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The Triathlete's Training Bible: The World’s Most Comprehensive Training Guide, 4th Ed. Paperback – November 15, 2016
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The Triathlete’s Training Bible is the bestselling and most comprehensive guide for aspiring and experienced triathletes.
Joe Friel is the most trusted coach in the world and his proven triathlon training program has helped hundreds of thousands find success in the sport of triathlon.
Joe has completely rewritten this new Fourth Edition of The Triathlete's Training Bible to incorporate new training principles and help athletes train smarter than ever.
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, Joe will guide you to develop your own personalized triathlon training program and:
- Become a better swimmer, cyclist, and runner
- Train with the right intensity and volume
- Gain maximum fitness from every workout
- Make up for missed workouts and avoid overtraining
- Adapt your training plan based on your progress and conflicts
- 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.
What’s New in the Fourth Edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible?
Coach Joe Friel started writing the fourth edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible with a blank page: the entire book is new. The science and sport of triathlon have changed much since the previous edition released. This new edition adds emphasis to personalizing training plans, incorporates new power meter techniques for cycling and running, improves on the skill development techniques, updates the strength training approach, speeds recovery for busy athletes, and cuts through the noisy volume of training data to focus athletes on the numbers that mean the most to better performance. See Joe Friel’s blog or VeloPress for an expanded summary of improvements to this fourth edition.
- Print length352 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVeloPress
- Publication dateNovember 15, 2016
- Dimensions8.5 x 1.2 x 11 inches
- ISBN-101937715442
- ISBN-13978-1937715441
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Praise for Coach Joe Friel and The Triathlete’s Training Bible
“Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S.” ― Bicycling magazine
“What Time Noakes’s Lore of Running was for running, Friel’s Triathlete’s Training Bible is for triathlon.” ― Runner’s World
“One of the most trusted coaches in triathlon.” ― LAVA magazine
“Joe Friel is one of the world’s foremost experts on endurance sports.” ― Outside magazine
“To say that Joe Friel knows a thing or two about how to ride a bicycle and stay fast would be a severe understatement.” ― Road Bike Action
“Joe Friel’s wealth of knowledge in triathlon is astounding and he has a wonderful way of sharing that knowledge with all athletes from beginners to elite professionals." ―Siri Lindley, elite triathlon coach and world champion triathlete
“25 years of active multisport coaching has proven that Joe Friel has an unprecedented understanding of endurance sports. As a multiple triathlon world champion, I would consider Joe as one of the leading figures in triathlon coaching today. Joe’s professional approach and practical understanding of sports physiology has helped many endurance athletes of all abilities reach their full athletic potential.” ―Simon Lessing, 5-time Triathlon World Champion
“The Triathlete’s Training Bible is a fantastic guide. You can't go wrong using the advice in this book.” ― Scott “The Terminator” Molina
“Joe Friel has spent most of his life in devotion to the understanding and teaching of sport. Joe has managed to focus on the key components to athletic success while weeding out the noise. This book will play a substantial role in helping you take the next step as a triathlete.” ― Justin Daerr, professional triathlete
“As a triathlon coach, 2004 Olympian, and former top-ranked triathlete in the world, I’ve used The Triathlete’s Training Bible as one of my key references. Joe Friel’s training books have made the once “crazy” sport of triathlon accessible to the public while also guiding seasoned athletes to their full potential.” ― Barb Lindquist
"The Triathlete's Training Bible combines scientific research with the experience of a top endurance coach to provide the best training resource book available." ―Gale Bernhardt, 2004 Team USA Olympic Triathlon Head Coach
“The Triathlete’s Training Bible can help you train for any distance and is most useful to newbies and self-trained athletes who want traditional training advice.” ― Library Journal
“A valuable resource and training tool for triathletes.” ―TriSports.com
“As an athlete with the unique ability to race multiple Ironman races every season, I have always been trouble for any triathlon coach. To coach myself successfully, I needed a reliable and strong tool. I searched all sources carefully until I found the one―The Triathlete’s Training Bible by Joe Friel. Whatever my problem, there is always a solution in this book. This book makes my understanding of training, racing, and recovering more complete with every page.” ― Petr Vabrousek, professional triathlete
“The Triathlete’s Training Bible is an invaluable tool for every triathlete looking to improve.” ― Clas Bjorling, professional triathlete
"The Triathlete's Training Bible is a 'must read' for both athletes and coaches…It captures the essence of multisport training by outlining both the science and the art of the sport in a detailed, yet practical format. It is one of the most valuable resources I have on my bookshelf." ―Libby Burrell, USA Triathlon National Program Director
“Whether you’re a beginning triathlete or a seasoned pro, Joe Friel is the leading authority on triathlon training.” ―Ryan Bolton, Ironman winner & 2000 USA Olympic Team
“Joe Friel is among the deans of triathlon coaching and the newest edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible will be of great benefit to all triathletes interested in performance improvement.“ ― George M. Dallam, Ph.D., former USA Triathlon National Teams Coach, co-author of Championship Triathlon Training
“Joe Friel is constantly enhancing his education in the sport. In his books, Joe uses the information of the athletes he personally trains, the coaches who confide in him, and the large amounts of research he digests from triathlon and other endurance sports.” ― Wes Hobson, former USA Triathlon National Team member and U.S. sprint triathlon champion
“In his usual upbeat, reader-friendly style, Joe brings to bear a further understanding of the art and science of triathlon.” ― Steven Jonas, MD, author of Triathloning for Ordinary Mortals and co-author of Championship Triathlon Training
"Any author who includes the word bible in the title risks comparison to a very high standard. The original was divinely inspired, after all. Those with some tri experience who lack the time or the budget to hire a coach should find this book just what is needed to improve performance. Do I hear a chorus of hallelujah?" ― IMPACT Magazine
“Friel has combined scientific and technical information with his considerable experience as an athlete and coach of novices, elite amateurs and professionals, to create this very useful reference for triathletes of all types. It would be very surprising if you did not find something useful in The Triathlete’s Training Bible.” ― Triathlon Magazine Canada
“With nearly three decades of coaching experience, Friel explains the science of training in a language you can understand in the newly released third edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible, effectively giving you the tools to become your own coach.” ― AmateurEndurance.com
“Very well written and very easy to understand…The takeaways are invaluable…Joe Friel is one of the gurus of triathlon.” ― A Triathlete’s Diary
From the Back Cover
TRAIN TO WIN WITH JOE FRIEL
For nearly 20 years, triathletes have turned to Joe Friel’s Training Bible to learn how to train for victory. Now, in this all-new edition, Joe distills the latest discoveries in exercise science, data analysis, daily planning, and skills development to help you create a personal training plan for success. The all-new Triathlete’s Training Bible includes:
More Personalization: Greater latitude for planning lets you build your unique needs and preferences into your seasonal training plan.
Power- and Pace-Based Training: Choose from training programs anchored by power or pace to simplify your yearly planning.
Proven Training Science: Tested training concepts are guaranteed to improve your race performance.
Improved Data Analysis: Get the most from your techware with new ways to analyze your data, focus on the right numbers, and understand your results.
Swim Skills Development: Rework your stroke and see immediate results with four basic movements for faster swimming.
New Strength Program: Use these efficient functional strength exercises―expressly designed for time-constrained triathletes―to build lasting swim, bike, and run power.
Custom Recovery Plan: Design your own recovery schedule to lock in fitness gains after challenging training sessions.
Workouts: Expanded swim, bike, run, and combined workouts deliver more options to match your needs.
Joe Friel is an internationally recognized expert on endurance training with more than 30 years of personal coaching experience. He is the author of the best-selling books Fast After 50, Your First Triathlon, and The Cyclist’s Training Bible. He is a founding member of the USA Triathlon Coaches Association, holds a master’s degree in exercise science, and is the cofounder of TrainingPeaks.
About the Author
Joe Friel is the most trusted endurance sports coach in the world. He is the best-selling author of The Triathlete’s Training Bible, The Cyclist’s Training Bible, Fast After 50, Going Long, Your Best Triathlon, The Power Meter Handbook, and Your First Triathlon. His TrainingBible Coaching service is one of the most successful and respected in endurance sports.
Joe has trained endurance athletes since 1980, including national champions, world championship contenders, and Olympic athletes in triathlon, duathlon, road cycling, and mountain biking.
He is an elite-certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling coach and holds a master’s degree in exercise science. He conducts training and racing seminars around the world and provides consulting services for corporations in the fitness industry. He has also been active in business as the founder of Ultrafit, an association of coaching businesses; TrainingPeaks, a web-based software company; and TrainingBible Coaching.
Product details
- Publisher : VeloPress; 4th edition (November 15, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1937715442
- ISBN-13 : 978-1937715441
- Item Weight : 2.4 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 1.2 x 11 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #281,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #61 in Triathlons (Books)
- #97 in Track & Field Sports
- #429 in Sports Training (Books)
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About the author

"Joe Friel has a masters degree in exercise science and has trained endurance athletes since 1980. His clients include elite amateur and professional road cyclists, mountain bikers, and triathletes and duathletes. His clients have included national champions, world championship competitors, and an Olympian.
He is the author of several training books and is a contributor to several magazines and websites around the world and offers clinics, seminars, and camps for athletes and coaches. He also consults with national sport federations and with businesses in the fitness industry. He is the cofounder of TrainingPeaks.com and TrainingBible Coaching.
As an age-group competitor, Joe has been a Colorado State Masters Triathlon champion, a Rocky Mountain region and Southwest region duathlon age-group champion, and a perennial USA Triathlon All-American duathlete. He also competes in bicycle races.
For information on coaching, speaking, or consulting services, contact him by email at jfriel@trainingbible.com or through his blog at www.joefrielsblog.com.
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I already see results and improvements in my training. I don't regret not read it before because I wasn't ready. if you are tired of mediocre finish in races like I was. If you are not reaching your full potential and don't want to pay for a couch this is the book you need in you book shell.
If you want to understand the reasons behind building a plan, and understand how much work actually goes into being a coach, than this book is for you. It’s a lot of information, but if read actively with an effort placed towards understanding and retaining what you have read, you’ll learn how to develop an effective training plan for yourself and maybe even others.
Most importantly, you’ll understand WHY you’re doing something vs something else, which in my opinion is far more important for the serious athlete.
Highly recommend.
So this was the wrong book for me.
But in reality it is some 50 pages shorter than my old copy of the third addition.
It's all good quality reading and writing and thus may not matter to most.
Though I do not dislike the newly edited version, I think some of the changes seem a little cosmetic.
The diagrams were easier to understand in the third addition and I wish they had stuck with them.
I don't think many of the updates will make a huge difference for many of us back of the pack individuals though.
It is Still a master piece and must read.
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I’m typically not one to complain but after finding 2 mistakes on 2 pages it does worry me about the rest.

A lot of what Friel talks about in the general sense is obviously relevant in terms of mental strength and other aspects. Overall however, it is very basic, very repetitive and difficult and boring to read.
