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Develop your fitness, strength and endurance, and improve your flexibility and agility, to deliver your best consistently on the race course with this practical guide.
Whether you are a club sailor or an Olympic hopeful you will learn the areas you should concentrate on for your type of sailing, be it hiking, trapezing or board sports. There are also specific suggestions for young athletes, master sailors and old salts.
Discover over 100 exercises (many using minimal equipment) designed to help performance in specific areas, demonstrated in the book by top British Sailing Team sailors Micky Beckett and Matilda Nicholls with over 160 photos and access to 8 videos by the author.
You will learn how to:
- Get the most out of your training
- Plan it to fit in with your competition schedule
- Recover quickly to do it all again!
- Avoid injury and preserve your lower back
- Minimise the effect of travel and other lifestyle issues
Written by a world champion sailor, Olympic medallist and coach to multiple gold medallists, you can benefit from his knowledge of what drives better sailing, smarter training and performance under pressure. Don’t just sail, sail to win.
“What you will find is a grounded, experience-driven perspective on how to train better, recover smarter and build something that lasts. This has been clearly proven in the sailing world by the legacy that Michael has built and left in the Laser / ILCA class with the Australian Squad since 2008. If you’re serious about your training, this book will meet you where you are and push you further.” Matt Wearn, Double Olympic Gold Medallist
“It covers everything you need to know to get yourself in shape for sailing. This means that it is great for club sailors and Olympic hopefuls alike, as you can take it to whatever level is suitable for your own needs and goals.” The Final Beat
“A valuable reference for anyone who wants to improve their fitness for sailing.” NZ Sailing