Jason P Shea

Sand Training for Sports Jason P Shea

Did you know that training in the sand can lead to 3X greater improvements in speed and agility than training on solid surfaces? Or, did you know that training in the sand can burn up to two and half times more calories than the same training on solid surfaces? Sand Training For Sports is an exciting new book solely dedicated to the topic of working out in the sand. The first and only book on this topic, Sand Training for Sport is a great ?HOW TO? book for any athlete, fitness enthusiast, or cross training participant looking to improve performance by implementing sand training into their workouts. With numerous scientific studies backing it up, sand training is a great way to gain the edge over your competition. Over 150 pages, this book is packed with easy to read scientific literature breakdowns, dozens of exciting new ways to train in the sand, and an exercise library loaded with potentially never before seen sand training exercises and methodologies. A must have for any coach, athlete, parent, fitness enthusiast, or therapist looking to enhance their training knowledge and add an effective tool to their current training methodology. Includes: ? Chapter I: The Benefits of Sand Training ? an extensive overview on the science of how working out in the sand burns more calories, improves upright stability, and decreases risk of injury. ? Chapter II: Speed, Agility, and Sand ? Scientific literature breakdown and examples of how training in the sand can increase speed, agility, quickness, vertical jump, and acceleration. ? Chapter II: Programming and workouts ? Breakdown of how to implement sand training into different periodization models. Includes numerous workouts and ideas for combining sand and weight training workouts into your daily and weekly schedule. ? Chapter IV: Exercise Library ? In depth description and pictures for nearly ninety exercises in the sand. Includes implement throwing, resisted sprint methods and dragging methods, modified strongman exercises, sport specific drills and exercises, post activation potentiation methods utilizing sand, vertical jump specific exercises, low back builders, core training, and much more??..