With Serious Cycling, you can ride more quickly and effectively. A multitude of information has been discovered by exercise experts that cyclists can utilize to enhance their performance. The majority of riders, however, have never had access to this extensive collection of information.
You do now. Serious Cycling helps to close the gap between cycling performance and scientific observation. It converts the most recent scientific findings on training, injury prevention and recovery, nutrition, biomechanics, and physiology into useful applications that will immediately affect your own training regimen. This book, authored by one of the leading authorities on cycling, will help you improve your strength and power, raise your lactate threshold, and increase your endurance.
Two-time U.S. Olympic team staff member Ed Burke has blended physiological training ideas and real-world experiences to develop Serious Cycling the reference that no competitive cyclist should be without. The best cyclists employ the training strategies and tactics he outlines. You’ll discover how to
Utilize heart rate monitors and power meters to measure your body’s physiological responses while exercising; avoid sickness and injury, even during intense training and competition; Utilize advanced supplementation techniques and a healthy diet to workout harder and recuperate more efficiently;
To guarantee your success in time trials, road races, and criteriums, you should: – receive the greatest, most up-to-date information on proper positioning and cycling biomechanics; – make your body and your bike work with, not against, each other; and – adopt efficient tactics and race strategies.
Serious Cycling will provide you with the knowledge—and the tools to put it into practice—so that you can realize your greatest potential, regardless of whether you’re a weekend century rider, club member, or competition.
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