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Complete Guide to TRX Suspension Training

Jay Dawes · Human Kinetics
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

For strength, stability, core power, flexibility, and balance, Suspension Training® delivers results. Used by the best of the best, from professional trainers to the elite athletes they work with, Suspension Training is a respected and essential component of conditioning programs worldwide....
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The Fall of the House of FIFA: The Multimillion-Dollar Corruption at the Heart of Global Soccer

David Conn · Nation Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In 2015, FIFA-the multibillion dollar governing body of the world's most-loved sport-was brought down by allegations of industrial-scale bribes, kickbacks, money laundering, racketeering and tax evasion. Beginning with early morning raids in Zurich and the indictment of twenty-seven...
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The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead

KRISTEN ULMER · Harper Wave
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In this conversation-changing book, a former professional extreme skier revolutionizes our understanding of fear and provides the tools we need to build a healthy relationship with this complex emotion - and use it as a positive force in our lives.We all feel fear. Yet we are often told...
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Runner's World Your Best Stride: How to Optimize Your Natural Running Form to Run Easier, Farther, and Faster--With Fewer Injuries

JONATHAN BEVERLY · Rodale Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

For runners, form is everything. It can make the difference between a smooth, light stride and painfully pounding the ground, a personal record and a disappointing result, or chronic injury and enduring health. When all else breaks down and a long-distance runner hits the dreaded wall,...
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The Pride of the Yankees: The Movie that Defined the Legacy of Lou Gehrig

Richard Sandomir · Hachette Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

On July 4, 1939, Gehrig delivered what has been called "baseball's Gettysburg Address" at Yankee Stadium. There is, for now, no known, intact film of Gehrig's speech, but instead, just a swatch of the newsreel footage has survived, incorporating his opening and closing...
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For the Glory: The Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell, Hero of Chariots of Fire

Duncan Hamilton · Penguin Books
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last, brave years in a Japanese work camp during WWIIMany people will remember Eric Liddell as the Olympic gold medalist from the Academy Award winning...
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Chasing Grace: What the Quarter Mile Has Taught Me about God and Life

SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS · ZONDERVAN
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

"For as long as I can remember, life has been measured in seconds. The fewer, the better." Most people equate success with having more, but Sanya's quest was always for less. She starting running track as a little girl in Jamaica and began competing when she was only seven....
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Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My Wild Youth

David Gessner · Riverhead Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee. Before he made a name for himself as an acclaimed essayist and nature writer, David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless...
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Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed

DAN MCGINN · Portfolio
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Harvard Business Review editor Daniel McGinn explains science of how the difference between success and failure at life's big moments can come down to what you do in the last few minutes before you start.The science of effective practice and how to perform at peak levels has long been...
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The First Tour de France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris

Peter Cossins · Nation Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The first Tour De France was a far cry from the polished international sporting event we see on television today. Organized by the financially free falling L'Auto magazine, the desperate editors thought that organizing a grand cycling tour was the only thing that could save their publication....
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