Human Kinetics

Overtraining Athletes: Personal Journeys in Sport seeks to communicate the complex subject of overtraining to help readers understand the dangers of overtraining and take steps toward prevention. This text identifies forces that push athletes to overtrain by sharing the struggles of those athletes and the sport professionals who seek to help them....

Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance: The Janda Approach blends postural techniques, neurology, and functional capabilities in order to alleviate chronic musculoskeletal pain and promote greater functionality....

Tim Noakes, medical doctor, exercise physiologist, and internationally recognized expert on human performance, debunks current hydration beliefs. Waterlogged outlines practices that endurance athletes should follow, variables they should consider, and guidelines they should use to maintain proper fluid balance in sport training and performance....

Prescriptive Stretching incorporates large and easy-to-use full-color anatomical illustrations to demonstrate exactly how to relieve soreness and imbalances in a targeted way. By using the 40 stretches in Prescriptive Stretching, readers can reduce their risk of injury and relieve unwanted pain....

NSCA's Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition will lead you through the key concepts of sport and exercise nutrition so that you can assess an individual's nutrition status and-if it falls within your scope of practice-develop customized nutrition plans....

Find your endurance advantage in the foods you eat. Endurance Sports Nutrition will help you select the best foods, fluids, and supplements to train longer, recover more quickly, avoid injuries, and achieve your performance goals in any endurance endeavor.Complete with customizable menu plans, profiles and advice from elite endurance athletes, and...