Science of Running: Analyse your Technique, Prevent Injury, Revolutionize your Training
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- Create Date：2021-09-05 09:57:16
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- Author：Chris Napier
- ISBN：0241394511
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Summary
Discover the hard science that will help you run faster， endure for longer， and avoid injury。
Analyse your running style and learn how to enhance your gait for optimum efficiency and safety。
Transform your performance with exercises targeting strength， flexibility， and recovery - each exercise annotated to reveal the muscle mechanics so you know you're getting it right。
Understand the science behind your body's energy systems and how to train to maximise energy storage and conversion。
Follow training and exercise programmes tailored to different abilities and distances， from 5K to marathon。
Whether you are new to running or an experienced racer， this book will help you achieve your goals and stay injury-free。
Reviews
Anita
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4，5Akárcsak a jógás könyv， ez is szemet gyönyörködtető és bővelkedik a tanulságos ábrákban。 *。*Hasznos és informatív olvasmány minden futónak vagy futni vágyónak。 Nekem bejött ez a gazdagon illusztrált kiadvány， valószínűleg még jó ideig olvasom és építem be a mindennapjaimba a benne lévő nyújtásokat， edzésprogramokat， és persze főleg az erősítő gyakorlatokat。 Még jobban tetszett volna， ha kitér arra， hogy a túlsúlyosok vagy a fogyni vágyók hogyan kezdjenek neki， vagy akár ad pár kocogós tanácso 4，5Akárcsak a jógás könyv， ez is szemet gyönyörködtető és bővelkedik a tanulságos ábrákban。 *。*Hasznos és informatív olvasmány minden futónak vagy futni vágyónak。 Nekem bejött ez a gazdagon illusztrált kiadvány， valószínűleg még jó ideig olvasom és építem be a mindennapjaimba a benne lévő nyújtásokat， edzésprogramokat， és persze főleg az erősítő gyakorlatokat。 Még jobban tetszett volna， ha kitér arra， hogy a túlsúlyosok vagy a fogyni vágyók hogyan kezdjenek neki， vagy akár ad pár kocogós tanácsot。Ajánlóhttps://hagyjatokolvasok。blogspot。com。。。 。。。more
R。J。 Southworth
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This is one of those books where you can't absorb everything in one go， but should keep coming back for reference。 After explaining the process of running in an anatomical context - including the causes of likely injuries - it gives science-based guidance on pre- and post-running practice， and training programmes for different events and experience levels。 I certainly found plenty of useful information that I'll be putting into practice， such as applying dynamic stretches before a run and static This is one of those books where you can't absorb everything in one go， but should keep coming back for reference。 After explaining the process of running in an anatomical context - including the causes of likely injuries - it gives science-based guidance on pre- and post-running practice， and training programmes for different events and experience levels。 I certainly found plenty of useful information that I'll be putting into practice， such as applying dynamic stretches before a run and static stretches afterward。 。。。more
Andrew Bishop
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For anyone who does running as a recreation or sport， this book is a big help。 I particularly liked Chis Napier's explanations of human physiology in running and how it all works。 Also understanding style and techniques。 It is structured as a reference book and you can dip into any part for specific information。 I chose to read it front to back and it flowed well。 Some of the details on metrics of running took 2 or 3 reads and there is a fair bit of jargon used but it has given me a much deeper For anyone who does running as a recreation or sport， this book is a big help。 I particularly liked Chis Napier's explanations of human physiology in running and how it all works。 Also understanding style and techniques。 It is structured as a reference book and you can dip into any part for specific information。 I chose to read it front to back and it flowed well。 Some of the details on metrics of running took 2 or 3 reads and there is a fair bit of jargon used but it has given me a much deeper understanding about my approach to running。 Particularly useful is the information on minimising injuries as well as the sample training programs。 。。。more
Jamie Byrne
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I loved the color drawings and detail of muscle activation。 The stretches and strengthening routines are solid。 The first 2/3 is definitely for experienced runners。 The last portion seemed to cater to a newer audience who are unfamiliar with training， but made me wonder if they would make it that far into the book。 Very well written and illustrated with so much useful information to use as a reference in the future。
Mihai Matei
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Book full of anatomical muscular illustrations ; not a bad library option if you are not too keen of watching numerous YouTube videos on this topic。
Lukas Vermeer
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Good scientific overview of the biomechanics of running。 Lots of practical advice。 Surprisingly easy to read。
Nok Pkp
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Good reference book for runner from beginner to serious runner。 Very well illustrated throughout the book。 Quality of paper is excellent and come in reasonable price。 If you love someone who run， buy this book for her/him as a gift。
Sylvain Bérubé
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Les illustrations des différents muscles sont particulièrement réussies， puis la partie «comment s'entraîner» et ce que j'ai pu lire de plus efficace （concis et complet） sur le sujet。 Les illustrations des différents muscles sont particulièrement réussies， puis la partie «comment s'entraîner» et ce que j'ai pu lire de plus efficace （concis et complet） sur le sujet。 。。。more
Maddy Baker
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What can I say？ It’s a 200 page textbook with beautiful anatomy illustrations。 Chris Napier makes the complexities of running seem very simple。 So much to takeaway and help with running！ Very practical ways to help with training， building muscle， endurance and mental fortitude！ If you like running and want to improve， for sure pick this up。 I would say it’s good for beginner runners all the way to advanced runners who don’t necessarily understand proper training programs。 This might be the first What can I say？ It’s a 200 page textbook with beautiful anatomy illustrations。 Chris Napier makes the complexities of running seem very simple。 So much to takeaway and help with running！ Very practical ways to help with training， building muscle， endurance and mental fortitude！ If you like running and want to improve， for sure pick this up。 I would say it’s good for beginner runners all the way to advanced runners who don’t necessarily understand proper training programs。 This might be the first “textbook” I’ve ever read cover to cover。 A great book to keep in your arsenal as a good reference for improving your running techniques。 。。。more
Ruth Cheesley
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An interesting book with very clear illustrations， this would be great for someone just starting out with learning about the anatomy and physiology of the body and how this relates to running and injury prevention。A good chunk of the book is dedicated to training plans which may be useful to some but I personally prefer the digital/interactive style nowadays。 Still， the information contained would no doubt be useful if you're creating a plan for yourself！ An interesting book with very clear illustrations， this would be great for someone just starting out with learning about the anatomy and physiology of the body and how this relates to running and injury prevention。A good chunk of the book is dedicated to training plans which may be useful to some but I personally prefer the digital/interactive style nowadays。 Still， the information contained would no doubt be useful if you're creating a plan for yourself！ 。。。more
Danielle
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The formatting has some injury explanations creeping into the binding and next page， which made it confusing to read sometimes。 Otherwise， the book itself is really nice。 It's one of those books that you have to know what to do with the information。 This isn't a running beginner friendly book in the sense that it does not hold your hand The formatting has some injury explanations creeping into the binding and next page， which made it confusing to read sometimes。 Otherwise， the book itself is really nice。 It's one of those books that you have to know what to do with the information。 This isn't a running beginner friendly book in the sense that it does not hold your hand 。。。more
Dana
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This is a good book to have around if you want to look into the intricacies of the human anatomy involved in running， as well as into targeted exercises for certain groups of muscles engaged in this physical activity。 Although the level of detail can be daunting at times for someone who is not medically trained， I for one intend to come back to specific sections of the book。 For instance， I found the explanation for the runner's knee， VO2 max and lactate threshold comprehensible and extremely us This is a good book to have around if you want to look into the intricacies of the human anatomy involved in running， as well as into targeted exercises for certain groups of muscles engaged in this physical activity。 Although the level of detail can be daunting at times for someone who is not medically trained， I for one intend to come back to specific sections of the book。 For instance， I found the explanation for the runner's knee， VO2 max and lactate threshold comprehensible and extremely useful， there's a short， science-supported myth busting section in the introduction that is very welcomed， given the plethora of information or misinformation circulating on the internet and last but not least， the close up sections on some of the exercises proposed that explain in detail how the groups of muscles or tendons work during running and the specific exercises targeted to improve their functioning。I too， as a runner， am pretty obsessed with numbers and the ultimate starry-eyed hoper in that marathon PB， however， although the arguments made in Science of Running in favour of planned training routines （and oh， they seem excruciatingly planned） for improvement are somewhat compelling （I think I could have used less numbers-driven weekly planned schedules and more down to earth training routines advice in layman's terms in the last section of the book）， I continue to be a running enthusiast because of its simplicity - I just don't see myself picking up any of those training routines anytime soon。 。。。more
Kyle Coreth
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Nice source of various strength exercises， stretches， techniques， and how muscle systems work to improve running。 For $21 the book has some great， in-depth pictures that break down the human body and muscle systems when it comes to running and exercise。 Can definitely be used for quick lookups in the future as well。
Tautvydas
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Not the easiest of reads， but covers basically everything you would ever want to know about running。
An Te
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A comprehensive guide to running with anatomical representations， training tip and programmes。 It's an all-in-one purchase。 The breakdown of vo2max， anaerobic and lactate threshold training is all very helpful。 A comprehensive guide to running with anatomical representations， training tip and programmes。 It's an all-in-one purchase。 The breakdown of vo2max， anaerobic and lactate threshold training is all very helpful。 。。。more
Florinda
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Mi aspettavo di piùLa parte dedicata allo stretching e agli esercizi di riscaldamento è molto dettagliata e esaustiva， così come i primi capitoli dedicati all'anatomia della corsa。 Non all'altezza invece le spiegazioni su come preparare il proprio metodo di allenamento。 Mi aspettavo di piùLa parte dedicata allo stretching e agli esercizi di riscaldamento è molto dettagliata e esaustiva， così come i primi capitoli dedicati all'anatomia della corsa。 Non all'altezza invece le spiegazioni su come preparare il proprio metodo di allenamento。 。。。more
Cassandra
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Beautiful illustrations， going to check out the running plans soon
Greg Herringer
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Beautifully illustrated。 Packed with facts。 Kinda like a Star Trek Technical Manual except the cutaways were of muscles， joints and bone。 Useful exercises and tips on good training practice。 A recommend to my running friends who want to learn more about what aches so much when running。
Phil
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Surprisingly good， and up to date on science。
Tara B
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Very science & anatomy based。 Too much detailed info than what I want。 More than the beginner runner would want。
Jana Viktoria
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A very good book for anyone interested in running and ready to get a little nerdy。 No， this is not for the couch to 5k person （as those will most likely not care about anatomy at all， is likely not to be affected by injuries yet， and hell。。。 rather be into zumba than doming - no judgement here ！ Zumba is hard。。。 And I suck at it。。。）。 You need to be a bit of a nerd to voluntarily go through all the explanations of muscle fibers and tendons， and to really enjoy the graphics。 But if you are？ The gr A very good book for anyone interested in running and ready to get a little nerdy。 No， this is not for the couch to 5k person （as those will most likely not care about anatomy at all， is likely not to be affected by injuries yet， and hell。。。 rather be into zumba than doming - no judgement here ！ Zumba is hard。。。 And I suck at it。。。）。 You need to be a bit of a nerd to voluntarily go through all the explanations of muscle fibers and tendons， and to really enjoy the graphics。 But if you are？ The graphics are awesome。 It actually is one of the best anatomy books I read （and I used to study medicine？！ ） - and I love the explanations on the lifts （aka strength training for runners） - and doming is a thing indeed。 So for the intermediate/advanced runner， I feel this is a book to have around。 Go through it once in a while， especially when you try to self-diagnose pain or look for some targeted strengthening exercise （the more if those days PTs are not available due to covid19）。。。 or just browse through the training plans for some fun workouts （while I am on a different plan， I love the idea of combining hills with tempo runs 。。。 and the like。。。 I will give those a try！） I would say， yep， if you are a bit more into running: this is a must have。 （Four stars only because the text parts e。g。 on nutrition and recovery are rather basic and short， plus what do they mean by activation？！ Read front to back but found no clear explanation。。。） 。。。more
CherylR
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