How to Support a Champion provides an excellent introduction to applying cutting edge sports and nutritional science to the challenging task of training elite athletes.

What does this book cover? 

How to Support a Champion: The art of applying science to the elite athlete is a great choice for a first book on sports science and training support. It explores the lessons Dr Ingham learned when he was training some of the world’s best athletes, including the people-skills you’ll need to develop the right working relationship.

In How to Support a Champion: The art of applying science to the elite athlete, you’ll find chapters like:

• Beware of your Thoughts
• All True to Altruism?
• How to Support a Champion
• Journeying Through KOCS
• Performance Immersion
• Seven Spinning Plates
• The Big Goal
• Tightrope Rollercoaster

About the Editors

Dr Steve Ingham is a physiologist who has trained more than 200 world champions and Olympic medal winners. He is the Director of Science and Technical Development at the English Institute of Sport. Finally, Dr Ingham is a fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

How to Support a Champion: The art of applying science to the elite athlete will help you understand what you’ll need to excel as a sports scientist.