Sail Fitter is the complete guide to improving your fitness for sailboat racing. With Sail Fitter you’ll discover how to develop your flexibility, endurance, strength and agility for sailing. It’s based on scientific principles that are easy to apply so you’ll find it easier to execute all sailing’s skills. Author Michael Blackburn won the Bronze medal in the Laser class at the 2000 Olympics and has drawn on over 20 years of sailing training and 12 years of work or study experience in the Sport Science field to write the book. In October 2003 he was ranked No.1 Laser sailor in the world.  The 126-page fully illustrated guide is an extensively updated edition of his previous book, Sail Fit that sold out last year. Sail Fit sold in over 20 countries and was translated into Japanese. Blackburn’s resume includes Sports Science Coordinator for the NSW Institute of Sport Sailing Program where he prepared training programs for Australian Olympic and World Youth team members including Belinda Stowell (Olympic 470 Gold Medallist) and Ben Austin (Laser World Youth Gold Medallist). The foreword is written by Australian Sailing’s editor Bob Ross who wrote ‘I could not think of anyone better qualified to write a book about fitness for small boat sailing than Michael Blackburn… While the first edition of Sail Fitness and Training was certainly a compulsory acquisition for any Laser sailor who wanted to be more competitive, this second edition has broadened in outlook.’ Sail Fitter includes over 100 photos illustrating training exercises. The text discusses gaining and losing weight, sailing nutrition, specific training sessions, hiking technique, trapezing fitness, sailboarding fitness, planning training, home fitness tests, recovery, sailing clothing, lower back health, travel, youth and masters training, on-water training and skill learning.  Why this book? *A complete guide to physical training and preparation for racing. *Advice and tips for the beginning sailor through to international competitor and from youth to master *Simply applies the principles of nutrition, aerobic and anaerobic training to sailing *Advice on strength training and avoiding injury *Explains how to plan training and recover efficiently *Covers hiking techniques and lower back health and much, much more! Blackburn is doubly qualified to give advice to sailors on how to achieve their best. - Glenn Bourke The best source to date for training. - Luther Carpenter To me it is the definitive bible of Laser training methods. - Grant Dalton We are impressed by Sail Fit. - Ed Adams This is the best book on fitness for sailing I've ever read. - Bob Ross Read a review of this book Table of Contents Excerpt of the Book |
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