New Functional Training for Sports

Mike Boyle delivers! If you want to know what one of the brightest minds in the fitness industry is doing to get amazing results, then get this book. He doesn't hold anything back - you get the background info, the theory, the practical application, the programming and even access to exclusive videos on how to coach the exercises correctly. Pretty amazing deal for such a little bit of money.I've been reading, watching and going to see Mike for over a decade. He is one of the few sources of legit info in our industry because he has been there, done that and is still doing it. He doesn't just train a few folks (or merely himself) and then spin a bunch of articles online to make himself famous. He is the real deal.Also, I can't believe I'm the first to write a review! 15 years on Amazon and this is the first time:-).

I teach a variety of group fitness classes and ordered this book to learn more about functional training. I was hoping it would help identify areas I could train more so I'm better able to perform in my classes. It's a very practical book with some theory and lots of pictures, fitness test ideas, and diagrams with different routines and exercises you can do for all the major muscle groups. I enjoyed reading it and have incorporated some of the techniques into my training program and also into the classes I teach.

It's always fun to read through seasoned trainer's findings... Michael Boyle puts together a great work of concepts and exercises to create a solid framework of how functional training drastically helps your athletes. Another great point is that even if you are not training athletes, a lot of these functional philosophies can still apply to your clients. Great piece of work right here!

One of the best books out there ever on functional training. I have been indoctrinating these same principles of training into the heads of my medical clinic gym trainers. I am a fan as well as friend of Mark Verstegen and a former volunteer physician at the OTC in Colorado Springs in addition to a ten year stint as a physician consultant to the University of Arizona. With a long resume in biomechanics (M.S.) and sports medicine I have regarded the bulk of training books as mediocre if not a source of pontification for people struck with the light of their own ego. Not Mr. Boyle! He combines wisdom from experience with science and gets results! I think the most important concept my staff learned was the use of single leg exercises and specific body weight exercises to promote hip and shoulder stability and flexibility with the side benefit of reduced risk of injury. We are using his progressions in our medical clinic gym where we train elite high school basketball players in Phoenix as well as overweight adults who want to lose weight and improve fitness and human performance. In other words safety is an issue (and one that a lot of Crossfit gyms don't seem to understand). I am 68 and still power lift but am often reluctant to introduce young or old athletes to Olympic lifts or power lifts due to inherent risk of injury even when performed correctly. Mike quotes reputable resources (Dan John, Mark Verstegen, Alwyn Cosgrove, Gray Cook, etc) based on legitimate knowledge that add to his credibility compared to those for whom the game of name dropping does not change the fact they are borderline experts. Kudos to him. I recommend this book highly! Glen Halvorson MD, Medical Director StartClinic.com.

So video is only available in certain compatible formats. Says so in the description, but in way too small a type face in my opinion. So if you're really only motivated based on the vids, watch out.Book is a solid collection of exercises. I would be surprised though if you were a personal trainer, or even collegiate level athlete in the last 10 or 15 years, if you didn't already have some exposure to these exercises and progression formats. Still it's good to have the resource to go to. My motivation for buying it was that I keep injuring myself in small ways, and I'd like to stop. So far it looks like this will fit the bill. I like the attention given to how different kinds of training fit together, and how one could use recovery and foundation building programs that specifically anticipate strength training or competitive sports.As a plus, while trying to figure out why the videos weren't working, I reached out to the author, who responded in about 5 minutes. He seems very willing to help if he can. Unfortunately I don't think he can actually help you do any of the exercises. That part is up to you.

Okay, if you are simply looking for an exercise resource to help you get your swoll on and hit max GAINZ then this book is probably NOT for you. However if you are interesting in learning how the body moves and, more importantly, how to exercise to maximize your movement (and performance) potential then hit the 'buy' button immediately.Mike is one of the most well -respected strength coaches in the Strength and Conditioning community. He has helped win 2 national championships in hockey and has worked with numerous professional athletes as well as developing systems that help younger athletes earn college scholarships.Even if you are not an athlete, you should be training like one. Mike's method is to enhance the mobility and stability of the body before increasing the strength - when it comes to performance automobiles you don't want to drop in a large engine unless you have the steering, suspension and brakes capable of handing the excess power, conditioning programs are the same - fine tune the chassis before boosting the horsepower. If you don't have a formal background/education in exercise science you may not understand (or care) the 'why' behind what makes his exercises so effective, but you will definitely be able to apply the how immediately.As an author of numerous fitness/exercise science articles Mike is one of my go-to resources when I want good information for how to use exercise to change the body. Buy this book, you'll be glad you did!

El libro es muy bueno y tiene información muy valiosa, pero además el libro incluye con la compra, acceso a un sitio Online donde se pueden revisar Videos de cómo ejecutar los ejercicios correctamente

Very good book to understand Boyle's philosophy towards strength training. The topics are well organized; Plenty of exercises with their respective progressions and regressions; Sample programs.

Informação de qualidade alta sobre treinamento funcional, visando prevenção de lesões, desenvolvimento proprioceptivo e progressão atlética. Vale cada centavo investido.

It's one of the best books on Functional training. Mike Boyle us a true legend!

Easy to read. I got some great tips for injury prevention and how to train at gym to gain benefit in other sports. I have followed some parts of the book half a year or so and I think it has helped me a bit.I have trained all sort of sports for over 20 years. So I knew quite a bit, but still there was lot to learn from this book.