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Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura affectionately called him "Chico Santana" in the golden age of wrestling and in turn helped propel this WWE Hall of Famer into stardom. Tito Santana's autobiography brings you a comprehensive and historical look at one of wrestling's most legendary Latinos.

Coaching the Modern Defensive Lineman Buildsdefensive Lineman from stance to tackle. It is a Systematic, holistic, teaching progression that covers the Who, What, Where, When, and How of every technique used to create a dominant defensive lineman in today's modern game. Defenses need both outside and inside shades, CMDL breaks down how to transition seamlessly between both. Some Topic covered: Stance, First Step, Shock and Lock starts, Slanting, Simplifying to maximize Block Recognition, Block Destruction, How to Pursue, Defensive Line-centric tackling, Playing Inside shades, Lagging, 2-...

En Futpress PR analizamos todo lo que está ocurriendo en el deporte Rey, tanto en Puerto Rico, como en el mundo. Desde la actualidad de las ligas de élite en Europa, el desarrollo del fútbol en Puerto Rico, transferencias, uniformes, historias curiosas y más.

Himalayan Diaries is an audio podcast hosted by Ojas Netke that unboxes stories from the outdoors, especially from the Himalayas and mountains around the world. Each episode, we share the journey of hikers in their own words and relive their experiences with you, our listeners. The sole aim of this podcast is to share rich experiences of hiking, trekking, mountaineering and inspire listeners to grab those backpacks and set out to explore the great outdoors. Stay tuned, as we bring new episodes every Sunday starting from 07/04/2024.

Following the birth of their daughter, Jack McClure and his wife Alana had every intention of continuing their life of adventure. After an extensive hiking trip in the desert southwest, they found that having a baby with them was no excuse to stay home and dream of adventures that could’ve been. With lofty ambitions, they set their sights on thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Canada to Mexico as a family, beginning when their daughter was 9 months old.

How much do you really know about your golf clubs? Did you know that: * The lower the loft on your driver, the farther you’ll hit it? * Your new driver has a larger “sweetspot?” * You are playing a stiff shaft, because it says so on it. * Women’s clubs are designed for women? Fine, but the problem is… NONE OF THOSE THINGS ARE TRUE Tom Wishon, one of the world’s leading club designers, takes you on a guided tour of the golf club, explaining in lay language how and why golf clubs work the way they do. Perhaps of even greater importance, he explains what to look for—and what to ...

The Essential Sporting Mind Toolkit will help you develop the sports performance mind skills for mental toughness, to optimize performance and fulfill your true potential. It's every sportsperson's how to guide to achieve true potential. Even the most talented, fit and dedicated athletes fall short on training their minds.

If you have ever wondered how a child is groomed with the intent to traffick in America, this book is for you. This is a true story of a 15-year-old girl who came from a 2-parent home and was not a troubled child, she was simply young and naïve and was looking for her place to fit in. She shares with you how she was methodically groomed by her high school boyfriend’s father in 1980, well before there was an “official” name for what was happening to her.

In this personal journey, ultra-light backpacker and sought-after speaker Glen Van Peski shares the life lessons he has learned through years of lightening his pack and helping others. Adventures provide the richness and texture to a life well lived. So remain open. Keep saying "YES" to life's opportunities. Glen Van Peski helped revolutionize backpacking by creating ultralight equipment, which allows people to take less so they can do more in the wilderness. During decades of championing ultralight backpacking, Glen became aware that “take less, do more” is more than just a hiking slogan.

A generation of Americans, disillusioned with organized religion, still longs for meaning and transcendence. In The God of Wild Places, theologian and former pastor Tony Jones traces his own journey out of the church and into the woods, guiding listeners to reflect on their own experience of the divine in the wilderness.

Bangka Island, 1942. Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was just 26 when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow nurses into the shallow waters of a remote beach to be executed. Miraculously, Vivian would be the lone survivor. The Lieutenant-Colonel would also be the first woman to be honoured with a statue at the Australian War Memorial for her extraordinary bravery and service.

Bangka Island, 1942. Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was just 26 when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow nurses into the shallow waters of a remote beach to be executed. Miraculously, Vivian would be the lone survivor. The Lieutenant-Colonel would also be the first woman to be honoured with a statue at the Australian War Memorial for her extraordinary bravery and service.

Welcome to "Muscle University," your ultimate resource for mastering the science of muscle growth and optimizing physical performance! This comprehensive guide delves deep into the intricacies of exercise physiology, offering a wealth of knowledge and practical strategies to help you understand your body, enhance muscle development, and achieve your fitness goals.

This easy-to-understand learning tool follows the critically acclaimed Sailing Made Easy, which Sailing Magazine called “best in class” upon its release in 2010. Sailing Made Easy is the #1 resource in basic sailing education, and Coastal Cruising Made Easy is poised to become the industry standard in intermediate sailing education.

From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC’s first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended athletics, appearing in blockbuster films and becoming a role model for women everywhere. Then, on November 15, 2015, it all came crashing down. In OUR FIGHT, Rousey explores the greatest challenge of her life and, ultimately, how she rebuilt her life into something better in the aftermath.

Every summer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. To limit travel time while he trained for the Olympics an hour and a half away from home, he lived out of a crusty, old construction van, parked anywhere he could find a spot. And in 2022, after seventeen years of failure—all the crashes, injuries, and personal setbacks—he won Olympic gold at forty years old, becoming the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist in history.

In 2005, Brad Balukjian left his position as a magazine fact-checker to pursue a dream job: partner with his childhood hero, The Iron Sheik (whose real name was Khosrow Vaziri), to write his biography. Things quickly went south, culminating in the Sheik threatening Balukjian’s life. Now seventeen years later, Balukjian returns to the road in search of not only a reunion with the Sheik, but something much bigger: truth in a world built on illusion.

Professional distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir grew up in rural Kenyan villages. Though their lives began in poverty, both were driven to reach their full potential, to gain an education, and make a difference. And they would find their way to do just that through the high-pressure world of distance running.

While many veterinarians apply, only a small number are approved to examine the elite canine athletes who, using solely their muscle and an innate drive to race, carry handlers between frozen outposts each year, risking injury, illness, and fatigue along the way. In Four Thousand Paws, Lee Morgan—a member of the Iditarod's expert veterinary corps—tells the story of these heroic dogs, following the teams as they traverse deep spruce forests, climb steep mountain slopes, and navigate over ice-bound rivers toward Nome, on the coast of the Bering Sea, where the famed Burled Arch awaits.

In Pain Performance, Ryan Whited and Matt Fitzgerald present a radically new way for athletes to understand and manage pain that exposes the shocking lack of evidence for modern medicine’s approach to pain and injury management. Based on many years of research and a greater appreciation of the complexity of pain as a lived experience, Whited’s revolutionary “Training as Treatment” method puts you in control of your pain experience as you build mental and physical resilience.