Legacy – Ian King’s Training Innovations 2nd EDITION – Volume 1 (Ebook)

Ian King has spent a lifetime seeking solutions to challenges faced by athletes and others in the physical preparation world. From this search for solutions has risen one of the greatest collections of original and unique innovations generated by one person in any discipline.

As you will learn by reading this book, most of these innovations were tested and refined for periods up to a decade before release.  No other single coach in modern physical preparation has produced such a long list of original innovations that have truly shaped the way the world trains!

In fact, some may be surprised to learn the true source of these ideas, ideas that have now become accepted as commonplace throughout the world. The aim of this book is to collate many of these innovations, providing a single source from which to gain insights into the conceptual legacy of Ian King. This book takes you to the source of many of the most influential training innovations in the world, providing you with:

• A collection of Ian King’s original and unique training innovations that have shaped the world of physical preparation
• Insights into the experiences that influenced and shaped the development of these ideas
• The original writings where the intent of each concept is explained in a way that shows the true intent of the idea
• Insights into the responses and impact these innovations had in the short term and the long term It could be said that the training of people around the world have been influenced more by this legacy than by any other single person.

The first edition of the Legacy book was a single volume and included content from the prior thirty (30) years of professional application and innovation.

This second edition of the Legacy book is a three-volume series, published in 2025, adding additional content that was not included in the first edition, as well as new content from the subsequent fifteen (15) years.

This second edition aims to condense some of the key concepts, theories and innovations produced through the forty-five (45) years from 1980 to 2025. If any of the hundreds of concepts, theories and innovations in this book trilogy resonate with you, we encourage you to check out the source material as shown in the footnotes. This will allow you to take a deeper dive into areas that you are drawn to gain deeper insights. You will also find more structure in the source material.

Due to the amount of information, the decision was made to split the content over three volumes and twelve parts.

They are as follows:

Volume 1

• Part 1 – Introduction
• Part 2 – Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
• Part 3 – Performance Enhancement

Volume 2

• Part 4 – Flexibility
• Part 5 – Strength
• Part 6 – Speed
• Part 7 – Endurance
• Part 8 – Recovery

Volume 3

• Part 9 – Sports Coach Education
• Part 10 – Long-term athlete development
• Part 11 – Physical Preparation Coach Education
• Part 12 – Conclusion

Volume 1 contains 138 original, unique theories, concepts and innovations.

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