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Climbing as an activity has a long and proud history of ascending mountains and steep walls. Still, as a newly acknowledged Olympic sport, climbing has a short history of systematic training and injury prevention. Sport climbing is divided in three disciplines (bouldering, lead climbing, speed climbing) that requires different physiological and psychological abilities witch again lead to different mechanical loading and thereby possible injuries. Furthermore, climbing is practiced by a diversified population from the recreational climber to the professional athlete. One of the things that separates climbing from most other Olympic sports is that a vast majority of the athletes operates outside the federations. Even internationally high performing climbers are not organized or part of a team with trainers and health personnel.
“Filled with illustrations, illuminating stories, and historical deep dives, Muscle will give you new insight into the power of our bodies.” —Milan Polk, Men’s Health An entertaining illustrated deep dive into muscle, from the discovery of human anatomy to the latest science of strength training. Muscle tissue powers every heartbeat, blink, jog, jump, and goosebump. It is the force behind the most critical bodily functions, including digestion and childbirth, as well as extreme feats of athleticism. We can mold our muscles with exercise and observe the results. In this lively, lucid book, orthopedic surgeon Roy A. Meals takes us on a wide-ranging journey through anatomy, biology, his...
This book depicts the long rich life and wide ranging work of Count Athanasius Raczyński (1788–1874). By exploring his complex personality, his processes of thought and his accomplishments, it reveals a man at once a wealthy aristocrat, a Pole in the Prussian diplomatic service, an active participant in and perceptive observer and critical commentator on political life, a connoisseur and art collector of European renown, and the author of ground breaking studies on German and Portuguese art – in short a distinguished and fascinating nineteenth century figure.
According to urban academic myth, the first restaurants emerged in the wake of the French Revolution. From the very beginning in the elegant salons of the latter days of the Ancien Régime, the design of restaurants has been closely related to ideas of how food should be presented and how it may be consumed in public. The appearance and atmosphere created by restaurant owners reflects culturally embedded ideals of comfort, sociability and the good life. As a product of the modern metropolis, the restaurant encapsulates and illustrates the profound change in how its patrons viewed themselves as individuals, how they used their cities and how they met friends or business partners over a meal. ...
Klaus-Dieter Reitenberger lässt in seinem Buch sprichwörtlich "Steine zum Sprechen kommen." Die spannende und berührende Zeitreise durch die Häuser eines Dorfes in Nordhessen zeichnet zugleich ein Porträt ihrer Bewohner. Geschichte einmal anders erzählt.
Der Reiseführer im Taschenbuchformat Keine europäische Stadt hat in den vergangenen 20 Jahren ihr Gesicht so radikal verändert wie Berlin. Seit dem 3. Oktober 1990 gleicht die Stadt einer riesigen Baustelle. Aber in keiner deutschen Stadt lässt sich das Abenteuer Wiedervereinigung so hautnah erleben wie in Berlin! Der Autor Enno Wiese über »seine« Stadt: »Keine Stadt diente und dient so wie Berlin als Bühne für deutsche Geschichte - Widersprüche und Katastrophen inklusive«. Berlin ist ein Experiment, das es Tag für Tag zu entdecken gilt: Von Sanssouci bis Spandau, vom Potsdamer Platz bis Prenzlauer Berg, vom Checkpoint Charlie bis Charlottenburg. Das DuMont Reise-Taschenbuch Ber...
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