Faster, Higher, Stronger
  • Published: 28 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780147516473
  • Imprint: Plume
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $40.00

Faster, Higher, Stronger

The New Science of Creating Superathletes, and How You Can Train Like Them

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The editor-in-chief of Wired.com gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at how talent, effort, and science combine to create the world's greatest athletes--and how we can improve our own performance.

A New York Times bestseller

“A smart and important book.”—Gretchen Reynolds, author of The First 20 Minutes
 
Publications as varied as Wired, Men’s Fitness, and The New Yorker are abuzz over the New York Times bestseller Faster, Higher, Stronger. In it, veteran journalist Mark McClusky explains how today’s top athletes are turning to advanced technology and savvy science to improve their performance. Sports buffs and readers of David Epstein and Gretchen Reynolds will want to join McClusky as he goes behind the scenes everywhere from the Olympics to the NBA Finals, from the World Series to the Tour de France, and from high-tech labs to neighborhood gyms to show how athletes at every level can incorporate cutting-edge science into their own workouts.
  • Published: 28 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780147516473
  • Imprint: Plume
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $40.00
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Praise for Faster, Higher, Stronger

"Fascinating."--The New Yorker

"A great read. The casual sportsman is not forgotten, as McClusky touches back on his own golf game to help weekend athletes relate."--Science

"Speed-skating super-suits, motion-tracking cameras, the 10,000 hour rule--it's all covered in Mark McClusky's engrossing look into how athletes use science to avoid injury, train smarter, and shatter records."--Mother Jones

"Faster, Higher, Stronger is one of the most lucid and entertaining books I've read about sports science."--Gretchen Reynolds, author of The First 20 Minutes

"Few books have captured my attention like Mark McClusky's riveting investigation of the groundbreaking science fueling elite athletic performance."--Dave Zinczenko, author of Eat This, Not That