

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
Categories: Nonfiction, Health & Fitness, Exercise
Synopsis
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.