The AMRAP Principle (book)

Kobe Bryant – My Path to Success“I knew where I wanted to go and how much work was needed to achieve that goal.”Five NBA championship titles, two Olympic gold medals, 81 points in a single match, 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers – these and numerous other milestones make Kobe Bryant one of the greatest basketball players of all time.In *Mamba Mentality*, Kobe ‘Black Mamba’ Bryant offers a deep insight into his mindset as a top-class athlete and explains his meticulous approach to the game of basketball and the steps he took to prepare himself mentally and physically for peak sporting performance. He reveals how he studied his opponents, channelled his passion into the game and recovered from injuries. The combination of Bryant’s narrative and the photographs by sports photographer Andrew D. Bernstein makes this book an unparalleled portrait of a legend.

Training planning and the best methodsFollowing on from his bestseller *The Big Kettlebell Training Book*, Germany’s most renowned kettlebell expert, Till Sukopp, has now published a book for advanced trainees that picks up where its predecessor left off. Readers will learn how to create their own programme, tailored specifically to their training goals. To this end, the author provides an overview of the most effective exercises and demonstrates how best to incorporate them into a training programme to achieve optimal results. He presents a wide range of training methods, such as step-wise partial repetitions, ladder, super-slow, stack, circuit or 5×5 training, right through to effective periodisation. Furthermore, the book explains how to recognise overtraining and how to counteract it. Till Sukopp’s comprehensive handbook equips the reader with the best methods and shows how to get the most out of kettlebell training.About the authorDr Till Sukopp studied sports science at the German Sport University Cologne and obtained his PhD in sports medicine. He gained his extensive practical knowledge through various coaching and lecturing roles, as well as through competitive experience in a range of sports. For the past 15 years, he has been working intensively on effective minimal programmes and functional training methods. He runs a training centre where he offers one-to-one and group training sessions, workshops and seminars.Damaged copies In Germany, books are subject to statutory fixed book prices. Exceptions to this are so-called ‘damaged copies’, for which the fixed price rule has been officially waived. These are books with minor damage caused during storage or transport, which are no longer considered to be in mint condition. They are marked with a stamp reading ‘damaged copy’. The books are unused and have never been in private ownership.

The full-body workout for strength, coordination and flexibility Crawling is the fitness trend from the USA that athletes, Hollywood stars and supermodels swear by. And with good reason: the three-dimensional movement engages all muscle chains and connections simultaneously, making it the ideal workout for a toned body. Physiotherapist Johannes Randolf was one of the first to recognise the potential of crawling. With his innovative training programme, you can experience its many benefits for yourself and get fit through crawls, slides and pulls. The more than 40 exercises are suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners and can be combined into personalised workouts, allowing you to tailor your training plan entirely to your abilities and needs. Whether you want to improve the mobility of your spine, strengthen your arms, stabilise your core muscles or enhance your overall coordination and flexibility – crawling provides a holistic workout for your body, thereby boosting your general well-being. About the author Johannes Randolf is a physiotherapist with further training in osteopathy, applied kinesiology and craniosacral therapy according to John Upledger, as well as a certified trainer for the Gyrotonic Expansion System ® and a Master Trainer for Gyrokinesis ®. He teaches dance at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz and runs a physiotherapy practice, where he works with top athletes such as the Austrian Under-21 national football team and the ballet company and actors of the Landestheater Linz. In his search for physiotherapy approaches that are fun, he developed his own crawling programme and is thus regarded as the crawling expert in the German-speaking world. He runs numerous workshops and also trains people to become crawling fitness instructors.Excerpt