TRACK and FIELD
Subtitle: "SPEED" ~ "STAMINA" ~ "STRENGTH" ~ "ENDURANCE"
Publisher: Paddock Family Estate
Published: 1933
Place of publication: New York
Format: eBook
Description: This is a wonderful (rare) Blast-From-The-Past!... 
This volume will show lovers of amateur & professionals sports alike, all the insights of what Track and Field events were (Really) like back in the days, where pretty much it all began, in the 1920's & 1930's. 
When Charles Paddock (aka: "THE CALIFORNIA FLASH!") wrote this book, he brought ALL of his friends, peers and even rival competitors, to produce the perfect book, He gives (Exact) details on how each event is performed to its maximum, He gives person tips & ideas on how to improve in any kind of athletics...And since he won 2 Gold & 2 Silver Olympic medals, maybe he did something right back, that he (and the other World-Class athlete's) that helped compile this book!...This volume will show you everything from learning about Conditioning, Team Work, Diets, Foods, Training schedules, Menu, Endurance etc, etc,... 
...And keep-in-mind the athletes back then, Didn't have the luxury of high-tech starting blocks or a Tartan synthetic track, They had No performance-enhancing drugs and No digital stopwatches, But the greats of yesteryear, still managed to break & hold many of the World's Record in event's such as: The Olympiads, L.A.A.C. Games, USC, Yale, Harvard, Inter-Allied Games, High-schools, Inter-collegiate and many more events, held all over the world! 
...This would make a great gift for; A coach, students, trainers, history buffs, Olympic historians or maybe for someone that likes good (true) stories about American & world history.
Table of contents: title: TOC:; title: I. History And Purpose; title: ORIGIN OF THE OLYMPICS; title: THE MODERN OLYMPICS; title: INTEREST IN OTHER LANDS; title: IN THE UNITED STATES; title: THE METRIC SYSTEM; title: PART I; title: “SPEED”; title: II. How To Sprint; title: The Essentials; title: The Standing Start; title: The Crouch Start; title: The Pick-Up; title: The Stride; title: Knee Lift; title: Leg Exercise; title: III. How To Sprint — (Continued); title: The Gather; title: The Lunge Finish; title: The Shrug Finish; title: The Jump Finish; title: Breathing; title: Arm Action; title: The Hundred Yards; title: Longer Sprints; title: Curve Running; title: Condition; title: Training Schedule; title: Controlled Diet; title: Menu For Trackmen; title: IV. The Quarter & The Half; title: The Two Classes; title: Building A Reserve; title: Relaxation; title: Running In Lanes; title: Advantage Of The Pole; title: Boxing A Runner; title: The Half Mile; title: Half Mile Strategy; title: Training Tips; title: 440 Yard Schedule; title: The Half Mile Schedule; title: V. The Hurdles; title: The High Hurdles; title: Clearing The Hurdle; title: Hurdling Exercises; title: The Low Hurdles; title: Differences In Form; title: The 440-Yard Hurdles; title: Training Suggestions; title: Low Hurdles Training Schedule; title: High Hurdle Training Schedule; title: VI. Relay Running; title: Standard Relay Events; title: The Shuttle Relay; title: The High School Relay; title: Method Of Placing Men; title: Value Of Pace; title: How To Hold The Baton; title: The Receiver; title: The Passer; title: Passing The Baton; title: PART II; title: “STAMINA”; title: VII. Distance Running; title: Value Of Pace; title: Nurmi Pace System; title: Nurmi’s System Proven; title: Saving Yourself; title: Cross Country; title: The Steeplechase; title: The Mile; title: Mile Training Schedule; title: PART III; title: “STRENGTH”; title: VIII. Putting The Shot; title: Position In The Ring; title: The Hop; title: The Reverse; title: The Finish; title: Holding The Shot; title: Training For The Shot; title: IX. The Discus; title: X. The Javelin Throw; title: XI. The Hammer Throw And The Fifty-Six-Pound Weight; title: Training Suggestions; title: The Fifty-Six-Pound Weight; title: PART IV; title: “SPRING”; title: XII. The Running High Jump; title: The Fundamentals; title: “The Scissors”; title: “The Eastern Style”; title: The Western Roll; title: “The Osborn Roll”; title: Training Suggestions; title: XIII. The Running Broad Jump And The Hop Step And Jump (AKA: THE RUNNING LONG JUMP AND THE TRIPLE JUMP); title: The Approach; title: “The Hitch-Kick”; title: Training Suggestions; title: The Hop, Step And Jump; title: Series Of Jumps; title: The Mechanics; title: XIV. The Pole Vault; title: The Pole; title: Gripping The Pole; title: Carrying The Pole; title: Position Of The Arms; title: Shifting The Hands; title: Taking Off; title: The Approach; title: Timing; title: Body Turn; title: Proper Landing; title: Good Exercises; title: Training Hints; title: XV. Indoor Events; title: The Sprints; title: Distance Running; title: The Walking Events; title: Other Indoor Track Events; title: The Field Events; title: Appendix; title: Outstanding Track Achievements; title: The Amateur Rule; title: Middle Distances; title: The Distances; title: The Hurdles; title: Outstanding Field Achievements; title: The Jumps; title: The Weights; title: The Javelin; title: All-Around Champions; title: The Achievements Of “Lon” Myers; title: General Training Suggestions; title: Danger Of Over Emphasis; title: How To Reduce