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Dean Brittenham is the athletic director at the Shiley Athletic Elite Program at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. He also is CEO of S.P.O.R.T. Elite, Ltd., an organization that promotes athletic performance, human health, and physical fitness through education, research, training, and service.

Dean Brittenham's background includes more than 40 years of teaching, training, and coaching athletes of all ability levels in many different sports. As a recognized expert in strength and conditioning, he is a popular speaker at camps, clinics, and symposia around the world. He has served as the strength and conditioning coach for both the Indiana Pacers and the New England Patriots, and he has trained a number of top-ranked tennis, volleyball, and cycling athletes.

Dean enjoys traveling, reading, and gardening. He lives in Escondido, California, with his wife, Beverly.

Greg Brittenham, Dean's son, is the strength and conditioning coach of the New York Knicks and has helped condition such NBA basketball pros as Patrick Ewing, Doc Rivers, and Derek Harper as well as players from the Orlando Magic and the Indiana Pacers. He also is the president of S.P.O.R.T. Elite, Ltd.

Greg has been a leader in athletic conditioning since 1978. He and his father were codirectors of the Center for Athletic Development at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis. Greg holds a master's degree in kinesiology from Indiana University and is author of Complete Conditioning for Basketball.

An avid spokesperson for the importance of athletic conditioning, Greg has presented and demonstrated his training methods and programs to several prominent athletic groups, including the United States Tennis Association and the United States Olympic Committee.

Greg lives in Stamford, Connecticut, with his wife, Luann, and their two children, Max and Rachel.

Build your center of power! Stronger Abs and Back shows how to develop the body's most important source of energy and support--its core muscle groups. The abdominal and back muscles form the foundation for enhanced fitness and athletic performance.

Featuring 165 exercises and packed with training advice, this illustrated guide is your training manual to rock-hard abs and strong supportive back muscles that prevent low back injury and pain.

Stronger Abs and Back is for athletes and fitness enthusiasts who want firm, high-performance bodies. So train smart and successfully: Strengthen your core and see the results.

About the Author

Dean Brittenham is the athletic director at the Shiley Athletic Elite Program at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. He also is CEO of S.P.O.R.T. Elite, Ltd., an organization that promotes athletic performance, human health, and physical fitness through education, research, training, and service.

Dean Brittenham's background includes more than 40 years of teaching, training, and coaching athletes of all ability levels in many different sports. As a recognized expert in strength and conditioning, he is a popular speaker at camps, clinics, and symposia around the world. He has served as the strength and conditioning coach for both the Indiana Pacers and the New England Patriots, and he has trained a number of top-ranked tennis, volleyball, and cycling athletes.

Dean enjoys traveling, reading, and gardening. He lives in Escondido, California, with his wife, Beverly.

Greg Brittenham, Dean's son, is the strength and conditioning coach of the New York Knicks and has helped condition such NBA basketball pros as Patrick Ewing, Doc Rivers, and Derek Harper as well as players from the Orlando Magic and the Indiana Pacers. He also is the president of S.P.O.R.T. Elite, Ltd.

Greg has been a leader in athletic conditioning since 1978. He and his father were codirectors of the Center for Athletic Development at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis. Greg holds a master's degree in kinesiology from Indiana University and is author of Complete Conditioning for Basketball.

An avid spokesperson for the importance of athletic conditioning, Greg has presented and demonstrated his training methods and programs to several prominent athletic groups, including the United States Tennis Association and the United States Olympic Committee.

Greg lives in Stamford, Connecticut, with his wife, Luann, and their two children, Max and Rachel.

Chapter 1:	A Strong Core for Sports Performance
	Unlock your athletic potential.
Chapter 2:	A Strong Core for Fitness
	Avoid low back pain and function at the top of your form.
	Chapter 3: Warm-Up, Stretching, and Cooldown
	Choose from these 31 stretches to warm up, cool down, and
	limber up.
Chapter 4:	Training Guidelines
	Build core fitness, strength, and power effectively and
	safely.
Chapter 5:	Trunk Stabilization and Balance Exercises
	Fifteen exercises for improving your dynamic balance,
	coordination, stability, and posture.
Chapter 6:	Ab Fitness Exercises
	Forty-six exercises that will firm your abs and improve your
	health and fitness.
Chapter 7:	Ab Strength Exercises
	Forty exercises to improve your athletic performance and
	sculpt your abs.
Chapter 8	: Ab Power Exercises
	Thirty-three advanced exercises for building explosive power.
Chapter 9:	Abs and Back Training Program
	Create a program that's right for you at every stage of your
	athletic development.