The Perfection Point

作者: John Brenkus 著

出版社: HarperCollins US

出版时间: 2011-09

ISBN: 9780061845499

定价: 149.30

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 256页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>体育

What'sthefastestahumancanrunthe100-metersprint?What'sthelongestahumancanholdhisbreath?Whatarethelimitsofhumanperformance?WelcometoThePerfectionPoint.Until1954,commonwisdomandscientificknowledgeconsideredasub-four-minutemileanimpossiblefeatforahuman.ButthenRogerBannisterbrokethatmark,followedquicklybyahostofotherathletes.Todaytheworldrecordstandsat3minutes,43seconds,yeteventhatnumberdoesn'ttellthefullstoryofhowfasthumanscanrunamile—recordsareamarkofhowwellpeoplehavedone,nothowwelltheycando.What'stheactuallimit?TheanswerliesinThePerfectionPoint.Inthisfascinatingandthought-provokingbook,JohnBrenkus,thehost,co-creator,andexecutiveproducerofESPN'sSportScience,venturesacrossthesportsworldtoprovideanin-depthlookattheabsolutelimitsofhumanperformance.Beginningwiththecurrentworldrecordsforavarietyofsports,Brenkusfindsthe“perfectionpoint”foreach,zeroinginonthespeeds,heights,distances,andtimesthathumanswillgetclosertobutneverexceed.Combiningcutting-edgesciencewiththefundamentalsofeachsport,Brenkusanswersquestionsasoldascompetitionitself,exploringtheouterrealmofwhat'spossibleinathletics.Usingengrossingandaccessiblelanguage,heappliesstatistics,physics,andphysiologytouncoverperfectionpointssuchas:thehighestdunkthelongesthomerunthefastestmilethelongestgolfdrivetheheaviestbenchpressIntriguing,detailed,andcontroversial,theanswersthatBrenkusprovidesareessentialreadingforeverysportsfan.Foryears,coaches,pundits,andexpertshavespeculatedabouttheextremesofhumanability.ThePerfectionPointfinallyprovidestheanswers. JohnBrenkushasspentthelastdecadestudyingtheuniquecharacteristicsoftheworld'sgreatestathletes.HecocreatedthegroundbreakingseriesFightSciencefortheNationalGeographicChannel,andheservesastheon-airhost,cocreator,andexecutiveproducerofESPN'sEmmyAward-winningshowSportScience.
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What'sthefastestahumancanrunthe100-metersprint?What'sthelongestahumancanholdhisbreath?Whatarethelimitsofhumanperformance?WelcometoThePerfectionPoint.Until1954,commonwisdomandscientificknowledgeconsideredasub-four-minutemileanimpossiblefeatforahuman.ButthenRogerBannisterbrokethatmark,followedquicklybyahostofotherathletes.Todaytheworldrecordstandsat3minutes,43seconds,yeteventhatnumberdoesn'ttellthefullstoryofhowfasthumanscanrunamile—recordsareamarkofhowwellpeoplehavedone,nothowwelltheycando.What'stheactuallimit?TheanswerliesinThePerfectionPoint.Inthisfascinatingandthought-provokingbook,JohnBrenkus,thehost,co-creator,andexecutiveproducerofESPN'sSportScience,venturesacrossthesportsworldtoprovideanin-depthlookattheabsolutelimitsofhumanperformance.Beginningwiththecurrentworldrecordsforavarietyofsports,Brenkusfindsthe“perfectionpoint”foreach,zeroinginonthespeeds,heights,distances,andtimesthathumanswillgetclosertobutneverexceed.Combiningcutting-edgesciencewiththefundamentalsofeachsport,Brenkusanswersquestionsasoldascompetitionitself,exploringtheouterrealmofwhat'spossibleinathletics.Usingengrossingandaccessiblelanguage,heappliesstatistics,physics,andphysiologytouncoverperfectionpointssuchas:thehighestdunkthelongesthomerunthefastestmilethelongestgolfdrivetheheaviestbenchpressIntriguing,detailed,andcontroversial,theanswersthatBrenkusprovidesareessentialreadingforeverysportsfan.Foryears,coaches,pundits,andexpertshavespeculatedabouttheextremesofhumanability.ThePerfectionPointfinallyprovidestheanswers.
作者简介:
JohnBrenkushasspentthelastdecadestudyingtheuniquecharacteristicsoftheworld'sgreatestathletes.HecocreatedthegroundbreakingseriesFightSciencefortheNationalGeographicChannel,andheservesastheon-airhost,cocreator,andexecutiveproducerofESPN'sEmmyAward-winningshowSportScience.

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