Functional training

Take your performance to the next level with __Functional Training__. Author Juan Carlos Santana brings you his revolutionary approach to training and conditioning methods sure to improve your function in any sport or activity. Functional Training covers the recent breakthroughs, the most exercises, and proven programs that you can follow or incorporate into your existing training plan. Offering strength, endurance, power, and sport-specific exercises and programming, __Functional Training__ is a comprehensive resource for every athlete, coach, and athletic trainer. Covering the concepts, exercises, progressions, and sequencing on which a sound functional training program is based, it addresses the needs of more than 11 sports and features 135 exercises, including body weight, bands and pulleys, dumbbells and kettlebells, medicine balls, and stability balls. __Functional Training__ features a three-tier approach for integrating functional movements into an existing strength program. Through assessment and analysis, you’ll identify the movements and muscles involved in your sport, then select the best exercises and programs based on desired results and performance goals. In addition to quick exercise sequences and personalized programming to address the big four sport skills, more comprehensive programs can be developed to address your athletic and performance needs and goals. No matter what your sport, __Functional Training__ will help you achieve optimal results. Content: Author's note -- Introduction -- Part 1. Function and functional training -- Chapter 1. Functional training defined -- Chapter 2. Foundations of functional training -- Chapter 3. The performance continuum -- Part 2. The exercises -- Chapter 4. The essentials -- Chapter 5. The supporting cast -- Part 3. The programs -- Chapter 6. Program design -- Chapter 7. Pure functional programs -- Chapter 8. Hybrid programming -- Chapter 9. Sport-specific programs. Offering strength, endurance, power, and sport-specific programming, Functional Training is the most comprehensive resource for athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers. In an ever-changing field, it emphasizes proven techniques and approaches to training results.