Cyclist's Training Bible by Joe Friel

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Synopsis

With The Cyclist’s Training Bible, riders can create a comprehensive training plan that’s both scientifically proven and shaped around their personal goals. Suitable for riders of all ability and experience levels, it discusses every detail athletes need to consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, or preparing to race. Riders learn how to use power meters and other new training technologies to maximize form and fitness and reduce fatigue, how to build muscular endurance through strength training, how to improve body composition and recovery with smarter nutrition, and how to make changes to their annual training plan over the course of a season. With more case studies to draw from and multiple contingency plans for those times when training doesn't progress as planned, this exhaustive yet easy-to-use guide is the ultimate resource for the self-coached rider.

Biography

Bicycling magazine has called Joe Friel “the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S.,” and his Training Bible Coaching practice is one of the most respected and successful in the sport. Joe has been training endurance athletes since 1980, including national champions, world championship contenders, and Olympic athletes in road cycling, mountain biking, triathlon, and duathlon. Joe is an elite certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling Coach and holds a master’s degree in exercise science. He is a featured columnist for VeloNews and Inside Triathlon magazines and his articles and interviews appear in dozens of national and international magazines, newspapers, and websites. Joe conducts training and racing seminars around the world and online and provides consulting services for corporations in the fitness industry. He has also been active in business as the founder of Ultrafit, an association of coaching businesses, Training Peaks, a web-based software company, and Training Bible Coaching.