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Performance Conditioning for Cycling-Newsletter
•Interviews — In-depth looks at today's latest training methods.
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| Cyclists' Training Bible Joe Friel 1996 • 260 pp • 163 photos, tables, charts • $19.95 • Item # CY 113 State-of-the-art information on training for cyclists. This book takes all the guess work out of work out and transforms it into a workable plan. Easy to use and informative. Topic covered include: periodization, training plans, strength, endurance, diet, recovery, stretching and more. |
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| Cycling Stretches Posters and Booklet 22''x34''• 32 illus • $12.95-Laminated • Item # CY 110L 22''x34''• 32 illus • $4.95-Paper (folded) • Item # CY 110P 4" x 4½" • 30 illus • $6.95 • Item # CY 110 From the famous stretching author Bob Anderson, this booklet and accompanying posters provides a complete illustrated stretching program to do before and after cycling. Booklet is marcoated and bound on one corner for handy reference. |
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| Strength Training for Cyclists Videos Harvey Newton C.S.C.S. Tape 1 The Exercises • 27 min •$19.95 • Item # CY106 Tape 2 Program Planning • 22 min • $19.95 • Item # CY107 SAVE! Tapes 1 & 2 $37.95 • Item # CY108 Developed in conjunction with the United States Cycling Federation's Development Department, and directed by Master racing cyclist Harvey Newton, these videos teach you which exercises you should include and how to set up a training program to maximize results. Tape 1 provides the ‘how to’ of 50 total body strength exercises. Also included is a pamphlet covering application of these exercises to cycling. Tape 2 tells you how to plan a comprehensive program of strength training and effectively integrate it into your bike program. Presented are set/rep schemes with sample workouts developed for the various times of a cycling year. |
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| Smart Cycling Arnie Baker MD, CM, CCFP, ABFP 1995 • 272 pp • $14.00 • Item # CY105 A comprehensive guide to training and racing for riders of all levels. Every aspect of competitive cycling is covered in simple to understand language. Unique features include a glossary of training and racing terms, index, a quiz to test your cycling knowledge, plus more than 20 stationary trainer workouts. |
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| Bicycling Medicine Arnie Baker MD, CM, CCFP, ABFP 1995 • 250 pp • $17.95 • Item # CY104 At last a desk reference book for cycling sports medicine. The author/physician, a U.S. national champion and record holding cyclist, presents information about the majority of injuries and illnesses of concern to cyclists. Also discussed are matters of health, fitness, nutrition and prevention. Contains handy index for easy reference. |
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| Fitness Cycling Chris Carmichael and Edmund Burke 1994 • 176 pp • 32 color photos, 12 illus • $14.95 • Item # CY101 Follow the experts step-by-step through six color-coded workout zones containing 56 workouts (45 on the road and 11 indoor), based on heart rate intensity, miles and terrain. Helps beginners getting started, intermediate and advanced riders avoid training plateaus. |
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| Serious Cycling Edmund Burke 1995 • 272 pp • 87 illus • $18.95 • Item # CY102 Explained is the physiology of cycling endurance, tempo training, speed training and peaking for major competitions using modern periodization methods. A must for every competitive cyclists trying to improve results. |
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| High Tech Cycling Edmund Burke, Editor 1995 • 294 pp • $19.95 • Item # CY109 The editor, plus other leading experts share the most recent physiological, biomechancial, nutritional, and technical advances and research in cycling. They provide insights and practical applications to help experienced cyclists improve their training and performance. Included are sections on: selecting equipment, affects of body size and weight on performance, energy cost of cycling and how to refuel, knee injury prevention, resistance training program for off-road cyclists, optimal pedaling cadence and equipment adjustments. |
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| Mountain Biker's Training Bible Joe Friel 368 pages • 8½" x 11½" • $19.95 • Item # CY 115 Riding everyday and holding impromptu hammerfests are part of what makes mountain biking fun, but such habits will prepare you little for race day. There's a heap of power in prayer, but if you really want to improve your off-road racing, consult Joe Friel's The Mountain Biker's Training Bible. Friel presents the same system he's used to coach amateur and professional athletes to success since 1980, teaching you to become your own coach and ensuring that you arrive at the start line ready to rumble with the big boys and girls. |
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6 Steps to Winning Time Trials
(for Beginning and Sport levels) Mike Neiderpreum, Joe Friel, Ed Burke Ph.D., Arine Baker M.D., Vern Gambetta and Christopher Stammer 1997•36 pp•43 charts,tables and illustrations•$5.95 • Item #CY 114 Learn the 6 Winning Steps: 1. Performance Tactics and Strategies. Learn secrets of using the course, thinking ahead, critical moments in the race and more. 2. Bike and Rider Fit. Learn how to get your bike in shape and what medical considerations you need to know. 3. Off-Bike Strength and Power Endurance Program. Learn how to do exercises that will build your base before you start bike training. 4. On-Bike Program. A complete, 8-week, step-by-step program to get you ready. 5. Nutrition planning. Learn what to eat during training, the week of and day of a race. Supplements also considered. 6. Mental Conditioning. Getting your mind right for the big day. Bonus features: • Eight-week programs both on- and off-bike. • How to index of illustrated exercises, making sure you do it right. • Training log to record your progress. |
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| Cycling Past 50 Joe Friel 264 pages • 8½” x 11” • $17.95 • Item # CY 116 Conventional wisdom says that middle-aged cyclists should slow down and expect to achieve less as they grow older. But in Cycling Past 50, author Joe Friel shows cyclists that with proper training and the right attitude, the years after 50 can be their best ever. Includes: basic principles of training; advanced workouts to improve endurance, climbing ability, and sprinting; training advice for 100-mile events and multi-day tours; planning tips and a workout program for getting into racing form; injury prevention tips and exercises; body fueling advice plus the mental aspects of cycling successfully into middle age. |
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| Lactate Threshold Training NEW! Peter Janssen, M.D. 312 pages • $21.95 • Item # CY 117 This innovative book is an advanced training guide to help you improve endurance performance. It explains the theory behind the training and presents practical programs to improve your lactate threshold and race faster than ever before. The book also includes a discussion on use of EPO and the struggle against doping in endurance sports. Included are: heart rate based training programs, tests for self-assessment of lactate threshold, scientific guidelines to avoid overtraining, advice on nutrition, and workout examples of elite endurance athletes. |
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| The Female Cyclist: Gearing Up a Level Gale Bernhardt 240 pages • 6” x 9” • $16.95 • Item # CY 118 Information on women-specific training needs is often hard to come by. Most of the advice regarding training and performance has been based on needs of male cyclists. With Bernhardt's book it's that much easier to avoid common pitfalls such as overtraining and basing fitness on appearance rather than health and well-being. Includes an introduction by that age and gender-barrier buster, Linda Jackson. |
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| Weight Training for Cyclists Eric Schmitz and Ken Doyle 200 pages • 6” x 9” • $14.95 • Item # CY 119 Written from the premise that optimum cycling performance demands total body strength, this book informs serious cyclists on how to increase strength with weight training as cycling alone cannot completely develop the muscle groups used while riding. |
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| Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition Monique Ryan 340 pages • 6” x 9” • $16.95 • Item # CY 120 You'd think that fulfilling one of the most basic of needs would be the least of an athlete's worries, but often it's what you put in your mouth, not how regularly you show up at the track, that makes or breaks true physical fitness. Fueling the engine is perhaps more important than any other aspect of athletic life. The author folds more than 15 years of specialization in sports nutrition, weight management and wellness into this practical and essential guide. Her clear explanations of the latest research and scientific data, coupled with suggested menus and grocery lists are a boon for anyone interested in mastering health. |
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| Endurance Sports Nutrition Suzanne Girard Eberle 296 pages • 7” x 10” • $18.95 • Item # CY 121 This book provides detailed nutrition advice along with customized, sport-specific eating plans to ensure the food choices you make will keep you going before, during, and after competition. Author Suzanne Girard Eberle, M.S., R.D., draws from her background as a registered dietitian specializing in sports nutrition and an elite endurance athlete to tell you what works and what doesn't in actual training and racing situations. The most comprehensive resource of its kind, this prescriptive book is unique in that it includes tried-and-true advice from endurance athletes at the top of their sports. Get as serious about your diet as you are about your sport. Endurance Sports Nutrition prescribes just the right combination of foods, fluids, and supplements to get you across the finish line in record time. |
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| Off-Season Training for Cyclists Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D. 200 pages • 6” x 9” • $14.95 • Item # CY 122 Get a jump on the competition from Ed Burke. Burke takes you through everything you need to know about winter training, indoor workouts, weight training, cross-training, periodization and more. The best cyclists in the world are doing it; you can't afford not to. |
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| Sport Psychology for Cycling Dr. Saul Miller and Peggy Maas Hill 272 pages • 6” x 9” • $16.95 • Item # CY 123 The mind to the body is like the bike frame to the wheels. Even if your fitness is peaking, your thinking can make or break a performance. Miller has worked with the NY Mets, LA Dodgers, PGA golfers and numerous national team and Olympic athletes, in addition to road, mountain and track cyclists. Along with former national champion and coach Hill, he teaches athletes how to incorporate a mental training plan into an athletic one. Mental exercises and race tips will help you think like a winner. |
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| Power Pacing for Indoor Cycling Tom Seabourne and Kristopher Kory 200 pages • 113 photos • $15.95 • Item # CY 127 Power Pacing for Indoor Cycling is the first book available on group indoor cycling and gives you step-by-step instructions on how you can benefit from these non-impact, full-body workouts. Choose from 11 workouts and 30 drills that vary in intensity and are based on your personal fitness goals. Throughout the book you will find exercise instructions, motivational tips, and sample programs based on real-life experiences from highly acclaimed instructors. You will also learn 48 strength exercises specially designed for indoor cycling to give you a full-body workout and overall conditioning. |
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| The Lance Armstrong Performance Program Chris Carmichael 256 pages • 50 photos • $15.95 • Item # CY 126 This book details the seven-week success formula pioneered by coach Chris Carmichael and used to propel Lance Armstrong to the sport's highest echelons. The book will help you stick to a training plan that works, a "must read." |
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| The Heart Rate Monitor Workbook for Indoor Cyclists Sally Edwards and Sally Reed 138 pages • $14.95 • Item # CY 125 Presented are 50 cycling workouts that will help you get fitter, healthier, and increase your cycling performance. This workbook contains a full range of training rides developed specifically for indoor cyclists and designed to be used in conjunction with The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Outdoor and Indoor Cyclists. Each workout consists of an overview, description, and profile that provide a visual snapshot of the ride. |
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| The Heart Rate Monitor Book (and CD-ROM) for Outdoor and Indoor Cyclists Sally Edwards and Sally Reed 240 pages (Book and CD-ROM) • $17.95 • Item # CY 124 The heart is our most important muscle for getting fitter, healthier and performing better on a bike. This book enables cyclists, whether beginner, intermediate or advanced, to use the heart training five-zone system to strengthen the heart and maximize training and fitness. Using this book and the power of a heart rate monitor for information is a guaranteed method for improving anyone's fitness. Included with the book is software developed in conjunction with the book for measuring improvement. |
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| Legs, Legs, Legs Video Vern Gambetta • 50 min. • $39.95 • Item # AZ 207 Gain climbing strength and sprinting power without increase in muscle size using this innovative approach to leg training. A vast array of exercises are shown, all done with minimal or no equipment. The exercises improve leg strength, joint stability, cycling performance, and prevent or rehabilitate injury. Closed chain, body weight, rubber band and dynamic mobility exercises are shown. |
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| Lance Armstrong’s Cycling Bundle Pack Software Lance Armstrong CD-ROM and Two Manuals • $69.95-laminated • Item # CY 132 With this software, you'll find training plans for everything from fitness cycling to preparation for a century or two-day ride, to competitive road racing. It includes options for heart rate-based training as well as a more standard effort-based training program. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, or Windows '95. |
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Instant Cycling Performance Kits All 3 Kits just $29.95 • Item # CY 131 Yoga For Endurance Athletes
Steve Tarpinian & Mary Angela Buffo DVD • $39.95 • Item # CY 136
Flexibility training is one of those things every
coach and athlete will admit they should do more of. Yet few are doing
this on a regular basis. Most people skip this part of training because
they simply do not know how to best do an efficient program that gets
results.
Off-Bike Workout Training Card System CY-P1 Off-Bike Workout Training Card System (heavy duty paper) $8.95 each CY-L1 Off-Bike Workout Training Card System (laminated) $16.95 each
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Order Today and Starting Improving Your Athlete’s Performance Tomorrow These training cards are designed to empower endurance coaches to prescribe a personalized, off-bike training program based on the specific needs of the endurance athletes. Card #1-Provides Complete Step-by-Step Instructions Card #2-Warm-up and cool down to start and end each workout the right way. Card #3- Addresses posture, bike position, flexibility or imbalance issues necessary to establish a strong, optimum power cycling platform. Card #4 and #5- Progresses to cycling specific upper, core and lower body strength development. Card #6 Finishes off with sprint power development. Features: • Personal Training Logs to take your athletes step-by-step. Allowing you to measure and monitor their progress. • Choose from a How-to Menu of over 130 exercises, most illustrated. Allowing you to keep things fresh and interested for your athletes. • Affordable- requiring little or no equipment to start. |
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