Faster, Higher, Stronger, Mark McClusky
Faster, Higher, Stronger, Mark McClusky
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Faster, Higher, Stronger
How Sports Science Is Creating a New Generation of Superathletes-and What We Can Learn from Them

Author: Mark McClusky

Narrator: Mark McClusky

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 12/01/2014


Synopsis

The world of high-performance athletics is changing forever. Not so long ago, you could compete at the top level with hard work and a good coach, but today, it’s impossible to separate the achievements of athletes from the scientists who support them.

In Faster, Higher, Stronger, 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. At the exciting new frontier of sports, science, and technology, the book explores:
• The role that genes and training play
• How to find hidden champions and fasttrack greatness
• The truth about the 10,000 hours rule
• New research on breaking through fatigue
• Revolutions in data and nutrition
• And how we can apply the lessons about focus, dedication, and sheer ingenuity in our own lives.

Brimming with cutting-edge science and gripping anecdotes, Faster, Higher, Stronger is a fascinating, exhilarating look at how far we can push the boundaries of our bodies and minds.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

I enjoy reading about the science of sports, and this book really hit the spot! It is fun, well-written, and truly up to date on the latest research. My only gripe is with the subtitle, “How sports science is creating a new generation of superathletes—and what we can learn from them.” While the firs......more

Goodreads review by Bernie

McClusky’s book tells us how advances in sports science and technology are producing a new class of elite athlete. More usefully, it discusses which practices of high-level athletes can reasonably be emulated by amateurs. One may think that what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. In this c......more

Goodreads review by Ravi

Bending and blowing past limits A fascinating read for any athlete, or individual curious about the limits of human performance. This book has a number of very practical things that anyone can do to improve recovery and performance in any sport. There’s also good exploration of the fundamental limits......more

Goodreads review by Gregory

Fun book, I enjoyed many of the front running theories on fatigue, and the psychology of performance enhancing drugs related to the athlete with a workable explanation for the argument against them.......more