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In 1999 Lance Armstrong staged what many consider the most dramatic comeback in sports history, winning the Tour de France just three years after his body was ravaged by cancer. He has gone on to win the event three more times. His courage and determination are legendary but it took more than Lance himself to make it all happen: there is also the program, presented here so you can follow it too. In this book you'll find the exercises, riding schedules, endurance builders and mental tricks that brought Lance back to the pinnacle of cycling. Whether you are a novice or a pro you to can ride the same path as Lance to achieve your personal best.
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Behind Lance Armstrong's amazing success is a multifaceted plan of strengthening, bicycling, and nutrition so strong and so effective that it created a legend. Now, with The Lance Armstrong Performance Program, cyclists of every experience level can find the exercises, riding schedules, endurance builders and mental tricks that brought Lance back to the pinnacle of cycling. Now, Lance Armstrong wants you to have his program, too. Inside you'll find: * Practical tips on all aspects of cycling from equipement to essential maintenance * Comprehensive training plans including a 7-week program, training techniques and recovery tips * Eating plans for fitness and enhanced performance Whether a novice or a pro, you can now ride the same path as Lance to achieve your personal best.
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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very odd book, which appears to have no clear idea which readership it aims to address. On the one hand, the central appeal is meant to be the "Lance Armstrong performance programme" for greater fitness and better riding. This involves a seven week programme which assumes the reader will ride every single day over this period. It is reasonable to say that if you're interested in following this plan, you're a fairly committed and probably quite hard core rider.
And yet, on the other hand, the programme occupies only a few short pages while there is seemingly endless filler in which one learns what a clipless peddle is, how a crash helmet can aid safety and why cyclists need to drink fluids. All of which is delivered in a prose style akin to that in a children's book.
So is it for hard core club riders; or beginners of seemingly low intelligence?
We're told that it's good to keep a bike clean; that roads are more slippery when wet and that metal drain covers and the like are even more slippery after rainfall; that it's important to keep warm in very cold weather and avoid getting dehydrated when it's very hot. And so on and so on. Mind numbingly dull padding around what is essentially a magazine article dressed up as a book.
It's also badly put together. The drop out boxes headed "What would Lance do?" contain short pieces supposedly written by the great man himself but quite clearly ghosted and again written in that awful patronising style. At times one is left thinking it has been written by a committee of authors, with no one bothering to read through the whole book or apply any editorial control. So, on the one hand we're told (two or three times) that Lance goes out training late morning (11:45 am is stated at one point) to allow him to consume and digest enough food before hitting the road and that he then rides through lunchtime, eating his late in the afternoon while riding. But then we're told he goes out early in the morning, in order to avoid the sun.
I don't especially care which is correct but I do resent such sloppy fodder. Similarly, we're told the same thing, over and over again, as each chapter appears to be written separately, with no one taking the time to join the dots and eliminate the unnecessary duplications and contradictions.
Lance is an amazing athlete and a terrific lighthouse for cancer sufferers around the world. But this is a shoddy piece of work which exploits his name and those who buy it.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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When i book this book id been cycling for years but never really that seriously, id never used a heart monitor and never used clipless pedals before. After a good read I took in some of the advice, i got a heart monitor and soon realised that most of my workouts were way too intensive, and using the clipless pedals correctly was like learning to ride a bike all over. There is a lot of good advice in there for the newbie rider who is serious about seeing what they can get out of their body and bike. After a while you realise that its by no means a comprihensive manual but there is alot of stuff in there such as adive on nutrition, pedaling mechanics, bits of bike maintainance, mental attitude, off season training and loads more. It kick started me into a whole new world of cycling and id recommmend it for anyone who wants to get serious on the bike.
I also noticed after reading the whole thing you get an idea of the importance of training and how if done correctly can improve an athlete many many times over. It shows that a guy like lance, even before he was hit by cancer, doesnt just jump on a bike and start winning races, it takes time, effort and commitment, there are always improvements that can be made and compromises that must be made. I think this book is chris carmichaels glimpse into some of the things that made lance armstrong a better cyclist and they can work for everyone who is willing to put them into practice.
I also noticed after reading the whole thing you get an idea of the importance of training and how if done correctly can improve an athlete many many times over. It shows that a guy like lance, even before he was hit by cancer, doesnt just jump on a bike and start winning races, it takes time, effort and commitment, there are always improvements that can be made and compromises that must be made. I think this book is chris carmichaels glimpse into some of the things that made lance armstrong a better cyclist and they can work for everyone who is willing to put them into practice.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This is a cycling specific book written by Lance's trainer rather than the big guy himself.
As a book it generally receives mixed views but then Lance generally seems to get a mixed reception from the 'proper' racing crowd.
Personally I have found it to be an excellent manual, with advice on food, training and riding skills. Maybe there is a lot of basic stuff thrown in that patronises the riders who are already pretty competent but at my level I found it thrilling and a real eye-opener.
As a book it generally receives mixed views but then Lance generally seems to get a mixed reception from the 'proper' racing crowd.
Personally I have found it to be an excellent manual, with advice on food, training and riding skills. Maybe there is a lot of basic stuff thrown in that patronises the riders who are already pretty competent but at my level I found it thrilling and a real eye-opener.
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Lance Armstrong Performance programme
Fantastic book with everything you could possibly need from eating all the way through to set up tips and a 7 week training plan to a better ride. Highly recommend it.
Published 8 months ago by Abs9
Interesting
I bought this after a colleague loaned me his earlier edition. Its a good read both from the fitness side of cycling and Lance Armstrong's amazing recovery from Cancer. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Shaun
not much new...
I've been training very structured for 5 years using The Cyclist's Training Bible and wanted to get new inspiration from the greatest cyclist of our time. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2009 by Bent Kattrup
Good for the beginner but of little use to the serious cyclist
Some of the reviews already written here cover this book in more detail than I will.
Suffice to say that this is not be best piece of writing I have ever read. Read more
Suffice to say that this is not be best piece of writing I have ever read. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2008 by G. Hendrie
A good book; quite motivational
I like this book. I am a 2 - 3 day a week club rider and often read this book. Okay, if you are hoping that this book will give you the key to your winning the Tour de France... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2005
Good Book For Beginner Cyclists
Don't let the title fool you- No secrets unlocked here but good information on Lance's training. It was a very interesting read after watching Lance to another victory, but I don't... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2005
not to shabby
i got this book for christmas and although it has some "basic" suggestions in it, i feel that it isnt all that bad. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2005 by "phillizjohnson"
Some useful bits, and a lot of skipped pages!
The central part of the book - the training plan is good information, well structured and clearly written. The rest of the book (in fact most of it! Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2004
Good Book For Beginner/Intermediate Cyclists
I'm not a club cyclist, although I have been a keen cyclist/mountain biker for some years. I found the information in the book relating to the use of a heart rate monitor, interval... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2003
Lance Armstrong Performance Program
The best way to read this book is to pick out the relevant chapters to you and use them specifically rather than to read the book from cover to cover. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2003
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