PreHab Exercise Book for Runners - Third Edition - eBook
After writing for two years, the new edition of the PreHab Exercise Book for Runners is now here! With over 500 pages of PreHab exercises and techniques, this book addresses everything from head to toe that will help you run faster, run farther and run longer.
After watching a couple of TED talks that examine the impact of storytelling in teaching, author Michael Rosengart went back to the drawing board to refine his exercise book.’I knew that using PreHab exercises could be very impactful in training, I’ve seen it with my clients and players,’ Michael admits. ‘I also knew that my exercise illustrations were a hit with many people,’ Michael continues, ‘but I wanted it (the book) to be better.’ So, Michael added tons of stories and examples that highlight specific PreHab exercises and techniques. ‘In fact,’ Michael adds, ‘I was motivated to make this book better by a motto we have on my football team.’
Michael is one of the Strength Coaches for the Santa Monica College football team, whose Head Coach, Gifford Lindhiem, starts every practice with the following motto:
‘The Good, Better and Best. Never let it rest-
Until the Good Get Better and Better becomes Best.’
‘This edition is my best work yet,’ Michael chimes.
Ultimiate Guide for Runners-
The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners is a comprehensive guide that will teach you how to prevent injuries, run longer and run faster. Just imagine having a running book that could help you create your own training program, prevent injuries and keep you on your feet for a long time to come.
The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners helped one reader, Tom, return to his love of competing in triathlons. This 50-year old investment banker was presumably sidelined from running forever after he torn his patella running. Rehab only took Tom so far. Yet, he wanted to run again and search for some books on strength training. Instead, Tom found this exercise book and started to incorporate PreHab exercises into his training. Weeks later, Tom was back to running without any pain in his knee too. A few of months later, Tom was back to competing in triathlons and his times were steadily improving all because of PreHab!
Author Michael Rosengart is another example of the success of PreHab. While playing college football, Michael had the unfortunate experience of rupturing his Achilles twice and breaking his other leg for which he received a plate and six pins to mend it. These injuries sidelined Michael from running for years until he learned about of PreHab in a seminar with the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Soon enough, Michael was able to run again and run fast.
Despite his previous injuries, Michael was able to run a six-minute mile and reduce his 5K time by 3 minutes in only 30 days all because of the PreHab exercises and techniques in this book.
In fact, PreHab plays an important role in preventing injuries for runners too. The American Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine reports that as much as 70% of all runners will suffer an injury due to the repetitive stress or overuse syndrome that occurs in running. The PreHab exercises in this book will help runners to reduce the risk of these types of injuries as well as help prevent falls or trips that may occur once fatigue starts to set in. Take action now to keep the runner in your life on their feet and avoid being sidelined by injury.
PreHab Exercise Book for Runners has hundreds of exercises that will assess your biomechanics and provides specific routines that will help improve your alignment, mobility, stability and strength. Additionally, every exercise in this book is accompanied with a detailed illustration depicting both form and action involved in order to help you get it right- and get better. From beginning to end, this book is about helping you get better with the way that you run. So, stay on track and prepare to perform with PreHab!
The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners covers:
Introduction to PreHab
The A.M.A.S.S. Method
Common Injuries for Runners
Alignment and Movement Evaluations
Mobility Exercises and Techniques
Soft Tissue Therapy
Activation Exercises and Techniques
Stability Exercises and Techniques
Strength Training Protocols and Program Design
Recovery Techniques
Index of Exercises and Terms
‘This book is to be tool for runners,’ Michael shares. ‘It’s made for people to pick it up and get something from it and then put it down for a while just like travelers use a guide book when aboard or planning their trips. I don’t expect people to follow it cover to cover each time they work out- it would take forever! There’s a lot in there. But, the more people pick it up, the more they can get something new that they can add to their training and once ‘learning’ becomes a habit,’ Michael says, ‘then the sky’s the limit.’