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Scientific American Building the Elite Athlete
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Product Details
Author:
Editors of Scientific American Magazine
Series:
Scientific American
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
200
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Publishing (May 1, 2007)
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781599211169
ISBN-10:
1599211165
Weight:
15.04oz
Dimensions:
7.5" x 9.25" x 0.49"
Case Pack:
24
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_07042026_P10292974_onix30_Complete-20260704.xml
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$19.95
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$17.16
Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
Discount Code:
C
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Lyons Press
Folder:
Eloquence
Overview
Science increasingly informs athletic training, and technology is used every day to maintain and even enhance physical performance. In this volume, Scientific American's top writers present in clear, accessible prose information about present--and future--advances that enhance not only athletic performance, but also the vitality of the rest of the population.Body, mind, gear, and thechnique are explored. Specific topics include: Whether science can determine if sports psychology worksHow the cellular biology of muscle may explain why a particular athlete winsWhat skateboarders do to bend the laws of physicsWhy there's concern about a sophisticated new way of cheating - gene doping This highly informative colume provides excellent background on controversial issues in spectator and participartory sports today.
