Documents the story of the author's childhood in an abusive and impoverished family, describing how he earned a full college football scholarship and reinvented himself by embracing specific positive rules for living.
I wrote this book not just to give you illustrations of exercises and rules to follow. I've seen too many people quitting. Those were the people who belonged to the top-notch facilities, who were prescribed amazing fitness programs, who joined boot camps, and even those who had long term one-on-one personal training packages. It breaks my heart to see how many of you looking so enthusiastic at the beginning and later completely losing interest in pursuing your fitness goals.
The Tardy Boys show up at school on a warm winter morning to get ready for hockey practice, discover that the rink has been taken over by penguins and realize that it is up to them to keep the creatures from becoming extinct.
In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end 18 years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come. Now his memoirs reveal in intimate detail this unique political and personal journey, providing an insight into the man, the politician and the statesman, and charting successes, controversies and disappointments with an extraordinary candour.
PHOENIX isn't the average hustler. He's an exceptionally deep-thinker armed with a lethal temper and the hunger for vast riches. His ultimate goal is to conquer the drug game and make those outside of his DUFFEL BAG CARTEL bow at his feet. Along the way any rival can get a full clip with no remorse. But the animals in Memphis, Tennessee aren't so easily tamed. Cold blooded savages band together to show Phoenix and his shooters that the road to street riches is paved in blood and tragedy. When the beautiful and off limits ALICIA enters the picture and comes between Phoenix and his right-hand man, the true struggle ensues and the game becomes realer than ever. Will the Duffle Bag Cartel be able to overcome their internal strife while continuing to outwit their many rivals? Or will the tug of war over one woman cause them to self implode?
A REVOLUTIONARY PROGRAM FOR UTILIZING "WEARABLE" WEIGHTS TO TAKE YOUR GYM-FREE WORKOUT TO THE NEXT LEVEL Are you ready to take your body-weight workouts to the next level? This book shows how wearable weights can supercharge every exercise for the ultimate in fat burning and muscle building. The program in Weighted Vest Workouts offers a far more effective approach to total-body fitness, yet maintains the convenience of do-anywhere body-weight workouts, including: •Functional, gym-free exercises •Tips for weighted vests, ankle and wrist weights •Incremental routines from gentle to hardcore •Clear instructions with 100s of step-by-step photos Showing how to safely and effectively work out at home, Weighted Vest Workouts takes standard moves like push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups and burpees to a whole new level, guaranteeing a more remarkable transformation in strength, stamina and cardio health.
100% HARD-CORE HEAVY BAG TRAINING! Heavy Bag Workout features over two dozen “out of the box” workout routines that will maximize your fighting skills for boxing, mixed martial arts, kickboxing, self-defense, and personal fitness. 30+ YEARS OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS This book is based on self-defense expert, Sammy Franco’s 30+ years of research, training and teaching the martial arts and fighting sciences. He has taught these exclusive workout routines to thousands of his students and now he’s put them down in this instructional book. IMPROVE YOUR SPEED, POWER, TIMING, ENDURANCE AND EXPLOSIVENESS! With over 100 detailed photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, Heavy Bag Workout has beginner, intermediate and advanced workout routines that will improve your speed, power, timing, endurance, and explosiveness. Whether you’re an elite fighter or a complete beginner, this comprehensive book will take your fighting skills to the next level and beyond!
Take a blast into the past with a whirlwind tour of the greatest Golden age gyms ever to exist; Zuver's, Vince's, Bill Pearl's, Tanny's Dungeon, Yarick's, Muscle Beach, Gold's, Abe Goldberg's, more Culver City secrets. Loaded with tons of great pictures, actual routines, stories from the men that trained at these muscle factories
Praise for Mind Gym "Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete. Gary's lessons and David's writing provide examples of the importance of the mental game." --Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and former Ryder Cup captain "Mind Gym hits a home run. If you want to build mental muscle for the major leagues, read this book." --Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball MVP "I read Mind Gym on my way to the Sydney Olympics and really got a lot out of it. Gary has important lessons to teach, and you'll find the exercises fun and beneficial." --Jason Kidd, NBA All-Star and Olympic gold-medal winner In Mind Gym, noted sports psychology consultant Gary Mack explains how your mind influences your performance on the field or on the court as much as your physical skill does, if not more so. Through forty accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes from prominent athletes--many of whom he has worked with--you will learn the same techniques and exercises Mack uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." Mind Gym will give you the "head edge" over the competition.