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    Perfection Point: Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance
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    Perfection Point: Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance
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    Perfection Point: Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance
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    Perfection Point: Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance

    By John Brenkus

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    About this ebook

    In The Perfection Point, John Brenkus, host and creator of ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning “Sport Science,” uses hard data and scientific research to uncover the absolute limits of human performance. The Perfection Point is ideal for sports fans interested in the scientific basis of athletic excellence and a fascinating read for science fans interested in the physics of sports.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 31, 2010
    ISBN9780062008848
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    Perfection Point: Sport Science Predicts the Fastest Man, the Highest Jump, and the Limits of Athletic Performance
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    John Brenkus

    John Brenkus has spent the last decade studying and popularizing the unique characteristics of the world's greatest athletes. He created the groundbreaking series Fight Science for National Geographic and presents and produces the Emmy Award-winning programme Sport Science on ESPN. He lives in Los Angeles.

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    • 3/5
      Attempts to predict the best possibilities in various sports. Didn't read all of the chapters except the events that most interest me, i.e. fastest possible 100m, swim freestyle, marathon etc.

      Didn't really like how it fictionalised the possible future events but the analysis of what it takes to physically achieve a result was very interesting and I've never seen such discussion before.

      Worth a random access read!
    • 5/5
      A great sports book if there ever was one! Very thought-prevoking on the future of athletics. It's amazing what the human body is potentially capable of! I warn you: some of these perfection points may surprise you.