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Editorial Review:
Author Mike Boyle renowned strength and conditioning coach formerly with the Boston Bruins addresses movement body positions and abilities that are essential for success in competition. Through Functional Training for Sports you will improve your total athleticism enhance your performance and reduce injuries through exercise progressions that will spur your development potential for specific movement patterns you commonly use in your sport.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
great book no good for bodybuilders, perfect for athletes. Easy to read, plenty of exercises and very informative for everyone from casual trainer to competitive athlete.If you are a sportsperson following a bodybuilding style program do yourself a favour and buy this book.
superb guide to functional fitness I orginally borrowed this book from my local library but I was so impressed with it's contents, and so sure that I'd be using it as an on-going source of reference, that I purchased a copy. I've read scores of training guides, in book form and on-line, over the years but this book is the most balanced and practical guide to athletic conditioning (rather than looking good in the mirror 'fitness') that I've come across. If I were still working as an instructor/personal trainer I'd undoubtedley point my... more info
A no-nonsense approach to improved sports performance As a personal trainer myself I read/scan/flick through quite a lot of exercise-related books. This one caught my eye mainly because of its use of the buzzword 'functional' in the title! I was pleasantly surprised to find that the book does exactly what it says on the cover - it focuses on improved sports performance, not improved aesthetics. There is a sound emphasis on sports-general, multiple muscle integrated movement patterns, all presented with simplicity and clarity.
