to-use workout manual draws on the latest research in running physiology to target all the components that go into every stride--including muscles, connective tissue, cardiovascular fitness, energy production, the nervous system, hormones, and the brain. With the breakthrough whole-body training program in Build Your Running Body, runners will improve their times, run longer and more comfortably, and reduce injury.
