Joe Friel, the most trusted name in coaching, has equipped thousands of athletes for success with his scientifically proven training system. This new edition of his best-selling "Cyclist's Training Bible" includes all of the latest advances in training and technology. Using this book, cyclists can create a comprehensive, self-coached training plan that is both scientifically proven and shaped around their personal goals. "The Cyclist's Training Bible" speaks to cyclists of all ability levels, whatever their experience. Joe Friel empowers athletes with every detail they need to consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, or preparing to race. The fourth edition includes extensive revisions on the specifics of how to train and what to eat. Friel explains how cyclists can: best gauge intensity with power meters and other new training technology to maximize form and fitness and reduce fatigue; more knowledgeably and accurately make changes to their annual training plan over the course of a season; dramatically build muscular endurance with strength training; and, improve body composition and recovery with smarter nutrition. With more case studies to draw from and multiple contingency plans for those times when training doesn't progress as planned, "The Cyclist's Training Bible" continues to be the definitive guide to optimal cycling performance. Colour interior, illustrations, charts, and tables throughout.
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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
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Joe Friel is one of the most recognised names in triathlon coaching and the best-selling author of The Triathlete's Training Bible, Going Long, Your First Triathlon, and The Cyclist's Training Bible, and The Mountain Biker's Training Bible. His clients include professional and amateur triathletes, duathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers. He is a certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling Coach and holds a master's degree in exercise science. A successful Training Bible Coaching franchise operates in the UK.
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68 of 72 people found the following review helpful
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Joe Friel has produced an excellent training guide for the competitive cyclist. All aspects of training are covered, from specific on-the-bike drills to cross training and nutrition. The information is structured in an extremely user friendly format making the creation of a personalised year long training program simple and informed. The book contains the latest in sports science research like using lactate threshold pulse rate instead of maximum pulse rate as a training focal point, special emphasis on rest and a very interesting introduction to the 'neolithic diet'. The only problem I found with the book is that it often leaves you craving more information on a given topic than it contains. Fortunately, all the chapters are backed up with a comprehensive reading list.
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This book describes how you exactly should go about planning your racing and training season. All with tables, plans and suggested practices, and journals. Wonderful!
The book is based on periodization and divides the training into six different areas (strength, speed and endurance are the main ones). The season is also split into several phases. Based on the time of year and your weaknesses and strengths you set up a yearly plan. The whole point with this plan is to peak you performance on a scheduled time. Out of some tables you choose different exercises for a weekly plan. The exercises differ in intensity and volume. But Joe explains all this.
Although I am just an amateur road cyclist I highly recommend this book for any cyclist who wish to follow a better plan and improve their performances in races. Hell, even if you just interested in structured endurance-training, this book is a good read. When you examine your written journal after a while (I recommend making an electronic one) you can easily see what kind of improvements you have made and what kind of exercises suited you best at the different stages.
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I had been training and racing for several years, picking up information from here and there. The one thing I was missing was a method for working out a detailed structure and a framework for making decisions as to on what areas to concentrate.
Then, a few years ago, I bought this book. Most books on training are aimed at people with all the time they need to train. This book takes a real work perspective and allows you to make the right decisions bearing in mind all the limiting factors, from the physical to the simple fact that most ordinary people have a limited time in which to train.
So, with the focus this book gave me, even though my time was more limited than ever, I trained to the best of my ability and resources and then a raced a handful of races in my category. Needless to say, I was placed in most races and got enough points to go up a category straight away. For this simple fact, I highly recommend this book to everyone!
Next year, I am going to try Triathlon.. needless to say, I am buying Joel's triathlon training bible too!
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Simply the best
i am fairly picky about my training reference. Joe Friel gives the detail needed to build my own training schedules. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Geoff Anderson
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Detailed Book...
Ok so I'm still on chapter 4 but it does seem like a well thought out researched book...
So far so good!
So far so good!
Published 23 days ago by R Ferguson
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cyclist training bible
Every triathlete has needs and wants, the Joe Freil Cyclist training bible is a definite Need to have if you want to succeed in the world of cycling, or triathlon.
Published 28 days ago by Sammat
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Yeah only okay
It covers everything that you will ever need to know and more. But it does become very wordy, seems to give you too much information. Very hard to take it all in. Read more
Published 2 months ago by marc
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Exasperatingly long-winded and over-complicated
I don't doubt that, if you work hard enough at wading through it, you can get some benefits from this book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Maplo
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Some excellent advice, mainly for serious racers
This is a very detailed and comprehensive book, aimed primarily at people who race seriously.
There is plenty of information to help you design your own training schedule... Read more
There is plenty of information to help you design your own training schedule... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dan
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yup, it works
Have enhanced my training plans with info from this book. Well presented and explained. Would have liked more sample training plans and critiques of peoples real life plans as a... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sydneysider
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Not just for the scary people
This book is a revelation.
It gives an amazing method for constructing a training year. Don't expect a series of pre-set training plans. Read more
It gives an amazing method for constructing a training year. Don't expect a series of pre-set training plans. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. P. Lewis
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The title is accurate
This review is going to be short and sweet. excellent book that gives great guidance and detail on how to train to improve for racing sportifs whatever. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kitersteve
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Rethink your training
I have been racing bikes for over 40 years and after reading this book never realised how wrong I was in my training, goes in to detail on lactic testing and in depth training for... Read more
Published 17 months ago by P. M. Noone
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