Bestsellers May 2011
Nancy Clark's Food Guide for Marathoners
by Nancy Clark
In Nancy Clark's Food Guide for Marathoners, you'll learn to effectively balance carbohydrates, protein and fat into your diet, choose the best snacks for before, during and after long runs, lose weight and have energy to exercise, carbohydrate load for a marathon, and complete the entire marathon with energy to spare more
Half-Marathon – You can do it
by Jeff Galloway
If you are thinking about training for a half-marathon, Jeff Galloway can help you prepare well, enjoy the training and glow from the achievement of crossing the finish line. Author of the best-seller "Marathon – You can do it!", Galloway now offers a state-of-the-art book on the highly popular half-marathon distance. Jeff's trademarked run-walk-run method has helped hundreds of thousands of average people to get off the couch, train for marathons and half-marathons without injury and has helped veterans to improve times. This book offers a step-by-step program that starts with setting up your training each week. more
Food Guide for Soccer
by Gloria Averbuch and Nancy Clark
This handy "how to" food guide addresses the nutrition questions and concerns of soccer athletes of all ages and abilities, to help them achieve success with energy to spare. Soccer athletes are hungry for good nutrition information. They have lots of food questions: What should I eat before a game?, What about sports drinks?, How much protein should I be eating? Food Guide for Soccer: Tips & Recipes from the Pros will answer those questions—plus others. This easy-to-read book offers practical tips, debunks nutrition myths, and is a simple “how to” resource for soccer players, their coaches and parents. more
Running – Getting Started
by Jeff Galloway
"Running—Getting Started" will take anyone, at any level of fitness, into the running lifestyle. Jeff Galloway, a US Olympian in 1972, has helped over 150,000 people make this journey while reducing or eliminating aches, pains, and injuries suffered during most training programs. Jeff developed the Run-Walk-Run method of training, in which running is repeatedly interrupted by walk breaks, and offers a step by step program that is easy to use and easy to understand. Included are also lots of tips on nutrition, staying motivated, building endurance, shoes, stretching and strengthening and much more. more
Soccer - Perfect Ball Control
by Peter Schreiner
In modern soccer, players of all abilities experience enormous time pressure and pressure from opponents. They rarely get the chance to receive the ball calmly and then dribble, pass or shoot at the goal. Only by being able to bring the ball quickly and safely under control – often while on the run – can one play attractive and successful soccer. However, perfect ball control does not just start when the ball is at the player's feet, but must always be seen in the context of a game situation and an opponent. more
The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book
by Jan Witfeld, Ilona E. Gerling, and Alex Pach
This book contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic techniques, easy to follow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. All the most common terms from the scene are listed for reference in English and French. History, philosophy, rules of behavior, training advice based on the latest sports science knowledge, interviews from the scene about motivations and trends, advice for schools and explanations of competitions and competition criteria are a few examples of the book’s contents. more
Kettlebell Conditioning
by Paul Collins
Kettlebell Conditioning helps to steer you through essential foundational exercises, key movement and swing patterns prior to undertaking more complex power drills using both single and double kettlebells. Every good exercise program starts with a method by which training principles are based upon. In Kettlebell Conditioning, Coach Collins has developed the 4-Stage BodyBell® Training System™ that allows you to learn the basic strength and swing pattern drills before more complex power orientated movement patterns. more
Cross-Country Running
by Jeff Galloway
This book presents all of the training necessary to train for cross-country races. Galloway's successful training program explains how to build endurance, train and race on hills, varied terrain running, speed training, race strategies, maximizing performance, and reducing the risk of injury. Teamwork training and racing methods are explained with action plans. Injury prevention and treatment are also covered. more
Start to Finish
by Paul Huddle, Roch Frey with TJ Murphy
Okay, you've finished your first shortdistance triathlon, maybe even an Olympic distance triathlon or an Ironman 70.3. Now it’s time to up the ante and go further and faster. Paul Huddle and Roch Frey are up to the challenge. Longer workouts, balancing work, family and training, adding speed work, recovery and the mental game are all essential when you decide to move up to the Ironman distance. No one has more training or racing experience than Roch and Paul. They will get you to your target race healthy, happy and ready for more. Guaranteed. more
Boston Marathon - How to Qualify
by Jeff Galloway
With the Galloway program it's possible to be in the best shape of your life and have energy to enjoy family and career. The highly successful training schedules include all of the elements needed to qualify, based upon the Boston Marathon standards. Galloway's magic mile gives a reality check on progress and sets realistic pacing goals for long runs and the race itself. more

