Book Reviews
New Books to Boost Your Summer Training
With the number of multisport books released increasing every year, there’s no shortage of reading material for the knowledge-hungry athlete. Here are three new books to explore.
SWIM WORKOUTS FOR TRIATHLETES
by Gale Bernhardt and Nick Hansen
Part of the “Workouts in a Binder” series, this easy-to-follow book contains 80 workouts and four training plans in addition to drills to improve your swimming technique and a glossary. Best of all, there’s no need to leave this book at home as the waterproof pages will survive countless trips to the pool deck.
Each workout is designed around a specific goal — endurance, speed, form, force, muscular endurance or anaerobic endurance — making it easier to prepare for any race and improve your all-around swimming skills.
THE ATHLETE’S GUIDE TO RECOVERY
by Sage Rountree
Written by Rountree, our Yoga for Triathletes writer and a USA Triathlon certified coach, this book stresses the oft-neglected key to a successful season of endurance sports — recovery.
Too often, we ask more of our bodies than they are willing to give and suffer injuries, burnout and fatigue. It’s often not enough to tell athletes that recovery is just as important as training, but The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery explores why recovery is so crucial.
Drawing on her own experience along with interviews with coaches, trainers, and elite athletes, Rountree details daily recovery techniques, demystifying common aids like ice baths, compression apparel, and supplements. She explains in detail how to employ restorative practices such as massage, meditation, and yoga. You will learn which methods work best and how and when they are most effective.
This invaluable resource will enable you to maintain that hard-to-find balance between rigorous training and rest so that you can feel great and compete at your highest capability.
RUNNING DOC’S GUIDE TO HEALTHY RUNNING
by Lewis G. Maharam, M.D.
Injuries are part of sport. If you’re lucky, and by lucky we mean blessed with superior biomechanics, you’ll deal with them occasionally. For others, recovery and prevention become a part of training. This book is no substitute for a trip to the doctor, but it does allow you to learn about your body, how to avoid and fix injuries and be pain-free.
The Injury Manual 101 section is particularly helpful. No more googling remedies for your ailments — the manual presents symptoms, how the injury occurred, what the doctor may do and likely treatment for a number of injuries from head to toe, including black toenails, bursitis, tendonitis, shin splints, piriformis syndrome and plenty of other ailments you’ve never heard of.
“Running Doc brings a unique blend of anecdotal experience and medical science to the sports world, particularly distance running. He knows how to keep people exercising safely. Best of all he can do it by explaining things in a way that everyone can understand." — Frank Shorter, 1972 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist, 1976 Olympic Marathon Silver Medalist
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