The Smarter Athlete

Today's athletes not only have more competitors, they have to face toughercompetition. In this environment it seems everyone is strong, naturally talented,and willing to work extremely hard. If you want to win, you need to be smarter thanthe competition.But how do you know which training techniques optimize your strength andendurance, or how to structure practice sessions to improve your skills and avoidinjury? There is an abundance of valuable scientific information, but busy athletesdon't have the time to read esoteric journals or dozens of books about sportsscience. This results in a huge gap between what is known to work and what mostathletes are doing. Unfortunately, much of this gap is being filled bypseudoscientific, commercially driven hype.Author Eduardo Añorga, MD, draws on his medical experience to provide athleteswith a comprehensive guide to obtaining maximum performance results, coveringtopics such as: Injury preventionStrategy developmentStaying focusedChallenging environmentsStrength trainingImproving staminaSports nutritionPsychological factorsConcise and reliable, The Smarter Athlete:Your Guide to Peak Performance is aninvaluable training tool for any athlete.