Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels: Workouts for Agility, Speed and Power

By James C. Radcliffe

FUNCTIONAL TRAINING IS THE FASTEST, MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION
Push your muscle development and athletic abilities to incredible new heights with Functional Training for Athletes of All Levels. Functional training conditions your body to respond to the strenuous demands of athletic competition. This method goes far beyond standard isolation movements, done sitting down, that simply increase muscular bulk. Functional training coordinates you muscles to work together to produce explosive power, tightrope-walker balance and cat-like agility.

With over 100 exercises--illustrated with step-by-step photos--and 20 sport-specific workouts, Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels will help you acquire the athletic movement skills necessary to maximize your performance in any sport.

Develop a rock-solid core for supreme stability
Strengthen your trunk for explosive power
Sharpen fast-twitch muscles for lightning-quick responses
Coordinate your muscles for full body control
Enhance your stabilizers for quick, agile movement

Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels customized sport-specific workouts for:
-Baseball
-Basketball
-Bicycling
-Football
-Golf
-Gymnastics
-Hockey
-Lacrosse
-Rugby
-Skiing
-Soccer
-Softball
-Swimming
-Tennis
-Track & Field
-Volleyball
-Wrestling

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569755841
• ISBN13: 9781569755846
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Ulysses Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.1"