Krav Maga (book)

The Appeal of Obstacle CoursesClimbing over wooden walls, crawling through mud, pulling yourself up on ropes or sprinting across rough terrain: obstacle courses are full of challenges, place considerable demands on the body – and are nevertheless, or perhaps precisely because of this, great fun. To master an extreme obstacle course, you need fitness, coordination and strength. Experts David Magida and Melissa Rodriguez show you how to prepare specifically for this. As well as introducing the obstacles, they explain the right kit and nutrition and provide effective tips for tackling a wide variety of courses. With over 100 exercises and workouts, you can then train all the key fundamentals for the competition: endurance, flexibility, balance, strength and speed. Strategies on how to avoid injuries, overcome fears and focus on the race as effectively as possible help you to be mentally prepared for the run too.The perfect preparation for your next obstacle course race – whether you’re a beginner or a pro, and whether it’s the Spartan Race, Tough Mudder or StrongmanRun!About the authorsDavid Magida is the founder and General Manager of Elevate Interval Fitness, where he also runs courses on obstacle racing. Magida has been competing in obstacle races since 2011 and is a member of the Spartan Pro Team, as well as one of the first ten men in the USA to achieve professional status. He is also the presenter of the NBC Sports programme Spartan Race and a guest writer for Obstacle Race Media.Melissa Rodriguez is a fitness trainer and obstacle course racing enthusiast. She holds university degrees in English, Biology and Business Administration and has been working for the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association since 2008. She has been involved in obstacle racing since 2011 and shares tips on training and race preparation on her blog, MyExerciseCoach.net. She has already contributed to several books on the subject of obstacle racing. 

Maximise your performance in sport and everyday life with four fundamental movements What’s the best way to improve physical performance? The fitness industry offers countless methods that claim to do just that, but none can serve as a one-size-fits-all solution for everyone. With ‘Freestyle’, former professional gymnast and current CrossFit athlete Carl Paoli presents a fully customisable programme that can be adapted to a wide variety of fitness goals. Readers learn interactively how their bodies move in three-dimensional space and cope in changing environments. Armed with this knowledge and just four basic movements, each linked to specific purposes, Paoli helps trainees maximise their performance in everyday life and in any sport. Freestyle is a practical handbook for further developing our universal human movement patterns, regardless of any specific sporting discipline. It fosters a new awareness of human movement, as well as the ability to personalise any training programme to make it work for one’s own goals. About the authors: Carl Paoli was a professional artistic gymnast. In Spain, he was among the country’s elite for 15 years and won numerous awards, including the gold medal in the vault at the national championships. He studied environmental sciences and initially worked as a marine biologist. Since 2004, he has been working as a coach in San Francisco, collaborating with San Francisco CrossFit and AcroSports. In 2010, he founded the website GymnasticsWOD.com, currently the largest online portal for training gymnastics movements for CrossFit coaches and athletes. In 2011, he was part of the coaching team for Annie Thorisdottir, who in 2011 and 2012 became the first female CrossFitter to win the CrossFit Games twice in a row. Anthony Sherbondy studied and obtained a PhD in engineering and neuroscience at Stanford University and is the author of numerous scientific articles. He practises Capoeira.