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Laddar... Brain Training for Runners: A Revolutionary New Training System to Improve Endurance, Speed, Health, and Res ults (utgåvan 2007)av Matt Fitzgerald (Författare), Tim Noakes MD (Förord)
VerksinformationBrain Training For Runners: A Revolutionary New Training System to Improve Endurance, Speed, Health, andResults av Matt Fitzgerald
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I kind of have a love hate relationship with this book. It's both intriguing, annoying and perplexing at the same time. What's intriguing about it is his brain centered focus on training. How many times have you heard someone explain how the lack of glycogen causes muscle fatigue? It's text book right? Well, according to Matt Fitzgerald that's the wrong way to look at it. According to him, research shows that fuel is still available in the muscles when fatigue sets in. In actuality, whats happening, is the brain perceives a drop in fuel levels, and begins to slow the body down (fatigue) in an attempt to preserve it's self. There are many moments in this book where Mr. Fitzgerald turns conventional wisdom on end. What's perplexing is, why does this matter? When you look at his training program, it looks very similar to many other training programs out there: base runs, intervals, tempo runs, cross-training, etc. Maybe I just didn't get it. The book annoyed me in two ways. First, phrases like "recent research shows," and there are a lot of them, have no citation. It's one of my pet peeves, please cite the research. Not only does it add credibility to the work, some of us actually like to do some follow up research of our own. Second, there was a kind of tonal undercurrent throughout the book that smacked of arrogance. But I did really like this book, and I'll be rereading sections of it from time to time. He's got some real good advice on, "How to Outsmart Injuries," chapter 9. I also liked the chapter on handling discomfort and pain. He nails it on the head on page 156, "Pain encompasses the raw sensations of discomfort associated with fatigue: screaming muscles, burning windpipe, and so forth. Suffering, on the other hand, is a layer of emotional unpleasantness that emerges from the runner's conscious reaction to pain." Of course Buddhists have been saying that for years :) All in all this was a great book. The training programs are a little too advanced for me at this stage, but at some point I'd like to give it a go. I'm certainly going to incorporate some of the suggestions in the book, such as the strengthening methods and using proprioceptive cues to improve running form. The book looks very promising from the first 1.5 chapters I've read. Most marathon running books I've read are just a lot of motivational material followed by a workout plan. This book seems to go into details of how to improve your running iteratively and continously. I'll post a more detailed review after I'm done reading it once. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Based on new research in exercise physiology, author and running expert Matt Fitzgerald introduces a first-of-its-kind training strategy that he's named "Brain Training." Runners of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels can learn to maximize their performance by supplying the brain with the right feedback. Based on Fitzgerald's eight-point brain training system, this book will help runners: - Resist running fatigue - Use cross-training as brain training - Master the art of pacing - Learn to run "in the zone" - Outsmart injuries - Fuel the brain for maximum performance Packed with cutting-edge research, real-world examples, and the wisdom of the world's top distance runners, Brain Training for Runners offers easily applied advice and delivers practical results for a better overall running experience. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Cross Training is not just doing other sports. There are muscle specific exercises that enhance speed, endurance, and reduce chance of injury. It is based on recent advances in sports physiology. To me, these are sound principles. It even has a forward written by [a:Tim Noakes|64881|Tim Noakes|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1314714064p2/64881.jpg], MD where he endorses it.
Some parts I liked:
p 59: Race specific key workouts
p 102: Core conditioning workouts
p 103: Cross training exercises
P 153: Weekly workout template
p 176: Stretches to prevent injuries
p 203: Part 2: Training plans for various distances
I bought a copy after reading it. ( )