Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels Workouts for Agility, Speed and Power

Name: Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels Workouts for Agility, Speed and Power
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ISBN: 9781569755846

ISBN-10: 1569755841

ISBN-13: 9781569755846

Edition: 2007

Authors: James C. Radcliffe, Andy Mogg

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Push your muscle development and athletic abilities to incredible new heights with Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels. Functional training conditions your body to respond to the strenuous demands of athletic competition. This method goes far beyond standard isolation movements, done sitting down, that simply increase muscular bulk. Functional training coordinates your muscles to work together to produce explosive power, tightrope-walker balance and cat-like agility. With over 100 exercises-illustrated with step-by-step photos-and 20 sport-specific workouts, Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels will help you acquire the athletic movement skills necessary to maximize…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Publication date: 1/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Overview


Why Train for Function?


Benefits of Functional Training


Function of Warm-Up


Function of Core Training


Function of Strength Training


Function of Power Training


Function of Sprint Training


Function of Agility Training


Before You Begin



The Programs


How to Use This Book


Program Planning


Dynamic Warm-Up


Core Training


Strength Training


Power Training


Baseball/Softball


Basketball


Bicycling


Golf


Football Line Positions


Football Skill Positions


Gymnastics


Hockey/Lacrosse


Racquet Sports


Rugby


Skiing (Alpine)


Skiing (Nordic)


Soccer


Swimming


Track & Field Distances


Track & Field Sprints & Jumps


Track & Field Throws


Volleyball


Wrestling



The Exercises


Dynamic Warm-Up


Top o[prime] the Head Drill-Knee Grab


Top o[prime] the Head Drill-Froggie


Top o[prime] the Head Drill-March


Heel Walk


Toe Walk


Toe Grab


Forward Lunge


Side-to-Side Lunge


Hands & Heels


Exaggerated Skip


Shuffle


Lateral Skip


Carioca


Backward Run


Backpedal


Backward Skip


Backward Shuffle


Core Training


Prone Pedestal


Supine Pedestal


Side Pedestal


Neck Pedestal


Back-to-Back Squat


Toe-to-Toe Squat


Twisting Lunge


Overhead Reach


Duck Walk


Russian (Cossack) Duck Walk


Single-Arm Push-Up


Double-Arm Push-Up


Over & Under


Medicine Ball Twist


Balanced Toss


Back Walkover


Lean, Pull & Push


Single-Leg Squat


Strength Training


Good Morning


Stiff-Leg Deadlift


Russian Deadlift


Clean Pull


High Pull


Overhead Squat


Overhead Lunge


Front Squat


Step-Up Slow


Step-Up with Push-Off


Step-Up with Knee Drive


Step-Up Fast


Step-Down


Single-Leg Squat (Loaded)


Overhead Press


Push Press


Push Jerk


Split Jerk


Power Training


Snatch


Clean


Clean & Jerk


Squat jump (Loaded)


Pogo


Squat Jump


Double-Leg Slide Kick


Knee Tuck Jump


Split Jump


Scissor Jump


Depth Jump


Prance


Gallop


Skip


Ankle Flip


Bounding


Lateral Bounding


Double-Leg Hops


Side Hops


Single-Leg Pogo


Single-Leg Slide Kick


Single-Leg Hops


Diagonal Hops


Lateral Hops


Shovel Toss


Scoop Toss


Twist Toss


Scoop Throw


Diagonal Throw


Kneeling Forward Throw


Standing Forward Throw


Stepping Forward Throw


Wall Push-Up


Drop Push-Up


Kneeling Chest Pass


Chest Pass


Sprint Training


Squared Step & Staggered Step


Open Step & Crossover Step


Drop Step & Pivot Step


Balanced Starts


Resisted Starts


"A" Walk/"A" Skip/"A" Run


Wall Drill


"B" Walk/"B" Skip/"B" Run


Cadence Fast Leg


Agility Training


Sit Drill


Sway Drill


Speed Weave


Shuttle Run


Power Weave


3-Cone "L" Run


Directional Drill


Index


References


About the Author/Acknowledgments