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Take your gymnastics skills to the next level With the help of Rhythmic Gymnastics you can master the elegant and athletic movements that define rhythmic sportive gymnastics. By using the proven European training system-available exclusively in this book-you will be following the same regimen that has propelled dozens of athletes to the upper echelons of the sport.

Written by Nadejda Jastrjembskaia, an elite coach, and Yuri Titov, an Olympic champion and former president of the International Gymnastics Federation, Rhythmic Gymnastics is the most comprehensive book...

"When the odds were against me, I was always at my best."

When she retired at age 19, Shannon Miller did so as one of the most recognizable gymnasts in the country. The winner of seven Olympic medals and the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in U.S. history, Shannon tells a story of surviving and thriving. A shy, rambunctious girl raised in Oklahoma, Shannon fell in love with gymnastics at a young age and fought her way to the top.

In 1992 she won five Olympic medals after breaking her elbow in a training accident just months prior to the Games....

The Science of Gymnastics provides the most comprehensive and accessible introduction available to the fundamental physiological, biomechanical and psychological principles underpinning performance in artistic gymnastics.

Fully revised and updated, the second edition introduces two new sections--on motor control, and injury prevention and safety--and features contributions from leading international sport scientists and gymnastics researchers. With case studies and review questions included in each chapter, the book examines every key aspect of gymnastic training...

The Science of Gymnastics provides the most comprehensive and accessible introduction available to the fundamental physiological, biomechanical and psychological principles underpinning performance in artistic gymnastics.

Fully revised and updated, the second edition introduces two new sections--on motor control, and injury prevention and safety--and features contributions from leading international sport scientists and gymnastics researchers. With case studies and review questions included in each chapter, the book examines every key aspect of gymnastic training...