Arnie Baker, MD, author of Smart Cycling, is a licensed USCF coach and practicing physician. He has coached racers to more than fifty U.S. National Championships and dozens of United States records. Dr. Baker serves on the fitness board of and is a frequent contributor to Bicycling magazine. A medical consultant to USA Cycling and the USCF, he is also a category 1 USCF racer, a five-time national champion, and a five-time United States record holder.

"Bicycling Medicine belongs in the library of every serious cyclist. The lucid explanations, economical writing, and easy to-follow format make this book a joy to read. It is destined to be a classic among cycling books."

• ContentsIntroductionA Note Before You BeginPart One:Diet and NutritionNutrition -- The Big PictureThe USDA Food PyramidCaloric NutrientsDiet: Why High Carbohydrates?Energy Sources at Various Exercise LevelsNutrition While RidingVitamins and MineralsErgogenic AidsErgolyticsHydrationTips to Help You Lose WeightDisordered EatingNutrition Tips for CyclistsNutrition QuackeryNutrition QuizPart Two:PhysiologyGenetic AbilityRecoveryHeart Rate TrainingLactic AcidThresholdsTraining IntensityVO2 MaxProgressive Power OutputHow Muscles WorkMuscle FatigueStrength Versus PowerMuscle SorenessEfficiency and EconomyOptimal CadenceOptimal Crankarm LengthPutting It All Together: Efficiency, Cadence, and Crank LengthOptimal Pedal StrokeOptimal Seat HeightMeasuring Body FatTravel and Climate ProblemsHeat and CyclingAltitude and HypoxiaSupplemental OxygenPart Three:General Prevention and Treatment of InjuriesBicycle SafetyFirst Aid KitRider Down!Bicycle PositionStretchingBanned SubstancesNSAIDs: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory DrugsAspirin May HelpPhysical TherapyR.I.C.E. -- Rest, Ice, Compression, ElevationOther Treatment OptionsRide or Rest?Sun CareBites, Stings, Infectious DiseasesPart Four:Medical ProblemsClassification of Bicycling Medical ProblemsRoad RashSaddle SoresCrotchitisNeck and Back PainTendonitis and BursitisUpper ExtremityPelvic FractureLower ExtremityHead, Ears, Eyes, Nose, and MouthLungs and HeartGastrointestinal ProblemsCycling and UrinationDiabetesMen's HealthWomen's HealthPart Five:General HealthThe General-Health Exercise PrescriptionExercise AddictionFatigue -- Why Am I Tired?Overtraining or BurnoutExercise and ImmunityAnemiaRespiratory InfectionsSleeping HintsTetanus ShotsFlu ShotsHigh Blood Pressure MedicinesHints for Kids and JuniorsBicycling for the Over-50-Year-OldGlossarySelected ReferencesIndex

Arnie Baker, MD, author of Smart Cycling, is a licensed USCF coach and practicing physician. He has coached racers to more than fifty U.S. National Championships and dozens of United States records. Dr. Baker serves on the fitness board of and is a frequent contributor to Bicycling magazine. A medical consultant to USA Cycling and the USCF, he is also a category 1 USCF racer, a five-time national champion, and a five-time United States record holder.

"Bicycling Medicine belongs in the library of every serious cyclist. The lucid explanations, economical writing, and easy to-follow format make this book a joy to read. It is destined to be a classic among cycling books."

• ContentsIntroductionA Note Before You BeginPart One:Diet and NutritionNutrition -- The Big PictureThe USDA Food PyramidCaloric NutrientsDiet: Why High Carbohydrates?Energy Sources at Various Exercise LevelsNutrition While RidingVitamins and MineralsErgogenic AidsErgolyticsHydrationTips to Help You Lose WeightDisordered EatingNutrition Tips for CyclistsNutrition QuackeryNutrition QuizPart Two:PhysiologyGenetic AbilityRecoveryHeart Rate TrainingLactic AcidThresholdsTraining IntensityVO2 MaxProgressive Power OutputHow Muscles WorkMuscle FatigueStrength Versus PowerMuscle SorenessEfficiency and EconomyOptimal CadenceOptimal Crankarm LengthPutting It All Together: Efficiency, Cadence, and Crank LengthOptimal Pedal StrokeOptimal Seat HeightMeasuring Body FatTravel and Climate ProblemsHeat and CyclingAltitude and HypoxiaSupplemental OxygenPart Three:General Prevention and Treatment of InjuriesBicycle SafetyFirst Aid KitRider Down!Bicycle PositionStretchingBanned SubstancesNSAIDs: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory DrugsAspirin May HelpPhysical TherapyR.I.C.E. -- Rest, Ice, Compression, ElevationOther Treatment OptionsRide or Rest?Sun CareBites, Stings, Infectious DiseasesPart Four:Medical ProblemsClassification of Bicycling Medical ProblemsRoad RashSaddle SoresCrotchitisNeck and Back PainTendonitis and BursitisUpper ExtremityPelvic FractureLower ExtremityHead, Ears, Eyes, Nose, and MouthLungs and HeartGastrointestinal ProblemsCycling and UrinationDiabetesMen's HealthWomen's HealthPart Five:General HealthThe General-Health Exercise PrescriptionExercise AddictionFatigue -- Why Am I Tired?Overtraining or BurnoutExercise and ImmunityAnemiaRespiratory InfectionsSleeping HintsTetanus ShotsFlu ShotsHigh Blood Pressure MedicinesHints for Kids and JuniorsBicycling for the Over-50-Year-OldGlossarySelected ReferencesIndex

Arnie Baker, MD, author of Smart Cycling, is a licensed USCF coach and practicing physician. He has coached racers to more than fifty U.S. National Championships and dozens of United States records. Dr. Baker serves on the fitness board of and is a frequent contributor to Bicycling magazine. A medical consultant to USA Cycling and the USCF, he is also a category 1 USCF racer, a five-time national champion, and a five-time United States record holder.

"Bicycling Medicine belongs in the library of every serious cyclist. The lucid explanations, economical writing, and easy to-follow format make this book a joy to read. It is destined to be a classic among cycling books."

• ContentsIntroductionA Note Before You BeginPart One:Diet and NutritionNutrition -- The Big PictureThe USDA Food PyramidCaloric NutrientsDiet: Why High Carbohydrates?Energy Sources at Various Exercise LevelsNutrition While RidingVitamins and MineralsErgogenic AidsErgolyticsHydrationTips to Help You Lose WeightDisordered EatingNutrition Tips for CyclistsNutrition QuackeryNutrition QuizPart Two:PhysiologyGenetic AbilityRecoveryHeart Rate TrainingLactic AcidThresholdsTraining IntensityVO2 MaxProgressive Power OutputHow Muscles WorkMuscle FatigueStrength Versus PowerMuscle SorenessEfficiency and EconomyOptimal CadenceOptimal Crankarm LengthPutting It All Together: Efficiency, Cadence, and Crank LengthOptimal Pedal StrokeOptimal Seat HeightMeasuring Body FatTravel and Climate ProblemsHeat and CyclingAltitude and HypoxiaSupplemental OxygenPart Three:General Prevention and Treatment of InjuriesBicycle SafetyFirst Aid KitRider Down!Bicycle PositionStretchingBanned SubstancesNSAIDs: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory DrugsAspirin May HelpPhysical TherapyR.I.C.E. -- Rest, Ice, Compression, ElevationOther Treatment OptionsRide or Rest?Sun CareBites, Stings, Infectious DiseasesPart Four:Medical ProblemsClassification of Bicycling Medical ProblemsRoad RashSaddle SoresCrotchitisNeck and Back PainTendonitis and BursitisUpper ExtremityPelvic FractureLower ExtremityHead, Ears, Eyes, Nose, and MouthLungs and HeartGastrointestinal ProblemsCycling and UrinationDiabetesMen's HealthWomen's HealthPart Five:General HealthThe General-Health Exercise PrescriptionExercise AddictionFatigue -- Why Am I Tired?Overtraining or BurnoutExercise and ImmunityAnemiaRespiratory InfectionsSleeping HintsTetanus ShotsFlu ShotsHigh Blood Pressure MedicinesHints for Kids and JuniorsBicycling for the Over-50-Year-OldGlossarySelected ReferencesIndex