The Ultimate Ride by Jim Rutberg
Chris Carmichael has trained many of the world's best cyclists, and now he offers his invaluable training tips, cutting-edge workout programs, and state-of-the-art exercises to help readers find their ultimate ride. In this book, he gives riders of all abilities an insider's guide to getting fitter, faster, and on to the champion's platform. With photographs and illustrated exercises, The Ultimate Ride helps build a strong foundation for incremental leaps in fitness, times, and techniques. Nutritional advice, goal-setting methods, and mental exercises complement the physical training tips, to make this the only cycling fitness book an enthusiast will ever need.Before becoming a coach, best-selling book, and entrepreneur, Chris Carmichael was an Olympic and professional cyclist. Since 1990, he has coached top cyclists and has been named the U.S. Coach of the Year by the International Olympic Committee, and was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was inducted into the Bicycle Hall of Fame. He was the men's road coach for the United States.
He was the head coach for the United States Olympic Cycling Team for the 1992 Olympic Games. Team for the 1996 Olympic Games in cycling. In the year 2000, Carmichael founded Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) with the goal of making world-class coaching knowledge accessible to everyone. CTS quickly established itself as the preeminent destination for personal fitness, nutrition, and performance coaching and camps because to Chris's leadership and an unrivaled education program that produces the industry's best-trained coaches.
Top amateur and professional athletes continue to flock to CTS, including Ironman(R) world champions Craig Alexander, Tim DeBoom, and Normann Stadler; Olympic triathlon gold and silver medalist Simon Whitfield; NASCAR drivers Carl Edwards and Bobby Labonte; and five-time U.S. Katie Compton, a national cyclocross champion, and Ryan Trebon, a two-time national cyclocross champion. Chris has also produced more than a dozen training DVDs and written five books, including The Ultimate Ride (2003), Chris Carmichael's Food for Fitness (2004), and 5 Essentials for a Winning Life (2006), which was a New York Times bestseller.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780399150715 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399150714 |
| Title | The Ultimate Ride |
| Author | Jim Rutberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2003-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 325 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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