Bøger udgivet af Meyer + Meyer Fachverlag

Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations. This "mental speed" lays the foundation to build master performances in extremely complex situations. The Mental Game: Cognitive Training, Creativity, and Game Intelligence in Tennis provides a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in a tennis player's ability to win on the court. The diagnostic tools and useful examples aid the training of cognitive abilities. With more than 50 on-court practice drills to build game intelligence, every tennis player will strengthen their mental game and win their matches.

With The Planted Runner, runners will learn to optimize fuel training with plant-based nutrition, harness the power of their minds, and perform at their best while discovering the joy of running at any age.Plant-based nutrition is no longer a fad, but rather has been shown to optimize athletic performance and reduce recovery time. Fueling with the power of plants is not only a suitable eating plan for training, but it is also delicious and satisfying. Author Claire Bartholic breaks down the information to provide complete understanding of how to eat not only to fuel running, but also to enjoy eating. Readers will also find a chapter devoted to basic ingredients and building blocks of a plant-based diet, rounded out with runner-specific fueling recipes.Successful training requires more than just good plans and nutrition, however. With the proven mindset training techniques provided in this book, the runner will quiet that negative self-talk which can sabotage the best efforts to find his or her potential. Through her coaching, Claire Bartholic has found the best way to successfully integrate those three critical elements-physical training, plant-based fueling, and mindset techniques-to help hundreds of runners reach their personal bests, and she provides her wealth of knowledge in this book.

Good nutrition is an important facet of good health, and good nutrition is even more important for runners. Whether running a 5-minute mile or a 15-minute mile, your body needs the right fuel for performance, recovery, and overall health. In Run. Walk. Eat., you have the best nutritional guidelines for eating for training and performance.Olympian and running coach Jeff Galloway and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Carissa Galloway break down nutrition to provide you with simple changes that not only improve performance, but also lead to improved lifelong eating habits. They offer a nutritional education that puts you, the runner, in charge of your food choices so you can train harder, perform better, and recover faster. Those runners with additional weight-loss goals are also given weight-loss strategies. To help you improve your nutrition and performance, the authors have included meal plans, shopping lists, 21 recipes, and 8 videos accessed through QR codes that further explain nutrition and recipe prep.This nutrition guide is meant to accompany Jeff Galloway's proven Run Walk Run® Method and can be incorporated into any run-walk-run training program - making it a must-have for all runners seeking to run-walk-eat right!

The Intermediate Archer fills the resource gap, helping those archers who have taken their first steps by completing a beginner's course and are wondering where to go next. It is the answer to all of the intermediate archer's questions, such as how do they improve their technique, what sort of equipment should they buy, and what type of archery is right for them? Author Ben Hastings provides the information every intermediate archer needs. He covers archery types, bow types, other equipment and equipment maintenance, the anatomy of the bow, technique, competition, the mental side of archery, and more-all in this one concise yet complete guide. With this book, the intermediate archer can feel confident as they further improve and enhance their skills.

In this new edition, Olympian and running coach Jeff Galloway brings his proven Run Walk Run® method to cross-country running. Using his method and following the training plans provided, every cross-country runner will improve performance, recover faster, and reduce the risk of injury.Jeff Galloway explains how to build endurance, train and race on hills, run on varied terrain, implement speed training and race strategies, all while maximizing performance. He gives action plans for teamwork training and developing race methods, and he also covers injury prevention and treatment that gets an injured runner back racing in no time.The training programs incorporate Galloway's Magic Mile-the best way to check and monitor training progress-and are suitable for high school and college runners. Runners are also given the tools to set realistic pacing goals for long runs and races and to reach peak performance in the 5K, 1500m, 2000m, and 10K. Every cross-country runner and coach needs this book!

In recent decades, the sporting landscape has seen many changes, notably the inclusion and professionalization of sport science and coaching. With this change has come significant demand for applied research surrounding football science and performance coaching, leading to new theory and methodology across all aspects of the game.This book brings together the most fundamental components of football science and performance coaching through modern, integrated coaching science methods implemented by leading practitioners and researchers. The expertise included in this book provides a unique blend of modern, football-specific research trends with innovative coaching theory, implemented at an elite level, and will ultimately enhance the knowledge of coaches and medical and performance specialists, all while advocating an applied alternative to the development of players.The book is divided into three main sections: prepare, perform, recover. With each section, leaders in the fields of applied sport science, sport and exercise science, sport psychology, sport nutrition, and strength and conditioning outline the best coaching and training methods, making this book a must-have for coaches and trainers seeking to augment their own understanding of what is required to enhance player development.

By combining evidence-based recommendations with practical, simple guidance, registered health and performance nutritionist, Laura Kealy, helps female team sport athletes improve their athletic performance and overall health. Whether a recreational or elite athlete, this book will show how to fuel and recover, ensuring the most is gained from training.For a team to win, players must be physically fit and strong. Games and matches demand high-intensity, repeated sprint work, and players must be strong enough to take tackles and make them in return. Players must remain mentally focused throughout games. Following evidence-based recommendations for a team sport athlete will significantly impact all of the above. An athlete's diet must be tailored to ensure it meets individual macro- and micronutrients, fueling, and recovery requirements. That's where this book comes in!Having spent more than eight years supporting female athletes across a range of team sports, Laura will use her expert advice to show how to balance nutrient intake and eat for specific performance goals. With Laura's professional guidance, the reader will also learn the fundamentals of health and performance nutrition, how to adequately fuel for training sessions and games, how to recover optimally, how the menstrual cycle may affect performance, and much more.With 80 delicious, healthy, and simple fueling and recovery recipes, sample training meal plans, practical advice, and specific guidance for the female team sport athlete, this book will help the reader eat to win!

In recent decades, the sporting landscape has seen many changes, notably the inclusion and professionalization of sport science and coaching. With this change has come significant demand for applied research surrounding soccer science and performance coaching, leading to new theory and methodology across all aspects of the game.This book brings together the most fundamental components of soccer science and performance coaching through modern, integrated coaching science methods implemented by leading practitioners and researchers. The expertise included in this book provides a unique blend of modern, soccer-specific research trends with innovative coaching theory, implemented at an elite level, and will ultimately enhance the knowledge of coaches and medical and performance specialists, all while advocating an applied alternative to the development of players.The book is divided into three main sections: prepare, perform, recover. With each section, leaders in the fields of applied sport science, sport and exercise science, sport psychology, sport nutrition, and strength and conditioning outline the best coaching and training methods, making this book a must-have for coaches and trainers seeking to augment their own understanding of what is required to enhance player development.

Movement variability in soccer training is the new approach to enhance practice that develops players' movement adaptabilities and creative play on the field.Movement Variability in Soccer Training bridges the gap between theory and practice. In the first section of the book, the reader will understand the background theory and scientific evidence supporting movement variability. This section covers the short- and mid-term effects of adopting movement variability training as it relates to players' technical, tactical, and creative development. In the following section, the reader will be given 100 training drills-practical examples for implementing variability during training based on that session's goals, such as individual, group, or team development. In the final section, the reader will learn how to incorporate periodization training during each training microcycle.By addressing all aspects of performance, this book is an essential reference for every soccer trainer, coach, or player.

Nutrition plays a crucial role in the match performance and recovery of the athlete. To apply the principles of sports nutrition in soccer, this book provides nutrition basics as well as insight into the physiological demands of the game itself by looking into what elite players eat and drink.Appropriate food choices and timing are also important for a player to perform hard, avoid illness, and recuperate from injury. This book uses the UEFA 2020 Expert Group Consensus Review on Nutrition in Elite Football to give evidence-based guidelines for optimizing soccer performance through appropriate nutrition and the latest comprehensive information on nutrition guidelines for professional players-also relevant to the amateur player. Included are the specific needs of female players and match officials and relevant issues such as eating during travel and food hygiene. Finally, the book provides some sample meal plans for training, match, and recovery days, including recipes by two top performance chefs who regularly prepare meals for elite players.The science behind sports nutrition is evolving fast. Knowing what the top professional players are eating and drinking can help amateur players improve their own performance, recovery, and health.

Der vorliegende Bildband "Der Aachener Dom und seine Umgebung" zeigt die Einzigartigkeit dieses historischen Denkmals und bietet darüber hinaus Einblicke in seine nähere Umgebung. Beginnend mit der Dombausage wird der Dom anschließend dem Betrachter in Gesamtansichten und zahlreichen Detailaufnahmen innen und außen nähergebracht, wobei die Außenansichten in verschiedenen Jahreszeiten aufgenommen wurden und den Dom in ungewohntem Licht zeigen. Auch die letzte Heiligtumsfahrt wird in einigen Bildern festgehalten. Die Restaurierungsarbeiten an einzelnen Figuren im Außenbereich sowie die Erhaltungsarbeiten an den kostbaren, sich lösenden Mosaiken wurden ebenfalls aus nächster Nähe fotografisch festgehalten und machen dieses Buch zu einer einzigartigen Dokumentation. Anschließend führt der Bildband fotografisch vom Schinkelbau des Elisenbrunnens vorbei an verschiedenen Brunnen bis hin zum Aachener Rathaus am Marktplatz. Abgerundet wird der Bildband durch Aufnahmen der Weihnachtskrippe des Aachener Doms und des Weihnachtsmarktes, der alljährlich zahlreiche Touristen anlockt. In der 2. überarbeiteten Auflage wurden neue Fotos hinzugefügt und die Route Charlemagne ergänzt. In dieser 3. aktualisierten Auflage wurden erneut Motive ausgetauscht und Texte ergänzt.