Core Performance Endurance: A New Training and Nutrition Program That Revolutionizes Your Workouts

by Mark Verstegen, Pete Williams, Jessi Stensland (Foreword)

Mark Verstegen, the world-renowned performance coach who was at the forefront of the core training revolution, now applies his cutting-edge training system to the special needs of the endurance athlete with Core Performance Endurance .
Verstegen's first two books— Core Performance and Core Performance Essentials —broke new ground in fitness with their intense focus on the muscles of the shoulders, hips, and midsection. That focus remains the key here as he not only helps endurance athletes train more effectively, but also gives them a potent regimen of core training that will help them move more efficiently, speed recovery, and stave off overuse injuries and long-term deterioration.
His
-helps endurance athletes at all levels—from competitive swimmers and hard-driven triathletes to
everyday joggers
-delivers the desired combination of strength and stamina, balance and flexibility, athletic
quickness and power—to which the endurance athlete strives
-provides an endurance-oriented nutrition program complete with recommendations for
pre- and post-race eating

Genres: Fitness, Sports, Health, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 26, 2006

Reviews

[Vanessa]

Well written and great reference point. Great overview of many different, but intertwined, topics on (endurance) performance. There are also a lot of exercises at the end that can be used, although of course there are even more that could be added. Maybe a paragraph on how to generate one’s own programme would have been nice or on how to put together various exercises of different exercise groups, but I guess the purpose of a “system” is that you can follow it as you read this book. So this point is more for myself than for the general review here.

[Levas]

Kiekviena knyga ar video, ar tieisog metodas, kuris teigia, kad realiai turi kažkokią super paslaptį apie sportą, mitybą, sveikatą, yra arba visiškai nesąmonė, arba įvairių gerai žinomų tiesų dėlionė ir tam tikra perspektyva. Tai čia antrasis variantas. Pratimai didžiąja dalim basic, mitybos patarimai - gerai žinomi ir šiais laikais kvestionuojami kaip universaliai naudingi (na kad ir tas kad valgyt mažomis porcijomis daug kartų per dieną), bet susidėlioti treniruočių programą baziniam pasiruošimui ar perskaityti kaip pirmą knygą apie sportą, mitybą, miegą etc. gali būti naudinga

[Brent Knipfer]

This is my second Verstegen book. It focused on recovery exercises. The book is designed for endurance athletes, those who spend hours in their sport and many more preparing for it and are subject to over training. Mark's books are easy to read and challenging to implemented. They change your lifestyle. After 3 years of core work I can attest to the sustainable benefits.

[Rachel]

I have been doing the excercises for about 2 months now and see improvement in my stability...good book to read.

[Jessica]

Great snapshots of developing running technique, incorporating sleep and nutrition tips.