Product Description
by Tim Seaman (Author), Jeff Salvage (Author)
America's premier team of clinicians Jeff Salvage and Tim Seaman's Race Walk Clinic - in a Book beautifully illustrates textbook techniques while it catalogs typical mistakes race walkers make that can rob them of a legal race and speed. It explains why these problems exist and prescribes critical solutions to correct them. If you are ready to improve your race walking style and step up to the next level, then pick up Race Walk Clinic - in a Book today. Our approach in Race Walk Clinic - in a Book is to pick up where other training materials leave off. We start by grounding our discussion with a review of correct race walking technique, but do not focus on the many aspects of technique that you can do incorrectly. We then divide race walking technique problems into broad categories, starting with issues of legality and then separating technique issues into categories such as hip, leg, arm, and posture problems. For each category we illustrate the problem with photographs of either elite race walkers or (for beginner problems) staged images. We then offer remediation in two forms: exercises, drills, and stretches to improve your style, and mental cues to guide your focus while race walking. Within the educational material presented, we've interspersed "Tales from the Track," a unique collection of unique stories in which great race walkers from the U.S. and around the world retell some of their most memorable experiences. FINALIST IN THE FOREWORD MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SPORTS CATEGORY
Author Biography
Former international competitor Jeff Salvage is an award winning educator and nationally recognized coach who combines his instructional expertise with his passion for race walking. Salvage tirelessly promotes race walking as a writer, photographer, and webmaster. Founder of www.racewalk.com, creator of the Race Walk Like a Champion book and DVD set, and the "go to" photographer for America's best race walkers, Salvage combines all his skills in Race Walk Clinic - in a Book. Tim Seaman is America's most dominate active race walker. A two-time Olympian and a 43-time National Champion, he's not finished yet. Recording the fastest American time in an Olympic Games, Seaman is also a 12 x U.S. record holder. Giving back to race walking is equally important to Seaman. He has dedicated his time to helping the next generation of race walkers. Seaman's work with the South Texas Walking Club and other elite race walkers has produced many budding superstars. Seaman encompasses his wealth of knowledge as a coach and athlete in Race Walk Clinic - in a Book.
