SAS Fitness (Collins Gem) - Softcover

Davies, Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0004724836 ISBN 13: 9780004724836

Publisher: Collins, 2000

Synopsis

A compact but effective guide to improving your fitness and health based on the most up-to-date training techniques of the elite of the British Army

Gem SAS Fitness is a compact but detailed manual for improving your fitness, based on the training techniques of the elite of the British Army.

The training regimes featured have been adapted for a wider audience from those issued to members of the armed forces preparing for SAS selection. They are not just about heaving weights and grunting but also cover diet-management, imoving stamina and avoiding injury – elements that are relevant to anyone undertaking an exercise or fitness programme.

Throughout the book, the emphasis is on progressive and cumulative exercise regimes, following on from a realistic self-assessment of current fitness levels. The training routines are re-inforced with dietary and weight-reduction advice. The book also provides a detailed insight into SAS selection processes and suggests typical training programmes that build to enable the reader to achieve the level of fitness required by the regiment.

Gem SAS Fitness has something for everyone seeking to improve their fitness and lifestyle from whatever level.

About this title

Synopsis:

The training regimes featured have been adapted for a wider audience from those issued to members of the armed forces preparing for SAS selection. They are not just about heaving weights and grunting, but cover diet-management, improving stamina and avoiding injury - elements that are relevant to anyone undertaking an exercise or fitness programme. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on progressive and cumulative exercise regimes, following on from a realistic self-assessment of current fitness levels. The training routines are reinforced with dietary and weight-reduction advice. The book also provides a detailed insight into SAS selection processes and suggests typical training programmes that build to enable the reader to achieve the level of fitness required by the regiment.

About the Author:

Barry Davies served with the SAS for 18 years during which time he was awarded the BEM for his part in ending the terrorist hijack of a German airliner in Mogadishu in the late 1970s. Since leaving the armed forces, Barry has established himself as a prolific writer, with much of his output based on his SAS experience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0004724836
• ISBN 13: 9780004724836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192