Superfit: Royce Gracie's Ultimate Martial Arts Fitness and Nutrition Guide
Royce Gracie, Kid Peligro, James Strom

Royce Gracie has teamed up with James Strom, fitness coach for Keyshawn Johnson, Serena Williams, and the University of Southern California Trojans, to create a customised programme for martial artists. This unique programme of strength training, cardiovascular routines, flexibility exercises, and nutrition includes step-by-step, full-colour workout plans for beginner, intermediate, and black-belt practitioners.

Provided are guidelines for working out solo or with a partner, information on complete nutritional programs for different body types and martial art styles, and injury-prevention tips. This book is appropriate for beginning martial artists wanting to sharpen their bodies and minds, black-belt instructors looking for new ways to improve and motivate their students, or anyone interested in building a body of extreme effectiveness.

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
(Soviet Medical Reviews: Section C - Hematology Reviews)
Thomas R. Baechle

This practical nutrition handbook is designed for anyone wanting a performance advantage. This fully updated edition covers such topics as; maximising endurance, strength and performance; calculating optimal calorie, carbohydrate and protein requirements; rating of sports supplements and ergogenic aids; sports nutrition for women; and vegetarian eating.

It also features 30 eating plans to cut body fat, gain muscle and prepare for competition. The "Complete Guide To" series is designed for the fitness professional, coach and student, packed with ready-made training programmes, tips and strategies.

Events Management
Glenn Bowdin, Ian McDonnell, Johnny Allen,
William O'Toole

Events Management is full of real-life case studies which illustrate key concepts and place theory in a practical context. Examples include the Edinburgh Festival, Glastonbury, Notting Hill Carnival, Open Golf Championship and the Cheltenham Festival. The book:

• Introduces the concepts of special event planning
  and management.
• Discusses the key components for staging an event, and covers the whole process from creation to evaluation.
• Examines the event industry within its broader
  business context.
• Provides an effective guide for producers of special events.
• Contains learning objectives and review questions to consolidate learning.
  

Flexitest
Claudio Gil Soares de Araujo

This volume provides an easy-to-learn method of assessing flexibility of around 20 different joints using a simple grading system called "Flexitest". Statistical information is available for male and female subjects, aged from five to 85, with data of over 400 athletes from different sports.

Sport First Aid
Melinda J. Flegel

A clear and up-to-date explanation of first aid procedures for coaches to use in responding to athletes' injuries. The description of every injury includes a brief definition, causes, symptoms, signs, first aid protocols for the coach to follow, notes on when the athlete can return to play and tips on how to prevent the injury.

The Business of Sports Management
John Beech, Simon Chadwick

The scale and importance of the lucrative sport industry demands quality business professionals. This ground-breaking new book equips the manager and future manager of sport organisations with the tools they need. The Business of Sport Management is ideal for students of sports management on programmes of leisure studies, sports studies and business studies. Written and contributed to by leading academics and practitioners in the UK, Europe and Australia it is also of great interest to practitioners working in sport businesses.

Blending both theory and practice The Business of Sport Management looks at the distinctive context of sport organisations. It examines the sport management theories and practice within functional areas such as finance, human resource management and marketing. Finally it considers important contemporary issues such as risk management, the media, sponsorship and merchandising.

ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Standards
and Guidelines
James A. Peterson (Editor), Stephen J. Tharrett (Editor)

The first edition established ACSM's standards for the operation of health/fitness facilities. This revised edition places greater emphasis on the views of industry and trade organizations and a variety of fitness associations, reflecting a consensus in the industry whilst maintaining standards.