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5.0 out of 5 stars Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot, 5 Jul 2002

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I am a 9 minute miler, always wondering why my training didnt produce the result I thought I was capable of. After buying a heart monitor, I just couldnt figure out why my heart was going fast, and why I wasnt able to keep going at a high rate. This book told me exactly what I was doing wrong, and offered lots of advice and instruction on how to USE a heart monitor as opposed to WEARING one. It is brilliant!!!.. Since reading this book, I am now training properly, feeling less tired, doing MORE miles, and loving my running. It was hard at first, following the advice of the book, and often I had to walk to keep my heart down. But now I have cracked it, and I feel great. My advice BUY THE BOOK!!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Anecdotal, funny, informative and oriented ONLY to runners., 17 Aug 1999

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This is the best heart rate guide I have found for runners. Parker isn't anal about rules - like Jack Daniels, he gives you rules, but also gives you a lot of common sense with which to interpret, bend and if necessary break the rules. Plenty of training schedules for runners of all levels. Nice section on "periodization," or why you need to build up training intensity over a period of weeks, peak, rest and start the process over again. Nice personal stories. Great sense of humor. Parker is also very open about when and where to "cheat" on the rules.

This book, plus my monitor, has changed the way I train. My easy running is easier (I even stop and walk without guilt!), my hard running is more structured and intense, my injuries are nil and my times are improved. I would recommend it to any runner who is serious or thinking about getting more serious.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and easy to read, 30 Aug 1999

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This book is a useful way to learn to use that heart rate monitor you just bought. The book is oriented mainly to runners, but the concepts Parker presents apply equally well to other endurance sports. It is easy, entertaining reading, but with enough information to put together a basic HRM training program. The training program Parker presents is simpler and easier to follow than many others I've seen.

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