Faster, higher, stronger : how sports science is creating a new generation of superathletes, and what we can learn from them /

Veteran journalist Mark McClusky brings readers behind the scenes with a new generation of athletes, coaches, and scientists whose accomplishments are changing our understanding of human physical achievement and completely redefining the limits of the human body.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McClusky, Mark
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hudson Street Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Hacking the athlete
  • Gold Medal genetics
  • Eating to win
  • The search for excellence
  • The fast track to greatness
  • Learning to be the best
  • Tools of the trade
  • What getting tired means
  • Staying strong
  • The numbers game
  • Athlete's little helper
  • The limits of performance.