What exactly does it take to be successful in combat sports? There is much confusion on this subject and with good reason. Do you need to be stronger? Is getting faster the answer? Will a bigger, more muscular athlete have an advantage on the mat? Should you only train for endurance and hope that you can outlast your opponents? Everywhere you go some one has a different opinion to offer on this subject. After years of working with combat athletes, I feel like I have finally come up with some definitive answers and solutions to many people’s questions and concerns regarding the training methods required for this demanding sport.

In Muscle Revolution, Chad Waterbury explores the hidden keys to a better physique. The first is performance--training your body to improve strength and function as a direct path to improving appearance. The second is recovery--managing the amount of fatigue you induce and then making sure your body had enough time between workouts to get the benefits you want from each session.

Starting Strength offers a unique approach to coaching barbell weight training and is written by experienced coaches and sports scientists who designed it specifically for training beginners. Learn how to effectively and safely coach the basic core lifts and their programming in an easy to do, step-by-step process. Featuring the most heavily illustrated exercise chapters in print, Starting Strength shows the reader not only how to teach the lifts, but how to recognize and correct the technique errors common to all novice lifters. The book includes sequential animations of each exercise performed correctly, along with practical interpretations of coaching theory, and the anatomical, physiological, and mechanical principles of training.

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What’s your worst nightmare as a doctor? Missing a life-threatening condition must be among the biggest fears for health professionals. But sometimes the clue to the diagnosis lies in just a single symptom. Alarm Bells in Medicine brings you up to speed on recognising the symptoms of serious illnesses. Internationally renowned authors list the most crucial presenting symptoms in their own specialties that should ring the alarm bells for you. They provide clear information on diagnosis and action. Organised under the relevant specialties, the information is quick and easy to find.

Your high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and kidney failure. Using a simple, easy-to-read format, Dr. James Scala presents 25 simple, natural ways you can use to fight this silent killer. 25 Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure explains the different treatments, including herbs, diet, exercise, and visualization and relaxation techniques, and offers other resources for further information.