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Based on new research in exercise physiology, author and running expert Matt Fitzgerald introduces a first-of-its-kind training strategy that he's named "Brain Training." Runners of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels can learn to maximize their performance by supplying the brain with the right feedback. Based on Fitzgerald's eight-point brain training system, this book will help runners:
- Resist running fatigue - Use cross-training as brain training - Master the art of pacing - Learn to run "in the zone" - Outsmart injuries - Fuel the brain for maximum performance - And more
Packed with cutting-edge research, real-world examples, and the wisdom of the world's top distance runners, Brain Training for Runners offers easily applied advice and delivers practical results for a better overall running experience.
About the Author
Matt Fitzgerald coaches online through TrainingPeaks.com and serves as a communications consultant to sports nutrition companies. A former editor at several top fitness magazines, he is the author of numerous articles and books. He lives in Northern California.
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76 of 76 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Matt has written a book which brings together much of the latest thinking on training for runners. He moves forwards the "central governor" theory of Tim Noakes and proposes programmes to develop the central governor to be able to let you run faster, for longer. (The central governor theory says that when you are fatigued it is not really that your muscles have run out of energy or got damaged but that your 'brain' decides to protect them from damage by letting them do less and less work for the same 'mental' effort - as evidenced by the fact that when the brain knows the finish is near, the brain lets the brakes off and much of the 'fatigue' disappears).
I have started a training programme from this book but not yet completed it, (aimed for London 2008), and it includes plyometrics, cross-training, distance and tempo running, most of the mainstays of distance training, but in slightly different proportions. I am excited about this book, and it is certainly worth reading.
I have started a training programme from this book but not yet completed it, (aimed for London 2008), and it includes plyometrics, cross-training, distance and tempo running, most of the mainstays of distance training, but in slightly different proportions. I am excited about this book, and it is certainly worth reading.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've followed a number of Matt's programs from training peaks with great success. I decided to buy this book to gain a greater understanding of running and training principles.
The book gives you a great insight into how the brain governs running performance and capability. This coupled with the other training techniques that Matt discusses provides a solid basis to improve your running.
I've been following the level 3 10k programme now for 6 weeks and can already see a significant improvement in my running, and more importantly in understanding what my bady is telling me!
I have no reluctance in recommending this book to anyone, it is excellent and well worth the money.
The book gives you a great insight into how the brain governs running performance and capability. This coupled with the other training techniques that Matt discusses provides a solid basis to improve your running.
I've been following the level 3 10k programme now for 6 weeks and can already see a significant improvement in my running, and more importantly in understanding what my bady is telling me!
I have no reluctance in recommending this book to anyone, it is excellent and well worth the money.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Have you every wondered why you aren't running faster than you are in your selected race (5K, 10K, Half-Marathon or Marathon)? Especially when you seem to have enough left in the tank to put on that final sprint for the last 500m. I have and so it seems has Matt Frizgerald. Brain Training for Runners goes a long way towards explaining this paradox and what you can do about it.
Predicated upon the `central governor' principle it explains (quoting real research) how your brain limits your performance to protect your body from damage and that this limit can be set too low and can be increased. The bad news is that your brain cannot be consciously re-set but must be taught to re-adjust its limiter upwards.
Brain Training for Runners is one of the more interesting books on how to improve your race times. At 562 pages it is a weighty tome split into two main parts. Part 1 (202 pages) is the more interesting section covering the `what' and `why' elements. Part 2 is a sequence of training plans for each of the four distances.
The real `meat' of this book is in Part 1 where all of the ideas are presented and justified over ten chapters: Overview, The Running Brain, Breaking Through the Wall, Target Pace Training, Pursuing the Perfect Stride, Cross-Training as Brain Training, Stress and Recovery, Mastering the Experience, How to Outsmart Injuries and Fuelling the Running Brain. As with all such works you have to run the theory through your own plausibility filter and evaluate whether it rings true; mostly for me it does.
The book has two weaknesses in my opinion; the first is that for me the links between the theories in part one and the training plans in part two are weak. I had to read through twice to find out why the practices employed in the training plans would address the limitations identified in the theory section. My second reservation is that I don't really subscribe to the whole training plan approach to running, plans seem too rigid for my liking; I'd like to think I had a life outside of running. Frizgerald recognises this and mitigates it by suggesting a more flexible approach but this is at odds with the format of the book.
Brain Training for runners is still a very useful and engaging book and worth reading but it could have been more concise and brought out the links between the theories and observations to the remedial actions more clearly.
Predicated upon the `central governor' principle it explains (quoting real research) how your brain limits your performance to protect your body from damage and that this limit can be set too low and can be increased. The bad news is that your brain cannot be consciously re-set but must be taught to re-adjust its limiter upwards.
Brain Training for Runners is one of the more interesting books on how to improve your race times. At 562 pages it is a weighty tome split into two main parts. Part 1 (202 pages) is the more interesting section covering the `what' and `why' elements. Part 2 is a sequence of training plans for each of the four distances.
The real `meat' of this book is in Part 1 where all of the ideas are presented and justified over ten chapters: Overview, The Running Brain, Breaking Through the Wall, Target Pace Training, Pursuing the Perfect Stride, Cross-Training as Brain Training, Stress and Recovery, Mastering the Experience, How to Outsmart Injuries and Fuelling the Running Brain. As with all such works you have to run the theory through your own plausibility filter and evaluate whether it rings true; mostly for me it does.
The book has two weaknesses in my opinion; the first is that for me the links between the theories in part one and the training plans in part two are weak. I had to read through twice to find out why the practices employed in the training plans would address the limitations identified in the theory section. My second reservation is that I don't really subscribe to the whole training plan approach to running, plans seem too rigid for my liking; I'd like to think I had a life outside of running. Frizgerald recognises this and mitigates it by suggesting a more flexible approach but this is at odds with the format of the book.
Brain Training for runners is still a very useful and engaging book and worth reading but it could have been more concise and brought out the links between the theories and observations to the remedial actions more clearly.
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Superceded
I enjoyed this book, which draws together research on fatigue in an interesting read.
Before you buy it you should know that Fitzgerald has changed many of his ideas... Read more
Before you buy it you should know that Fitzgerald has changed many of his ideas... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. D. C. S. Mcgregor
Why "No pain means no gain"!
I have started to train according to this book and have seen significant improvements to my performance. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Schmuecker
Good but another Matt Fitzgerald book of waffle
Having read a third of the book which is most of the good stuff, the rest is training programs.
He talks of the failure point being the brain and not the body which... Read more
He talks of the failure point being the brain and not the body which... Read more
Published 16 months ago by billysmart
Run smarter and faster
So much good stuff in this book. I am a huge fan of Tim Noakes who in the Forward writes of Matt's book "It represents a real advance" and "I expect runners who follow these... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Pot
Prepare your Min, prepare your Body
I bought this book before my first marathon. I highly recommend reading it and using it to prepare for your event. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Richard Bray
Disappointing.
Had high hopes for this book, but right from the off it annoyed me with it's apparent contradictions. Read more
Published 22 months ago by camping bell
An interesting collection of ideas, but not "revolutionary"
Matt has collected an interesting selection of training ideas, methods and research from a wide range of sources, and related them to the "Brain Training" concept. Read more
Published on 23 April 2010 by Pete Lanc
Running
Brilliant and inspiring, makes you beleive that a goal of being a good runner is achievable and provides you with numerous techniques in achieving this aim.
Published on 21 Jan 2010 by Mr. H. Dervish
Brain training for runners - an excellent find!
This is a very useful and interesting book and a thought provoking approach to training with some very good plans for many distances.
Published on 6 Jan 2010 by C. M. Stephenson
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