The Perfection Point
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollins US
- 出版时间 2011年9月
- ISBN 9780061845499
- 定价 149.30
内容简介
What'sthefastestahumancanrunthe100-metersprint?What'sthelongestahumancanholdhisbreath?Whatarethelimitsofhumanperformance?WelcometoThePerfectionPoint.Until1954,commonwisdomandscientificknowledgeconsideredasub-four-minutemileanimpossiblefeatforahuman.ButthenRogerBannisterbrokethatmark,followedquicklybyahostofotherathletes.Todaytheworldrecordstandsat3minutes,43seconds,yeteventhatnumberdoesn'ttellthefullstoryofhowfasthumanscanrunamile—recordsareamarkofhowwellpeoplehavedone,nothowwelltheycando.What'stheactuallimit?TheanswerliesinThePerfectionPoint.Inthisfascinatingandthought-provokingbook,JohnBrenkus,thehost,co-creator,andexecutiveproducerofESPN'sSportScience,venturesacrossthesportsworldtoprovideanin-depthlookattheabsolutelimitsofhumanperformance.Beginningwiththecurrentworldrecordsforavarietyofsports,Brenkusfindsthe“perfectionpoint”foreach,zeroinginonthespeeds,heights,distances,andtimesthathumanswillgetclosertobutneverexceed.Combiningcutting-edgesciencewiththefundamentalsofeachsport,Brenkusanswersquestionsasoldascompetitionitself,exploringtheouterrealmofwhat'spossibleinathletics.Usingengrossingandaccessiblelanguage,heappliesstatistics,physics,andphysiologytouncoverperfectionpointssuchas:thehighestdunkthelongesthomerunthefastestmilethelongestgolfdrivetheheaviestbenchpressIntriguing,detailed,andcontroversial,theanswersthatBrenkusprovidesareessentialreadingforeverysportsfan.Foryears,coaches,pundits,andexpertshavespeculatedabouttheextremesofhumanability.ThePerfectionPointfinallyprovidestheanswers.
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