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The Osteoporosis Manual: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management
by Reiner Bartl Christoph BartlThis comprehensive manual covers all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis, offering an upbeat and optimistic assessment of what can be achieved. While scientifically based, the book provides easy-to-follow guidelines for lifelong maintenance of skeletal structure and function. It deals with everything from the basic physiology of bone and mineral metabolism to the diagnostic utility of radiologic imaging and specialized tests and current treatment recommendations, including for fracture management. The relationship of osteoporosis to a variety of other disorders is also thoroughly explored and elucidated. Osteoporosis represents a global threat because every human being is vulnerable to it as time passes. The authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of the human suffering, morbidity, and mortality on the one hand and the associated astronomical national and global costs on the other. Osteoporosis is preventable, and every doctor in every medical discipline can contribute to this goal. And though prevention is better than cure, it is never too late for effective therapy, as outlined in this book.Bone is every doctorʼs and every bodyʼs business!
The Other Side of the Wall: An ultramarathoner's story
by Mario Reynoso“THE FINAL PART OF A ONE-HUNDRED MILE RACE CAN BE A VERY LONELY PLACE.” Steve Cairns “WHEN THE FATIGUE IS SO GREAT THAT YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN’T GO ANY FARTHER, SEARCH, LOOK WITHIN YOURSELF AND I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL FIND MORE.” Ken Chlouber, Race director, Leadville 100 Have you ever heard the phrase “The great ones are not the ones who have never failed, but the ones who have never failed to give up?” Mario Reynoso is one who has never given up. In this book not only does he tell you how he became an ultramarathoner; he delivers his soul to you, his passion for overcoming pain, fatigue, and mistakes. His story is one that shows that happiness is found on the road, not at the finish line. A book that teaches you that the mind is the most powerful muscle for every runner.
Outlandish: Fuel Your Epic
by Morgan Sjogren“Besides drooling over the gorgeous photos, it is guaranteed that you will salivate over the recipes that accompany each adventure and hopefully utilize Morgan’s sustainable outdoor cooking tips.” ?American Trail Running Association Outlandish is a sun-soaked starter manual to fueling your own epic, equal parts fuel for the body and food for the soul. In this guide, the canyoneering wordsmith and adventurer Morgan Sjogren shows how outdoor adventure can become your lifestyle. Through her riveting personal stories, flavorful recipes, and the book’s gotta-go-there photographs, Sjogren shares her advice and lessons learned from years exploring the desert Southwest while living out of her canary-yellow Jeep Wrangler. Outlandish is a gorgeous guide to a more adventurous life. In Outlandish, Sjogren shows how to sleep better in a car, build a cooking fire, overcome calamity, repurpose bacon grease, leave no trace, sun-dry tomatoes on your car hood, cook food on a hot engine block, and select practical gear for your tailgate kitchen. Equipped with little more than Outlandish, a backpacking stove, a cooler, and a few staple foods, you can seek out your own adventures fueled by Sjogren’s inspiring outdoor lifestyle as well as her favorite burritos, dandelion salads, campfire blondies, and prickly pear margaritas. Sjogren offers up dozens of recipes that draw from the places she’s been?Sedona, Bears Ears, Yosemite, Silverton, Utah?and help her tell intoxicating tales of exploration and mishap. There are taco recipes remembered from the highest mountain in Mexico and “50 Shades of Burritos” with flavors taken from around the Four Corners. This smart and meaningful guide comes straight from the Utah canyon country and deserts of Arizona to share lessons learned from a life lived in wilderness. Sjogren’s exhilarating guide will stoke your desire for adventure while offering tools, tips, and tricks that can help you launch your epic.
Overcomer
by Chris Fabry Kendrick Bros. Llc StaffBased on the motion picture screenplay by Alex and Stephen Kendrick, Overcomer is one of 2019’s best inspirational books. <p><p> In this sports novel, award-winning author Chris Fabry pens an inspiring family drama that dares to leave you filled with hope, inspired to dream, and asks the question: What do you allow to define you? <p><p> Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team and state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant shuts down and hundreds of families leave their town, John questions how he and his family will face an uncertain future. After reluctantly agreeing to coach cross-country, John and his wife, Amy, meet an aspiring athlete who’s pushing her limits on a journey toward discovery. Inspired by the words and prayers of a newfound friend, John becomes the least likely coach helping the least likely runner attempt the impossible in the biggest race of the year. <p><p> Filled with a powerful mix of faith, a twist of humor, and a ton of heart, Overcomer will resonate with all ages, races and genders. Based on the Overcomer screenplay by the Kendrick Brothers, this motivating book is available in a hardcover, a softcover and e-book edition from Tyndale. Vencedor, the Spanish-language version of the Overcomer novelization, is also available in softcover and e-book.
Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football
by John U. BaconNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the “poet laureate of Michigan football," a riveting inside chronicle of the Jim Harbaugh era, and "an unprecedented look at the inner workings" (Sporting News) of a big-time college football programJohn U. Bacon received rare access to Head Coach Jim Harbaugh’s University of Michigan football team: coaches, players, and staffers, in closed-door meetings, locker rooms, meals, and classes. Overtime captures this storied program at the crossroads, as the sport’s winningest team battles to reclaim its former glory. But what if the price of success today comes at the cost of your soul? Do you pay it, or compete without compromising?In the spirit of HBO’s Hardknocks, Overtime delivers a deeply reported human portrait that follows the Wolverine coaches, players, and staffers. Above all, thisis a human story. In Overtime we not only discover what these public figures are like behind the scenes, we learn what the experience means to them as they go through it – the trials, the triumphs, and the unexpected answers to a central question: Is it worth it?From the “poet laureate of Michigan football” (according to New York Times’s Joe Drape), and one of the keenest observers of college football, Overtime offers a window into a legendary program and the sport itself that only John U. Bacon could deliver.
Papá ¿Por qué eres de colo-colo?
by Alfredo SepulvedaLa historia de los tres clubes más importantes de Chile contada por un padre a su hijo de la forma más entretenida: narración, humor, datos clave… ¡y mucha pasión pelotera! Mi papá es un fanático de Colo-Colo. Y cuando digo fanático es… ¡que le salen resortes por los ojos cuando ve los partidos! Durante una semana entera se dedicó a contarme la historia del club, y debo reconocer que me tuvo más embobado de lo que me pongo cuando juego Minecraft. Me habló del equipo, vimos juntos en YouTube los mejores goles y me presentó a los entrenadores más recordados. Igual me contó de los momentos malos… Pero lo más importante es que logré entender por qué ama tanto a su equipo. Y también por qué lo amo yo.
Papá ¿por qué eres de la católica?
by Alfredo SepulvedaLa historia de los tres clubes más importantes de Chile contada por un padre a su hijo de la forma más entretenida: narración, humor, datos claves ¡y mucha pasión pelotera! Mi papá es un fanático de la Católica. Y cuando digo fanático es... ¡que le salen resortes por los ojos cuando ve los partidos! Durante una semana entera se dedicó a contarme la historia del club, y debo reconocer que me tuvo más embobado de lo que me pongo cuando juego Play. Me habló de un arquero emblemático al que le decían Sapo, vimos juntos en YouTube los mejores goles y me presentó a los entrenadores más importantes. Igual recordó los momentos malos. Pero lo más importante es que logré entender por qué ama tanto a su equipo. Y también por qué lo amo yo.
Paradise Court (The Mark Yeager Sports Mysteries #1)
by Mike BefelerA retiree&’s Hawaiian vacation is disrupted by homicide in this mystery by the author of the award-nominated Paul Jacobson series.On a Maui vacation with his beautiful wife Sophie, retired entrepreneur Mark Yeager makes a gruesome and unwanted discovery. While eyeing the lush landscape of a dream property, he spots a dead body nestled between a dirt mound and the wall of a pickleball court. In short order, Mark is considered one of the prime suspects. Detective Puna Pa&’a and his sidekick, Akahi Mendoza, always think that the person who discovers a body is guilty until proven innocent, and this is no exception.Ever the sleuth, Mark—a cancer survivor who&’s intent on making the most of his second chance at life—joins a pickleball game with three players, hoping to solve the murder so he can clear his name. But things don&’t go quite as planned. He is set up on a drug bust, his wife is kidnapped, and he gets crosswise with a local crime boss named Oana.Mark isn&’t sure which way is up, and to make matters worse, he is implicated in a second murder. Trouble follows trouble, as they say. Now Mark must try to regain paradise using ingenuity, street smarts, and deception…&“Readers will look forward to seeing more of this determined tennis enthusiast and cancer survivor.&”—Publishers Weekly
The Paranormal Playbook (League of the Paranormal)
by Vanessa LanangNo matter how hard they work, Mary Joy's basketball team can't win a game. But after one of their losses, she and some of her teammates find an old playbook. They use a few of the new plays in their next game, and to everyone's surprise, crush their opponent. But soon each win is followed by an incident of bad luck for the players—a missing pet, a sprained ankle, a car accident—leading them to believe the playbook is responsible. Soon the team decides winning isn't worth the risk. But how can they stop the playbook before it hurts anyone else?
El partido: Los mejores 90 minutos de la historia del fútbol. Italia-Brasil 1982
by Piero Trellini«Será un partido que recordaremos, del que hablaremos todavía cuando hayan pasado muchos años y sus principales protagonistas sean sólo nombres vinculados a la mitología del fútbol».MARIO VARGAS LLOSA Piero Trellini tenía solo doce años el 5 de julio de 1982, cuando Brasil e Italia se disputaron el pase a la semifinal del mundial de España. El resultado parecía decidido: los brasileños poseían la belleza en la técnica y la ejecución; las apuestas estaban con ellos. Para los italianos, sumidos en un silencio tácito de años y en una guerra con el mundo y consigo mismos, el reto era imposible. Y, sin embargo, tras ese día, el fútbol nunca volvió a ser lo mismo. Ganó un país que no se atrevía a soñar con una victoria. Este libro es el relato de una pasión narrado con la pulcritud de un historiador, la curiosidad de un reportero y la pasión de un aficionado. En él cabe todo, desde los anteriores mundiales hasta las trayectorias políticas de los países implicados, desde las alineaciones hasta el análisis del minuto a minuto. Es una crónica apasionante con un elenco de personajes inolvidables (Rossi, Sócrates, Falcao, Junior, Conti, Tardelli, Zoff) del que quizá fue el mejor partido de fútbol de la historia. Pero no es solo una oda al juego, es también la recreación del ambiente político, social y económico de los años setenta y ochenta, una línea cronológica que trasciende el ensayo deportivo para entender lo que fuimos y nunca volveremos a ser. La crítica ha dicho:«Será un partido que recordaremos, del que hablaremos todavía cuando hayan pasado muchos años y sus principales protagonistas sean solo nombres vinculados a la mitología del fútbol».Mario Vargas Llosa «Nunca había leído, sobre un único partido, una crónica tan completa y atractiva. En su género: una obra maestra».Darwin Pastorin, Huffington Post «Ya no se escriben libros así. Es un superlibro (así como decimos superhéroe), tiene superpoderes, y su mayor superpoder es hacer revivir el partido con un suspense insostenible, como si no supiésemos que Paolo Rossi metió tres goles. Recomiendo El partido a los apasionados del fútbol. Descubrirán muchísimas cosas. De la vida y no del fútbol».Antonio D’Orrico, Sette, Corriere della Sera
Pasan la vida y los años: 120 gritos de gol del Club Nacional de Football
by Andres ReyesA lo largo de la historia del Club Nacional de Football han pasado miles de jugadores, personajes e hinchas, en este libro el lector se podrá acercar a la visión de un hincha, sus vivencias y sentimientos en 120 goles De todos los sentimientos, aquel que une al hincha con su equipo acaso sea el único que se alimenta en igual medida de éxitos y fracasos, de amor correspondido y desencuentro, de pelotas que pegan en el palo y entran o salen. Ser hincha #no mero simpatizante# es permitir que nuestro estado de ánimo dependa del accionar de once hombres jóvenes a los que quizás nunca tengamos oportunidad de mirar a los ojos. Hombres que hoy están y quizás mañana se hayan marchado para siempre o a préstamo con opción, o que incluso regresarán con la misión de arruinarnos la existencia. Somos hinchas de esos tres colores atados con doble nudo a nuestra memoria emotiva como pocas cosas en la vida. Recuerdos que alimentan sueños que no saben de presupuestos o chances matemáticas, y que se renuevan cada vez que la tabla se resetea a cero y el entrenador de turno nos promete compromiso, austeridad, buen juego y apenas un refuerzo por línea. Que el pacto con los colores se renueve eternamente es parte de la magia que encierra el fútbol y que le estará negada a otras manifestaciones culturales seguramente mucho más ricas, pero con menor capacidad para marcarnos la vida. En las páginas de Pasan la vida y los años, Andrés Reyes nos invita a revivir 120 historias de tribuna, 120 gritos de gol que por alguna razón lograron dejar su huella en la memoria de un hincha de los que siguen concurriendo a la cancha con un único deseo: estar lo más cerca posible de la gloria.
Pasión por la Davis: Luces y sombras de la copa que siempre obsesionó a los argentinos
by Gonzalo BonadeoGonzalo Bonadeo, uno de los mayores referentes del periodismo deportivo argentino e ícono de la cobertura de la Davis desde hace más de treinta y cinco años, cuenta la historia de esta competencia que siempre obsesionó a los argentinos, con cientos de anécdotas. Incluye prólogo de Martín Jaite. Ícono de las transmisiones de la Copa Davis, Gonzalo Bonadeo cuenta desde adentro los pormenores deportivos y extradeportivos de una competencia que siempre tuvo en vilo a los argentinos. Desde fines de los 70, cuando el tenis pasó a formar parte de nuestro lenguaje común; los recuerdos más agridulces de las Davis de su juventud y sus primeras coberturas, hasta la difícil década del 90, la época dorada de La Legión, las tres finales perdidas en seis años y un viaje pleno de detalles por la ansiada consagración de 2016, culminando con el inmediato descenso, el regreso a Primera y su opinión sobre el nuevo formato del torneo, un hito en la historia de esta copa. Un relato histórico -por el que desfilan los nombres de todos sus protagonistas, de Vilas y Clerc a Nalbandian y Del Potro- pero a la vez íntimo y sin pelos en la lengua, que lleva el sello inconfundible de Bonadeo, uno de los periodistas deportivos con más credibilidad de la Argentina. Sobre Gonzalo se ha dicho... «Desde su primer viaje a la Davis Gonzalo rompió con muchos prejuicios que yo tenía sobre el periodista de tenis. Me caía bien, me generaba confianza y me divertía. Es muy exigente, perfeccionista y muy obsesivo con ciertas cosas. Estar al lado suyo es un aprendizaje permanente; como que te regalen un posgrado, un máster continuo».Martín Jaite «Profesional, apasionado, dedicado y respetuoso. Gran referente del periodismo deportivo. Si no te entrevistó Gonzalo, no jugaste la Davis».Juan Ignacio Chela «Gonzalo tiene la capacidad única de generar en el espectador emoción e interés por cada deporte que analiza y comenta».José Acasuso «Gonza es el diccionario del deporte, es impresionante lo que sabe, es un placer escucharlo cada vez que hay un juego olímpico o un panamericano. Pasa de deporte en deporte y se sabe todo a la perfección y te enseña. Comentando juntos una final de la Davis para TyC Sports, me enseñó a ver el tenis desde otro lugar».Guillermo Coria
Pastime Lost: The Humble, Original, and Now Completely Forgotten Game of English Baseball
by David BlockLong before baseball became America’s national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field and, instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of the hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was the original form of the pastime and was the immediate forerunner of its better-known American offspring. Strictly a social game, English baseball was played for nearly two hundred years before fading away at the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its longevity and its important role in baseball’s evolution, however, today it has been completely forgotten. In Pastime Lost David Block unearths baseball’s buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods. While rigorously documenting his sources, Block also brings a light touch to his story, inviting us to follow him on some of the adventures that led to his most important discoveries.
Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions (Peasprout Chen #2)
by Henry Lien“It’s Hermione Granger meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon meets the Ice Capades meets Mean Girls." —The New York Times"Takes on weighty and relevant questions of gender, ability, leadership, immigration... with intelligence, deftness and precision." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Now in her Second Year at Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout Chen strives to reclaim her place as a champion of wu liu, the sport of martial arts figure skating. But, with the new year comes new competition, and Peasprout’s dreams are thwarted by an impressive transfer student.Yinmei is the heir to the Shinian throne and has fled her country for Pearl. When she excels both academically and socially, Peasprout begins to suspect that Yinmei is not a refugee at all but a spy. When the Empress of Shin threatens to invade the city of Pearl, Peasprout makes a bold decision. To keep her enemy close, Peasprout joins Yinmei's “battleband," a team that executes elaborate skating configurations that are part musical spectacle, part defensive attack. In Henry Lien's Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions, Peasprout guides her battleband on a mission to save Pearl, and learns what it truly means to be a leader.
Pedro
by Pedro MartínezUn libro audaz, sin restricciones, de uno de los lanzadores más dominantes y dinámicos que jamás haya jugado al béisbol. Del gran lanzador, campeón de la Serie Mundial, miembro del Salón de la Fama, invitado ocho veces al Juego de las Estrellas y ganador del Premio Cy Young en tres ocasiones, llegan estas memorias sin límites sobre la vida y carrera de Pedro Martínez, desde una niñez pobre en la República Dominicana hasta convertirse en uno de los mejores lanzadores de todos los tiempos# y uno de los más intimidantes. En este libro Pedro Martínez, con el humor colorido que lo caracteriza, cuenta su extraordinaria historia: Desde sus días en las ligas menores esforzándose por ganarse el respeto de sus compañeros y sus primeros días en el solitario Montreal; hasta su carrera legendaria con los Red Sox de Boston #cuando, inicio tras inicio, siempre deslumbró con su genialidad en el lanzamiento#, hasta sus últimos años en el montículo, mientras le daba los toques finales a una obra maestra que lo convirtió en un ícono. Estas memorias de una de las figuras más enigmáticas y emblemáticas del béisbol inspirarán a generaciones de fanáticos. #Pedro es un libro inteligente, sumamente divertido y con un toque de estrella como el mismo Pedro. . . Compra el libro. Lee el libro. Celebra la era dorada del béisbol de Boston#. # Boston Globe #Hay muy poco que este campeón de la Serie Mundial no cuenta en este libro; se expande sobre cualquier tema, y ofrece una mirada reveladora de una carrera colorida. . . Los detalles íntimos que ofrece Martínez desde dentro y fuera de la casa club hacen de este un libro único#. # Washington Post
The People's Team: An Illustrated History of the Green Bay Packers
by Mark Beech Peter King Austin MurphyThe definitive, lavishly illustrated history of the Green Bay Packers, commemorating the team's 100-year anniversaryNot only are the Packers the only fan-owned team in any of North America&’s major pro sports leagues, but Green Bay—population 104,057—is also the smallest city with a big-time franchise. The Packers are, in other words, unlikely candidates to be pro football's preeminent team. And yet nobody in the NFL has won more championships. The story of Titletown, USA, is the greatest story in sports. Through extensive archival research and unmatched insider access to players and team officials, past and present, Mark Beech tells the first complete rags-to-riches history of the Green Bay Packers, a full chronicle of the most illustrious team in NFL history. The People&’s Team paints compelling pictures of a franchise, a town, and a fan base. No other team in pro sports is so bound to the place that gave birth to it. Here is the story of the Packers and of Green Bay—from the days of the French fur traders who settled on the shores of La Baie in the seventeenth century, to the team&’s pursuit of its fourteenth NFL championship. Featuring essays by Peter King, Chuck Mercein, Austin Murphy, and David S. Neft, The People&’s Team is a must-have for fans, old and new, and the definitive illustrated history of the most important team in the NFL.
Pequeñas grandes historias del basquetbol uruguayo
by Jorge SeñoransMás de treinta historias de jugadores, entrenadores o personajes del presente y el pasado de uno de los deportes más populares del Uruguay. En este libro el lector podrá encontrar desde las historias más emocionantes, hilarantes y de sacrificio que rodean este juego en nuestro país. Un jugador manco que fue campeón federal y enmudeció una cancha en Brasil; sobornos y jugadores suspendidos por ser acusados de profesionales; el increíble espíritu de solidaridad de la selección uruguaya que no fue al Mundial de 1950 por un conflicto de la prensa; las historias más insólitas del único uruguayo en llegar a la NBA que fue al cumpleaños de LeBron James; la negativa de Panchi Barrera a jugar en la NBA; el estadounidense que reveló que haber venido a Uruguay le salvó la vida y otro que iba a entrenar con una cuchilla en el bolso; el extraño partido donde los jugadores se metían dobles en contra para forzar un alargue; las memorables anécdotas de los Juegos Olímpicos desde los interminables viajes a Helsinky y Melbourne a la gran selección de Los Ángeles 1984: estas son solo algunas de las historias que picarán por estas páginas junto a los nombres de Ebers Mera, el maestro Rubén Bulla, Eduardo Gordon, el contador Damiani, Alfredo Venditto, los Moglia, Sánchez Padilla, Víctor Hugo Berardi, Adesio Lombardo, Fefo Ruiz, Tato López, entre muchos otros jugadores de hoy, de ayer y de siempre. Poco se ha publicado en Uruguay sobre el básquetbol, uno de los deportes más populares del país. Este trabajo del periodista Jorge Señorans se centra en las personas que practicaron y practican este juego. Narra vivencias y pequeñas historias que hacen del básquetbol un deporte dominado por la pasión dentro y fuera de la cancha. Desde los tiempos del amateurismo, cuando perder ese espíritu era motivo de retarse a duelo, hasta la profesionalización actual, donde miles de jugadores han pasado por las canchas más pintorescas de los barrios montevideanos. Pequeñas grandes historias del básquetbol uruguayo reúne relatos tan insólitos como reales de quienes hicieron y hacen gigante al básquetbol nacional.
The Perfect Date
by Evelyn Lozada Holly LorinczWhen a single mom ends up playing an unwilling fake girlfriend to a charming playboy baseball player, love suddenly turns everything upside down in this fun, heartwarming multicultural romance.Angel Gomez has never lived by the book. A Bronx-based unwed mother by the time she was sixteen, Angel’s personal mission has always been to show the world that a Puerto Rican girl is not to be messed with—especially by a man. The only thing that matters to Angel, now, is providing for her son and earning enough tips at the club to complete her nursing degree along the way. Love is nowhere on her agenda.Caleb “The Duke” Lewis is a star pitcher for the Bronx Bolts whose romantic escapades make delicious fodder for gossip columns. But lately he’s been trying to keep a lower profile—so much so that when he meets Angel, first while she’s in her nurse uniform and the next time behind the bar, she has no idea who Duke is, fails to fall for his obvious charm, and ends up throwing a drink in his face! She is the perfect woman for Duke...to fool the tabloids into thinking he’s finally settling down. But what begins as a charade soon has Duke and Angel hurtling into a full-blown romance that rocks each of their worlds and begs the question: Is this the real deal—or are some love stories just too good to be true?
Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs and Substances: Issues, Influences and Impacts
by Aaron Smith Bob Stewart Kate Westberg Constantino StavrosIn the pursuit of more muscle, enhanced strength, sustained endurance and idealised physiques, an increasing number of elite athletes, recreational sport enthusiasts and body-conscious gym-users are turning to performance and image enhancing drugs and substances (PIEDS). In many instances, such use occurs with little regard for the health, social and economic consequences. This book presents a nuanced, evidence-based examination of PIEDS. It provides a classification of PIEDS types, physical impacts, rates of use, user profiles, legal and sporting status, and remedial program interventions, covering both elite and recreational use. It offers the perfect guide to assist students, government policy makers and sport managers in understanding the complex issues surrounding PIEDS consumption.
Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning
by John J. McMahon Paul A. Jones Paul ComfortIt is an essential skill for any strength and conditioning coach to be able to reliably assess the physical performance of their athletes and communicate the results and their implications to performers and coaches, alike. Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning is the first textbook to clearly and coherently suggest the most appropriate and reliable methods for assessing and monitoring athletes’ performance, as well as including detailed sections on testing considerations and the interpretation and application of results. The book explores the full range of considerations required to reliably assess performance, including questions of ethics and safety, reliability and validity, and standardised testing, before going on to recommend (through a comparison of field- and laboratory-based techniques) the optimal methods for testing all aspects of physical performance, including: injury risk jump performance sprint performance change of direction and agility strength power aerobic performance body composition Closing with a section on interpreting, presenting and applying results to practice, and illustrated with real-life case study data throughout, Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning offers the most useful guide to monitoring athlete performance available. It is an essential text for upper-level strength and conditioning students and practitioners alike.
Periprosthetic Fractures of the Hip and Knee: Surgical Techniques and Tips
by Frank A. Liporace Richard S. YoonThis up-to-date, comprehensive yet concise guide for orthopedic surgeons covers the salient points of anatomy and operative approaches for the management of periprosthetic fractures of the hip and knee: breaks in bone that occur around the components or implants of a total joint replacement. The opening chapter focuses on the general considerations and work-up of these injuries, including epidemiology, classification, anatomy, and knowledge of the biomechanics and biology behind the treatments. The subsequent sections then discuss the hip and knee, respectively, and are case-based. These describe management strategies for the particular periprosthetic fracture with either a stable or a loose prosthesis as well as associated complications, including fractures of the acetabulum, the greater trochanter and proximal femur, distal femur, tibia, and interprosthetic and interimplant fractures.Written by experts in the field and replete with plentiful, practical tips and tricks, Periprosthetic Fractures of the Hip and Knee is a valuable resource for orthopedic and trauma surgeons, residents and fellows.
Perseverance: An Alaskan’s 2,000 mile journey on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill JackTake an unforgettable journey on the Appalachian Trail with Bill Jack. After he turned 70 years of age, and without any hiking experience, Bill decided to try long distant hiking. Little did he know that he had picked one of the most difficult long distant hikes in the world. Besides being entertained, you will find out with Bill, what the Appalachian Trail is really like, why millions of people head there every year and the many unique ways people hike the trail. From Bill's perseverance, a reader may be inspired to continue pursuing dreams, even when there are enormous disappointments. Diving into Perseverance just may also motivate you to attempt a new and exciting adventure of your own.
The Philosophy of Football (Ethics and Sport)
by Steffen BorgeHuman beings are the only creatures known to engage in sport. We are sporting animals, and our favourite pastime of football is the biggest sport spectacle on earth. The Philosophy of Football presents the first sustained, in-depth philosophical investigation of the phenomenon of football. In explaining the complex nature of football, the book draws on literature in sociology, history, psychology and beyond, offering real-life examples of footballing actions alongside illuminating thought experiments. The book is organized around four main themes considering the character, nature, analysis and aesthetics of football. It discusses football as an extra-ordinary, unnecessary, rule-based, competitive, skill-based physical activity, articulated as a social (as opposed to natural) kind that is fictional in character, and where fairness or fair play – contrary to much sport ethical discussion – is not centre stage. Football, it is argued, is a constructive- destructive contact sport and, in comparison to other sports, is lower scoring and more affected by chance. The latter presents to its spectators a more unpredictable game and a darker, more complex and denser drama to enjoy. The Philosophy of Football deepens our understanding of the familiar features of the game, offering novel interpretations on what football is, how and why we play it, and what the game offers its followers that makes us so eagerly await match day. This is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the world’s most popular game or in the philosophical or social study of sport.
Physical Activity: A Multi-disciplinary Introduction
by Nick Draper Gareth StrattonPhysical activity and its relationship to health is one of the great issues of our age. The causes of, and solutions to, physical inactivity are complex and multi-dimensional, and therefore the subject needs to be studied and understood from a variety of perspectives. This is the first textbook to provide a truly multi-disciplinary introduction to physical activity studies. Offering a complete foundation to the subject, it covers the basics of every core discipline from biochemistry, public health and biomechanics to physiology, sport psychology and sociology. It introduces a full range of topics across the physical activity curriculum, including behaviour change, motor skill development, nutrition, exercise prescription, public health policy, and physical education, providing a well-balanced and international perspective on each important issue. There is also a strong emphasis throughout the book on the practical, applied dimensions of physical activity, including innovative approaches to promotion and intervention tailored to every age range and environment. Physical Activity: A Multi-disciplinary Introduction is an indispensable companion to any course or degree programme with an emphasis on physical activity and health. A variety of exclusive eResources to aid teaching and learning are also available via the Routledge website.
Physical Activity Assessment: A Lifecourse Approach (Routledge Research in Physical Activity and Health)
by Paul InnerdLifecourse research in physical activity tracks long-term trends in physical activity behaviours and gives an insight into the link between a physically active lifestyle and later-life health outcomes. However, the complexity of physical activity behaviours, and the analytical issues posed by lifecourse research, present researchers with real challenges in accurately assessing the relationship between lifelong physical activity and health. Physical Activity Assessment: A Lifecourse Approach is the first book to approach the assessment of physical activity for health from a lifecourse perspective and provide students and researchers with much-needed guidance on conducting lifecourse studies. The book provides readers with a thorough grounding in physical activity assessment from across the lifecourse perspective and evaluates current methods of measurement, including comparison studies, criterion methods, subjective assessment methods and physical activity monitors. It then goes on to offer guidance on the optimal measurement techniques of physical activity across the lifecourse, suggesting how data should be collected, analysed and quantified in light of modern technology and global connectivity, and what these methods mean for physical activity guidelines and interventions, and public health outcomes. Offering a unique and novel combination of theoretical grounding and quantitative research guidance, this is important reading for any students taking modules in physical activity measurement or physical activity and health, and any researchers conducting lifecourse physical activity studies.