The Tao of Training by Dr. Frank Wyatt is now available through our online store.

“It is easy to be a holy man when you live on top of a mountain”, but can Taoist philosophy actually apply to exercise training in the modern west? University sport physiologist Dr. Frank Wyatt, himself an accomplished baseball player, rugby player, competitive cyclist, marathoner, and black belt in Taekwondo takes on the formidable challenge of explaining the “Way” to better training. Five lessons based on personal observations and experiences allow Dr. Wyatt to illustrate how the reader can implement major concepts of Taoist doctrine into their daily training. The Tao of Training can help make the way to fitness more enriching for the mind, body, and spirit.

Product Details: Paperback: 106 pages
Language: English
Publisher: Heimdall Books; 1st edition (2008)
ISBN-10: 0976805480
Product dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches

A second Bone Unit t-shirt is now available.
This white t-shirt features a profile of a skull and the team slogan, “Bone Unit: Weightlifters for the Hell of It” on it’s front.  On the back is a popular Rippetoe quote: “Strong people are harder to kill than weak ones, and are more useful in general”.

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Two new t-shirt designs have been added to the Aasgaard online store.

Bone Unit Shirt: The official t-shirt logo of the Wichita Falls Weightlifting team’s “Bone Unit” a team based at Wichita Falls Athletic Club in Texas.

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“My Mom Says My Brain Won’t Explode When I Squat….” Shirt:

Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training gets a little press on Instapundit:

IN THE MAIL: Mark Rippetoe & Lon Kilgore’s Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training. Glancing through it, I see that it’s clearly illustrated and targeted at people who haven’t done serious weight training in the past. Looks good. Also, the reader reviews — all 101 of them — are extremely favorable.

Read the full post on Instapundit HERE.

Basic Fitness Testing: Field Tests for Sport & Fitness Professionals (2nd ed), a Heimdall Book is now in stock and available at our online store.

A new and improved print edition of the original e-manual is now available. The improved and re-illustrated book provides coaching and PE professional students with a “laboratory” text that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. And one that they can really use in the field once they graduate. In the manual, there are detailed instructions for administration and evaluation of field-based tests relevant to sport and fitness (designed to logically supply the experiential content of a typical 16-week university semester). No metabolic carts, electromyographs, lactate analyzers, or any other specialized laboratory or clinical equipment is needed. Less than $50 worth of basic supplies available at Wal-Mart can support almost all of the 26 assessment activities. All tests can be done easily with the physical plant normally found in any school, club, or clinic. The manual presents 6 pre-exercise participation/testing screening activities and 20 varied testing activities each assessing either strength, endurance, or mobility. Every individual activity section is prefaced with a physiology-based explanation of what is tested, why it is tested, and how the results can be interpreted and applied. A student laboratory report form is included at the end of each activity or related group of activities. A semester calendar is also included as an appendix to enable easy tracking of important testing and assignment dates.

Audience - University students enrolled in coaching, fitness, or physical education majors. Working coaches and trainers.

ISBN 097680543X
Book Size - 8.5″x11″ - 112 pages - Price $20.00