"Finally. A book with the complexity and courage to move beyond our cultural obsession with the physical dimensions of training. McNamara redefines strength and provides a practical roadmap that both inspires and instructs on how to liberate our true greatness." - Rand Stagen, founder & managing director Stagen Leadership Academy Inner Engagement for Multifaceted Results Strength to Awaken is unlike any other book on strength training. Change the purpose of your training and life. Gain never-before-seen instruction on the inner dimensions of training. Learn Whole Hearted Engagement to perform at new levels. Enjoy rare clarity as you go beyond the conventions and limitations holding you back. - End Boring Repetitive Exercise and Create Next-Level Performance. - Go Beyond Frustrating Limitations to Whole-Hearted Engagement. - Train yourself to Enjoy more Genuine Pleasure. - Transform Not Just your Body, but your Whole Self. - Get More Benefits, Faster. Rob McNamara is the authority on Integral strength training. He has been one of the world's leading voices in the field of integral practice for nearly a decade. Rob's rigorous approach, open heart, and pioneering method to training provide you with new ways to solve age-old problems that can limit the results in your training.

This excellent book represents one of the first and best presentations of Eastern wisdom in the English language. It concerns ancient Hindu traditions and the Yogic practice of observing and regulating the breath. We begin with an admission that Western students are often confused by what exactly Yoga is, and what it is meant to accomplish. Stereotypes of the yogi as spindly, dirty and disheveled men commonly seen sitting in fixed posture at a roadside or marketplace abound. Yet these dismissive images serve only to neglect the spiritual substance and ancient wisdom of yogi science. Seeking to dispel the negative stereotypes and present the vivid truth, Atkinson discusses the multiple schools of yoga and their general purpose. Some emphasize control over the body's motions, while others favor inner development of the spirit. Several however emphasize the control of the breath; and it a practical explanation of this that Atkinson relays in the remaining fifteen chapters of this book.

You've trained hard all off season. Now that the competitive season has begun, how do you maintain your hard earned results? What good is it for an athlete to be their strongest, quickest, and most powerful at the beginning of season, only to see those gains slowly deteriorate as the season progresses? Are you interested in: * How to maintain or even increase strength during season * How to decrease risk of injury * How to preserve gains in speed and power * Perform at optimal levels all season long The answers to these questions and more are now available with the In-Season Training Manual, the first book dedicated to the topic of in-season training. Written by owner of APECS corp., College Professor, Municipal Police Training Committee Statewide Health and Wellness Coordinator and PICP Level IV International Strength Coach, Jason Shea M.S., the In-Season Training Manual is a 256 page comprehensive guide to In-Season Training.

Give this book 15 minutes of your day and let Pilates improve your posture and give you a stronger, more flexible body. Do you wish you could practise Pilates more often but can't find the time? This book is the answer: these four 15-minute programmes offer the flexibility and ease of use that busy lifestyles demand. At home, with just a mat and some weights, build these 15-minute routines into your week to become stronger and more toned. Clear step-by-step photographs paired with easy-to-follow instructions explain exactly what to do in each move, targeted "feel it here" graphics help you to understand which part of your body to focus on, and at-a-glance reminders at the end of each 15-minute programme show all the poses in sequence. 15 Minute Pilates will inspire you to make Pilates part of your weekly routine, so you soon reap the benefits of enhanced health and wellness.

Your psoas muscle is the main hip flexor of the body and the main engine of walking. It is essentially responsible for holding us upright while standing. This book will teach you all you need to know about your psoas and more. We believe that knowing how your body works is the first step to relieving chronic aches and pains. Issues with the psoas can lead to any number of problems throughout your body-both physical and emotional. Lower back pain and other joint discomfort as well as disturbances to the nervous system can be linked to the psoas. This slim volume will teach you about the Psoas and its core function within the body as well as how to release the psoas muscle for immediate relief from chronic pain.