Strength Ball Training: Full range of stability and medicine ball exercises [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

You'll never run out of ways to use Swiss (also called stability) balls and medicine balls with this book, which describes and illustrates 69 exercises that can be done with one (or sometimes both) of these balls. Swiss and medicine balls are popular among athletes for conditioning, strength, flexibility, and balance. They provide an unstable platform, challenging balance and core stabilization and helping athletes train for unpredictable situations. You'll progress from basic exercises, like pushups with the feet on the Swiss ball and crunches lying on the ball, to challenges like kneeling on the ball unassisted for three minutes and the one-legged jackknife. Each exercise is described in three stages--setup, movement, and finish--and many also include advanced variations. Illustrations--usually two per exercise--are clear and large, and the book opens flat, so you can do the exercises with the book beside you on the floor. Special training recommendations for football, skiing, tennis, soccer, golf, judo, hockey, baseball, figure skating, volleyball, and basketball are included. Both authors are strength/conditioning coaches, lecturers, and consultants. This book is highly recommended for the serious exerciser, athlete, or trainer looking for innovative ways to use Swiss and/or medicine balls. --Joan Price -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

How to use swiss balls and medicine balls to exercise different muscle groups. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

This book had 57,000 copies of the previous edition sold worldwide. It is aimed at athletes, fitness enthusiasts and professionals, as well as strength and conditioning specialists. With even more exercises and the inclusion of a DVD, this book will remain the premier strength ball training title on the market. It is the most comprehensive guide to training with Swiss balls and medicine balls to improve strength, balance, co-ordination, core stability and functional performance. It includes 110 exercises grouped by function and muscle group for easy navigation and application, and the DVD includes demonstrations of more advanced exercises, as well as a standard core training programme.

Lorne Goldenberg works with professional athletes as a strength and conditioning coach. He lectures internationally on stability ball exercises and programme integration. He has written for the NSCA Journal of Strength and Conditioning, Ironman, Physical and the Journal of Hockey Conditioning and Player Development, which he also owns. Peter Twist is the co-editor of the Journal of Hockey Conditioning and Player Development and author of Complete Conditioning for Ice Hockey. He is a frequent guest lecturer at international conferences, seminars and coaching clinics on topics such as coaching, conditioning, injury rehabilitation and nutrition.