Speed on Skates: A Complete Technique, Training and Racing Guide for In-Line and Ice Skaters (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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""With Speed on Skates, Barry Publow gets right to the heart of serious training. There is no fluff in this comprehensive effort, which is full of outstanding insights for new skaters, while offering concrete advice for professional athletes. Speed on Skates is the first book to cover both in-line and ice racing. From technique to drills, intervals, and skating competitively, Speed on Skates will become a must for every skater's library.""
Lauri Muir
Publisher and Editor
Fitness and Speed Skating Times

""This book contains everything you need to know about skating, whether you are an experienced racer or just getting started in the sport.""
Derek D. Parra
U.S. National Team Member, Long Track Speedskating
18 world titles and 2 world records
1998 Olympian

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Product Description

Become a smoother, faster, and better-conditioned skater—on asphalt and on ice. Speed on Skates provides detailed instruction and drills to master basic to advanced techniques for every speedskating discipline—in-line, long-track, short-track, marathon skating.

Elite skater and coach Barry Publow explains

• the mechanics of efficient skating form,

• training exercises and schedules for achieving optimal performance, and

• racing strategies and tactics that will give you an edge in competition.

Equally valuable for inexperienced competitors and elite racers, Speed on Skates is the best and most complete guide to speedskating technique, training, and racing. Get smart, get your skates, and get going—faster than ever!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics (December 14, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880117214
• ISBN-13: 978-0880117210
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #226,325 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest resource a speedskater could ask for, January 21, 1999

By A Customer

For years, speedskaters have lived on 15 year old books and magazine articles for technique and training tips. Now, there is one great resource for skate knowledge. Without going too deep for non-kinesiologists, Publow explains how and why everything speedskaters do works. He manages to show in photographs the basic components that we all need to learn and perfect to be great skaters. The drills for improving technique range from simple to genius. The book will warrant many, many re-reads to learn and understand more each time.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great manual, April 24, 2001

By	Rick Cain "Rick" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

Most inline skating books are targeted at the recreational skater only and have information that speedskaters pretty much already know, but finally a good up to date manual for the aspiring speedskater has been written. Detailed and with many photos it is a valuable resource for inline speed enthusiasts. The price is low considering its sheer size and number of pages full of useful information within. Short track and long track ice skating is also covered for those who enjoy both skeelers and ice. There are no 400 metre ice rinks in Oklahoma but I can still dream...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive & Dependable, September 6, 2000

By	YONG MENG FAI, EDDIE (Singapore, Singapore Singapore) - See all my reviews

Best book on inline speedskating yet. Can always rely on the sample training programs for intermediate or advanced skaters. Though good, there's still areas to improve on: 1) Not all weight-training exercises are explained or has a picture, 2) Relationship between section on the 3-day resistance program and the "2-days resisitance training microcycle" in the sample training program - not very clear 3) More sample training programs needed for beginners, lack-of-time skaters, intermediate and a more detailed 5-stage program (+sample programs) for advanced skaters who trains year-round, 4) Ice-skating section has got to be improved (no standard !), 5) Use pictures of the best professionals in the world, not just Barry Publow, 6) Dimensions & construction requirements of 200m banked tracks.

All said, this is still THE BEST inline speedskating book in the market. So to all inline speedskaters - YOU MUST BUY IT !