Simple Strength: The Outdoor Athlete's Guide to Better Movement

by Mercedes Pollmeier, Graham Zimmerman (Foreword)

Learn How to Move More Efficiently by Implementing These Simple ExercisesSimple Strength is a book about developing efficiency of movement through practice and training of the three basic human movements, the push up, the squat, and the back bend. I believe training should be fun, challenging, and help you become a master of movement.Better MovementLearn how the three basic human movements can help you become an athlete that moves well across all outdoor sports that you do. Workouts in Less TimeSee how these movements can be implemented immediately and done quickly, saving you time so that you can do the things you really want to do.Videos and Photos Included to Show you Exactly How to do Each ExerciseThere are over 100 variations of exercises in the book, with pictures of each exercise and select video demonstrations, all to help you achieve the best technique so that you can perform at your highest level. Sample ProgramsThere are also sample programs included so that you can start implementing the exercises right away!

Genres: Climbing

211 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 7, 2015

Reviews

[Jennifer Hemphill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learn how to build strength in your muscles the right way!

This is an amazing book to help strengthen and condition the body. The author, who is an expert in helping people become physically fit, has compiled progressive exercises with photos of the correct body stance and links to videos, demonstrating the exercise. This is a wonderful reference and guide for the correct body posture and which muscles are emphasized. I recommend this book for everyone's library.

[Jeff Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an outstanding guide to understanding how to prepare our bodies for the rigors of climbing with minimal equipment or facilities at our disposal. You can do the majority of these exercises anywhere you go.

[Alex Linschoten · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great introductory guide to bodyweight movement and practices that can help with all kinds of outdoor exercises. Pollmeier comes from a climbing (and tennis) background, so there's a certain emphasis on that, but it isn't overwhelming. Certainly, anyone doing outdoor movement would find something in here to benefit from. It's well written and clearly structured, too.