31 Books like Total Immersion

Swim Like A Pro

by Fares Ksebati • 2021

Less drag, more push: a swimmer's complete guide to getting faster without adding laps.

4.33

🏊 Swim Training 🏃 Endurance Sports 🔧 Stroke Mechanics 🧘 Holistic Training ⏱️ Interval Workouts

Swim Like A Pro 98%

Less drag, more push: a swimmer's complete guide to getting faster without adding laps.

by Fares Ksebati 2021

4.33

3 ratings

🏊 Swim Training 🏃 Endurance Sports 🔧 Stroke Mechanics 🧘 Holistic Training ⏱️ Interval Workouts

Triathlon Swimming Foundations

by "Triathlon" Taren Gesell • 2019

Sink, gasp, zigzag: the triathlon swim fix that works in ten sessions.

4.05

141

🏊 Triathlon Training 🌊 Swim Technique 🏖️ Open Water Swimming 🏋️ Drill Progression 📋 Sports Fundamentals

Triathlon Swimming Foundations 98%

Sink, gasp, zigzag: the triathlon swim fix that works in ten sessions.

by "Triathlon" Taren Gesell 2019

4.05

141 ratings

🏊 Triathlon Training 🌊 Swim Technique 🏖️ Open Water Swimming 🏋️ Drill Progression 📋 Sports Fundamentals

Swimming Science

by G. John Mullen • 2018

Swimming faster is a physics problem, a fuel problem, and a head game. The multidisciplinary fix.

4.13

🏊 Competitive Swimming 🔬 Sports Science ✋ Stroke Technique 🏋️ Dryland Training 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Swimming Science 97%

Swimming faster is a physics problem, a fuel problem, and a head game. The multidisciplinary fix.

by G. John Mullen 2018

4.13

8 ratings

🏊 Competitive Swimming 🔬 Sports Science ✋ Stroke Technique 🏋️ Dryland Training 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Triathlon Training in 4 Hours a Week

by Eric Harr • 2003

A triathlon finish line in six weeks, on just four hours of training a week.

3.67

174

🏁 Triathlon For Beginners 🏃 Endurance Sports ⏱️ Time Efficient Fitness 🩹 Injury Prevention 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Triathlon Training in 4 Hours a Week Summary

Triathlon Training in 4 Hours a Week 95%

A triathlon finish line in six weeks, on just four hours of training a week.

by Eric Harr 2003

3.67

174 ratings

🏁 Triathlon For Beginners 🏃 Endurance Sports ⏱️ Time Efficient Fitness 🩹 Injury Prevention 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Off the Deep End

by W. Hodding Carter IV • 2008

He skipped the sports car, bought a swim cap, and at 41 tried to qualify for the Olympics.

3.30

111

🏊 Masters Athletics 🏅 Swimming Memoirs 🔄 Midlife Reinvention ↩️ Athletic Comeback 🔬 Technique Obsession

Off the Deep End 94%

He skipped the sports car, bought a swim cap, and at 41 tried to qualify for the Olympics.

by W. Hodding Carter IV 2008

3.30

111 ratings

🏊 Masters Athletics 🏅 Swimming Memoirs 🔄 Midlife Reinvention ↩️ Athletic Comeback 🔬 Technique Obsession

Just Add Water

by Katie Ledecky • 2024

A chronic condition that makes standing up punishing. She kept winning Olympic gold anyway.

4.12

8k+

🏊 Competitive Swimming 🥇 Olympic Athletes 👩 Women In Sports 🧠 Mental Toughness 🏆 Elite Performance

Just Add Water 94%

A chronic condition that makes standing up punishing. She kept winning Olympic gold anyway.

by Katie Ledecky 2024

4.12

8k+ ratings

🏊 Competitive Swimming 🥇 Olympic Athletes 👩 Women In Sports 🧠 Mental Toughness 🏆 Elite Performance

The Champion Mindset

by Joanna Zeiger • 2017

An Olympian's playbook for the mental toughness that converts training into performance on race day.

3.55

173

🧠 Sports Psychology 🏃 Endurance Sports 🧱 Mental Toughness 🧘 Intrinsic Motivation 🩹 Injury Recovery

The Champion Mindset 93%

An Olympian's playbook for the mental toughness that converts training into performance on race day.

by Joanna Zeiger 2017

3.55

173 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🏃 Endurance Sports 🧱 Mental Toughness 🧘 Intrinsic Motivation 🩹 Injury Recovery

Runner's World Running on Air

by Budd Coates • 2013

The breathing pattern that balances footstrike impact and gives you a built-in pace coach.

3.63

359

🏃 Distance Running 🌬️ Breathwork For Athletes 🩹 Injury Prevention 📈 Effort-Based Training ⏱️ Pacing Strategies

Runner's World Running on Air 93%

The breathing pattern that balances footstrike impact and gives you a built-in pace coach.

by Budd Coates 2013

3.63

359 ratings

🏃 Distance Running 🌬️ Breathwork For Athletes 🩹 Injury Prevention 📈 Effort-Based Training ⏱️ Pacing Strategies

80/20 Running

by Matt Fitzgerald • 2014

Easy miles build fast races. The training formula that cuts 5K times by seven percent.

3.94

7k+

🏃 Endurance Training 📊 Polarized Training 🫁 Aerobic Development 🩹 Injury Prevention ❤️ Heart Rate Training

80/20 Running 93%

Easy miles build fast races. The training formula that cuts 5K times by seven percent.

by Matt Fitzgerald 2014

3.94

7k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Training 📊 Polarized Training 🫁 Aerobic Development 🩹 Injury Prevention ❤️ Heart Rate Training

Marathoning for Mortals

by John Bingham • 2003

Walking counts. Finishing beats speed. A marathon guide for people who are not runners.

3.97

1k+

🏃 Marathon Training 👟 Beginner Running 🏅 Endurance Sports 💪 Everyday Athletes 🌱 New Runners

Marathoning for Mortals 93%

Walking counts. Finishing beats speed. A marathon guide for people who are not runners.

by John Bingham 2003

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏃 Marathon Training 👟 Beginner Running 🏅 Endurance Sports 💪 Everyday Athletes 🌱 New Runners

The Oxygen Advantage

by Patrick McKeown • 2015

Breathe less to get more oxygen: a simple test and nasal techniques boost endurance, burn fat.

4.02

5k+

🌬️ Breathwork 🫁 Buteyko Method 🏅 Sports Performance 🏃‍♂️ Endurance Training 🫧 Asthma Relief

The Oxygen Advantage 93%

Breathe less to get more oxygen: a simple test and nasal techniques boost endurance, burn fat.

by Patrick McKeown 2015

4.02

5k+ ratings

🌬️ Breathwork 🫁 Buteyko Method 🏅 Sports Performance 🏃‍♂️ Endurance Training 🫧 Asthma Relief

The Naked Warrior

by Pavel Tsatsouline • 2003

Two bodyweight moves, ancient tension secrets, and a practice method that never exhausts you.

4.06

2k+

🏋️ Bodyweight Training 🤸 Calisthenics 🧘 Tension Techniques 🪶 Minimalist Fitness 🇷🇺 Russian Training Methods

The Naked Warrior 93%

Two bodyweight moves, ancient tension secrets, and a practice method that never exhausts you.

by Pavel Tsatsouline 2003

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏋️ Bodyweight Training 🤸 Calisthenics 🧘 Tension Techniques 🪶 Minimalist Fitness 🇷🇺 Russian Training Methods

Force of Nature

by Laird Hamilton • 2008

What big-wave surfing reveals about fear, food, and fitness that no gym will teach you.

3.90

846

🏄 Extreme Sports 🧘 Holistic Fitness 🏄‍♂️ Surf Philosophy 😨 Fear Management 🔮 Instinct And Intuition

Force of Nature 93%

What big-wave surfing reveals about fear, food, and fitness that no gym will teach you.

by Laird Hamilton 2008

3.90

846 ratings

🏄 Extreme Sports 🧘 Holistic Fitness 🏄‍♂️ Surf Philosophy 😨 Fear Management 🔮 Instinct And Intuition

Jump Attack

by Tim S. Grover • 2000

Train for the fourth quarter, not just a gym max: the 90-day explosive-power protocol.

4.12

364

🏋️ Sports Training 🏃 Athletic Performance 💥 Explosive Training 🧠 Mental Toughness 🥗 Sports Nutrition

Jump Attack 93%

Train for the fourth quarter, not just a gym max: the 90-day explosive-power protocol.

by Tim S. Grover 2000

4.12

364 ratings

🏋️ Sports Training 🏃 Athletic Performance 💥 Explosive Training 🧠 Mental Toughness 🥗 Sports Nutrition

Beyond Training

by Ben Greenfield • 2014

Your training ages you. The balance, recovery, diet system for a durable body and lifelong fitness.

3.83

1k+

🏃 Endurance Training 🍽️ Sports Nutrition 😴 Recovery Optimization ⚖️ Polarized Training 📊 Quantified Self

Beyond Training 93%

Your training ages you. The balance, recovery, diet system for a durable body and lifelong fitness.

by Ben Greenfield 2014

3.83

1k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Training 🍽️ Sports Nutrition 😴 Recovery Optimization ⚖️ Polarized Training 📊 Quantified Self

Operation Ironman

by George Mahood • 2015

Spinal surgery to Ironman in 4 months. Couldn't swim, no bike, never run a marathon.

4.52

2k+

🏃 Endurance Sports 🚴 Triathlon Training 😂 Humorous Memoir 🏥 Recovery Memoir 🤸 Unconventional Training

Operation Ironman 92%

Spinal surgery to Ironman in 4 months. Couldn't swim, no bike, never run a marathon.

by George Mahood 2015

4.52

2k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Sports 🚴 Triathlon Training 😂 Humorous Memoir 🏥 Recovery Memoir 🤸 Unconventional Training

How We Learn to Move

by Rob Gray • 2021

Perfect technique is a dead end: real skill comes from variation, not repetition.

4.32

479

🏀 Sports Coaching 🧠 Motor Learning 🎯 Skill Acquisition 📝 Practice Design 🌿 Ecological Dynamics

How We Learn to Move 92%

Perfect technique is a dead end: real skill comes from variation, not repetition.

by Rob Gray 2021

4.32

479 ratings

🏀 Sports Coaching 🧠 Motor Learning 🎯 Skill Acquisition 📝 Practice Design 🌿 Ecological Dynamics

Marathon, All-New 4th Edition

by Hal Higdon • 2011

Train for 26.2 without burnout: the 18-week system that balances mileage, food, and recovery.

4.04

4k+

🏃 Marathon Training 🥗 Endurance Nutrition 🧠 Mental Toughness 🩹 Running Injuries 🛌 Running Recovery

Marathon, All-New 4th Edition 92%

Train for 26.2 without burnout: the 18-week system that balances mileage, food, and recovery.

by Hal Higdon 2011

4.04

4k+ ratings

🏃 Marathon Training 🥗 Endurance Nutrition 🧠 Mental Toughness 🩹 Running Injuries 🛌 Running Recovery

The Competitive Runner's Handbook

by Bob Glover • 1983

From 5K to marathon: how to train, race, and peak when finishing isn't enough.

4.08

415

🏃 Competitive Running 🎽 Endurance Sports 🏁 Race Training 🦵 Running Form 📅 Periodized Training

The Competitive Runner's Handbook Summary

The Competitive Runner's Handbook 92%

From 5K to marathon: how to train, race, and peak when finishing isn't enough.

by Bob Glover 1983

4.08

415 ratings

🏃 Competitive Running 🎽 Endurance Sports 🏁 Race Training 🦵 Running Form 📅 Periodized Training

You Are an Ironman

by Jacques Steinberg • 2011

Six amateurs. One 140.6-mile race. The finish-line words that make every sacrifice worth it.

3.84

2k+

🏊 Triathlon 🏃 Endurance Sports 👟 Amateur Athletes 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Fitness Transformation

You Are an Ironman 92%

Six amateurs. One 140.6-mile race. The finish-line words that make every sacrifice worth it.

by Jacques Steinberg 2011

3.84

2k+ ratings

🏊 Triathlon 🏃 Endurance Sports 👟 Amateur Athletes 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Fitness Transformation

How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

by Matt Fitzgerald • 2015

You don't bonk because your tank is empty. You bonk because your brain says stop.

4.08

7k+

🏃 Endurance Sports 🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🌊 Flow States 🔬 Sports Science

How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle Summary

How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle 92%

You don't bonk because your tank is empty. You bonk because your brain says stop.

by Matt Fitzgerald 2015

4.08

7k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Sports 🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🌊 Flow States 🔬 Sports Science

The Art of Resilience

by Ross Edgley • 2020

Stoic mindset plus sports science: the resilience system forged in a 1,780-mile ocean swim.

4.32

6k+

🏊 Endurance Athletics 🧘 Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Mental Toughness 🔬 Sports Science 🍽️ Endurance Nutrition

The Art of Resilience 92%

Stoic mindset plus sports science: the resilience system forged in a 1,780-mile ocean swim.

by Ross Edgley 2020

4.32

6k+ ratings

🏊 Endurance Athletics 🧘 Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Mental Toughness 🔬 Sports Science 🍽️ Endurance Nutrition

The Brave Athlete

by Simon Marshall • 2023

The sweary, science-backed playbook for outrunning the voice that tells you to quit.

3.92

1k+

🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🔄 Habit Formation 😰 Performance Anxiety 🏃‍♀️ Body Image In Sport

The Brave Athlete 92%

The sweary, science-backed playbook for outrunning the voice that tells you to quit.

by Simon Marshall 2023

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🔄 Habit Formation 😰 Performance Anxiety 🏃‍♀️ Body Image In Sport

Primal Endurance

by Mark Sisson • 2016

The low-intensity, high-fat method that turns endurance athletes into fat-burning engines.

4.01

989

🏃 Endurance Sports 🔥 Fat Adaptation 🥩 Paleo Diet 🥑 Ketogenic Diet ❤️ Heart Rate Training

Primal Endurance 92%

The low-intensity, high-fat method that turns endurance athletes into fat-burning engines.

by Mark Sisson 2016

4.01

989 ratings

🏃 Endurance Sports 🔥 Fat Adaptation 🥩 Paleo Diet 🥑 Ketogenic Diet ❤️ Heart Rate Training

Science of Running

by Chris Napier • 2020

Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.

4.22

786

🏃 Running Form 🩹 Injury Prevention 💪 Strength For Runners 🏁 Race Preparation 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Science of Running 92%

Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.

by Chris Napier 2020

4.22

786 ratings

🏃 Running Form 🩹 Injury Prevention 💪 Strength For Runners 🏁 Race Preparation 🍎 Sports Nutrition

The Playmaker's Advantage

by Leonard Zaichkowsky • 2018

The missing piece: cognitive skills that turn talent into playmaking genius.

3.97

161

🏅 Athlete Development 🧠 Sports Psychology 📋 Coaching Methods 🧪 Evidence-Based Coaching 👦 Youth Sports

The Playmaker's Advantage 92%

The missing piece: cognitive skills that turn talent into playmaking genius.

by Leonard Zaichkowsky 2018

3.97

161 ratings

🏅 Athlete Development 🧠 Sports Psychology 📋 Coaching Methods 🧪 Evidence-Based Coaching 👦 Youth Sports

No Need for Speed

by John Bingham • 2002

Running for people who hate running: a joyful, pain-free path to lifelong fitness.

4.02

829

🧑‍🎓 Beginner Running 🐢 Slow Running 🧠 Mindful Running 🩹 Injury Prevention 💃 Joy Of Movement

No Need for Speed 92%

Running for people who hate running: a joyful, pain-free path to lifelong fitness.

by John Bingham 2002

4.02

829 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Beginner Running 🐢 Slow Running 🧠 Mindful Running 🩹 Injury Prevention 💃 Joy Of Movement

Chasing Excellence

by Ben Bergeron • 2017

Why CrossFit's champions credit their mindset, not their muscles, and how to build yours.

4.35

5k+

🧠 Sports Psychology 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🛡️ Mental Toughness 💪 Grit

Chasing Excellence 92%

Why CrossFit's champions credit their mindset, not their muscles, and how to build yours.

by Ben Bergeron 2017

4.35

5k+ ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🛡️ Mental Toughness 💪 Grit

The Way of the Champion

by Paul Rabil • 2024

A lacrosse icon's playbook for building a championship life, not just a championship season.

4.15

362

🧠 Sports Psychology 🏆 Championship Mindset 📅 Daily Discipline 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🥅 Goal Setting

The Way of the Champion 92%

A lacrosse icon's playbook for building a championship life, not just a championship season.

by Paul Rabil 2024

4.15

362 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🏆 Championship Mindset 📅 Daily Discipline 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🥅 Goal Setting

Peak

by Marc Bubbs • 2019

Fix sleep, food, and stress before marginal gains. A biological blueprint for athletic longevity.

4.15

786

🔬 Sports Science 🍎 Sports Nutrition 😴 Sleep Science 🧠 Mental Toughness 🛌 Recovery Science

Peak 92%

Fix sleep, food, and stress before marginal gains. A biological blueprint for athletic longevity.

by Marc Bubbs 2019

4.15

786 ratings

🔬 Sports Science 🍎 Sports Nutrition 😴 Sleep Science 🧠 Mental Toughness 🛌 Recovery Science

Meb For Mortals

by Meb Keflezighi • 2015

Why a marathon champion wants you to show up slightly undertrained on race day.

3.89

1k+

🏅 Marathon Training 🏃 Running Technique 💪 Mental Toughness 🩹 Injury Prevention 🥑 Sports Nutrition

Meb For Mortals 92%

Why a marathon champion wants you to show up slightly undertrained on race day.

by Meb Keflezighi 2015

3.89

1k+ ratings

🏅 Marathon Training 🏃 Running Technique 💪 Mental Toughness 🩹 Injury Prevention 🥑 Sports Nutrition

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