Companion to The Cyclist's Training Bible by Joe Friel

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If you use The Cyclist's Training Bible to guide your training, this Companion will quickly bring you up to speed with the most important advances in the sport.

Since the publication of the 3rd edition, new scientific findings and great leaps in technology have transformed cycling. In the Companion to The Cyclist's Training Bible, Joe Friel sorts through these developments to integrate them with the Training Bible.

Joe will show you how to:

• Improve cycling economy
• Train with a power meter and interpret your results
• Get more out of your strength training
• Eat right for faster recovery
• Modify your training plan for missed workouts, slow progress, or injury

Hundreds of thousands of cyclists like you have reached their goals thanks to Joe Friel's proven methods. This Companion updates his strategies so you can realize your best cycling performance.

Table of Contents:

• Prologue
• Acknowledgments
• Commitment
• Smart Training
• The Science of Training
• Intensity
• Testing
• Racing Abilities
• Planning to Race
• The Training Year
• Planning Workouts
• Stage Race Training
• Case Studies
• Strength
• Unique Needs
• Using a Training Diary
• Fuel
• Problems
• Recovery

Customers who purchased this item also bought The Cyclist's Training Bible 4th Edition.

About the Author:

Joe Friel is the best-selling author of books on cycling and other endurance sports. As president and founder of Training Bible Coaching, he works with coaches and athletes, both pro and amateur, around the world. Joe is also the author of the VeloNews Training Diary for Cyclists. He lives and trains in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Companion to The Cyclist's Training Bible by Joe Friel