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SpeedWarrior
Speed by: Ted Weimann
Warrior Speed is the definitive reference on speed training for martial artists.
Get answers to common questions including:
What are plyometrics and how should you do them to avoid
injury?
How effective are supplements like creatine and HMB?
Which weight training methods improve speed?
Why is cross training potentially hazardous?
Which type of stretching also increases your speed?
What are the most effective ways to build hand and foot
speed?
Which common techniques are the fastest and why?
Why is one stance faster than any other in sparring?
This book is based on the latest research on muscle and exercise physiology, giving
you access to the same high quality information on speed training, plyometrics,
diet, supplements and mental training used by top athletes and coaches. Explained
in easy to understand language and packed with examples and drills, this is a
book you will return to again and again.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: SPEED
The Basics
Physics
Chapter 2: PHYSICAL SPEED
Speed of Muscular Contractions
Muscle Speed & Force Relationship
Plyometrics
Age & Speed
Chapter 3: SUPPLEMENTS, DRUGS AND DIET
Food Supplements
Diet & Nutrition
Drugs
Chapter 4: RESISTANCE TRAINING
High Intensity Weight Training & Flexibility
Weight Training for Beginners
Velocity Training Specificity
Chapter 5: PSYCHOLOGICAL SPEED
Sparring and Emotions
Using Psychology to Boost Your Performance
Survival Situations
Stress
Fear, Anger, Anxiety & Relaxation
Mental Imagery
Chapter 6: MENTAL TRAINING
Volition
Goal Setting
Performance Plans
Visualization Training
Chapter 7: PERCEPTIVE SPEED
Anticipating Your Opponent’s Moves
Intuition - The Sixth Sense
Zone vs. Awareness Training
Chapter 8: DECEPTION
Chapter 9: SPEED TRAINING METHODS
Muscular Training
Adaptation Training
Stretching
Chapter 10: PLYOMETRICS
Upper-Body Plyometrics
Lower Body Plyometrics
Plyometric Training Regimen
Chapter 11: SKILL TRAINING
Sparring
Hand Speed
Kicking Speed & Precision Drills
Chapter 12: SKILLS OF THE EXPERTS
Chapter 13: TACTICS
Chapter 14:STRATEGY
Fighting Distance
Power Hitting
Hand Positioning
Foot Placement
Chapter 15: TRICKS OF THE TRADE
First Moves
Techniques & Tactics to Increase Speed
Chapter 16: FASTEST HAND TECHNIQUES
Chapter 17: FASTEST KICKS
Chapter 18: FAST ON YOUR FEET
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
Warrior Speed, softcover, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, 300
pages,
ISBN 1-880336-38-3
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