Fitness Cycling

Name: Fitness Cycling
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ISBN: 9781450429306

Shannon Sovndal, Tyler Farrar

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Human Kinetics
02 May 2013

Sports & outdoor recreation; Cycling

Series: Fitness Spectrum Series

From customized workouts to authoritative advice, Fitness Cycling provides the most effective workouts for achieving peak physical conditioning. As a cyclist and physician for one of the sport's leading teams, author Shannon Sovndal provides a detailed approach to cycling that will help you increase strength, speed, stamina, and overall fitness.

Fitness Cycling features 56 workouts based on specific aspects of riding, such as base building, interval training, sprint and hill climbing, and time trialing. Each workout is color coded for intensity level, so you can create a targeted program based on your goal, current fitness level, and cycling experience.

With recommendations, advice, and professional insights on riding techniques, goal setting, training concepts, recovery, and preventing common cycling injuries, Fitness Cycling is the one training guide you'll turn to again and again for a lifetime of cycling workouts.

By: Shannon Sovndal
Foreword by: Tyler Farrar
Imprint: Human Kinetics
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781450429306
ISBN 10: 1450429300
Series: Fitness Spectrum Series
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 02 May 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Chapter 1 Setting Cycling Fitness Goals Chapter 2 Understanding Training Concepts Chapter 3 Measuring Cycling Fitness Chapter 4 Understanding Training Workload and Zones Chapter 5 Planning Your Program Chapter 6 Base-Building Workouts Chapter 7 Interval Workouts for Flat or Varied Terrain Chapter 8 Hill Workouts Chapter 9 Time Trial Workouts Chapter 10 Sprint Workouts Chapter 11 Stationary Bike Workouts Chapter 12 Off-Season Workouts Chapter 13 Equipping Yourself Chapter 14 Refining Bike Fit and Riding Techniques Chapter 15 Dealing With Common Cycling Problems

Shannon Sovndal, is the team physician for the Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda professional cycling team and works at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) for the University of Colorado. He attended medical school at Columbia University in New York City and completed his residency at Stanford University. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American College of Emergency Medicine.

Reviews for Fitness Cycling

The best training program is one that engages you with variety and ultimately ensures that you improve. Shannon shows you how to mix it up, have fun, and go faster with Fitness Cycling. Connie Carpenter-- 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Fitness Cycling is an excellent tool for learning the basics of cycling and for applying a variety of workouts and concepts toward attaining your cycling goals. Sovndal truly hits on the principles that matter. Timmy Duggan-- Liquigas-Cannondale Pro Cycling Team