Fitness Training

Ultramarathons don't leave much room for mistakes. Don't learn the hard way: Get a jump on training for an ultramarathon with Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning, a comprehensive handbook to running 30 to 100 miles and beyond, authored by one of the most experienced and recognized athletes in the sport.

Study while on the go! Listen anytime, anywhere! Audio allows us to learn and absorb information during our busy schedules. Listen during downtime or passive activities (while driving, working around the house, at the office, or at the gym). CPT audio prep covers everything on the exam and references the latest NASM essentials of personal fitness training presented in an easy-to-understand, chapter-by-chapter format.

How to lose fat, gain muscle, and stay in shape without wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym even if you’ve never touched weights before. Regardless of your age or sex, you can build muscle and functional strength while optimizing your health without having to waste your time or money on the gym membership, expensive trainers, and magic supplements. Whether you are just getting started or have been training your entire life, Strength Training over 40 has you covered.

Practical Programming for Strength Training - 3rd Edition addresses the topic of training. It details the mechanics of the process, from the basic physiology of adaptation to the specific programs that apply these principles to novice, intermediate, and advanced lifters. The most comprehensive audiobook on the theory and practice of programming for strength training.

Have you been going to the gym for months now, but don’t look any different? Do you feel like, for the time invested, you should be bigger or more muscular than you currently are? If you’ve ever felt like you’re missing a piece of the puzzle, know this: Building muscle isn’t as complicated as the fitness industry wants you to believe. You already know what to do. You just lack the confidence to do it.

From the bestselling author of Everything Fat Loss, Fat Loss Habits is a myth-busting, action-focused guide that will transform your relationship with food for good. Good habits are powerful. Repeated actions bring about change one step at a time, and help us ensure that these changes become...

How to build muscle and burn fat … without morphing into a big, bulky bodybuilder. Have you failed to get in great shape after weeks and months of going to the gym? Do you lack confidence in the gym, feel too weak, or feel self-conscious about the current shape of your body? Are you put off lifting weights because you don’t want to end up with the bulky, overgrown bodybuilder look? No need to worry. This book is all about strength training NOT bodybuilding - and yes there is a difference.

Mark Rippetoe has been in the fitness industry since 1978 and has owned a black-iron gym since 1984. He knows things about lifting weights and training for performance that most other coaches and professionals have never had the chance to learn. This book of essays offers a glimpse into the depths of experience made possible through many years under the bar, and many more years spent helping others under the bar.

Research shows that increasing your muscle strength is the single most important thing you can do for your physical and mental health. This book shows you how--in just 30 minutes a day, once or twice a week--using the science-backed MSTF method. The mixed messages we’ve received about exercise...

With this powerful self-hypnosis, you will be losing weight and feeling fabulous again in no time! With summer around the corner, it’s time to finally kick that weight off for good, and feel the way you were always meant to feel! This guided meditation features a carefully selected series of positive affirmations specifically designed to help you kick sugar cravings, feel confident and inspired, boost your exercise motivation, and form a positive body image!

Did you know that staying active later in life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases? Despite the compelling statistics, as men age, their participation in regular exercise often diminishes. This decline is not due to a lack of desire but more often a lack of relevant guidance and inspiration.

Yes, it is true - your younger years are behind you, but you are far from too old to get fit and healthy. In this book, I am taking you on a journey that will educate you about nutrition, exercise, and discipline. I will show you how these things influence your body and update you with the latest information and research in strength training. With the pertinent information at your disposal, you will build routines, diets, and workouts that will focus on achieving immaculate fitness.

Bored by the same old gym workout? Are you looking for something different and extremely effective to speed up the body's metabolism, help tone the entire body and strength the muscles and tendons? So, calisthenics is the art of generating strength, flexibility, and endurance. Discover the truth approach to Calisthenics and become more strong, more confident and better you for less than a single session of personal training - join the challenge by getting this audiobook.

Achieve strength and vitality and build muscle mass in weeks, even if you've never lifted weights. Are you feeling overwhelmed by the changes aging brings or discouraged by past fitness failures? Do you need help finding safe and effective workout routines tailored to your age and body? Are you eager to reclaim your power, independence, and vitality? You're in the right place if you answered “yes” to any of these questions.

Now in a revised, expanded, and upgraded edition, Ignite the Fire is the highly practical approach to personal training already relied on by thousands of trainers worldwide. Repeatedly called one of the "best books for personal trainers", it provides a clear road map teaching you how to become a personal trainer, to getting a personal trainer certification, to building your career from the bottom up so you can build a clientele, your reputation, and income.

Bodybuilding Science from Kevin P. Hunter is a proven guide to making you stronger. Kevin lets you in on the secrets of bodybuilding pros - showing you exactly how your body responds to stress, builds muscle, and becomes more powerful over time. Your gym buddies will be kicking themselves for not being able to keep up with the gains you're making.

Every sports fan loves a great comeback. Is there a special quality shared by top athletes who triumph over great challenges? And can anyone acquire it? In The Comeback Quotient, celebrated sports writer Matt Fitzgerald supplies the answer to both questions. He identifies these mega-achievers of astounding athletic comebacks as "ultrarealists", men and women who succeed where others fail by fully accepting, embracing, and addressing the reality of their situations.

A no-nonsense, interactive guide that empowers all women at all levels to run their strongest, best marathon ever As recently as 1966, women were forbidden to run in the marathon. Professionals—including doctors—believed it was physically impossible and dangerous for women to run more than a...

Cutting-edge advice on how to achieve your personal best, for everyone from casual runners to ultramarathoners. In 80/20 Running, respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald introduced his revolutionary training program and explained why doing 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and...

You either want to learn and train for your first 5K ever or you are already a runner and have a 5K coming up for which you need to train. In either case, you might be looking for something to guide you through the training process and get you there. In this Guided 5K Fitness Training Plan, you will be guided through 25 workouts that are designed to have you running a 5K in just five weeks!