{"product_id":"the-cyclists-training-bible-5th-ed-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-training-guide-5th-ed","title":"The Cyclist's Training Bible, 5th Ed.: The World's Most Comprehensive Training Guide (5TH ed.) (Spiral Bound)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescription for Sales People\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe Friel is the most trusted coach in endurance sports.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cyclist's Training Bible is an anchor title for any sports section.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe best-selling and most comprehensive guide to training for cycling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers all cycling events for riders of all levels: century rides, charity rides, gran fondos, gravel grinders, adventure cycling, enduro, cyclocross, road racing, criteriums, time trials, and more. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease date timed before the start of peak riding season in the US.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRAIN TO WIN WITH JOE FRIEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside this all-new \u003ci\u003eCyclist's Training Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, Joe Friel--cycling's most experienced personal coach--presents the latest discoveries in cycling science, data analysis, daily planning, and skills development to help you create a personal training plan for success. Whether you are training for road races, criteriums, time trials, or gravel races, or you just need to improve your climbing, sprinting, endurance, or recovery, \u003ci\u003eThe Cyclist's Training Bible\u003c\/i\u003e covers it all, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePower Meter Metrics: \u003c\/b\u003e Put cycling's most advanced science to work during every training session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTSS-Based Training: \u003c\/b\u003e Use the Training Stress Score to gauge training load and build a superior training plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePersonalized Planning: \u003c\/b\u003e Create a custom training program to capitalize on your strengths and minimize your limiters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eField Tests: \u003c\/b\u003e Evaluate progress and improve your training focus by performing Functional Threshold Power, Functional Aerobic Capacity, Sprint Power, Time Trial, and Functional Threshold Heart Rate tests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTiming Your Peak and Taper: \u003c\/b\u003e Shed training fatigue while maintaining fitness in the lead-up to your key races.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePlanning a Season: \u003c\/b\u003e Joe Friel's most advanced and comprehensive tools will help you create a winning daily, monthly, and yearly training plan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eStrength Training: \u003c\/b\u003e Develop climbing and sprinting power with targeted exercises on the bike and in the gym.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eCycling Workouts: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow detailed workouts to build aerobic endurance, muscular force, speed skill, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and sprint energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOE FRIEL is an internationally recognized expert on endurance training with more than 30 years of personal coaching experience. \u003c\/b\u003eHis revolutionary approach to training and clear instruction have made \u003ci\u003eThe Cyclist's Training Bible\u003c\/i\u003e a world-wide best-seller. Joe is also the author of \u003ci\u003eFast After 50\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Power Meter Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cyclist's Training Diary\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a master's degree in exercise science and is the cofounder of TrainingPeaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrologue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: MIND AND BODY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Mental Performance: \u003c\/b\u003e Motivation Dreams, Goals, and Missions Mental Toughness Patience Commitment and Tenacity Consistency and Routines Your High-Performance Team \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Physical Performance: \u003c\/b\u003e The Right Stuff Training Beliefs Four Steps to Training with a Purpose \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: TRAINING FUNDAMENTALS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Basic Training Concepts: \u003c\/b\u003e Training Principles Duration, Intensity, and Frequency Volume and Intensity Dose and Density Training Load Supercompensation Fitness, Fatigue, and Form \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Training Intensity: \u003c\/b\u003e Training with Effort, Heart Rate, and Power Intensity Reference Points Intensity Distribution Functional Threshold Setting Training Zones Training Stress Score \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: PURPOSEFUL TRAINING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Getting Started: \u003c\/b\u003e Training Tools Seasonal Goals Assessment \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Preparing to Race: \u003c\/b\u003e What Is Fitness? Abilities Ability Limiters \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV: PLANNING YOUR SEASON \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Planning Overview: \u003c\/b\u003e Periodization Planning The Annual Training Plan \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Planning a Week: \u003c\/b\u003e Schedule Weekly Workouts Weekly and Daily Training Missed Workouts \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Planning Alternatives: \u003c\/b\u003e Linear Periodization Alternatives Nonlinear Periodization Alternatives A Simple Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V: STRESS AND RECOVERY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Training Stress: \u003c\/b\u003e Risk and Reward Avoiding Overtraining Managing Overreaching \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Fatigue, Recovery, and Adaptation: \u003c\/b\u003e Measuring Fatigue Recovery and Adaptation Strategic Recovery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI: THE COMPETITIVE EDGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Muscular Force Training: \u003c\/b\u003e The Nervous System and Force Weight Lifting Functional Force Training TSS and Weight Lifting \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Tapering to Race: \u003c\/b\u003e Fitness Form The Components of Tapering Peak and Race Period Routines\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 The Training Diary: \u003c\/b\u003e Diary or Log? Planning with a Diary What to Record Training Analysis Race Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A: Annual Training Plan Template\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B: Workouts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith a masters degree in exercise science, \n\u003cb\u003eJoe Friel \u003c\/b\u003ewas a marathoner and running coach throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. After his first triathlon in 1983 and falling in love with the sport he began coaching multisport athletes becoming one of the first triathlon coaches in the country. The following year he opened a triathlon store in Ft. Collins, Colorado--probably the first in the world. Throughout the 1980s his race management company organized several triathlons in Colorado. He left retail and race management in 1987 to focus on coaching. The athletes he coached for over 30 years ranged from novice to high-performance amateur to professional to Olympian. In 1997, he was a founding member of the USA Triathlon Coaches Association. He served as co-chair in 1999-2000. In 2000, he attended the Sydney Olympics to assist with team preparation. The following year he was the coach of team USA for the World Triathlon Championships. Throughout the 2000s he was a frequent speaker at USAT coach seminars. He wrote 17 books on training, the most notable being \n\u003ci\u003eThe Triathlete's Training Bible, \u003c\/i\u003e which is now in its 5th edition and translated into 15 languages. It remains the best-selling book in the world on triathlon training. In 1999, he co-founded TrainingPeaks, online training software for endurance athletes. As an athlete he competed in hundreds of events including national and world championships, was an All-American Age Group Triathlete several times and a USAT-regional multisport champion. He stopped competing after a bike crash in 2014 restricted range of shoulder movement. He continues to present at triathlon camps and clinics for triathletes and coaches around the world. Joe currently lives and trains in the mountains of northern Arizona and is working on his 18th book--this one for coaches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book \n\u003ci\u003eThe Cyclist's Training Bible\u003c\/i\u003e has become, well... the Bible of the sport.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eBicycling magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Joe Friel is one of the world's foremost experts on endurance sports.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eOutside magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Cyclist's Training Bible\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eTudor Bompa, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"To say that Joe Friel knows a thing or two about how to ride a bicycle and stay fast would be a severe understatement.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eRoad Bike Action\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I find Friel's book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eAndy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d'Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d'Huez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"One of the most trusted coaches in triathlon.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eLAVA magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Nothing else comes close to \n\u003ci\u003eThe Cyclist's Training Bible\u003c\/i\u003e's comprehensive approach to planning out a season, creating a training schedule and incorporating diet and resistance training to an overall plan.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eBikeRumor.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Packed with worksheets, charts, visuals and a dense index and references for further reading, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Cyclist's Training Bible\u003c\/i\u003e is an arsenal of encyclopedic information for ambitious riders.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eDailyPeloton.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Cyclist's Training Bible\u003c\/i\u003e has become a cyclist's best chance at achieving their goals. This is the ultimate manual for growth as a cyclist.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eBicycleSmile.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTrain to win with Joe Friel, the world's most trusted endurance coach, and the definitive cycling training guide for serious cyclists seeking peak performance.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the all-new edition of The Cyclist's Training Bible, Joe Friel applies the latest cycling science, data-driven training, and race preparation strategies to help you develop a personalized plan for success. Whether you're training for road races, criteriums, time trials, gravel races, or simply looking to improve your climbing, sprinting, endurance, or recovery, this comprehensive cycling book has you covered. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inside, you'll find powerful tools and techniques, including: \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  Power Meter Training: Use cutting-edge metrics to optimize every ride TSS-Based Workouts: Apply the Training Stress Score to monitor load and performance Custom Cycling Plans: Tailor your program to match your strengths and eliminate limiters Cycling Field Tests: Boost your training precision with FTP, FTHR, FAC, and Sprint Power assessments Peak Performance Tapering: Learn how to reduce fatigue while maintaining race-day readiness Annual Training Plans: Structure your daily, weekly, and monthly goals for consistent progress Cyclist Strength Training: Improve power output and explosiveness with sport-specific strength work Targeted Cycling Workouts: Build your aerobic endurance, muscular force, anaerobic capacity, and sprint energy \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWhether you're a competitive cyclist, gravel racer, or time trial specialist, The Cyclist's Training Bible is the best cycling training resource available--fully updated to reflect the most advanced principles in modern endurance sport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eFriel, Joe\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith a masters degree in exercise science, \n\u003cb\u003eJoe Friel \u003c\/b\u003ewas a marathoner and running coach throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. After his first triathlon in 1983 and falling in love with the sport he began coaching multisport athletes becoming one of the first triathlon coaches in the country. The following year he opened a triathlon store in Ft. Collins, Colorado--probably the first in the world. Throughout the 1980s his race management company organized several triathlons in Colorado. He left retail and race management in 1987 to focus on coaching. The athletes he coached for over 30 years ranged from novice to high-performance amateur to professional to Olympian. In 1997, he was a founding member of the USA Triathlon Coaches Association. He served as co-chair in 1999-2000. In 2000, he attended the Sydney Olympics to assist with team preparation. The following year he was the coach of team USA for the World Triathlon Championships. Throughout the 2000s he was a frequent speaker at USAT coach seminars. He wrote 17 books on training, the most notable being \n\u003ci\u003eThe Triathlete's Training Bible, \u003c\/i\u003e which is now in its 5th edition and translated into 15 languages. It remains the best-selling book in the world on triathlon training. In 1999, he co-founded TrainingPeaks, online training software for endurance athletes. As an athlete he competed in hundreds of events including national and world championships, was an All-American Age Group Triathlete several times and a USAT-regional multisport champion. He stopped competing after a bike crash in 2014 restricted range of shoulder movement. He continues to present at triathlon camps and clinics for triathletes and coaches around the world. 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