The Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week

by Carmichael, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781934030479
• ISBN10: 1934030473
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

No joke: The revolutionary training plans in The Time-Crunched Cyclist will help you build competitive fitness in six hours a week. You don't need endless miles on the road. You don't need endless hours in the gym. All you need is a commitment to six hours a week on your bike.

Author Biography

Chris Carmichael was an Olympian and a professional cyclist before beginning his career as a coach, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. He has coached seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong since 1990, was recognized as the U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, and was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2003. For more information, please visit trainright.com.

 

Jim Rutberg is the editorial director and a coach for Carmichael Training Systems, and co-author, with Chris Carmichael, of The Ultimate Ride, Chris Carmichael’s Food for Fitness, Chris Carmichael’s Fitness Cookbook, The Carmichael Training Systems Cyclist’s Training Diary, 5 Essentials for a Winning Life, and innumerable web and magazine articles. His work has appeared in Bicycling, Outside, Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, VeloNews, Inside Triathlon, and more.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Bringing Endurance Training into the 21st Century	p. 1
The Science of the Time-Crunched Training Program	p. 19
Measuring Intensity in the Information Age	p. 57
High-Speed Nutrition	p. 89
Workouts and Training Programs	p. 113
Making the Most of Your Fitness	p. 141
Supplementing Your Training: Endurance Blocks	p. 161
Strength Training on Limited Time	p. 173
References	p. 203
Index	p. 207
About the Authors	p. 215
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