When you were a kid, playing sports was everything, and you strived to make that game-winning goal or buzzer-beating shot. Athleticism is something you trained hard for, and it shouldn’t stop as you age. Now you can preserve that feeling of exaltation with
Train Like a Pro: Programming to Develop Your Inner Athlete.
Renowned strength and conditioning coach Matthew S. Ibrahim equips you with the understanding, the guidance, and all the tools you need to create training programs that mirror those of today’s top competitive athletes. Focusing on long-term growth, this book will give you access to training programs for steady progression, taking a whole-body approach to building athleticism and improving performance. While other training systems leave out critical components, this book incorporates the sprint, agility, and mobility work that encompass holistic athletic performance training:
- 132 exercises with modifications
- 4 comprehensive training programs
- 66 warm-up drills
You’ll learn about basic training principles, change of direction skills, reactive agility, conditioning, and so much more. You can pick one of the provided programs or use Ibrahim’s guidance to build an individualized training program that meets your needs.
Competitive athletes aren’t the only ones who want to tap into their athletic potential. Ibrahim knows this, and he’s on a mission to help people cultivate body control and feel their very best. The approach he’s developed prioritizes not only building strength, power, and speed but also improving the following:
- Joint mobility
- Muscle flexibility
- Stamina
- Endurance
- Conditioning
- Multidirectional movement skills
- Recovery
Simply put,
Train Like a Pro takes the guesswork out of developing athleticism. Accessible programs and a holistic approach make this the perfect tool for leveling up your training.
Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.
Industry Reviews
"In Train Like a Pro: Programming to Develop Your Inner Athlete, author Matthew Ibrahim will show you how to design and implement the same types of programs used by the world's best athletes. If you want to channel your inner athlete, this is the book for you." -Michael Boyle, Owner of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning and Author of New Functional Training for Sports "Most people aren't prepared to train like an athlete, because they haven't done anything athletic in years. Matthew's approach in Train Like a Pro remedies that with plans, progressions, and programs that get to the very heart of athleticism." -Tony Gentilcore, CSCS, Co-owner of Core Collective "Fitness is a long, tough, and difficult process. And it is worth it when you get your report card. That report card may be how well you perform on a sports field, how you measure up in your lifts or speed and agility tests, or how you feel when you know you've done everything you can do to gain your version of victory. It's never a bad thing to have a great coach in your sidecar during this process. Enter Dr. Matt Ibrahim and his book, Train Like a Pro. This is the coach you want every step of the way. He wants you to get all A's on that report card, and he'll help you do just that." -Dr. Charlie Weingroff, DPT, ATC, CSCS, Performance Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach
