 | The Cyclist's Training Bible |
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #154098 in Books
- Brand: VELO
- Published on: 2003-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
"Periodization," nutrition, stretching, peaking--who knew that so much went into riding a bike? Joe Friel's The Cyclist's Training Bible is jam-packed with information, easily the most authoritative book on cycling to date. Friel, a lauded coach and masters athlete from Colorado, adopts the principles of Dr. Tudor Bompa, whose periodization training methods were used first by the dominant Eastern European athletes of the 1960s before becoming popular in the United States.
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"Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book The Cyclist's Training Bible has become, well... the Bible of the sport." — Bicycling magazine
"I find Friel's book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels." — Andy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d'Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d'Huez
"This book will have you systematically training just as world-class cyclists do. If you scrupulously follow its guidelines, I'm confident your racing performance will dramatically improve." — Tudor Bompa, PhD
“Nothing else comes close to The Cyclist’s Training Bible's comprehensive approach to planning out a season, creating a training schedule and incorporating diet and resistance training to an overall plan.” — BikeRumor.com
"Packed with worksheets, charts, visuals and a dense index and references for further reading, The Cyclist’s Training Bible is an arsenal of encyclopedic information for ambitious riders." — DailyPeloton.com
"The Cyclist's Training Bible has become a cyclist's best chance at achieving their goals. This is the ultimate manual for growth as a cyclist." — BicycleSmile.com
From the Back Cover
Train with cycling’s most trusted guide!
Fully illustrated with an easy-to-use two-color format
“I find Friel’s book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels.” — Andy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d’Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d’Huez
“This book will have you systematically training just as world-class cyclists do. If you scrupulously follow its guidelines, I’m confident your racing performance will dramatically improve.” — Tudor Bompa, PhD, from the foreword
Everything you need to train, race, and succeed in cycling is in this book. Incorporating all of the latest advances in technology and training methods, this new edition of The Cyclist’s Training Bible puts the proven benefits of a scientific, self-coached training plan directly into your hands.
Wheather you are a first-year amateur or a veteran of road racing, Joe Friel’s step-by-step approach to season planning and race preparation will help you obtain the best results of your career. This fully revised and expanded fourth edition delivers even more proven training strategies, including:
- Using a power meter effectively
- Adapting your training plan over the course of a season
- Maximizing form and fitness, managing fatigue, and speeding recovery from back-to-back days of training and racing
- Improving your body composition with smart nutrition
- Supplementing strength training to build efficiency and power for sprints, climbs, time trials, criteriums, and all-around endurance
Whatever goals you have set for yourself, The Cyclist’s Training Bible will help you reach them. Let Joe Friel guide you to your best performance and maximum potential.