Running Science Author: Owen Anderson | Language: English | ISBN:
B00C5I5PZA | Format: EPUB
Running Science Description
Running boasts millions of enthusiasts worldwide. For those serious runners, Owen Anderson offers the most comprehensive title revealing the hard science behind better performance. His book synthesizes the latest research on topics like physiology, biomechanics, medicine, genetics, biology, psychology, and training and offers prescriptive advice.
- File Size: 6480 KB
- Print Length: 608 pages
- Publisher: Human Kinetics (July 12, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00C5I5PZA
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,836 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #52
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Sports > Other Team Sports > Track & Field
- #52
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Sports > Other Team Sports > Track & Field
Running Science by Dr. Owen Anderson is exactly what it claims to be: a science textbook on running. Anderson has reviewed a large chunk of (if not all of) the scientific literature on running published in the last 30 years and has come up with surprising results. With the data to back him, he dispels myriad common running beliefs, from the role that lactic acid plays in the muscles (it's not what you think) to the benefits of advances in running-shoe technology (next to nothing, as it turns out) to the effectiveness of the vaunted weekly long run (minimal value for increasing endurance). Indeed, the method of training he espouses in this book is almost certainly unlike anything you've ever come across. I was a competitive runner for a number of years, and I learned something new or had misconceptions challenged on nearly every page.
A few notes to the potential reader:
-This book is definitely written for the serious runner or perhaps medical student! A recreational runner could take and apply elements of Anderson's book to improve his or her training, but the book is really aimed at the runner who wants to maximize race times--and this is a goal not all runners share.
-You won't find a series of training plans that you can pick from in this book. There is a sample half-marathon plan, and that is it. However, if you read the book, you will have the knowledge to create your own, and Anderson does provide sample workouts at times in the body of the text. To his credit, he provides fully illustrated guides for all of his weight and form exercises.
-You will need access to a gym with weights, a treadmill or indoor track, and possibly a pool or bike to really implement Anderson's training methodology.
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