Functional Training – Expanded and completely revised new edition (book)

Every athlete looks for a new challenge at some point, and these 50 challenges allow them to set new training goals and sharpen their competitive spirit. Whether it’s the 5-minute multi-plank, the six-pack workout, HIIT and Tabata sessions, or the burpee challenge – it’s all about time, endurance, strength, speed and maximum repetitions. Training equipment such as dumbbells or mini-bands can also be used to push every trainee to their maximum performance limits. The challenges last between 5 and 15 minutes and can be carried out anywhere. All workouts are clearly laid out and fully illustrated, and thanks to varying levels of difficulty, they are suitable for both beginners and advanced trainees. Furthermore, all exercises are described in detail once again in a separate chapter. With the 50 best challenges, every trainee can take on new sporting challenges, test their fitness, compete with others and track their own progress. The ‘50 Workouts’ guide series presents the 50 best exercise routines on current fitness topics – clearly laid out and compact, fully illustrated throughout and at an unbeatable price. About the author: Marcel Doll studied Fitness Economics (BA) and completed his Master’s degree in Health Management and Prevention, specialising in sports psychology and stress management. He has also completed numerous further training courses in the fields of sport and fitness. He is a co-founder of YOU Personal Training in Offenburg, where he works as a personal trainer. As a certified Functional Circuit Trainer, he organises small-group training sessions based on the circuit training principle. He also writes for Functional Training Magazine and www.Trainingsworld.com. His first book, *The Ultimate Suspension Training*, was published by riva Verlag in 2014. Further titles followed: *Fit with the Mini Band*, *50 Workouts – Fit in 7 Minutes*, *50 Workouts – Bodyweight Training without Equipment* and *Circuit Training – Indoor and Outdoor*.

With his book *Core Performance*, Mark Verstegen revolutionised the fitness industry and popularised functional training and the targeted strengthening of the core muscles. In his role as founder and president of the elite training centres EXOS, formerly Athletes’ Performance, Verstegen has, in recent years, prepared top athletes from football, American football and baseball, as well as elite soldiers from the US Special Operations Forces, for their missions.He has also been responsible for the fitness of the German national football team at the World Cup and European Championships for many years. Now, at last, the fitness expert and bestselling author is revealing the training programme he uses with the professionals: a demanding system that enables top athletes to reach their maximum potential and compete at the very highest level.For this book, Verstegen has translated his concept into tough yet easily implementable workouts that give the trainee speed, explosiveness and strength, whilst also making their movement patterns more efficient and reducing the risk of injury. This programme is perfect for anyone who wants to train as hard as the super-champions of elite sport or special forces personnel in elite combat units. About the authors: Mark Verstegen, born in 1969, is one of the leading experts in competitive sport. The world’s best athletes train at his Athletes’ Performance training centre in Tempe, Arizona. His revolutionary training programme, ‘Core Performance’, has set international standards. The books *Core Performance* and *Core Performance Golf*, as well as the DVDs *Core Performance Football*, *Core Performance Tennis* and *Core Performance Golf*, were published by riva Verlag. Pete Williams, born in 1969, studied at the University of Virginia. He writes for various magazines and has already published 13 books on sport and fitness, including the *Core Performance* series with Mark Verstegen.