Maximum Perfrmance [Paperback]

L.morehouse magilla inc. (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket (June 3, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067141657X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671416577
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,024,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Insight for Exercise and Diet, June 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Maximum Performance (Hardcover)

This is a superb quide to fitness that debunks scores of myths about exercise that totally surprised me. Morehouse is a clinical physiologist and conducted years of experiments with athletes strapped to monitoring equiment as they exercised. For example, he discovered in the lab that traditional sit-ups or crunches are not particularly effective, and found that a reverse sit-up -- slightly bending backwards from a sitting position -- was much more effective and less injury prone. As a result, his recommendations for exercise are simple and safe and truly geared for every level -- minimum maintenance, maximum performance and specific-sport training. This book is so much better and more insightful than the bulk of fitness books that came after it. If you can find it, buy it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Brilliant! Publsihed over 20 years ago, but still..., March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Maximum Performance (Hardcover)

I found this book at a local library and I came here to see if I could purchase a copy. This book is just plain amazing. It was published over twenty years ago but it contains information about developing neuro-muscular skill and athletic ability which I don't think that even contemporary coaches and athletes are aware of.

Furthermore, it contains information on fitness and ergonomics (a subject others have only dealt with recently) which are very applicable to non-athletes as well. It's a terrible shame that this book is out of print. I plan on writing the publisher into sstarting a reprint. I'm also curious as to whether Dr. Morehouse (the author) is still alive.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding book, April 1, 2007

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This review is from: Maximum Performance (Hardcover)

A must read for any performer - athlete, musician, dancer, actor, etc. Re-Reading this in 2007 makes you realize how far-seeing this book was - research and practice of the last 30 years validates every aspect.
Not only that, it is extremely practical. The authors provide many exercises, drills, tips, etc. for putting their theories to work.