Editorial Review:

The third book in the breakout Core Performance series offers cutting-edge training for the endurance athlete
Mark Verstegen launched the core training revolution with Core Performance, which broke new ground in fitness with its intense focus on the muscles of the core--shoulders, hips, and midsection. Now Verstegen provides an exciting new application of his powerful Core program, addressing the special needs of the endurance athlete.
Core Performance Endurance:
· helps endurance athletes at all levels--whether they're competitive swimmers, hard-driven triathletes, or everyday joggers--avoid the injuries that too often sabotage their performance
· delivers the desired combination of strength and stamina, balance and flexibility, athletic quickness and power that the endurance athlete strives for
· provides an endurance-oriented nutrition program--complete with recommendations for pre- and post-race eating
This book not only helps endurance athletes train more effectively, but also gives them a potent regimen of core training that will help them move more efficiently, thereby staving off overuse injuries and long-term deterioration.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Core strength for 100 mile ultra-marathons:

I used many of the core exercises to train for 100 mile trail ultra-marathons. A strong core is essential to optimum athletic performance as well as helping those of us with chronic lower back problems (which are problems no more after strengthening my core!).

Poorly written:

I was excited to get the book and flipping through it, was excited to start reading it. But reading it I found that each chapter was written like an introduction. He hints at what you'll be doing in the program without ever showing you how to do it. The program is essentially presented as one table with a two line explanation of how to use it. There is a huge explanatory gap between the "introductory" chapters and the presentation of the program. The introductory chapters could have been condensed to one... more info

Great Program for Time Constrained Multi-Sport Athletes:

I am a big fan of Mark's 'original' book, so I was thrilled to see a version specifically for endurance athletes. This version does borrow many of the same exercises from his first book -- but, if they work why change them?
The workouts are quick and effective. So, this is the way to go if you are considering strength training into your plan. Many traditional exercises (like leg press, for example) really do not translate into improvement in endurance sports. The strength and power workouts really have... more info

Very Disappointing, More of the Same:

Mark Verstegen deserves a lot of credit for his ability to take a basic concept and milk it into a very lucrative cottage industry. While I actually liked his earlier Core Performance Essentials book (it's a good basic introductory book, though admittedly not much is new there either), Core Performance Endurance offers virtually no new material. Instead, the book is a complete rehash of Essentials and his first book. The rehashing goes so far that entire sections of Endurance are copied word for word from... more info

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