Looking for a GREAT training guide
09-26-04, 11:03 AM
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Looking for a GREAT training guide
I've decided to pursue cycling much more seriously and I am looking for a great training guide (book, whatever) to help me along. I want to start riding 5 days and 250 miles a week, but I don't want to just put in the miles, I want to train correctly so that I become a better cyclist all around. I would like to start racing at the beginning of next season if that's realistic. Any help would be appreciated.
09-26-04, 12:40 PM
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One thing Ill say--dont try to increase your mileage by more than 10% per week. You'll end up overtraining, which will just put you further behind.
Check https://www.cptips.com/ for some good training tips.
Check https://www.cptips.com/ for some good training tips.
09-26-04, 07:45 PM
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There's a couple of great starter books to recommend by Sally Edwards (and Sally Reed for the second book).
The first book is the basics, and it breaks down heart rate training very well. It's called "The Heart Rate Monitor Book", by Sally Edwards. I recommend starting with this book.
The second book is by Sally Edwards and Sally Reed called "The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Outdoor and Indoor Cyclists". It actually talks about how to structure your training using your monitor, then puts together 50 rides you can do. So you read about how to put together the training program, then use the different rides to complete each branch of the training program. As you progress, the rides become more difficult.
You could always get Joe Friel's "Cyclists Training Bible" as a good, third book to round out your reading education. With these three books, you should have a pretty solid foundation to build up a training program.
Koffee
The first book is the basics, and it breaks down heart rate training very well. It's called "The Heart Rate Monitor Book", by Sally Edwards. I recommend starting with this book.
The second book is by Sally Edwards and Sally Reed called "The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Outdoor and Indoor Cyclists". It actually talks about how to structure your training using your monitor, then puts together 50 rides you can do. So you read about how to put together the training program, then use the different rides to complete each branch of the training program. As you progress, the rides become more difficult.
You could always get Joe Friel's "Cyclists Training Bible" as a good, third book to round out your reading education. With these three books, you should have a pretty solid foundation to build up a training program.
Koffee
