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‘A must read… High Performance is a mindset, not a pay check’ - Andrew Pruitt, EdD'Joe Friel is one of the world's foremost experts on endurance sports' – Outside magazineTAKE YOUR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FIND YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCEJoe Friel is a legend in endurance sport coaching and the bestselling author of some of the world's most celebrated cycling manuals. Full of exciting, refreshing and sometimes surprising ideas on high-performance training, this book represents the most complete and up-to date expression of Joe’s coaching philosophy.Being a high-performance cyclist is challenging, but it doesn’t 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 to:- 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. Engaging and encouraging, this is the ultimate manual for you to make the most of your training and maximize your cycling performance.

This all-new Cyclist's Training Bible presents the latest discoveries in cycling science, data analysis, daily planning, and skills development to help you create a personal training plan for success.

''A must read… High Performance is a mindset, not a pay check'' - Andrew Pruitt, EdD''Joe Friel is one of the world''s foremost experts on endurance sports'' – Outside magazineTAKE YOUR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FIND YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCEJoe Friel is a legend in endurance sport coaching and the bestselling author of some of the world''s most celebrated cycling manuals. Full of exciting, refreshing and sometimes surprising ideas on high-performance training, this book represents the most complete and up-to date expression of Joe''s coaching philosophy. Being a high-performance cyclist is challenging, but it doesn''t 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 to:- 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. Engaging and encouraging, this is the ultimate manual for you to make the most of your training and maximize your cycling performance.

''A must read… High Performance is a mindset, not a pay check'' - Andrew Pruitt, EdD''Joe Friel is one of the world''s foremost experts on endurance sports'' – Outside magazineTAKE YOUR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FIND YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCEJoe Friel is a legend in endurance sport coaching and the bestselling author of some of the world''s most celebrated cycling manuals. Full of exciting, refreshing and sometimes surprising ideas on high-performance training, this book represents the most complete and up-to date expression of Joe''s coaching philosophy. Being a high-performance cyclist is challenging, but it doesn''t 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 to:- 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. Engaging and encouraging, this is the ultimate manual for you to make the most of your training and maximize your cycling performance.

A breakthrough nutrition strategy for optimum athletic performance, weight loss and peak health based on the Stone Age diet humans were designed to eat.Paleo-style diets are all the rage as fitness enthusiasts, including the booming nation of CrossFitters, have adopted high protein, low-processed-food diets to fuel their exercise. It all began with the publication of the book The Paleo Diet by renowned scientist Loren Cordain, Ph.D., who presented a breakthrough plan for weight loss and disease prevention without dieting or exercising. In 2005, Dr. Cordain joined with endurance coach Joe Friel to write The Paleo Diet for Athletes. Now, the authors offer an updated and revised edition of The Paleo Diet for Athletes specifically targeting runners, triathletes, and other serious amateur athletes. Cordain and Friel show that by using the foods our bodies were designed to eat—protein, fruits and vegetables, healthy fats and even some saturated fats—anyone can achieve total-body fitness and dramatically improve the strength and cardiovascular efficiency. The Paleo Diet for Athletes gives specific guidelines for what to eat before, during and after a workout or competition along with simple, tasty recipes packed with power and wholesome ingredients.

The Triathlete’s Training Bible is the bestselling and most comprehensive guide for aspiring and experienced triathletes, now updated to incorporate new training principles and the latest methodologies to help athletes train smarter than ever. Joe Friel is the most trusted coach in the world and his proven triathlon training program has helped hundreds of thousands find success in the sport of triathlon. Joe has greatly updated this new Fifth Edition of The Triathlete''s Training Bible to incorporate new training methods, especially on workout intensity, to help athletes train smarter and produce better results than ever. The Triathlete’s Training Bible equips triathletes of all abilities with every detail they must consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, or preparing for race day. With this new edition, Joe will guide you to develop your own personalized triathlon training program and: Become a better swimmer, cyclist, and runner Train with the most effective intensity and volume Gain maximum fitness from every workout Make up for missed workouts and avoid overtraining Adapt your training plan based on your progress and lifestyle Build muscular endurance with a proven approach to strength training Improve body composition with smarter nutrition The Triathlete’s Training Bible is the best-selling book on tri training ever published. Get stronger, smarter, and faster with this newest version of the bible of the sport. What’s New in the Fifth Edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible? The science and sport of triathlon have changed since the previous edition was released. This new edition adds emphasis to personalizing training plans; incorporates new power, pace, and heart rate techniques for swimming, cycling and running; improves on skill development techniques; updates his strength training approach; speeds up recovery for busy athletes; and cuts through the noisy volume of training data to focus athletes on the numbers that mean the most to better performance. The most significant changes have to do with getting the intensity of workouts right to build a bigger aerobic endurance base while becoming more race fit.

This clear and comprehensive book makes preparing for sprint and Olympic triathlons simple and stress-free. Joe Friel's practical training plan takes fewer than 5 hours a week, giving aspiring triathletes the confidence and fitness to enjoy their first race.

Power meters measure a cyclist's strength, but this revolutionary training technology can benefit everyone, not just the most powerful riders. In this book, the author shows cyclists how to sift through noisy data to focus on just the most important measurements.

Joe Friel is the most trusted coach in endurance sports. This is the most comprehensive guide to preparing for triathlon available. This is among the top-selling titles among all endurance sports books. This all-new edition will inspire triathletes to renew their approach to the sport.

Get ready for your first triathlon with the sports #1 coach! Joe Friel is the world’s most trusted triathlon coach and this accessible and friendly guide will get you ready for your first sprint or Olympic triathlon feeling strong, confident, and ready for the challenge. Friel has helped hundreds of thousands of people to enjoy the challenges of triathlon with his clear and comprehensive Training Bible method. Your First Triathlon simplifies all the principles of Friel’s training approach for newcomers who want a simple, no-nonsense way to train for triathlon. Friel’s method will build the fitness and confidence you need to enjoy your first event. Your First Triathlon, 2nd Edition includes: Training Plans: Easy to follow in under 5 hours a week Workouts: Clearly explained for swim, bike, and run Technique: Effective drills to polish your form Tri gear: What you need and don’t need Nutrition & weight loss: Practical advice for being in ideal race shape Tips & Tricks: How to navigate your race packet pickup, lay out your gear, set up your transition area, fuel for your race, finish your swim without stress or fear, and ensure your race goes smoothly from the moment you wake up until you cross the finish line. Your First Triathlon offers a 12-week training plan for total beginners as well as custom plans for athletes who have some experience in running, cycling, or swimming. Each triathlon training schedule includes realistic swimming, biking, and running workouts with options to add strength workouts. These simple plans will build anyone into a triathlete. Triathlon is an amazing and challenging sport that can help you get fit, healthy, and feeling great. Your First Triathlon will help you get off to a great start in the swim-bike-run sport and excited for your next race.

In The Power Meter Handbook, Joe Friel offers cyclists and triathletes a simple user’s guide to using a power meter for big performance gains. In simple language, the most trusted coach in endurance sports makes understanding a power meter easy, no advanced degrees or tech savvy required. Cyclists and triathletes will master the basics to reveal how powerful they are. Focusing on their most important data, they’ll discover hidden power, refine their pacing, and find out how many matches they can burn on any given day. Once they understand the fundamentals, Friel will show how to apply his proven training approach to gain big performance in road races, time trials, triathlons, and century rides. With The Power Meter Handbook, riders will: Precisely match their training to their race season Push their limits step by step Track fitness changes--reliably and accurately Peak predictably for key events Vastly improve training efficiency Power meters aren’t just for the pros or racers anymore. Now The Power Meter Handbook makes it easy for any cyclist or triathlete to find new speed with cycling’s most advanced gear.

Internationally recognized triathlon coach and best-selling author Joe Friel teams up with ultra-endurance guru Gordon Byrn in Going Long, the most comprehensive guide to racing long-course and Ironman-distance triathlons. Combining science with personal experience, Friel and Byrn prepare anyone, from the working age-grouper to the podium contender, for success in triathlon''s ultimate endurance event. Whether you are preparing for your first long-course triathlon or your fastest, Going Long will make every hour of training count. 40 sport-specific drills to improve technique and efficiency Updates to mental training Key training sessions, workout examples, and strength-building exercises A simple approach to balancing training, work, and family obligations A new chapter on active recovery, injury prevention and treatment Going Long is the best-selling book on Ironman training. Friel and Byrn guide the novice, intermediate, and elite triathlete, making it the most comprehensive and nuanced plan for Ironman training ever written. Going Long is the best resource to break through an Ironman performance plateau to find season after season of long-course race improvements.

Your Best Triathlon is a master plan that will guide experienced triathletes through every week of their season. For each phase of training, Joe lays out the path to success, outlining clear objectives and the guidelines to meet them. Joe Friel’s highly refined training plans for sprint, Olympic, half-Ironman®, and Ironman® race distances will help serious triathletes deliver a breakout performance, even those with countless races under their belt. Joe offers a tool kit of proven workouts that will isolate and develop specific abilities. Within each workout and plan, he offers easy modifications to better manage personal limiters and improve performance. Hundreds of thousands of triathletes have relied on Joe Friel and his groundbreaking best seller, The Triathlete’s Training Bible, to develop their own self-coached training programs. Now Joe Friel, the most experienced coach in triathlon, reveals his formula for advanced training and coaches triathletes to their best race ever.

The Triathlete’s Training Bible is the bestselling and most comprehensive guide for aspiring and experienced triathletes.Joe Friel is the most trusted coach in the world and his proven triathlon training program has helped hundreds of thousands find success in the sport of triathlon.Joe has completely rewritten this new Fourth Edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible to incorporate new training principles and help athletes train smarter than ever.The Triathlete’s Training Bible equips triathletes of all abilities with every detail they must consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, or preparing for race day.With this new edition, Joe will guide you to develop your own personalized triathlon training program and:Become a better swimmer, cyclist, and runnerTrain with the right intensity and volumeGain maximum fitness from every workoutMake up for missed workouts and avoid overtrainingAdapt your training plan based on your progress and conflictsBuild muscular endurance with a new approach to strength trainingImprove body composition with smarter nutritionThe Triathlete’s Training Bible is the best-selling book on tri training ever published. Get stronger, smarter, and faster with this newest version of the bible of the sport.What’s New in the Fourth Edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible?Coach Joe Friel started writing the fourth edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible with a blank page: the entire book is new. The science and sport of triathlon have changed much since the previous edition released. This new edition adds emphasis to personalizing training plans, incorporates new power meter techniques for cycling and running, improves on the skill development techniques, updates the strength training approach, speeds recovery for busy athletes, and cuts through the noisy volume of training data to focus athletes on the numbers that mean the most to better performance. See Joe Friel’s blog or 4655 for an expanded summary of improvements to this fourth edition.

From bad weather to business travel to traffic safety, there are dozens of reasons why cyclists and triathletes take their rides inside. Although indoor cycling workouts offer the ultimate control over workout conditions, most inside riders don’t get the most out of their trainers or spin bikes. RIDE INSIDE offers cyclists and triathletes a smart guide to getting more fitness from every indoor cycling workout. From the world’s most experienced personal cycling coach, Joe Friel, RIDE INSIDE reveals all the unique aspects of indoor riding: Mental aspects like motivation, focus, and enjoyment Changes in upper body stability, posture, and pedaling technique on a stationary bike Respiration, hydration, and cooling Inherent changes in power output Lower leg tension and eccentric loading from flywheel momentum Lower effort from lack of terrain changes, headwinds, and crosswinds Road-like feel Different shifting patterns All these differences of indoor riding add up to a big impact when the rubber hits the road. Drawing from the foundations of Friel’s classic training guides, The Cyclist’s Training Bible and The Triathlete’s Training Bible, RIDE INSIDE shows how to apply smart and proven training concepts to indoor cycling. Riders will get expert guidance on the best ways to set up a trainer or smart trainer, how to modify outdoor workouts for indoor cycling, how to better monitor power and RPE, and how to use social online training platforms like Zwift to make training better and not worse. Most critically, RIDE INSIDE shows cyclists and triathletes how to do indoor cycling workouts that actually meet their training goals instead of compromising.

Wattmessgeräte gewinnen immer mehr an Bedeutung im Rad- und Triathlonsport und sind längst auch für Hobby-Athleten erschwinglich geworden. Im Vergleich zur reinen Herzfrequenzmessung ermittelt ein Wattmessgerät die erzielte Leistung zuverlässiger und objektiver. Davon profitieren erfahrene Radsportler und Einsteiger gleichermaßen.Der international angesehene Ausdauertrainer Joe Friel erklärt in seinem Praxishandbuch die Grundlagen der Wattmessung anschaulich und leicht verständlich. Radsportler und Triathleten erfahren, wie sie ihr Training gezielt auf ihre Wettkampfhöhepunkte ausrichten und ihre Leistung steigern können. Dank der detaillierten Trainingsprogramme und vielen Anwendungstipps wird das Wattmessgerät so zum unverzichtbaren Trainingsinstrument auf der Jagd nach neuen Bestzeiten.

Die Trainingsbibel für Triathleten von Joe Friel ist der weltweit meistverkaufte und womöglich umfassendste Ratgeber für Triathleten aller Leistungs- und Altersklassen. Ihr Autor Joe Friel genießt rund um den Erdball enormes Vertrauen als Coach und Sportwissenschaftler, und sein bewährtes Trainingsprogramm hat bereits hunderttausenden Hobby- und Leistungssportlern geholfen, Erfolge im Triathlonsport zu erreichen. Für diese Ausgabe hat er seinen Klassiker unter den Trainingshandbüchern nun grundlegend überarbeitet und aktualisiert, um neue Erkenntnisse und Konzepte sinnvoll einzubinden und Triathleten in die Lage zu versetzen, intelligenter denn je zu trainieren.Die neue Trainingsbibel vermittelt Triathleten fundiertes Detailwissen zu allen Fragen, die in der Trainingsplanung und Wettkampfvorbereitung zu berücksichtigen sind. Mit durchdachten Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen verleiht Joe Friel seinen Lesern das Rüstzeug, um in Eigenregie einen persönlichen, auf die individuellen Ziele und Bedürfnisse abgestimmten Trainingsplan zu erstellen, diesen laufend gemäß den erreichten Fortschritten und auftretenden Problemen anzupassen und so stets mit den richtigen Umfängen und Intensitäten zu trainieren. Er zeigt ihnen, wie sie sich als Schwimmer, Radfahrer und Läufer technisch verbessern und ihre Muskulatur mit einem neuen Ansatz für das Krafttraining effektiv stärken.

»Die Trainingsbibel für Radsportler« ist der weltweit meistverkaufte und womöglich umfassendste Ratgeber für ambitionierte Rennradfahrer. Ihr Autor Joe Friel genießt rund um den Erdball enormes Vertrauen als Coach und Sportwissenschaftler, und sein bewährtes Trainingsprogramm hat bereits zahllosen Hobby- und Leistungssportlern geholfen, ihre Ziele zu erreichen. Für diese Ausgabe hat er seinen Klassiker unter den Trainingshandbüchern nun grundlegend überarbeitet und aktualisiert, um neue Erkenntnisse und Konzepte sinnvoll einzubinden und Radsportler in die Lage zu versetzen, intelligenter denn je zu trainieren.Dieses Buch liefert fundiertes Detailwissen zu allen Fragen, die in der Trainingsplanung und Wettkampfvorbereitung zu berücksichtigen sind. Joe Friels praxisbewährte und sportwissenschaftlich fundierte Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen verleihen auch Ihnen das Rüstzeug, um in Eigenregie einen persönlichen, auf individuelle Ziele und Bedürfnisse abgestimmten Trainingsplan zu erstellen, diesen laufend gemäß den erreichten Fortschritten und auftretenden Problemen anzupassen und so stets mit den richtigen Umfängen und Intensitäten zu trainieren.Ganz gleich, ob Sie gezielt für Straßenrennen, Kriterien, Zeitfahren oder Radmarathons trainieren wollen oder Ihre Sprint-, Kletter-, Ausdauer- oder Regenerationsfähigkeiten verbessern möchten - die neue »Trainingsbibel für Radsportler« deckt alle relevanten Themen lückenlos ab. Dazu gehören:-praxisbewährte Powermeter-Metriken, um sich bei jeder einzelnen Trainingseinheit die Vorzüge der fortschrittlichsten Messtechnologie im Radsport zunutze zu machen.-TSS-basierendes Training, um das geleistete und zu leistende Pensum kompetent abzuschätzen.-der Entwurf maßgeschneiderter Trainingsprogramme, um individuelle Stärken auszuspielen und vorhandene Schwächen wirksam abzustellen.-Feldtests zur einfachen und kostenlosen Ermittlung der funktionalen Schwellenleistung, Sprintkraft, aeroben Kapazität etc., um die erzielten Fortschritte zu bestimmen und so noch fokussierter zu trainieren.-anerkannte Peak- und Tapering-Abläufe, um am entscheidenden Tag wirklich in bestmöglicher Wettkampf-Verfassung zu sein.-umfassende Instrumente für eine Trainings- und Saisonplanung, bei der die täglichen, wöchentlichen und monatlichen Trainingsinhalte sinnvoll ineinandergreifen und aufeinander aufbauen.-ein neuer Ansatz für das Krafttraining, um die Fähigkeiten am Berg und im Sprint mit gezielten Übungen auf dem Rad und im Fitnessstudio effektiv zu verbessern.-detaillierte Anleitungen für konkrete Trainingseinheiten, um gezielt an Ausdauer, Kraft, Schnelligkeit, Kraftausdauer, anaerober Ausdauer und Schnellkraft zuzulegen.

Schlechtes Wetter, Geschäftsreisen, Gefahren im Straßenverkehr: Es gibt zig Gründe, das Radtraining drinnen zu absolvieren. Doch obschon Indoor-Einheiten die perfekte Kontrolle über die Trainingsbedingungen ermöglichen, gelingt es vielen Fahrern in der Praxis nicht, ihre Rollen- und Smarttrainer, Studiokurse, Apps und E-Cycling-Plattformen effektiv im Sinne ihrer Trainingsziele zu nutzen.RIDE INSIDE bietet Radfahrern und Triathleten einen intelligenten Leitfaden, um den idealen Nutzen aus jeder einzelnen Indoor-Einheit zu ziehen. Dieses Buch vereint das Know-how von Trainingsbibel-Autor Joe Friel und Indoorcycling-Experte Jim Rutberg, um alle Aspekte dieser besonderen Form des Radtrainings abzudecken: von der Frage nach der Motivation und dem Spaß am Training über die Auswirkungen auf Körperhaltung, Tritttechnik etc. und die sinnvolle Anpassung von Leistungsvorgaben oder Wattzahlen bis hin zu Themen wie Atmung, Flüssigkeitszufuhr und Kühlung.Als Coach und als Autor etlicher viel gelesener Trainingsratgeber für Radsportler und Triahleten hat Joe Friel die Welt des Ausdauersports maßgeblich geprägt. In RIDE INSIDE erläutert er nun, wie man moderne Trainingskonzepte erfolgreich auf das Indoorcycling anwendet. Ob reine Fitness-Fahrer oder ambitionierte Leistungssportler: Alle, die zumindest hin und wieder auch drinnen trainieren möchten, erhalten mit diesem Buch praxisnahe Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen für die Herausforderung des Indoortrainings: Wie passt man die Geräte an individuelle Bedürfnisse an? Wie überwacht und steuert man die Belastung? Wie plant man sinnvolle Indoor-Einheiten? Wie nutzt man Zwift & Co. effektiv, um dann später auch im realen Leben mehr Power auf die Straße zu bringen?