High Performance Heart: Effective Training with the HRM for Health, Fitness and Competition (Paperback)

by Philip Maffetone (Author) "In 1976, I was lying in a hospital bed with an undiagnosed illness watching the Summer Olympic Games on television..." (more)
Key Phrases: aerobic base period, maximum aerobic heart rate, aerobic maximum, Case History, Sensor Dynamics, Tour de France (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
If strapping on a heart rate monitor and heading out for a bike ride sounds a bit extreme, you may have some catching up to do. Maffetone, a sports physician, and Mantell, a sports writer, have demystified the heart rate monitor (HRM) for athletic training. Available through bike shops, athletic stores, and mail-order catalogs, HRMs are rated from simplest (and least expensive) to those with costs matching the price of a good bicycle. Case histories, statistics, and data on the use of the HRM come primarily from bicycling, although swimming and running are covered briefly. The authors assume no prior knowledge, explaining sports physiological theories behind training methods. Strategies for training, racing, and rehabilitation are outlined step-by-step utilizing charts and diagrams. For public and academic libraries with interest in bicycling, swimming, running, and triathalons.
- Elizabeth Skinner, Forsyth Cty. P.L., Winston-Salem, N.C.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Selecting and using a heart rate monitor for cycling and other sports. 2nd Edition

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: MBI; 2 Rev Upd edition (November 9, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933201648
• ISBN-13: 978-0933201644
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #559,015 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent insights, at times, choppy and disjointed info, June 14, 1998

By	Mike Jackert ([e-mail]) (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

I liked the presentation of the beef of Maffetone's information, although he seems to skip around a great deal with many differing opinions. His list of followers is indeed impressive, but I feel this is a great resource for nuggets of training information. His adherence to listening to your body is admirable, but I was left wanting for more information and detail. Excellent resource for the basics of a healthy heart rate monitor based training regimen.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for heart patients & tri-athletes & everyone else, March 19, 2002

By A Customer

A friend gave me this after I was in the hospital for heart disease. Within a week I bought a heart rate monitor and began exercising this way. Four years later, I am still exercising regularly, and my heart is fully recovered. This approach makes exercise easy! The book is especially good because it tells how to really figure your target heart rate, and it tells you how and why you must warm up and cool down.

10 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing High Performance Here, February 5, 2002

By A Customer

This book doesn't hold a candle to Heart Monitor Training For the Compleat Idiot. If you're 50, sedentary and haven't worked out in 20 years, this book will be fine for the first 4 or 5 months.