Rowing Faster (2ed)

Rowing Faster - Volker Nolte (Editor) \n \nRowing Faster is the most comprehensive and detailed guide for achieving excellence in the sport. You’ll find techniques for mastering every phase of the stroke; training strategies for increasing strength and efficiency for maximising speed and tapering plans for peak performance at the highest levels of competition. \n \nWith contributions from Olympic medallists and rowing experts from around the globe, Rowing Faster also includes the latest research on adaptive rowing, advice on managing a team, detailed plans for the long-term development of rowers, insights on training and competition for female rowers, and a look at the future of the sport from the general secretary of the FISA. From the technical details of equipment and training to classifications of boats and rowers, Rowing Faster has it all. Offering a truly global perspective and authoritative coverage of the sport, it is the one guide that every serious rower and coach should own. \n \nContents: (336 pages) \n \nPart I: The Philosophy of Rowing - Bryan Volpenheim \nChapter 1. Winning at All Costs: A Historical Perspective - Thomas E. Weil \nChapter 2. Developing a Coaching Philosophy - Angela J. Schneider \n \nPart II: Long-Term Athlete Development - Marnie McBean \nChapter 3. How Rowers Learn - Joseph Baker and Jörg Schorer \nChapter 4. Ten Factors Influencing Athlete Development - Istvan Balyi \nChapter 5. Planning for the Long Term - Carolyn Trono \n \nPart III: Rowing Science - Tim Foster \nChapter 6. Rowing Physiology - Ed McNeely \nChapter 7. Monitoring and Managing Your Training - Wolfgang Fritsch \nChapter 8. Loads on the Bodies of Rowers - Paul Francis \nChapter 9. Biomechanics of Rowing - Valery Kleshnev \nChapter 10. Using Equipment More Efficiently - Volker Nolte \n \nPart IV: Training in Rowing - Katrin Rutschow \nChapter 11. The Mental Side of Rowing - Kirsten Barnes \nChapter 12. Training for Strength - Ed McNeely \nChapter 13. Effortless Rowing - Chris O’Brien \nChapter 14. Improving Performance With Nutrition - Peter W.R. Lemon \nChapter 15. Special Considerations for Adaptive Rowing - Karen M. Lewis \nChapter 16. Women in Rowing - Amanda Schweinbenz \nChapter 17. Managing a Team - Yasmin Farooq \n \nPart V: Racing - Derek Porter \nChapter 18. Selecting Athletes and Crews - Al Morrow \nChapter 19. Tapering for Races - Ed McNeely \nChapter 20. Learning From Racing - Valery Kleshnev and Volker Nolte \n \nPart VI: Future of Rowing - Trish Smith and Brad Alan Lewis \nChapter 21. Predicting the Future of Rowing - Wolfgang Fritsch and Volker Nolte \nChapter 22. Shaping the Sport of Rowing - Matt Smith