Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile - Printable Version
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Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile - stupac2 - 12-24-2013
I just finished this book yesterday, and I thought it was a really fantastic read. It's hard to appreciate what athletes go through when they're injured, or even just the day-to-day experience of life as an athlete.
A lot of the book focuses on injuries, and it left me wondering about the differences between the classic NFL approach and Turley's approach to training. Toward the end of the book Nate sees a specialist in San Diego who says that he has all sorts of deficiencies in certain muscle groups, especially his core, and it was making him more susceptible to injury. I really wonder if a program like Turley's, that's more holistic in its approach, could have saved him some of these injuries.
Anyway, I think most people in here would enjoy the read. As a warning, there's some sexual content, if you're squeamish about that sort of thing.
Re: Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile - stupac2 - 02-19-2014
If anyone cares, this book is now only $2 for the kindle version: http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Getting-Up-Survival-Bottom-ebook/dp/B00BATG1AS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1392841895&sr=1-1
I think it'll last through the end of February at that price.
Re: Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile - FarmBoy - 02-19-2014
Quote:left me wondering about the differences between the classic NFL approach and Turley's approach to training
FWIW, my neighbor is getting his personal trainer certification in Boston and the class apparently has a heavy focus on the Stanford football team system and he's learning to do the evaluations that the Stanford team uses. I thought that was pretty amazing and speaks volumes to the reputation the program's gained, to be a foundation tool for a Boston area program.