The science of running
Subtitle: how to find your limit and train to maximize your performance
By: [by] Steve Magness
Publisher: Origin Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9780615942940
Subjects: Running; Training
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-330).
Table of contents: title: How running happens; title: Fatigue: friend or foe?; title: The brain: the master controller; title: An oxygen problem; title: The fallacy of VO2max; title: Lactate, acid, and other by-products; title: Efficiency; title: The brain-muscle connection; title: The genetics of training; title: Theories of training adaptation; title: Volume and intensity of training; title: Periodization; title: Where do we go from here?; title: The philosophy of training; title: What are we trying to accomplish?; title: Creating and manipulating workouts; title: Individualizing training; title: Defining the workouts; title: Bringing it all together: periodization; title: Training for each event; title: Special workouts and strength training; title: The biomechanics of running; title: Appendix: workout examples and progressions for each workout type.