The Cyclist's Training Bible by Joe Friel

The Cyclist's Training Bible by Joe Friel

Coach Joe Friel is the most trusted name in endurance sports coaching, and his Cyclist's Training Bible is the most comprehensive and reliable training resource ever written for cyclists. This new edition of the bestselling book 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.

Friel empowers athletes with every detail they need to consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, or preparing to race. This 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;
• 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.

The Triathlete's Training Bible, The Cyclist's Training Bible, Going Long, Your Best Triathlon, and Your First Triathlon are all best-selling books by Joe Friel. His TrainingBible Coaching company is one of the most successful and well-known in the endurance sports industry. Joe has been training endurance competitors in triathlon, duathlon, road cycling, and mountain biking since 1980, including national champions, world championship challengers, and Olympic athletes. He holds a master's degree in exercise science and is an elite-certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling Coach. He gives training and racing workshops all around the world, as well as providing fitness industry consultancy services. As the founder of Ultrafit, an alliance of coaching organizations, TrainingPeaks, a web-based software company, and TrainingBible Coaching, he has also been active in business.