experiencelifemag.com Print › | Back › Resources On your marks . . . get resources . . . then go! Here’s a source list to satisfy your need for speed. By Bob Condor September 2008 BOOKS Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness for Time-Crunched Adults by Phil Campbell, MS (Pristine Publishers, 2008)  — This popular book features Campbell’s “Sprint 8” program, which burns fat in as little as three 20-minute cardio workouts per week. Includes explanations and numerous research citations to back up his ideas on going harder to create more human growth hormone, or HGH, in the body. Functional Training for Sports by Michael Boyle (Human Kinetics, 2004) — Boston-based strength and conditioning coach Boyle details how to train for your specific sport. Features tests to determine where to start and if you are meeting goals, and includes a section on intervals and speed training that emphasizes technique as the path to improvement. WEB www.runnersworld.com — The link to a “Speed 101” package from Runner’s World magazine. Useful for helping slow, steady runners understand how to sensibly progress to interval training. www.michaelboyle.biz — Link to articles on interval training, heart-rate training and fat loss by Boyle, who coaches elite professional athletes and college players aspiring to catch the eye of pro football officials at the NFL scouting combine. www.everythingtrackandfield.com — Links to a page of concise speed-training tips and philosophy from Vern Gambetta, a longtime strength coach for professional sports teams. DVDs Total Speed (Gambetta Sports Training Systems, 1994) — Among the list of Gambetta’s informative, easy-to-follow videos, DVDs and books, this one comes recommended for the visual learner with a serious Jones for speed. Covers both straight-ahead and lateral speed. Highlights include tips on first-step quickness and improving your running posture. Speed for Sports Performance (Human Kinetics, 2006) — College track coach and kinesiology professor John Cissik focuses on how improving stride technique and first-step explosiveness can boost your play. Useful sections on self-assessment and rehabbing from injury to safely resume speed workouts.

Resources

On your marks . . . get resources . . . then go! Here’s a source list to satisfy your need for speed.

BOOKS
Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness for Time-Crunched Adults by Phil Campbell, MS (Pristine Publishers, 2008)  — This popular book features Campbell’s “Sprint 8” program, which burns fat in as little as three 20-minute cardio workouts per week. Includes explanations and numerous research citations to back up his ideas on going harder to create more human growth hormone, or HGH, in the body.

Functional Training for Sports by Michael Boyle (Human Kinetics, 2004) — Boston-based strength and conditioning coach Boyle details how to train for your specific sport. Features tests to determine where to start and if you are meeting goals, and includes a section on intervals and speed training that emphasizes technique as the path to improvement.

WEB
www.runnersworld.com — The link to a “Speed 101” package from Runner’s World magazine. Useful for helping slow, steady runners understand how to sensibly progress to interval training.

www.michaelboyle.biz — Link to articles on interval training, heart-rate training and fat loss by Boyle, who coaches elite professional athletes and college players aspiring to catch the eye of pro football officials at the NFL scouting combine.

www.everythingtrackandfield.com — Links to a page of concise speed-training tips and philosophy from Vern Gambetta, a longtime strength coach for professional sports teams.

DVDs
Total Speed (Gambetta Sports Training Systems, 1994) — Among the list of Gambetta’s informative, easy-to-follow videos, DVDs and books, this one comes recommended for the visual learner with a serious Jones for speed. Covers both straight-ahead and lateral speed. Highlights include tips on first-step quickness and improving your running posture.

Speed for Sports Performance (Human Kinetics, 2006) — College track coach and kinesiology professor John Cissik focuses on how improving stride technique and first-step explosiveness can boost your play. Useful sections on self-assessment and rehabbing from injury to safely resume speed workouts.

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