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Books and Videos from Human Kinetics

NEW ADDITIONS   Daniels' Running Formula. Get in the best shape of your running career with the scientifically based training in Daniels’ Running Formula. In the book that Runner’s World magazine called “the best training book,” premier running coach Jack Daniels provides you with his proven VDOT formula to guide you through training at exactly the right intensity to become a faster, stronger runner. Choose from the red, white, blue, and gold programs to get into shape, target a race program, or regain conditioning after a layoff or injury. Race competitively with programs for 800 meters, 1500 meters to 3000 meters, cross country races, 5K to 15K, and half-marathon up to the marathon. Each program incorporates the right mix of the five training intensities to help you build endurance, strength, and speed, and Daniels’ intensity point system makes it easy to track the time you spend at each level. The formula can be customized to your current fitness level and the number of weeks you have available for training, and it provides the perfect solution for short training seasons. Get the results you’re seeking every time you lace up your shoes for a training run or race with the workouts and programs detailed in Daniels’ Running Formula.

Training for Young Distance Runners. Race your best this season with science-based training specifically geared for teenage runners. Your performance will soar when you follow the proven guidelines on designing customized daily, weekly, and seasonal programs. Running experts Larry Greene and Russ Pate combine the latest research with what works in the most successful high school and college programs throughout the country. You’ll learn how to optimize performance through tempo running, interval training, technique drills, circuit and weight training, and flexibility exercises. And you’ll gain a competitive advantage by applying guidelines for choosing the best foods and nutritional supplements, developing mental fitness, and preventing injuries. Training for Young Distance Runners has everything you need to build a winning training program for cross country, track and field, and road racing events. Get this book and get ahead of the pack!

5K and 10K Training. Make your workouts count with the breakthrough system that synchronizes your energy levels with training effort. Instead of fighting your body to finish a workout just because it’s written on the calendar, choose the most effective workouts from 5K and 10K Training based on your body’s capacity to perform at any given time. Effort-based training maximizes training adaptation by matching the goal of each workout with its optimal training level: hard when energy and recovery are high and easy when stress or recovery is low. Effort-based training also gives you the most control over the training process, allowing you to stay injury free while actually increasing the energy you have available for workouts. Sample programs contain a variety of schedules and detailed workouts for developing five race-specific abilities. Run stronger and faster with more energy by using the proven system in 5K and 10K Training. With customized programs to choose from and accompanying training logs to record and evaluate your progress, this unique system is the fastest way to reach your training goals.

Vegetarian Sports Nutrition. Gain the vegetarian advantage! Vegetarian meal plans have been used successfully in everything from bodybuilding to endurance sports. Every day more and more athletes—even those who are not full-time vegetarians—incorporate a plant-based diet when training or recovering from competition. Relying on the recent evidence-based research, Vegetarian Sports Nutrition details performance and health benefits, including enhanced muscle recovery and optimal bone health. With tailored meal plans and training strategies, you will learn to make smart nutritional decisions and to properly fuel your body throughout your training regimen. This comprehensive resource simplifies the process of determining your energy, protein, vitamin, and mineral needs and monitoring carbohydrate and fat intake. You’ll learn how to optimize a vegetarian diet for peak performance across all sports. Whether you are a dedicated vegetarian looking to add variety to your diet or an athlete searching for a competitive edge, Vegetarian Sports Nutrition will help you improve your health and performance!

Strength Ball Training. Develop strength, power, coordination, balance, and core stability using the medicine ball and stability ball exercises included in Strength Ball Training. Preferred by elite athletes, fitness experts, and strength and conditioning specialists, these exercises train the body as a linked system rather than targeting muscles in isolation. Exercises start with the core, where most movements are initiated, and then move out to the periphery, combining strength and balance in all the major muscle groups and the supporting muscles. And the enclosed companion DVD shows you how to perform the most complex and advanced exercises. Strength Ball Training also includes a sample 16-week program with an excellent array of strength, flexibility, and balance challenges that may also be customized to design your own strength ball program.

VIDEOS Middle and Long Distances brings you Mike Poehlein, who presents his training techniques for 800m, 1500m, 3K, 5K, and 10K races.       Learn which drills and exercises he uses to get his athletes in top racing condition, and get new insights for winning race tactics and strategies. Highlights include: • three drills to achieve the most efficient, race-specific running form; • eight types of training runs and the phase of training in which they should be used; and • five speed conditioning exercises. Approx. 30 minutes

Jumps covers the four track and field jumping events. Charles Craig shows you how to produce maximum power and optimal trajectory to attain the greatest distance in the long and triple jumps. Craig also teaches techniques for helping athletes achieve their ultimate height in the high jump. Randy Miller then shows how athletes can improve their pole vaulting techniques to become proficient in all phases of the jump. These two coaches give you proven drills and exercises for • improving the essential elements of the long jump; • developing balance, coordination, and power in the triple jump; • perfecting the approach, take-off, and flight phases of the high jump; and • mastering all elements of the pole vault-plant, take-off, swing, turn, and bar clearance. Approx. 30 minutes

In Sprints, Hurdles, and Relays, you’ll hit the track with James Williams, who demonstrates and explains explosive starts out of the blocks, superb technique in the hurdles, and smooth and sure baton passing in the relays. Learn how to: • set the blocks for the fastest possible starts; • develop proper sprint mechanics; • make hurdle mechanics second nature; and • improve rhythm, timing, and coordination between relay teammates. Williams describes how to prepare for competition and shares his secrets for producing winning performances on race days.                                Approx. 30 minutes

In Throws, Randy Heisler demonstrates how athletes can get the greatest distance on each attempt. He provides training exercises and practice sessions to improve strength and power, technique, and performance for the four throwing events-shot, discus, javelin, and hammer. Heisler’s drills will help athletes develop: • sound technique with speed for the shot put; • effective footwork, spin mechanics, and other essential skills for the discus; • proper grip, body alignment, runway strides, and launch for the javelin; and • controlled rhythmic movements that synchronize turns of the body with swings of the hammer’s head for the hammer throw. These information-rich videos are essential for track and field coaches who need to be well-versed in all events. Their detailed demonstration of correct technique in each event also makes them excellent educational tools for athletes.                                Approx. 30 minutes

BOOKS Teaching correct techniques in track and field can be a challenge, especially for less experienced coaches and physical educators. The broad range of knowledge required to teach and coach so many varied events makes track and field one of the most technically complex sport areas to master. Fundamentals of Track and Field simplifies the learning and teaching process with clear, progressive instruction. Coaches and physical educators will find the book especially useful, answering common questions such as, "What sequence of lead-ups and drills should be used?" and "How do I make my teaching and coaching environment as safe as possible?" Written by former Olympic athlete and veteran coach Gerry Carr, this book presents valuable information for teaching and coaching every track and field event, including such frequently excluded events as the 400-meter hurdles, steeplechase, triple jump, hammer throw, and race walking. For each event, the book provides: • step-by-step instructions progressing from basic skills to intermediate techniques; • practice drills to learn and master each essential skill; • troubleshooting tables that list common technique errors and corrections; • coaching tips to improve instruction and organization; and • safety suggestions, performance standards, and assessment tools. Accompanying the written material are nearly 300 high-quality illustrations that show correct technique in sequential detail for each event. Plus, throughout this attractive, reader-friendly book, you’ll find special coaching tips to highlight key points. Fundamentals of Track and Field is the best book on the basics in each event. It is the starting point for all those who dream of one day winning a gold medal.

Now revised, expanded and updated, Lore of Running gives you incomparable detail on physiology, training, racing, injuries, world-class athletes, and races. Author Tim Noakes blends the expertise of a physician and research scientist with the passion of a dedicated runner to answer the most pressing questions for those who are serious about the sport: · How your body systems respond to training, the effects of different training methods, how to detect and avoid overtraining, and genetic versus trainable potential · How to train for the 10K up through ultramarathon with detailed programs from Noakes and several leading running experts · How to prevent and treat injuries, increase your strength and flexibility, and use proper nutrition for weight control and maximum performance You’ll also find a candid analysis of supplements and ergogenic effects and training aids. The book includes new interviews with 10 world-class runners who share their secrets to success and longevity in the sport. Features on legendary figures and events in running history provide fascinating insights. And that’s just scratching the surface. Lore of Running is not only the biggest and best running publication on the planet. It’s the one book every runner should own.

Foreword: Jimmy Carnes When it comes to building a top-notch track and field program, performance is only part of the picture. From training and motivation on the field to planning and organizing behind the scenes, Coaching Track & Field Successfully offers a comprehensive guide to getting your program up to speed. Season planning. Event coaching. Meet preparation. Postmeet analysis. Athlete–coach communication. This book covers all the issues a coach must effectively address in building and maintaining a championship program. How do you motivate players? What’s your philosophy of coaching? How can you communicate your vision to athletes, parents, and critical members of the coaching team? With Coaching Track & Field Successfully, you’ll learn all of that and much more from someone who’s been through it all. Since 1986 Mark Guthrie has coached the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse teams to 15 Division III national championships. Before that he was a high school coach with the skill, insight, and drive to lead his school to three consecutive state cross country championship victories. Now he presents proven techniques to pack more power into your program. Guthrie teaches the essential techniques of the sport, provides simple training programs, and presents a wealth of vital information required for building a quality team. His teaching progressions, event-specific technical instruction, and tips on planning for big events make Coaching Track & Field Successfully the critical resource coaches need to take their teams to the top.

From the basic biomechanics of throwing to in-depth information on the discus, javelin, hammer, and shot put, Complete Book of Throws brings it all together to improve your techniques—and your distance! Complete Book of Throws takes the techniques and conditioning programs of the most accomplished coaches in each event and presents them in a way that athletes can understand and coaches can adapt to create a winning program. Whether you’re just starting out in the event or preparing your team for competition at the highest level, you’ll find the conditioning and training specifics you need to strength your body, improve your form, and push your performance to the edge. Four-time Olympian and six-time discus world-record holder Jay Silvester covers specific strength training and conditioning techniques, including training for athletes in multiple throwing events. World-class coaches complete the picture with in-depth coverage of each throw technique. Sport-specific strength conditioning, periodization, and effective energy transfer are all covered in this practical guide, along with detailed illustrations that walk you through every phase of each throw. In addition to serving as the Olympic throws coach for Team USA 2000, Silvester has coached five NCAA discus champions. Now he leads a team of top-notch coaches in creating the ultimate resource for athletes and coaches alike. If you are seeking to enhance your coaching technique, refine your athletes’ technique, or improve their throws, the Complete Book of Throws has the details and instructions you need.

Books & Manuals for Sale  Prices include postage & GST. Circuit Training for all Sports - Scholock $23.00 Heat It Up (Pole Vault) - Risk $23.00 The Throws (new edition) $30.00 Medicine Ball Training - Tenke/Higgins $15.00 Hammer Throwing - Howard Payne $5.00 Warm-up & Preparation - Tenke/Higgins $15.00 Risker's Vault Camp - Risk $23.00

Videos for Sale Strength Training (includes booklet) $46.00

Pins   To attach Bib Numbers at track & field meets, road races and cross country meets   NEW SIZE BOX – NEW PRICE   Cost: $19.00 per box of 10 gross (1440 pins) + HST = $21.47 Terms: Cheque payable to AO or Credit Card (Visa/Mastercard). Amount due in advance of shipping the pins. Note: All shipping costs are extra (i.e. In Ontario 1-2 boxes=$3.00, 3-5 boxes= $5.00), plus HST  If you have any questions phone Wendy Lee at (416)426-7217, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday 9:00AM-4:30PM

Track and Field DVDs for Rent (Videos/DVDs available to Athletics Ontario Members only) NEW: DVD - "Gold Medal Track & Field" DVD - improve your technique instruction and add to your training drills for better performance for middle and long distances, sprints, hurdles and relays, jumps and throws Contact: Bernie Eckler at eckler@eol.ca