Stretch to Win

by Ann Frederick, Chris Frederick

Leave the old static stretches, muscle tightness, and movement restrictions behind. "Stretch to Win" presents a complete flexibility training system--a proven winner for today's athlete. This is the new way to both loosen up and perform your best.

Learn the dynamic exercise techniques that most closely represent the movements and loads that will be required of your body on the court, field, course, track, or mat or in the water. After you complete a simple self-evaluation, a special science-based stretching matrix enables you to tailor a program specifically for your body, your sport, your position, or your event.

Authors Ann and Chris Frederick have trained many elite and aspiring athletes to achieve optimal muscle and joint function. Now you can stretch to win and enjoy the same results champions in all sports have achieved through this modern, customized flexibility training program.

Genres: Health, Fitness, Nonfiction, Sports

264 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

About the author

Ann Frederick is a former professional dancer, having grown up in her Mom’s dance studio, she started to dance at the age of 4 and first became a dance instructor at 14. She has practiced manual therapy and movement re-education for over 20 years, specifically in the field of flexibility training, assisted individual stretching, group stretch and dance instruction. Ann graduated from ASU in 1997, where she conducted scientific research that demonstrated more successful outcomes with her technique compared to traditional static stretching. Ann originally created a unique system of neuromyofascial manual therapy called Stretch to Win - Fascial Stretch Therapy® (STW-FST®) for the USA Men’s Olympic Wrestling Team of 1996. Besides improving professional athletic performance, she soon discovered that STW-FST also rapidly helped other clients with a variety of chronic, unresponsive pain conditions, strength imbalances and other common neuromusculoskeletal disorders. Ann is a member of The International Association of Structural Integrators.

Reviews

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful. I've spent quite a bit time with it.

[Luke · Rating 4 out of 5]

clear and useful. about the highest praise you can give a technical book written for laypeople.