Cycling Training

Joe Friel is the most trusted coach in the world and his proven cycling training program has helped hundreds of thousands find success in the sport. Joe has completely rewritten this new 5th Edition of The Cyclist's Training Bible to incorporate new training principles and help athletes train smarter than ever. The Cyclist's Training Bible equips cyclists of all abilities with every detail they must consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, or preparing for race day.

The autobiography of a cycling legend that will become a much-loved classic. The much-anticipated autobiography of the greatest Australian cyclist of all time. Famous in the sport for his meticulous preparation and an athlete who prided himself on his ability to leave it all on the road, Evans writes about the triumphs, the frustrations, the training, the preparation, the psychology of the sport, his contemporaries, the legends and his enduring love of cycling. A riveting and forensic account of his life on the bike....

Renowned cycling biomechanics pioneer Phil Cavell explores the growing trend of middle-aged and older cyclists seeking to achieve high-level performance. Using contributions from leading coaches, ex-professionals and pro-team doctors, he produces the ultimate manifesto for mature riders who want to stay healthy, avoid injury - and maximise their achievement levels.

Until now, sport training has been more witchcraft than science. Traditional coaching is based on copying recipes written in old books, with little science and more answers than questions. Traditional physiology, also marked by reductionism and the idea that the organism works like a machine, gives us incomplete and unsatisfactory answers that are inadequate when we leave the theoretical world to go to the real world. In this book, we approach the world of training from the perspective of Complex Systems, which will offer us a new vision of the world, health and organisms. In this book, you...

In 50 Top Road Cycling Tips Bart Summers shares 50 of his most hard won cycling strategies that took him from complete newbie to Elite level road cyclist and has kept him fit and healthy from his twenties and thirties to his later forties. This book gives you all the information you need to become a fit and fast road cyclist, whether you are a complete newbie or have years of experience. No matter where you are on your current road cycling journey, 50 Top Road Cycling Tips WILL give you everything you need to become the ultimate badass roadie and CRUSH your cycling goals leaving your mates ...

As hotel manager Tom Eastham’s retirement approaches, his best friend tries to persuade him to get back into the sport which he gave up over thirty years earlier. Initially unwilling to brave the roads after so long off the bike, he gradually comes around to the idea of having another bash at cycling and takes to the Lancashire lanes once more. This light-hearted but incisive account traces his first six months back in the saddle, during which time the life-enhancing possibilities of cycling gradually dawn on him as he samples various facets of the sport, complemented by some rather ...

Just Ride is an adventure story of the 2018 Tour Divide. The book details the resilience and amazing adaptability of the human body and mind, and it gives a realistic and often raw account of the physical and mental toll required to finish the race in less than 17 days. The route, the conditions, the gear, the strategy, the training, the mental struggles, the embarrassing moments, and the physical battle are all described throughout a story that offers a genuine look into what was experienced and felt throughout the ultimate test of mountain bike endurance.

HYROX is more than a test of fitness. It is a test of timing, execution, and resilience under fatigue. Too many athletes arrive at the start line strong but mistimed—either burned out or underprepared. This book provides the structured framework that ensures you peak when it counts. Inside, you will discover how to apply the science of periodization—macro, meso, and micro cycles—directly to hybrid competition. Every chapter translates complex training principles into actionable strategies for HYROX and DEKA athletes. The structure is not theoretical. It is practical race preparation ...

Are you new to road bike cycling and looking for some friendly, supportive, down-to-earth help that isn't shared in a way that talks down to you? Then look no further than Road Bike Cycling: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide. This bite-sized beginner's guide doesn't take itself too seriously, and, while written in a playful, amusing style, includes excellent advice that will tell you everything you need to know to get the most enjoyment out of your new road cycling hobby.

Joe Friel is a legend in endurance sport coaching and the bestselling author of some of the world's most celebrated cycling manuals. Full of exciting, refreshing and sometimes surprising ideas on high-performance training, this book represents the most complete and up-to date expression of Joe’s coaching philosophy.

As the world's foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is the only country where the number of bikes exceeds the number of people, primarily because the Dutch have built a cycling culture accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ability, or economic means. Building the Cycling City examines the triumphs and challenges of the Dutch while also presenting stories of North American cities already implementing lessons from across the Atlantic.

This has been written to help normal cyclists learn how to ride faster in conjunction with a professional cyclist who has won the Junior Cross Country Mountain Bike World Championships and a member of numerous U.S road teams. It is simple, easy to follow and straight down to getting you training at the right time, with the time you have available and using the optimal type of program for your goals. No more talk, scroll up and 'buy now' to get down to the training programmes!

What if your best lifts weren’t found in a gym—but on ancient ground humming with electromagnetic power? Ley Lines and Lifts: Geomagnetic Training for Undocumented Gains is the unapologetically fringe, brutally evidence-aware guide to hacking strength through the Earth’s energetic grid. This isn’t another fluff-ridden training philosophy. It’s a deep dive into magnetic faultlines, solar weather, planetary charge, and how elite lifters are aligning terrain, timing, and PED cycles for explosive results. Drawing from decades of underground experimentation, peer-reviewed research, and...

This book was written to take the mystique off of triathlons. It is geared toward beginner and newbie triathletes, and is written to share with you everything that seasoned triathletes wish someone had told them when they were starting out. Your First Triathlon Guide: Do Your First Triathlon in 100 Days or Less will introduce you to the sport of triathlon, and distill the things you really need to know into one, compact guide. It also includes exclusive coupons and discount codes on triathlon gear that will pay for the book many times over. Your First Triathlon Guide will share with you: --...

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you'll learn how to create positive new relationships so you can build a better life.

Stop guessing. Start dominating. Periodization and Advanced Programming for Powerlifting is the definitive manual for lifters and coaches who demand more than random sets and rep schemes. Written for intermediate to elite athletes, this book deconstructs the science of long-term strength development and delivers practical frameworks for programming that actually work on the platform. Inside, you'll explore the evolution of periodization models from linear progression to block, undulating, and concurrent systems. Learn when to use each model, how to sequence training phases, and why ...

You’ve seen him for years—Ray Donovan, Joker, The Sopranos, A Beautiful Mind, SVU, Sex and the City. He even played Raphael in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. But behind the scenes, he’s been teaching a method so powerful it rewires how you show up under pressure.

Forget clean machines, fitness apps, and influencer routines. The Underground Bodybuilding Circuit takes you deep into the brutal, hidden world of real lifters—the kind who train in flooded basements, welded-together squat racks, and illegal garages powered by pure obsession. This is not a manual for the mainstream. It’s a raw exposé of the unsanctioned gyms, outlaw mentors, and whispered training doctrines that forged monsters long before hashtags and lighting tricks. Inside these concrete cathedrals, pain is currency and silence is law. You’ll meet ex-cons teaching flawless ...

In the second part of Tom Eastham’s cycling memoir, the approach of winter does nothing to diminish his desire to become fitter. After commencing some serious language study, he begins to explore the wonderful world of turbo training, while also lending his friend Sue a hand at her charity. Although the projected Great Norwegian Tour is often on his mind, the advent of a promising young rider makes Tom dream of becoming a top-class cycling coach. With his competitive spirit awakened, he begins to ponder on doing some racing himself in order to enhance his cycling life, while Sarah and Sue...

Ditch the cookie-cutter programs. Smart Gains delivers a cutting-edge approach to strength training for serious lifters who want to harness the power of data and technology. Written for athletes, coaches, and performance-driven gym-goers, this book teaches you how to use heart rate variability, bar speed, sleep metrics, and AI-driven feedback loops to guide your training in real time. Whether you're chasing hypertrophy, strength, or sustainable performance, this system shows you how to adapt each week based on your actual recovery, not a fixed calendar. Inside, you'll learn to sync ...