High-Performance Cyclist
The Complete Training Manual
Joe Friel
Bloombury Sport | Paperback 9781399418508: £22
Take your training to the next level and find your peak performance with High-Performance Cyclist by Joe Friel, a legend in endurance sport coaching and the bestselling author of some of the world’s most celebrated cycling manuals.
This is the ultimate manual to make the most of your training and maximize your cycling performance, full of exciting, refreshing and sometimes surprising ideas on high-performance training.
Being a High-Performance cyclist is challenging, but it does not need to be complicated. Focusing on you and your individual goals, this essential guide considers your training history, lifestyle and current physical and psychological condition to see how prepared you are for a journey to peak performance. With Joe as your coach, you can construct a bespoke plan to reach your level of high performance and measure your progress on the way.
Along with the latest advice on nutrition, sports psychology, bike ergonomics and more, Joe and his High-Performance team will help you
- Build aerobic endurance, muscular power and a tenacious mindset – whatever your goal
- Demystify intensity, set your training zones and create your specific workout routine
- Understand how rest and recovery are critical to your success.
Author Biography
Joe Friel has a Master’s degree in exercise science and has trained endurance athletes, including national champions and an Olympian. As an age-group competitor, Joe has been a Colorado State Masters Triathlon champion and a perennial USA Triathlon All-American duathlete. He is the author of several training books, offers clinics for athletes and coaches, and consults with national sport federations. He is the cofounder of TrainingPeaks.com and TrainingBible Coaching.
Early Praise for High-Performance Cyclist
Joe Friel is one of the world’s foremost experts on endurance sports – OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
Once again Joe Friel has captured the latest training and coaching science in his new book
Joe Friel’s High-Performance Cyclist. I truly enjoyed it and it should be a must read for coaches and self-coached athletes! High-Performance is a mind-set, not a paycheck! – ANDREW PRUITT, EdD Sports Medicine and Cycling Science Pioneer
No matter your natural talent, you need to understand and implement the concepts in this book in order to be successful at a high level in cycling. – KENDRA WENZEL professional cyclist and coach
New wisdoms from one of the greatest cycling coaches of all time – TREVOR CONNOR, cyclist and CEO of Fast Talk Labs
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