Tying in with a five-part BBC1 television series of the same name, this book gives an insight into the impact of science and technology on the training and performance of sportsmen and women at the peak of their careers. It covers athletics, badminton, bowls, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and wrestling. The topics covered include why rowing and pursuit cycling are won and lost in the lab; why a urine colour-chart is the most important thing in a marathon runner's changing-room; and why top marksmen don't look at the target.
- ISBN10 0752209485
- ISBN13 9780752209487
- Publish Date 28 June 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 March 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Boxtree Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English