The Cyclist's Training Bible: The World's Most Comprehensive Training Guide
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- Author：Joe Friel
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Summary
"Periodization，" nutrition， stretching， peaking--who knew that so much went into riding a bike？ Joe Friel's The Cyclist's Training Bible is jam-packed with information， easily the most authoritative book on cycling to date。 Friel， a lauded coach and masters athlete from Colorado， adopts the principles of Dr。 Tudor Bompa， whose periodization training methods were used first by the dominant Eastern European athletes of the 1960s before becoming popular in the United States。
Reviews
Andrew Pregnall
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Great introduction to training principles for any endurance athlete （even though it's tailored to cyclists。） My only 'critique' is that it's out of date without much information on physiology or training with power， but I don't have the most current edition so I can't complain too much！ Great introduction to training principles for any endurance athlete （even though it's tailored to cyclists。） My only 'critique' is that it's out of date without much information on physiology or training with power， but I don't have the most current edition so I can't complain too much！ 。。。more
Mahia Pepper
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More suitable to cyclists with limitless amounts of time
Emil Gigov
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I am an amateur who has no aspirations to race but I found the book really helpful in understanding how to get the most of my exercise routine （mostly turbo training in the winter and some longer weekend rides with mates in the summer）。 Just having the understanding of what makes sense and what is counter productive is so very useful， irrespective of your ability levels or goals。
Jeremy Duffle
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Outstanding resource for on and off-bike training。 Step-by-step instructions to set up your entire year for success and progression。
Mahmoud Shalaby
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If you are going to read one book on training for cyclists， this should be it。。。 I actually read the 5th edition and I encourage everyone to get the latest edition because there are major updates with every edition
Lois Keller
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I learned a ton from this book and am excited to take on a new race season now！
Daniel Hoover
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A really good starting point for complete novices like myself。 Lots of useful Information and I plan on using the book as a reference for my training this season。
Taylor Kennedy
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Very helpful for understanding training blocks。 I can’t say I agreed with the nutrition bits， however I was reading the 2009 version
Scott Maclellan
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Become a better biker with this enduring classicThere is a reason this book has made it to a 5th edition。 At first I was surprised at how thorough and comprehensive the book was。 It take a while setting up the terminology and mental attitude required for the remainder of the book。 Then it sprints through the core training concepts laying out periodized training and how to layout your season。As a newer rider looking to improve， the book sets a high bar to aim for and gives you all the support you Become a better biker with this enduring classicThere is a reason this book has made it to a 5th edition。 At first I was surprised at how thorough and comprehensive the book was。 It take a while setting up the terminology and mental attitude required for the remainder of the book。 Then it sprints through the core training concepts laying out periodized training and how to layout your season。As a newer rider looking to improve， the book sets a high bar to aim for and gives you all the support you need to pursue it。 You do not need to be an elite competitor， but you can adopt the mindset of one。 The book breaks the training intensity/hours down for people with only a few hours a week to those treating it as a part time job。I am looking forward to applying the concepts and have seen great gains in the few weeks I have been working through the book。 It lays the ground work for you to be more disciplined and methodical。 The metrics and workouts provided let you shape your training while making sure you are resting and recovering。If you want to seriously train or improve your biking， read this book。 Seriously。 Read the book。 （Warning: this book will make you want to buy a power meter， budget accordingly） 。。。more
Marc Dorval
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I found this book （5th edition） to be very useful。 There are great ideas， tips， techniques， and templates that allowed me to improve my training。
Starkcorp Awo
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this article are definitely entertaining
Abel Soto
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Muy buen libro， incluye detalladamente todo lo quo necesitas saber para planificar un entrenamiento。 Para mi fue muy inspirador。 No espereis encontrar planes de entrenamiento ya hechos。 Muy recomendado para todos los que quieran un entrenar serio a cualquier nivel。
Warren Q
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Great resource if you are planning to race。 Less so for a recreational cyclist like myself。
Marius Noreika
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The book is a little bit overloaded with excesive explanation of self-understanding stuff。 It was named - "bible"， but I haven't found it to bee enough comprehensive to answer to all my question as a novice rider。 Training program is oriented to lots of training hours， which I think isn't compatable with working person life pattern。 There was several interesting chapters， but that's it。 I'm looking for another "training bible"。 The book is a little bit overloaded with excesive explanation of self-understanding stuff。 It was named - "bible"， but I haven't found it to bee enough comprehensive to answer to all my question as a novice rider。 Training program is oriented to lots of training hours， which I think isn't compatable with working person life pattern。 There was several interesting chapters， but that's it。 I'm looking for another "training bible"。 。。。more
Gandalf
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Much needed update of this book。 Feels more usefull and focused than the previous edition。
Stephen Ng
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With bike fitting done and training location found， what I really need is to work out a proper training plan that should be suitable for my age as well as appropriate to achieve my set objectives， in which I could find out from this book。In additional， there are chapters that cover the importance of possessing positive attitude and of nutritional values for those who wants to become stronger and better。
David Golden
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Quality BookI really enjoyed the information in the book。 I first time trial season and now I have rtf he bug。 I need all information to help me to achieve my aims， even thou g h I am 56
Dmitry Trofimov
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The book is very useful if you want to establish your cycling training on a new level， enhance your sport abilities， and take part in competitions。 Not everything in this book was new to me as I've already read another book by Joe Friel "The Ultimate Heart Rate Training"， there were some intersections with it。 Still， I found some new interesting things， especially related to nutrition:1） The notion of acid-forming and alkalinizing foods。 Acid-forming foods cause the body to lose nitrogen （especi The book is very useful if you want to establish your cycling training on a new level， enhance your sport abilities， and take part in competitions。 Not everything in this book was new to me as I've already read another book by Joe Friel "The Ultimate Heart Rate Training"， there were some intersections with it。 Still， I found some new interesting things， especially related to nutrition:1） The notion of acid-forming and alkalinizing foods。 Acid-forming foods cause the body to lose nitrogen （especially for athletes older then 40） and that prevents the muscle growth。 So it is advised that one eats more alkalinizing food。2） Lack of protein can cause a lot of problems， including weakness and hunger for sugar。Though this advice may be questionable as it seems that Joe Friel is an adept of Paleo dieting， which he promotes several times in the book。3） Eat vitamin supplements， as the need for vitamins C and E can't be fulfilled enough from the food。It is strongly advised that you include weight training in your training program as almost the only way to have good strength enhancement without getting injured。There is a chapter about how to make proper weight training for cycling。Also there is a separate chapter on stretching。This book is a great help to make a personal training program。Overall the book makes for nice reading as it is written by a professional trainer and writer who also definitely likes cycling。 。。。more
Slava Baranskyi
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The only book any road bike cyclist need。 Just like Bible， true。
Annie
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Amazing book。 I'm a relitively new cyclist （3rd year） and have only just begun to race but I found the content of this book really helpful。 I've started a training plan and a journal and feel excited and motivated for the upcoming season。 Amazing book。 I'm a relitively new cyclist （3rd year） and have only just begun to race but I found the content of this book really helpful。 I've started a training plan and a journal and feel excited and motivated for the upcoming season。 。。。more
Derek Drifmeyer
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Lots of words。
Saurabh Sharma
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It is called a bible for a reason。 I followed this book last season with great results but I did feel like I was a little under trained。 Then when I read Tudor Bompa's book （This book is based on his books， but customized for cyclists）， I realised that there are subtle things that I was not following properly。You can not be a serious cyclist till you read this book 2-3 times。 It is written in such a way that you will have to read it more than once to follow the instructions properly。 It is called a bible for a reason。 I followed this book last season with great results but I did feel like I was a little under trained。 Then when I read Tudor Bompa's book （This book is based on his books， but customized for cyclists）， I realised that there are subtle things that I was not following properly。You can not be a serious cyclist till you read this book 2-3 times。 It is written in such a way that you will have to read it more than once to follow the instructions properly。 。。。more
Kerry
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I've just gotten into cycling in a serious way and have been reading tons of books。 This is the one that helped everything gel and enabled me to create a training plan。 I've just gotten into cycling in a serious way and have been reading tons of books。 This is the one that helped everything gel and enabled me to create a training plan。 。。。more
Darko Doko
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Ok， now I know what needs to be done， but will I follow it？。。only time will tell :-）
Dave Summers
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This is it。 The complete guide to become a world-class cyclist， if you want it bad enough。
Eddie
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Probably won't be coming back to this one anytime soon。 I was looking for something to help me set specific goals for the season。 There's lots of good general ideas: set goals， work on weaknesses， take your recovery as seriously as your training， train off the bike， diet matters as much as time on the bike， improve skills to improve performance。 But for such a thick book there are very few specific ideas for how to go about doing any of this。 Carmichael's paperbacks， now tainted by the Armstrong Probably won't be coming back to this one anytime soon。 I was looking for something to help me set specific goals for the season。 There's lots of good general ideas: set goals， work on weaknesses， take your recovery as seriously as your training， train off the bike， diet matters as much as time on the bike， improve skills to improve performance。 But for such a thick book there are very few specific ideas for how to go about doing any of this。 Carmichael's paperbacks， now tainted by the Armstrong brand， had more useful information。 The exercises included in this "bible" that might work have too much emphasis on using a power meter- an expensive accessory even for a cyclist。 I guess I'll just keep pedaling on my own。 。。。more
Bernie
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I thought it was a well rounded， informative book。 I thought so much of it that I am using it as a guidebook to structure my riding for 2013。 I'll be 52 years old and in better shape than a pretty much in shape 51。 I thought it was a well rounded， informative book。 I thought so much of it that I am using it as a guidebook to structure my riding for 2013。 I'll be 52 years old and in better shape than a pretty much in shape 51。 。。。more
Katherine
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great book for the aviad cyclist but diffiantly written with road racers in mind。 a little to advance for me
Colin Harman
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So far， quite insightful。
Clayton Cornell
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