Serious Training for Endurance Athletes 2nd [Paperback]

Rob Sleamaker (Author), Ray Browning (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 1996

SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes provides the tools to create training programs and workouts that will pay off in competition. Endurance athletes, coaches, and multisport fitness buffs will learn how to design, schedule, execute, and monitor training programs for top results.

Rob Sleamaker joins with Ray Browning, seven-time Ironman Triathlon winner, to produce a much improved version of the highly popular earlier edition.

You'll learn to:

- set up and manage your personalized training schedule;
- use the S-E-R-I-O-U-S system of training—Speed, Endurance, Race-pace, Intervals, Overdistance, Up-hill Intervals, Strength;
- add variety to your workouts;
- develop a winning nutritional program;
- prepare mentally for races; and
- stay motivated to train and win.

The authors share their expertise in a fun and informative way, drawing from their own experiences as champions. Plus, the book features the latest training advice for running, cycling, mountain biking, swimming, rowing, cross-country skiing, cross training, duathlons, and triathlons.

SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes is your guide to high-level fitness and performance.

Editorial Reviews

Review

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"""The ultimate resource for the endurance athlete. This book will take you up to the next level."""
Connie Carpenter
1984 Olympic Gold-Medal Cyclist
President, Carpenter/Phinney Bike Camps
"""Rob and Ray have laid out the nuts and bolts of endurance training, taking into consideration perhaps the single most important factorlifestyle. SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes provides the fundamentals necessary to start developing a training regime that works for you!"""
Mark Allen, Six-time Hawaii Ironman Champion
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Review

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""The ultimate resource for the endurance athlete. This book will take you up to the next level.""
Connie Carpenter
1984 Olympic Gold-Medal Cyclist
President, Carpenter/Phinney Bike Camps

""Rob and Ray have laid out the nuts and bolts of endurance training, taking into consideration perhaps the single most important factor—lifestyle. SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes provides the fundamentals necessary to start developing a training regime that works for you!""
Mark Allen, Six-time Hawaii Ironman Champion

"

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 2 edition (August 12, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873226445
• ISBN-13: 978-0873226448
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Skiing > Cross-Country
  • #16 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Swimming
  • #34 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Triathlons

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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For coaches and people who want to coach themselves, February 18, 2000

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This review is from: Serious Training for Endurance Athletes 2nd (Paperback)

I think this book is excellent. It provides detailed information on how to plan your own training schedule with all the required components. I think too many athletes have one training pattern which they just repeat week after week. If you want to take your training to another level and want to build yourself a professional training schedule realistically based on time available for training; this book is for you. It is very easy to understand for me and it goes quite straight to the practic.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the very best systems book, September 1, 1998

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Michael Weinstein (Glenwood Springs, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Serious Training for Endurance Athletes 2nd (Paperback)

This is a very good systems design book that details how to develop a "best available strategy*" training program to accomplish a goal you set -- e.g., run a 50 Minute 10K race in late August. I know of no other book so good at letting you set a goal and then derive a fully structured training program for meeting that goal.

* based on current optimization theories regarding load (HR), workout duriation, periodization ...

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will get you training!, January 22, 1999

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Brynne ([e-mail]) (Ames, Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Serious Training for Endurance Athletes 2nd (Paperback)

After reading several other books on triathlons and trying to start some training programs, I was beginning to get discouraged. I couldn't find a program I liked, so I wouldn't stick with it. SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes proved to be the solution I needed. This book will let you form a training plan that gives you specific times and goals for each workout. Having those numbers in mind will help you make it through that last interval, last mile or last lap. Good luck and train hard!