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Author McClusky, Mark.

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

Publication Info. New York : Hudson Street Press, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  613.7 MCCLUSKY    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  613.711 MCC    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  613.711 MCCLUSKY    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  613.71 MCCLUSKY    Check Shelf
Description xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-263) and index.
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.
Summary 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.
Subject Sports sciences.
Athletes -- Training of.
ISBN 9781594631535 (alk. paper)
1594631530 (alk. paper)
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