Mountain bikers will reap the benefits of a more deliberate and efficient training program with the help of Joe Friel. If results are the goal, training should not be left to guesswork or the "ride-until-you-drop" mentality.

Learn how to:
- Develop a systematic and comprehensive training program using a proven scientific approach
- Train more efficiently with weekly goals and workouts that build skill and improve technique
- Benefit from strenght work, stretching, reord-keeping and smart nutrition specific to mountain biking
- Plan your training and racing season from start to finish
- Crate a complete training week with all the variables for long-term success

Friel is renowned for his proven training methodology, which is built around the individual rider. Off-road cyclists, from novice to professional, will reach new levels of success with Friel's scientific approach.


Conteúdos

Part I - The Self-Coached Athlete
1. Smart Training
2. Ability and Motivation

Part II - From Lab to Trail
3. The science of training
4. Intensity

Part III - Purposeful Training
5. Self-assessment
6. Race fitness

Part IV - Planning
7. Planning a season
8. Planning a week
9. Case studies

Part V - Racing and Recovery
10. Racing
11. Recovery

Part VI - The Competitive Edge
12. Winter
13. Strength and stretching
14. Unique needs
15. The training diary
16. Fuel

Appendix
A - Annual training plans
B - Workout menu
C - Training diary