Sportspeed

by George B. Dintiman, Robert D. Ward

In Sports Speed, Tom Tellez, one of the world's most highly respected speed development experts and coach of Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, combines with veteran speed and conditioning experts George Dintiman and Robert Ward. Together, they provide the most comprehensive speed improvement guide on the market today for athletes in all sports. In this new edition, the authors devote a chapter to each of the seven steps to speed improvement. Barry Sears, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Zone, adds a chapter on nutrition for speed development.Age-group athletes at all levels will benefit from Sports Speed's seven easy-to-follow steps to speed improvement. Highlights of this clearly written manual include 92 speed and quickness exercises, sample training programs for seven major sports, and guidelines for creating individual training programs.

184 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1988

Reviews

[Charlie Barker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is quite old now but for its publish date it is massively ahead of its time. The strength programs and nutrition info are very good, this is worth reading if you are a track sprinter or speed strength athlete.

[Adriano Vretaros · Rating 4 out of 5]

At the time I read this book I loved their didactic approach. What most caught my attention was on the football, in a study that shows that even with increased weight of the players, their speed increases suffered because your strength levels.