The Triathlete's Training Bible
by Joe Friel
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Book Summary Information
Author: Joe FrielBrand: VELO
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-01
ISBN: 1934030198
Number of pages: 386
Publisher: Velo Press
Product features:
- Learn the benefits of a self coach training regime
- Includes a detailed training plan
- Written by Joe Friel
- Paperback, 400 pages, 8 1/2 x 11"
Book Reviews of The Triathlete's Training Bible
Book Review: Mixed Feelings....
Summary: 3 Stars
For the most part, I find this book very informative. I am a beginning triathlete, and have switched over from road cycling. This book can be for beginners if the book is read carefully. There is a lot of information, but it is up to the reader to find what is applicable and useful. Using this book as a basis of training will definitely help the athlete. Finally, the overall tone of the book is very wise: 'do only what you need to do in order to achieve'.
On the negative, I feel the author spends a little too much time selling his skewed slant on science. In chapter two, he tells the NASA scientist/bumble bee story. Unfortunately for the author, a little research would have exposed this as an urban legend. The bumble bee doesn't fly because of its ignorance of physics; it flies because of the wing being a non-rigid body. While this is a cute story, it's incorrect and not relevant.
Furthermore, the author states 'The best scientists in the world can take a group of the most fit athletes into state-of-the-art lab...and predict how they do, and fail miserably.' This statement is an unsupported 'sweeping generalization'. He goes on to state 'Labs are just not the real world of racing...'. Finally, 'Unfortunately when it comes to contributing anything extraordinary to the training and techniques of athletes, science has a poor track record.'
These above statements diametrically oppose his others regarding the growth of knowledge in the fitness industry. 'The rate at which this type of knowledge continues to grow is staggering. In the 1980's, science learned more about the human athlete than in the previous eight decades combined.'
I understand the author has a Masters Degree in Exercise Science. Knowing this, the author should show more critical thinking toward the sciences. For a scientist, the whole world is a laboratory. Most studies of exercise/motion are NOT theoretical in a pure sense. Rather, they are experimental. A scientist, outside the lab, is participating in observational or experimental science. Whether the author realizes it or not, he himself acts as an observational/experimental scientist while compiling this data. Furthermore, when a scientist uses 'the art' of this training he is also experimenting. There are measurable results.
As illustrated above with the bumble bee story and in the examples of strides in exercise science, Mr Friel is entirely off base with regards to exercise science. The 'growth of knowledge' did not come from the ether. If there are fault with the science, it is almost always due to the author or scientist not asking the right questions.
Summary of The Triathlete's Training Bible
The Triathlete?s Training Bible is the bestselling and most comprehensive reference available to triathletes.
Based on Joe Friel?s proven, science-based methodology and his 28 years of coaching experience, The Triathlete?s Training Bible has equipped hundreds of thousands of triathletes for success in the sport. The Triathlete's Training Bible equips triathletes of all abilities with every detail they must consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, or preparing for race day.
With this new edition, you will develop your own personalized training plan and learn how to:
- improve economy in swimming, cycling, and running
- balance intensity and volume
- gain maximum fitness through smart recovery
- make up for missed workouts and avoid overtraining
- adapt your training plan based on your progress
- build muscular endurance with a new approach to strength training
- improve body composition with smarter nutrition
The Triathlete?s Training Bible is the best-selling book on tri training ever published. Get stronger, smarter, and faster with this newest version of the bible of the sport.
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