Peak Conditioning Training for Softball is a road map for how to get into optimum softball shape. It presents a comprehensive and easy-to-understand blueprint that players and coaches can follow on a year-round basis. The book provides step-by-step instructions for improving on-the-field performance by developing the key fitness components for softball. Topics include nutrition; conditioning basics; warm-up, cool-down, and flexibility; strength training exercises; balance training; plyometric drills; speed, quickness, and agility exercises; and more.
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Another home run for Tom Emma! -- Gary Kucich, President, Manhasset (NY) Baseball/Softball League
Gives athletes what they need to take their bodies to the next level. -- Charles E. Metzger, M.S., HSW, Strength and Conditioning Director, New York Athletic Club
Gives athletes what they need to take their bodies to the next level. -- Charles E. Metzger, M.S., HSW, Strength and Conditioning Director, New York Athletic Club
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Tom Emma is the president of Power Performance, Inc., a company that specializes in training athletes in strength, conditioning and athletic enhancement techniques. He is a graduate of Duke University, where he was a three-year starter on the basketball team and squad captain his senior year. His .843 career free-throw percentage is among the highest in Duke history. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1983 NBA draft. Tom has a masters degree from Columbia University and lives in New York City.
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Without question, the two most neglected aspects of sports conditioning are the warm-up and cool-down. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Without question, the two most neglected aspects of sports conditioning are the warm-up and cool-down. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
appropriately weighted medicine ball, most softball players, flat exercise bench, overspeed training, loaded barbell, plyometric workouts, balance pad, plyometric drills, side shuffle, plyometric training, training tips, softball season, weighted vest, stationary biking, sprinting speed, conditioning workouts, strength workouts, conditioning training, stride frequency, conditioning specialists, overhand grip, underhand grip, anterior deltoids, injured athletes, strength program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Single-joint Movement, Multi-joint Movement, Hang Clean, Warm-Up Phase New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Peak Conditioning Training for Volleyball by Thomas Emma in Back Matter
- The Ultimate Shooter's Improvement Handbook by Thomas Emma in Front Matter
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