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Core Performance: The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body and Your Life » (Reprint)

Book cover image of Core Performance: The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body and Your Life by Mark Verstegen

Authors: Mark Verstegen, Pete Williams, Nomar Garciaparra
ISBN-13: 9781594861680, ISBN-10: 1594861684
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rodale Press, Inc.
Date Published: May 2005
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Mark Verstegen

MARK VERSTEGEN is owner of Athletes' Performance in Tempe, Arizona, a training facility that hosts world-class athletes in virtually every major sport.

PETE WILLIAMS is a contributing writer to USA Today Sports Weekly and Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal and has written about fitness and performance for many publications.

Book Synopsis

Core Performance, the breakthrough fitness program that has already shipped more than 50,000 copies in hardcover, is the first program that delivers strength and muscle mass, endurance and a lean body, balance and flexibility, athletic quickness and power—all in less than an hour a day. How? By giving you a personal coach who has worked with some of the most famous and successful athletes in the world today.

The intense focus on the muscles of your core—abs, lower back, hips, and thighs—will help you stand taller and prevent the back pain from which most people eventually suffer. The detailed nutrition section guarantees that you'll feed your muscles, starve your fat, and get boundless energy when you need it most. This program is like nothing you've ever seen before—it enables you to totally transform your body in just 12 weeks. The potential is within you, and the power to unleash that potential is within Core Performance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsix
Forewordxi
Part 1Welcome to the Core
Chapter 1.Core Inspiration3
The Core Covenant11
Chapter 2.Core Beginnings13
Core Self-Evaluation17
Chapter 3.The Core Challenge19
Part 2The Core Workout
Chapter 4.The Foundation: Building Your Pillar of Strength27
Chapter 5.Movement Prep33
Brandon Wood on Core Performance for Young Athletes53
Chapter 6.Prehab55
Chapter 7.Physioball Routine73
Mia Hamm on Core Performance for Women88
Chapter 8.Elasticity91
Chapter 9.Strength113
Chapter 10.Energy System Development139
Chapter 11.Regeneration147
Chapter 12.The Core Workout Worksheets169
Part 3The Core Nutrition Plan
Chapter 13.How to Eat Better, Starting Now203
Chapter 14.Core Performance Foods227
Part 4The Core Life Plan
Chapter 15.The Core Challenge (Revisited)241
Chapter 16.Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)247
Glossary of Terms255
Additional Training Logs259
About the Authors273
Further Reading275
Photo Credits276
Index277

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